<s>
Darkwatch	B-Application
:	O
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
West	O
is	O
a	O
2005	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
mixes	O
the	O
Western	O
,	O
horror	O
and	O
steampunk	O
genres	O
,	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Jericho	B-Application
Cross	O
,	O
an	O
outlaw	O
gunfighter	B-Application
in	O
the	O
late	O
19th-century	O
American	O
Frontier	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
and	O
forcibly	O
recruited	O
by	O
the	O
titular	O
monster-hunting	O
secret	O
organization	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
supernatural	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwatch	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
acclaimed	O
in	O
particular	O
for	O
its	O
relatively	O
unique	O
horror	O
Western	O
setting	O
and	O
artistic	O
merits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
an	O
extensive	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
media	O
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
sequel	B-Language
got	O
canceled	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
remains	O
in	O
development	O
hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwatch	B-Application
features	O
a	O
reputation	O
system	O
that	O
affects	O
player	O
's	O
abilities	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
starting	O
,	O
neutral	O
vampiric	O
powers	O
of	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
Shield	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
regenerating	O
force	O
field	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Vampire	B-Application
Jump	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
double	O
jump	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
aborted	O
at	O
any	O
moment	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
Vision	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
heat	O
vision	O
highlighting	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
that	O
also	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
zoom	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Jericho	B-Application
is	O
met	O
with	O
multiple	O
choices	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
or	O
evil	O
variety	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
morality	O
awarding	O
Jericho	B-Application
new	O
powers	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Brands	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
choices	O
he	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evil	O
powers	O
are	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
Frenzy	O
"	O
(	O
granting	O
an	O
immunity	O
to	O
damage	O
and	O
extremely	O
powerful	O
melee	O
attacks	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Turn	O
"	O
(	O
turning	O
undead	O
enemies	O
into	O
allies	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Black	O
Shroud	O
"	O
(	O
stealing	O
life	O
force	O
from	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Soul	O
Stealer	O
"	O
(	O
destroying	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
and	O
stealing	O
their	O
souls	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
powers	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
HUD	O
's	O
blood	B-Application
bar	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
fueled	O
through	O
collecting	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
slain	O
enemies	O
,	O
is	O
completely	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
also	O
restored	O
through	O
collecting	O
the	O
souls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
daylight	O
hours	O
,	O
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
powers	O
are	O
gone	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
fight	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
human	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
weaponry	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
's	O
standard-issue	O
24-shot	O
Redeemer	O
handgun	O
to	O
a	O
crossbow	O
firing	O
explosive	O
arrows	O
and	O
a	O
rocket	O
launcher	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
melee	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
missions	O
,	O
Jericho	B-Application
can	O
drive	O
a	O
Gatling	O
gun-equipped	O
Coyote	O
Steamwagon	O
vehicle	O
;	O
using	O
it	O
or	O
a	O
horse	O
changes	O
perspective	O
to	O
the	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
horse-riding	O
rail	O
shooter	O
sequences	O
,	O
Jericho	B-Application
is	O
granted	O
unlimited	O
ammunition	O
and	O
high	O
attack	O
speed	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
only	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Redeemer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
online	O
,	O
although	O
system	O
link	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
any	O
online	O
connectivity	O
and	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
(	O
or	O
four	O
players	O
while	O
using	O
an	O
optional	O
multitap	B-Device
device	O
)	O
via	O
split	O
screen	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
"	O
Silver	O
Bullet	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Mystic	O
Armor	O
and	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
Frenzy	O
"	O
powers	O
as	O
floating	O
power-ups	O
that	O
activate	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
split	O
screen	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
a	O
feature	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
co-op	O
mode	O
,	O
both	O
players	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
