
The gameplay system of Darkwatch is reminiscent of other first person shooters.ĭarkwatch was met with a generally positive critical reception, acclaimed in particular for its relatively unique Weird West setting and artistic merits. The game mixes western, horror and steampunk genres, telling the story of Jericho Cross, an outlaw gunfighter in the late 19th-century American Frontier who has been turned into a vampire and then forcibly recruited by the titular monster-hunting secret organization to fight against supernatural forces. It was developed by High Moon Studios (formerly Sammy Studios) and published by Capcom in the United States and by Ubisoft in Europe and Australia. With every creature killed, there will be at least one Blood Cloud and sometimes more to replenish your health and restore your Vampire Powers.Darkwatch: Curse of the West, also known as just Darkwatch, is a 2005 first-person shooter game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Regardless of good or evil, you will always have Blood Shield (protection from losing health), Vampire Jump (for those hard to reach areas) and Blood Vision (causes enemies, weapons and other important objects to glow). If you choose to be evil, you will receive Blood Frenzy that makes melee attacks supernaturally powerful and Soul Stealer, which sucks the very souls from distant enemies. If you decide to be good, then you receive powers such as Silver Bullet that increases your shots with holy fire or Vindicator that calls down chain lightning on your enemies. Along with conventional weapons, Cross will acquire vampire powers of good or evil nature that you must choose in the story.

You will also find dynamite along the way to throw at the enemy and to destroy barricades. Fight your way through reapers, undead riflemen, banshees and other creatures using Darkwatch weaponry that doubles as melee weapons, such as a revolver, two-fisted pistols, a crossbow (with dynamite attached to the bolts) and a Rail Rocket. Darkwatch is a first-person shooter set in the Wild West with supernatural beings.
