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Classic Game Room reviews DARKWATCH for the PlayStation 2 from High Moon Studios and Capcom from 2005! This awesome PS2 shooter is cowboys meets vampires and zombies in one awesome explosion-fest of a good time!

[@sebastianb.2921]

What is even worse is they were making Darkwatch 2, but it was cancelled. And what makes that even worse is the plans they had for Darkwatch. They wanted each game to be set in different eras like one in ancient Rome or during WW1 or the Crusades. Such potential. Shame.

[@sneedclavehere8918]

Goddammit

[@Cm-qo9gj]

Sebastian B. This game is fucking great, fuck you.

[@qishmish]

+Sebastian B. well, Clive Barker's Jericho did that, and me personally liked it too.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Duuuuude! That would've been fucking awesome!

[@Darkrai110]

There was also a movie planned but its in development hell

[@cudaconv70]

Played it recently, graphics still look good. This and Blood are really gems!

[@Mysticfateee]

i heard of this! i played it with my mate all the time it was so fun, i cant believe mark hasn't heard of it before

[@shanedoe3462]

"You wanna live forever?" Also found in the movie Robocop. Also directed by Paul Verhoven. Must be his catch phrase. Don't recall it in Showgirls though.

[@sdfghujikl]

it was never online. but you can play competitive and cooperative in splitscreen.

[@KironKhashnobish]

They actually did have rockets in the civil war era, though they were uncommon and expensive :P

[@theTF2sniper]

This was awesome back in the day :D

[@isaiahpatton5558]

The best game of all time oh the memories

[@maggitPL]

Looks pretty amazing. It feels a bit like Painkiller, or Blood.

[@JacJGraham]

Ya know what, if i ever learn how to make a halfway decent video game on pc, i'm gonna make a fan darkwatch game, just for the hell of it

[@awkwardpizza]

(In horrified voice) The commas.......the commas!

[@kaibrainard7227]

looks like blade, want to play it now.

[@KingGameReview]

I played this game on the Xbox when it came out. I thought it was pretty awesome, but it was overshadowed by the Xbox 360 that was coming out soon, so nobody really played it.

[@olfan92]

Awesome graphics for a ps2 game

[@2Guys1ControllerShow]

I totaly live in Lakeland, haha.

[@thesacredbeast2000]

god damn it if i wasnt in the middle of a bet id buy this, now i have to win the bet and buy 2

[@cristianlopez_8486]

You what was sad.... Darkwatch was advertised on the BACK of the Resident Evil 4 game manual..... for the PS2. How the hell did people NOT notice that?!!

[@darrendavenport3334]

Because they were too busy playing all the overhyped mainstream garbage.... sadly, nothing has changed

[@EhCanadianGamer]

You know the more I think about it, 2004-2005 had great games.

[@Hijynx87]

triedge763 Yeah I remember bitching about last gen not having very many good games. Generations always start out mediocre or just plain bad. I think this current gen of games will end up turning out just fine, good games are finally coming out.

[@colbbot3291]

I think so too. The PlayStation 2 had better games than the PlayStation 3 did to me. I loved Darkwatch but I'm surprised it never got a sequel despite the positive reviews it received in PlayStation magazine.

[@YarugumaSou]

triedge763 Agreed.

[@Malouco]

Is the story good?

[@DevouredByADream]

Absolutely! A few of my favorite from 2004-2005... *Thief: Deadly Shadows * Deus Ex: Invisible War *Metroid Prime 2: Echoes *God of War *Doom 3 *Morrowind (Xbox 2004)

[@D_R757]

I have a lot of fond memories playing this with my dad

[@ICARUS_I]

Had this for the Xbox. One of crown jewels of the PS2/Xbox era. Loved everything about it. I had followed this game since it was first announced and it rocked. It's embarrassing how many shooters nowadays lack what shooters of the past had to offer.

[@SergeantSatire]

Playing through this right now One of the greatest underrated gems I've ever found

[@TheChaoticWolf]

Just got this game used in good condition a few days ago after picking up a used but nice condition PS2 off ebay, great game! One of the best First Person Shooters for the PS2

[@estebancazares7912]

BEST FUCKING GAME EVER !!!! Please put this back in video games it was like the first version of darksouls OMG PLEASE

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

During The Game Awards a new game was announced which reminded me of this title - it's called Evil West. The trailer is basically Darkwatch!