rank-and-file	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
Regulators	O
but	O
cutscenes	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
and	O
featuring	O
Jericho	B-Application
Cross	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
are	O
left	O
unchanged	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
glaring	O
continuity	O
errors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
(	O
narrated	O
by	O
Peter	O
Jason	O
)	O
follows	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
a	O
wanted	O
outlaw	O
named	O
Jericho	B-Application
Cross	O
and	O
his	O
employment	O
in	O
an	O
ancient	O
vampire-hunting	O
order	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
unwittingly	O
releasing	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
's	O
greatest	O
enemy	O
,	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
lord	O
named	O
Lazarus	O
Malkoth	O
,	O
Jericho	B-Application
is	O
conscripted	O
into	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
as	O
an	O
elite	O
operative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jericho	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
slowly	O
turning	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
himself	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
being	O
bitten	O
by	O
Lazarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
outlines	O
either	O
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
struggle	O
for	O
humanity	O
or	O
his	O
descent	O
into	O
darkness	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
Arizona	O
Territory	O
in	O
1876	O
with	O
Jericho	B-Application
attempting	O
to	O
rob	O
a	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
train	O
that	O
is	O
transporting	O
the	O
captured	O
Lazarus	O
Malkoth	O
to	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
Citadel	O
,	O
a	O
frequently	O
mentioned	O
and	O
often	O
visited	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
seeming	O
bit	O
of	O
mercy	O
,	O
Lazarus	O
bites	O
Jericho	B-Application
and	O
gives	O
him	O
the	O
curse	O
of	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
slowly	O
turn	O
into	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
agent	O
Cassidy	O
Sharp	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
Shadow	O
,	O
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
undead	O
horse	O
whom	O
he	O
fed	O
on	O
and	O
turned	O
in	O
a	O
frenzy	O
after	O
being	O
bitten	O
by	O
Lazarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
Jericho	B-Application
finally	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
Citadel	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
General	O
Clay	O
Cartwright	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartwright	O
puts	O
him	O
through	O
Torture	O
Maze	O
,	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
initiation	O
exercise	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
for	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
Regulators	O
,	O
but	O
Jericho	B-Application
gets	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
specially	O
designed	O
by	O
Cartwright	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Jericho	B-Application
passes	O
the	O
test	O
anyway	O
,	O
he	O
begins	O
to	O
do	O
missions	O
for	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
include	O
tasks	O
ranging	O
from	O
fixing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
damage	O
he	O
has	O
caused	O
to	O
acquiring	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
equipment	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Darklight	O
Prism	O
,	O
a	O
stone	O
that	O
allows	O
vampires	B-Application
within	O
its	O
vicinity	O
to	O
both	O
use	O
their	O
powers	O
and	O
walk	O
in	O
sunlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
missions	O
Jericho	B-Application
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
other	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
forces	O
including	O
his	O
new	O
partner	O
,	O
a	O
sultry	O
and	O
vicious	O
temptress	O
named	O
Tala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
during	O
their	O
night	O
of	O
passion	O
,	O
Tala	O
lures	O
him	O
to	O
bite	O
her	O
and	O
inherits	O
some	O
portion	O
of	O
his	O
power	O
,	O
transforming	O
herself	O
into	O
a	O
half-vampire	O
creature	O
similar	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
then	O
betrays	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
from	O
within	O
,	O
allowing	O
hordes	O
of	O
the	O
undead	O
to	O
invade	O
its	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
final	O
showdown	O
ensues	O
with	O
Lazarus	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Jericho	B-Application
arises	O
victorious	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
choice	O
is	O
given	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
side	O
with	O
either	O
Cassidy	O
or	O
Tala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
Jericho	B-Application
rids	O
the	O
West	O
of	O
the	O
Curse	O
of	O
Lazarus	O
,	O
or	O
he	O
becomes	O
the	O
Curse	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
determines	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bad	O
ending	O
shows	O
the	O
now-monstrous	O
Jericho	B-Application
killing	O
Tala	O
and	O
riding	O
into	O
the	O
night	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
good	O
ending	O
shows	O
Cassidy	O
's	O
soul	O
being	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jericho	B-Application
Cross	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Christopher	O
