NEW DARKWATCH GAME PS2

The PS2 is mired in 8 person slugfests, with messy controller wires everywhere. I had some great fun with the co-op mode -a PS2 exclusive- but it lacks the Xbox?s fleshed out online mode, which boasts up to 16 players. There are also some multiplayer options, but sadly nothing online. But hey, this is an action game after all, not an interactive movie. Sure I had to take out the head honcho of vampires, but along the way you get off course a bit. Even with the large amount of dialogue, I often was lost and unsure of my major goals. The storyline itself is a bit muddy, even with the numerous cut scenes lending a visual element to the unfolding plot. There are even some horse-riding missions intended to break up the monotony of grisly gunslinging, but these are a bit weak in design and feel ?rushed.? Sometimes you will also experience some clipping, or getting stuck into corners while under heavy attack?never a good thing. They will often work together and boast some pretty sharp and aggressive A.I., although nothing groundbreaking. They range from peon-esque zombies, to the more powerful banshees, to name just a few. Most of the gameplay consists of tried and true 'blast ?em before they get ya' goodness, and there are a lot of baddies to blow away. But ultimately, you can get by just fine with your steel and wits. Jericho can leap higher than normal, use special vampire vision and more. This will sound familiar to fans of Knights of the Old Republic, with the choice of actions leading you down different paths. These toys are augmented by Jericho?s special abilities, each with it?s own good or evil power pools. Why they couldn?t throw in a flamethrower is beyond me. They range from dual-wield pistols, rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, crossbow and a hefty rocket launcher. Like most FPS's, you have a wide assortment of weapons. Now you must track down this evil foe, wading through horde after horde of undead minions. Also worthy of note is the nice voice work, by Rose McGowan (Tala) and Jennifer Hale, the latter acting as your guide throughout the game.ĭarkWatch sets Jericho Cross in hot pursuit of vampire lord Lazarus Malkoth, whom he accidentally released while trying to rob a train. No true western can be without some nod to Sergio Leone, and in Darkwatch, it?s his classic theme to ?The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.? I kept expecting Clint Eastwood to pop around the corner of a saloon for a cameo. The robust sound effects, from pistols cracking, horses clopping about, and the various demonic shrieks, add up to a great sound experience. Sound wise, it actually trumps the graphics. But hey, ya can?t just plop a jungle level into a Wild West game right? Though, sadly, you will get a bit tired of seeing sagebrush country ad nauseam.

The barren landscapes of desert and canyon lend to the isolation you feel as Jericho, battling against incredible odds. Old, run down houses, covered in dust and cobwebs, tumbleweeds and the near constant moon-bathed scenes, bring that ?creepy? feeling home. High Moon even added a generous amount of sweet looking cut scenes to help the story along, peppered between missionsĭarkWatch adds new meaning to the term ?ghost town.? These old west environments are truly haunting. Your teammates of Darkwatch also are great looking too, showing a lot personality. Also included are the now genre-standard rag doll effects, punctuated every time you lob some TNT around. This is further enhanced with the sadistic location damage system - exploding heads never looked so good. He is fluidly animated, and is a fearsome sight when his guns are dropping undead left and right.

Cross is a highly stylized, gothic apparition, with a strong vampire-esque touch.

The graphical style is quite impressive to say the least. While I have heard the Xbox version is superior graphically, the PS2 version obviously holds its own quite well. You play Jericho Cross, former outlaw turned enforcer with Dark Watch, an age-old organization bent on protecting the world against the worst of evils. It is a bit of a mix between Resident Evil and the recent Red Dead Revolver, and shooter classic Doom. DarkWatch comes to us from veteran company Capcom and relative newcomer, the aptly named High Moon Studios.

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