Eagle Eye Mysteries is a two-part series of educational computer games developed by Stormfront Studios

Stormfront Studios

Stormfront Studios was a video game developer based in San Rafael, California which had one of the longest creative histories in the industry. In 2007, the company had over 50 developers working on two teams, and owned all its proprietary engines, tools and technology. As of the end of 2007 over...

 and published by EA*Kids. The game is a first-person detective game that involves reading, writing and puzzle-solving. The in-game protagonists are twins Jake and Jennifer Eagle who form the Eagle Eye Detective Agency. The player can choose either twin as their companion as they explore the territory and solve cases that are given to them. After each case the player is rewarded with new pages in their digital "scrapbook".

Original game

The original game is centered around Jake and Jennifer Eagle's fictional hometown of Richview. The cases are locally-based and usually involved finding something that has gone missing or tracking down a guilty culprit of a local crime. The headquarters for the Eagle Eye Detective Agency is the Eagle's Nest, an elaborate treehouse

Treehouse

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 built in the Eagle family's backyard.

The chief enemy of Jake and Jennifer is a red-headed high school student and local troublemaker called Mark Moriarty

Moriarty

The name Moriarty is an Anglicized version of the irish name Ó Muircheartaigh which orginated in County Kerry,Ireland. Ó Muircheartaigh can be translated to mean navigator or sea worthy, as the irish word muir means sea and cheart means correct...

, a reference to the famous nemesis of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

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 who bears the same surname

Surname

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.

The character of Jennifer is voiced by Lauren Bloom. Jake is voiced by Evan Enright-Schulz.

Eagle Eye Mysteries in London

In the sequel, Jack and Jennifer Eagle go to London on holiday to visit their cousin Nigel, Uncle Basil, and Aunt Miranda. More characters were introduced in this game, including Nigel's friends and various "Londonish" characters (including Nigel's schoolmates, the Tower of London Beefeaters and regulars at the local pub.) The game was released in 1994.

The cases involved numerous aspects of English history, geography and literature. Clips before each case were introduced displaying various aspects of London life and culture, which contributed to the educational value of each case.

Eagle Eye Mysteries in London also expanded its scope to include cases beyond London in nearby locations like Stonehenge

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of a circular setting of large standing stones set within earthworks...

, Torbay

Torbay

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, Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle is located in the town of the same name in Warwickshire, England. Constructed from Norman through to Tudor times, the castle has been described by architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant...

, and Dartmoor National Park, among others. These locations are accessed by Locomotive Train

Locomotive

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, Double-decker bus

Double-decker bus

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 or Black Cab.