Corey	O
Smith	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
jaded	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
deserter	O
and	O
drifter	O
who	O
became	O
a	O
gunslinger	B-Application
and	O
train	O
robber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
dueling	O
with	O
Lazarus	O
,	O
Jericho	B-Application
gets	O
bitten	O
and	O
infected	O
by	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
curse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
already	O
deadly	O
skills	O
are	O
enhanced	O
by	O
his	O
vampire	B-Application
powers	O
that	O
afford	O
him	O
superhuman	O
strength	O
,	O
increased	O
endurance	O
,	O
enhanced	O
agility	O
,	O
and	O
heightened	O
senses	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
bioluminescent	O
red	O
orb	O
that	O
regenerated	O
from	O
his	O
empty	O
eye	O
socket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
is	O
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
demonic	O
horse	O
that	O
appears	O
at	O
his	O
beckon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
they	O
created	O
"	O
deep	O
psychological	O
profiles	O
of	O
every	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
hope	O
that	O
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
character	O
arc	O
—	O
as	O
this	O
desperate	O
lone	O
wolf	O
that	O
is	O
robbing	O
trains	O
with	O
a	O
subconscious	O
death	O
wish	O
—	O
makes	O
a	O
believable	O
transition	O
into	O
this	O
half-vampire	O
hybrid	O
gunslinger	B-Application
and	O
will	O
ultimately	O
envelop	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
his	O
destiny	O
:	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
guy	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
a	O
hero	O
or	O
a	O
terror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cassidy	O
is	O
the	O
agent	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
Jericho	B-Application
on	O
the	O
train	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
explosion	O
of	O
Lazarus	O
 '	O
prison	O
,	O
she	O
joins	O
Jericho	B-Application
but	O
is	O
soon	O
murdered	O
by	O
Lazarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cassidy	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
ghost	O
and	O
befriends	O
Jericho	B-Application
,	O
aiding	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
Lazarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
little	O
girl	O
,	O
Cassidy	O
was	O
orphaned	O
in	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
attack	O
and	O
then	O
raised	O
as	O
a	O
ward	O
of	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tala	O
is	O
a	O
Native	O
American	O
shaman	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
power-hungry	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
agent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
father	O
was	O
then	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
fur	O
traders	O
and	O
she	O
herself	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
abused	O
by	O
them	O
,	O
until	O
her	O
captors	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tala	O
was	O
then	O
herself	O
rescued	O
by	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
troops	O
,	O
who	O
turned	O
her	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
her	O
ruthlessness	O
,	O
Tala	O
quickly	O
rose	O
through	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
ranks	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
fearless	O
battle	O
efficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lazarus	O
Malkoth	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Keith	O
Szarabajka	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
Roman	O
who	O
first	O
founded	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
society	O
in	O
66	O
AD	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
dark	O
forces	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
eventually	O
got	O
possessed	O
by	O
a	O
demon	O
and	O
himself	O
became	O
a	O
powerful	O
vampire	B-Application
and	O
turned	O
on	O
the	O
organization	O
he	O
founded	O
,	O
raising	O
an	O
undead	O
army	O
to	O
aid	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
then	O
pursued	O
Lazarus	O
across	O
Europe	O
and	O
later	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clay	O
Cartwright	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Michael	O
Bell	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
brutal	O
and	O
scheming	O
field	O
commander	O
of	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
veteran	O
in	O
the	O
rank	O
of	O
brigadier	O
general	O
,	O
Cartwright	O
snipes	O
Jericho	B-Application
and	O
enslaves	O
him	O
,	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
trials	O
before	O
inducting	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
when	O
Sammy	O
Studios	O
 '	O
first	O
internal	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
informally	O
called	O
"	O
Team	O
1	O
"	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
"	O
bring	O
a	O
refreshing	O
theme	O
to	O
a	O
genre	O
riddled	O
with	O
the	O
stereotypical	O
sci-fi	O
,	O
fantasy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
military	O
themes	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
soon	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Sammy	O
Corporation	O
president	O
Hajime	O
Satomi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
concept	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
dark	O
and	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
"	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
