 In this game you take on the role of Captain Nathaniel J. Claw, a pirate cat with a bounty of a million gold pieces on his head, who has been captured by the Cocker Spanish and thrown in jail. While awaiting execution he finds an ancient map hidden in the cell brickwork. The map leads the way to the Amulet of Nine Lives and Claw promptly escapes from jail and takes off on a round-the-world adventure with a little of Cocker Spaniard mongrels on his trail. Along the way he meets a variety of friends and foes as well as the usual power-ups and bosses. Gameplay features on-line play with up to 64 players at once, gorgeously animated cut-scenes and dynamic sound effects, a sweeping cinematic score and 40 cunning enemies through 40 levels filled with traps and puzzles.