Watch The Speed Of Thought Online Metacritic New Releases' title='Watch The Speed Of Thought Online Metacritic New Releases' />Darkwatch Wikipedia. Darkwatch Curse of the West is a 2. Play. Station 2 and Xbox. 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. Watch The Speed Of Thought Online Metacritic PcThe game mixes western, horror and steampunk genres, telling the story of Jericho Cross, an outlawgunfighter in the late 1. 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. The gameplay system of Darkwatch is reminiscent of Halo Combat Evolved. Darkwatch was met with a generally positive critical reception, acclaimed in particular for its relatively unique Weird West setting and artistic merits. The game was accompanied by an extensive promotional campaign and was planned to be the first installment of a new media franchise, but its sequel got canceled in 2. GameplayeditDarkwatch features a reputation system that affects players abilities in addition to the player character Jerichos starting, neutral vampiric powers of Blood Shield a regenerating force field similar to the energy shield from Halo, Vampire Jump a double jump that can be aborted at any moment and Blood Vision a system of heat vision highlighting enemies and objects that also acts as a zoom. Through the game, Jericho is met with multiple choices of a good or evil variety, allowing the player to select morality awarding Jericho new powers, called Brands, based on the choices he made. This system was compared to the one used in the role playing video game Star Wars KOTOR. The good path powers are Silver Bullet making the players weapons cause more damage, Fear confusing minor enemies, Mystic Armor an extra shield system and Vindicator bolts of lightning destroying all nearby enemies. The evil powers are Blood Frenzy granting an immunity to damage and extremely powerful melee attacks, Turn turning undead enemies into allies, Black Shroud stealing life force from nearby enemies and Soul Stealer destroying nearby enemies and stealing their souls. The powers can be activated for a limited time when the HUDs blood bar, which is fueled through collecting souls of the slain enemies, is completely full. Darkwatch Curse of the West is a 2005 firstperson shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was developed by High Moon Studios formerly Sammy Studios. Share this Rating. Title The Rainmaker 1997 7. Want to share IMDbs rating on your own site Use the HTML below. Jerichos health is also restored through collecting the souls. During the daylight hours, Jerichos powers are gone, so he has to fight as a normal human, using a wide variety of weaponry, from a Darkwatchs standard issue 2. Redeemer handgun to a crossbow firing explosive arrows and a rocket launcher, as well as melee combat. In some missions, Jericho can drive a Gatling gun equipped Coyote Steamwagon vehicle using it or a horse changes perspective to the third person view. During horse riding rail shooter sequences, Jericho is granted unlimited ammunition and high attack speed, at the cost of only being able to use the Redeemer. MultiplayereditThe Xbox version has competitive multiplayer for up to 1. The Play. Station 2 version does not offer any online connectivity and competitive multiplayer is limited to two players or four players while using an optional multitap device via split screen gameplay. In multiplayer matches, the players can pick up the Silver Bullet, Mystic Armor and Blood Frenzy powers as floating power ups that activate immediately. The games story mode is also available for split screen cooperative gameplay on the Play. Station 2, a feature absent from the Xbox version. In the co op mode, both players play as a rank and file Darkwatch Regulators but cutscenes designed for the single player mode and featuring Jericho Cross as the main character are left unchanged, causing a number of glaring continuity errors. The games story narrated by Peter Jason7 follows the exploits of a wantedoutlaw named Jericho Cross and his employment in an ancient vampire hunting order known as the Darkwatch hence the games title. After unwittingly releasing the Darkwatchs greatest enemy, a vampire lord named Lazarus Malkoth, Jericho is conscripted into the Darkwatch as an elite operative. Jericho, however, is slowly turning into a vampire himself, as a result of being bitten by Lazarus. The game outlines either Jerichos struggle for humanity or his descent into darkness, depending on the players actions. Watch Cold Mountain 4Shared there. The game begins in the Arizona Territory in 1. Jericho attempting to rob a Darkwatch train that is transporting the captured Lazarus Malkoth to the Darkwatch Citadel, a frequently mentioned and often visited location in the game. His actions inadvertently release Lazarus into the West. In a seeming bit of mercy, Lazarus bites Jericho and gives him the curse of the vampire, causing him to slowly turn into one. The game continues with the introduction of Darkwatch agent Cassidy Sharp as well as the appearance of Shadow, Jerichos undead horse whom he fed on and turned in a frenzy after being bitten by Lazarus. As the game progresses, Jericho finally makes his way to the Darkwatch Citadel, where he meets General Clay Cartwright, the current leader of the order. Cartwright puts him through Torture Maze, the Darkwatch initiation exercise which was designed as a test for Darkwatch Regulators, but Jericho gets a special version specially designed by Cartwright to kill him. When Jericho passes the test anyway, he begins to do missions for the Darkwatch. Missions include tasks ranging from fixing some of the damage he has caused to acquiring Darkwatch equipment, such as the Darklight Prism, a stone that allows vampires within its vicinity to both use their powers and walk in sunlight. On some of his missions Jericho is accompanied by other Darkwatch forces including his new partner, a sultry and vicious temptress named Tala. Who The Boss Season 8 Episode 1 there. Eventually, during their night of passion, Tala lures him to bite her and inherits some portion of his power, transforming herself into a half vampire creature similar to him. She then betrays the Darkwatch from within, allowing hordes of the undead to invade its headquarters. A final showdown ensues with Lazarus, in which Jericho arises victorious, and a choice is given for him to side with either Cassidy or Tala. Either Jericho rids the West of the Curse of Lazarus, or he becomes the Curse the players choice determines how the game ends. If the character were to choose the good option, then the final fight will be against the vampiric Tala if the player chooses to take Lazarus curse for himself, then he must fight the ghost of Cassidy. The bad ending shows the now monstrous Jericho killing Tala and riding into the night, while the good ending shows Cassidys soul being released. CharacterseditJericho Cross voiced by Christopher Corey Smith7 The protagonist of the game, a jaded American Civil War deserter and drifter1. During his one last job, he releases Lazarus Malkoth from his prison in a failed attempt to steal the contents. While dueling with Lazarus, Jericho gets bitten and infected by the vampire curse. His already deadly skills are enhanced by his vampire powers that afford him superhuman strength, increased endurance, enhanced agility, and heightened senses, in the form of the bioluminescent red orb that regenerated from his empty eye socket. Shadow is Jerichos demonic horse that appears at his beckon.