cartoon	O
property	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
and	O
writer	O
Paul	O
O'Connor	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
'	O
high	O
concept	O
 '	O
for	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
was	O
"	O
Blade	O
meets	O
Men	O
in	O
Black	O
in	O
the	O
Old	O
West	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
years	O
that	O
the	O
property	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
grown	O
in	O
other	O
directions	O
and	O
taken	O
on	O
a	O
life	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
it	O
"	O
leans	O
toward	O
the	O
Army	O
of	O
Darkness	O
side	O
of	O
things	O
,	O
though	O
without	O
the	O
slapstick	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
accessibility	O
of	O
Raiders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
turning	O
point	O
for	O
setting	O
a	O
much	O
darker	O
and	O
mature	O
tone	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
iteration	O
of	O
Jericho	B-Application
's	O
character	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
side	O
by	O
side	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
initially	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Emmanuel	O
Valdez	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
longest	O
time	O
we	O
were	O
debating	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
to	O
bring	O
it	O
out	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
,	O
before	O
deciding	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
just	O
not	O
a	O
lot	O
there	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
market	O
right	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
plans	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
for	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
features	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
engines	O
RenderWare	O
,	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
and	O
Quazal	O
,	O
while	O
Autodesk	B-Application
MotionBuilder	I-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
character	O
animation	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Connor	O
said	O
Halo	O
was	O
"	O
of	O
course	O
"	O
an	O
inspiration	O
,	O
comparing	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
to	O
the	O
horror	O
aspects	O
of	O
Halo	O
,	O
and	O
senior	O
designer	O
Brent	O
Disbrow	O
said	O
he	O
expected	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
stand	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
games	O
like	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
video	O
game	O
inspirations	O
recounted	O
by	O
O'Connor	O
and	O
Valdez	O
included	O
Half-Life	B-Application
,	O
Medal	O
of	O
Honor	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
and	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
level	O
designer	O
Matt	O
Tieger	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
creation	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bosses	O
was	O
"	O
inspired	O
by	O
all	O
the	O
fun	O
"	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
while	O
playing	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
2D	O
shooter	O
series	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
crazy	O
bosses	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwatch	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
its	O
announcement	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
showing	O
of	O
its	O
playable	O
multiplayer	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
Q4	O
2004	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwatch	B-Application
,	O
described	O
as	O
High	O
Moon	O
's	O
"	O
flagship	O
property	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Sammy	O
launched	O
darkwatch.org,	O
an	O
official	O
fan	O
community	O
website	O
allowing	O
fans	O
to	O
win	O
points	O
for	O
prizes	O
through	O
completing	O
various	O
challenges	O
while	O
promoting	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interactive	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
inside	O
a	O
custom-build	O
Gothic	O
architecture-inspired	O
theatre	O
dubbed	O
"	O
desecrated	O
church	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
music	O
video	O
to	O
Good	O
Charlotte	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Predictable	O
"	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
MTV2	O
's	O
Video	O
Mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
,	O
a	O
176-page	O
art	O
book	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
August	O
2005	O
by	O
Design	O
Studio	O
Press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwatch	B-Application
Original	O
Game	O
Music	O
Score	O
,	O
a	O
30-track	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
titled	O
"	O
Innocence	O
"	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
July	O
2005	O
issue	O
of	O
Heavy	O
Metal	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
immediate	O
prequel	B-Application
and	O
expanded	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Nebraska	O
Territory	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
them	O
as	O
former	O
partners	O
reuniting	O
for	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
tomb	O
of	O
Lazarus	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
vampire	B-Application
lord	O
and	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
's	O
original	O
founder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
release	O
Jericho	B-Application
when	O
they	O
raid	O
a	O
jail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Cass	O
