

The game mixes the 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 forcibly recruited by the titular monster-hunting secret organization to fight against supernatural forces.ĭarkwatch was met with a generally positive critical reception, acclaimed in particular for its relatively unique horror Western setting and artistic merits. 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. promising to deliver tremendous gameplay variety and set in a macabre and visually sensational depiction of a haunted wild west, darkwatch: curse of the west promises to be one of the year’s most exciting video games.Darkwatch: Curse of the West is a 2005 first-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. along the way he relies on his deadly gunfighting skills and advanced weapons and vehicles put at his disposal by the darkwatch, as well as a few surprises afforded him as a half-vampire superhuman abilities and a trusty undead steed. to save the west, and his own soul from damnation, jericho must hunt the vampire through an american frontier now overrun by his evil minions. their newest and deadliest agent is jericho cross, an outlaw gunslinger pulled into their ranks by an unfortunate close encounter with a vampire lord. they are the darkwatch, a vigilant strike-force that has protected man from evil incarnate since the dawn of civilization. they grind their enemies for fuel, fashion their skin into protective cloaks and create weapons designed to exterminate en masse, and they are the good guys. Darkwatch, the debut title from sammy studios internal development, is a cinematic 1st person shooter (fps) with an original premise that blends vampire-horror and western genres.
