Sammy Studios today released a new video trailer from its upcoming Vampire Western first person shooter, "Darkwatch."

The new trailer begins with half-vampire hero Jericho Cross' initiation as a Darkwatch Regulator, joining the ranks of the evil-hunting secret society. As an agent who wields advanced Darkwatch weaponry with gunslinger skill, and has his own arsenal of supernatural vampire abilities, Jericho becomes one of the organization's most lethal weapons. The video showcases the originality, intensity and variety in "Darkwatch," where classic weapons pack modern-day punch, characters offer a visual feast that blends Western and Vampire-Horror conventions, and environments depicting a nightmarish Wild West provide a cinematic backdrop. It also gives a glimpse of game play features such as horse-mounted gun fighting, fixed gun turrets and, revealed for the first time, the ability to wield dual weapons.

"Darkwatch" is slated for release on the Sony PlayStation(R)2 and Microsoft Xbox(TM) in May 2005, and is not yet rated by the ESRB.

To download the new trailer, please visit:  http://downloads.gamezone.com/demos/d12064.htm 

About "Darkwatch"

The debut title from Sammy Studios internal development, "Darkwatch" is a cinematic 1st person shooter (FPS) with an original premise blending Vampire-Horror and Western genres. 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. They are the Darkwatch, a vigilant strike-force that has protected man from evil incarnate since the dawn of civilization. Their newest and deadliest agent is Jericho Cross, an outlaw gunslinger pulled into their ranks by an unfortunate close encounter with a Vampire Lord. To save the West, and to retrieve his soul from the damned, Jericho must hunt down the vampire and destroy the evil minions he has unleashed on the American Frontier. "Darkwatch" promises to be a memorable entry into the FPS genre, inviting players to blast through a visually sensational depiction of a haunted Wild West with unique weapons, powerful assault vehicles, horse-mounted gun fighting and special vampire abilities.

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