"	O
does	O
not	O
hide	O
her	O
current	O
dislike	O
of	O
Tala	O
,	O
but	O
Tala	O
kills	O
Cassidy	O
's	O
father-turned-vampire	O
,	O
saving	O
her	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
most	O
gaming	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregation	O
site	O
GameTab	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
scored	O
an	O
averaged	O
rating	O
of	O
82%	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
scoring	O
85%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
7.9	O
(	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
)	O
from	O
both	O
Bob	O
Colayco	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
(	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
intense	O
shooter	O
experience	O
,	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
will	O
not	O
disappoint	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
of	O
IGN	O
(	O
"	O
Cowboys	O
,	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
and	O
sexy	O
dead	O
girls	O
are	O
fun	O
in	O
parties	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
so	O
much	O
alone	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
Cheat	O
Code	O
Central	O
,	O
"	O
just	O
about	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
is	O
cool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environments	O
are	O
cool	O
,	O
the	O
weapons	O
are	O
cool	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
cool	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
not	O
unique	O
it	O
's	O
definitely	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Scalzo	O
of	O
Gaming	O
Target	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
anyone	O
looking	O
for	O
something	O
a	O
little	O
different	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
FPS	O
experience	O
,	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
is	O
that	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
in	O
GamePro	O
wrote	O
that	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
"	O
mixes	O
its	O
Western	O
Roots	O
with	O
gothic	O
horror	O
and	O
steampunk	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
results	O
are	O
uniquely	O
engaging	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
if	O
some	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
cooler	O
"	O
concepts	O
"	O
had	O
been	O
explored	O
further	O
,	O
lengthening	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
could	O
've	O
rivaled	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
and	O
robust	O
blaster	O
that	O
's	O
tons	O
of	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helped	O
no	O
end	O
by	O
the	O
excellent	O
Blood	B-Application
Powers	O
and	O
top	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Bemis	O
of	O
G4TV	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
biggest	O
draw	O
in	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
different	O
enough	O
"	O
setting	O
that	O
"	O
does	O
fall	O
back	O
on	O
tired	O
video	O
game	O
clichés	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
like	O
big-breasted	O
,	O
leather-clad	O
babes	O
who	O
speak	O
in	O
aggressive	O
sexually	O
suggestive	O
double	O
entendres	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
nice	O
to	O
see	O
that	O
’s	O
a	O
little	O
off	O
the	O
beaten	O
path	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameShark	B-Device
's	O
Will	O
Jayson	O
Hill	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
sharpest	O
criticism	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
leveled	O
at	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
really	O
adds	O
nothing	O
original	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
its	O
extremely	O
well	O
executed	O
western/horror	O
environment	O
,	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
is	O
a	O
pretty	O
generic	O
FPS	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
weaker	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
"	O
has	O
a	O
few	O
neat	O
ideas	O
but	O
wins	O
us	O
over	O
by	O
doing	O
solid	O
shooting	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PALGNs	O
Jeremy	O
Jastrzab	O
opined	O
that	O
"	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
gives	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
undead	O
,	O
cowboys	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
bullets	O
to	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otherwise	O
,	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fairly	O
standard	O
affair	O
that	O
's	O
worth	O
a	O
rental	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
,	O
"	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
amount	O
to	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
your	O
run-of-the	O
mill	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
included	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
seven	O
Native	O
American	O
stereotypes	O
,	O
chosen	O
to	O
represent	O
"	O
the	O
sex	O
object	O
"	O
stereotype	O
,	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
"	O
an	O
empowered	O
female	O
who	O
’s	O
not	O
afraid	O
to	O
be	O
sexy	O
and	O
go	O
after	O
what	O
she	O
wants	O
"	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
vast	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
appalling	O
depiction	O
of	O
Indian	O
women	O
in	O
Custer	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Sheyahshe	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
Native	O
Americans	O
in	O
Comic	O
Books	O
,	O
listed	O
"	O
the	O
continued	O
objectification	O
of	O
the	O
Indigenous	O
female	O
character	O
,	O
Tala	O
,	O
in	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
"	O
among	O
"	O
cultural	O
‘	O
ouchies’	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
also	O
discussed	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
Sex	O
in	O
Video	O
Games	O
by	O
Brenda	O
Brathwaite	O
and	O
in	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Women	O
by	O
Amanda	O
Greenslade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jericho	B-Application
Cross	O
was	O
included	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
vampires	B-Application
in	O
games	O
by	O
Laurie-Anne	O
Vazquez	O
of	O
2D-X	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
2013	O
list	O
of	O
ten	O
most	O
notable	O
vampire	B-Application
characters	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
's	O
Gergo	O
Vas	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
weird	O
western-steampunk	O
hybrid	O
style	O
,	O
mixed	O
with	O
classic	O
vampire	B-Application
lore	O
made	O
this	O
character	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
!	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
retrospective	O
article	O
by	O
GamesRadar	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
it	O
did	O
n’t	O
innovate	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
department	O
,	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
was	O
a	O
solid	O
shooter	O
with	O
proficient	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Mikel	O
Raparaz	O
ranked	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
as	O
sixth	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
seven	O
weirdest	O
westerns	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
gothy	O
trappings	O
overlay	O
a	O
pretty	O
awesome	O
,	O
Halo-inspired	O
shooter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2012	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
steampunk	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Mike	O
Mahardy	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
not	O
a	O
widely	O
known	O
shooter	O
,	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
garnered	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
with	O
its	O
unique	O
story	O
and	O
unusual	O
setting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Robert	O
Workman	O
of	O
Comic	O
Book	O
Resources	O
called	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
"	O
in	O
particular	O
 [ ... ] 	O
a	O
fantastic	O
effort	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
beautiful	O
,	O
spooky	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
excellent	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
L	O
.	O
Bussler	O
of	O
Classic	O
Game	O
Room	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
retro	O
video	O
review	O
that	O
among	O
many	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
"	O
few	O
are	O
as	O
fun	O
as	O
this	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
should	O
be	O
"	O
in	O
your	O
collection	O
"	O
alongside	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
and	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
FEARNET	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
their	O
five	O
favorite	O
vampire	B-Application
games	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwatch	B-Application
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
including	O
Ancient	O
Rome	O
,	O
the	O
Crusades	O
era	O
and	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Connor	O
said	O
they	O
wanted	O
"	O
to	O
tell	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Jericho	B-Application
Cross	O
but	O
of	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
as	O
an	O
organization	O
,	O
from	O
its	O
origins	O
in	O
Roman	O
times	O
to	O
its	O
ultimate	O
fate	O
in	O
Earth	O
’s	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwatch	B-Application
2	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
High	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
between	O
2005	O
and	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
technical	O
demo	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
)	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
abandoned	O
further	O
attempts	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
IP	O
and	O
instead	O
concentrated	O
on	O
developing	O
licensed	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Transformers	B-Application
and	O
Deadpool	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
as	O
the	O
22nd	O
top	O
"	O
game	O
with	O
untapped	O
franchise	O
potential	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
could	O
have	O
improved	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
supernatural	O
powers	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
anemic	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
"	O
make	O
it	O
shine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
Game	O
Room	O
's	O
Mark	O
Bussler	O
expressed	O
regret	O
that	O
so	O
many	O
bad	O
games	O
did	O
receive	O
sequels	B-Language
,	O
while	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
did	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Roger	O
Avary	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
recently	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Darkwatch	B-Application
movie	O
script	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Capcom	O
vampire	B-Application
Western	O
game	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
schedule	O
interfered	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