[@Marcusianery]

Looks suprisingly much like it. I just imagine it be less daring.

[@Estorium]

I just came here from a comment on an Evil West video mentioning this game. I remember starting to play this via emulator, but now I think I need to track down a physical copy.

[@captainmappy3959]

It makes me sad that these kinds of games don't really exist in the mainstream anymore. Oh well, we've still got Borderlands.

[@B3rryGaming]

Borderlands is awful. Such to much DLC. Much fail loot. Wow...

[@SergeantSatire]

B3rryGaming You're the only other person I've ever seen that didn't think much of Borderlands. I don't think its a terrible game or anything...but there isn't much too it for me. "Ohhh we are going to walk all the way over here and kill everyone....now we are going to walk over here and kill everyone...lets loot stuff....again!!!...wwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" BoringLands is more like it

[@B3rryGaming]

***** You sir, have seen the light sir.

[@captainmappy3959]

I kind of have to agree with you on this one. While I do enjoy Borderlands, it does get stale after a while. Even playing with another person doesn't seem to help.

[@B3rryGaming]

Boringlands is classified as a arpg... this is a brpg... Boring rpg. If you want to play a good arpg play Diablo II.

[@shaggydee91]

I really enjoyed this game n I'm not a FPS fan at all.... The FPS Judge Dreadd game is pretty good 2

[@ItsKingRabbit]

Absolute classic, played this game like 5 times.

[@Rugged_Gentleman]

Classic game room does my favorite retro reviews! Iv watched them all multiple times. Great work guys!

[@Zephyrinth]

Awesome game, I always loved it! Anyway, you should look at Ghosthunter for the PS2, another underrated game IMO.

[@rodasolar9297]

The review made me buy the game. I'm having a blast blowing demons out of their existence!

[@fpsman442]

I want this game to be backward compatible on xbox one now!!😈

[@eosal60]

I've always loved your channel. as a matter of fact i should thank you for introducing me to Red Faction.One day i was just on your channel and i noticed you liked and did reviews on lots of ps2 games i love.Then i saw you do a review on Red Faction and immediately i just had the urge to buy that game, and i eventually did. Now I've always been a hardcore PlayStation 2 fan even after ps4's release. But when i found out about Darkwatch, again i had the same urge to get it like i did 2 years ago with Red Faction. Keep doing ps2 reviews because not only do you introduce great games to people like me, but its fun WATCHing the little bit of comedy you throw in there. Thanks.

[@Mr.Everything]

I remember playing a demo version of this game on some disc I got with a magazine years ago. I miss that old format where when you were hyped about a game you went and bought the new monthly magazine and got a few demos and extras. Now things are all so different, a disc based demo now sounds pretty outlandish and you can find all your news and reveals about a game on youtube. I might try and find that old disc and play it again lol.

[@spartan117i2008]

This was one of the first horror games I've ever played. Me and a friend thought this game was creepy as heck!

[@HexenStar]

The line was from Conan (1982), not Starship Troopers. It was iconicaly spoken on multiple occasions by Valeria (Conan's love interest), played by Sandahl Bergman. The line from Starship Troopers is: "would you like to know more?", hehe.

[@kakokapolei123]

I remember constantly trying to do evil playthroughs after the good one, but I legitimately felt bad for doing evil actions and I couldn't being myself to do it lmao

[@notturok7841]

caleb and painkiller combo!!!!

[@gyroCX]

I got to play with a few of the devs on a community meet up on the darkwatch forums. The game's multiplayer was fun but there wasn't that much people playing it because of Halo 2. I loved those dual Warmaker pistols Also, the Xbox version works on the 360. I still have it.

[@Cm-qo9gj]

I loved this game so much.

[@J4TFOI]

I'd loved to play this. It looks fun. But I refuse to play FPS without mouse/kb. If they ported this to pc, or supported mouse/kb on console, I wouldn't think twice about playing it at some point.

[@TyrannoWright]

This convinced me to replay it on PCSX2 to play the campaign fully. I only got so far on the Xbox version and played a lot with friends and family on deathmatch mode.

[@dustyv8sound]

I've always wanted to play this game. I remember when it first came out and I wished I had an Xbox then, decade and a half later I get an Xbox One and I can download a large range of other Xbox Original games except the one I wanted to play. Would love to see this game to be available on Xbox One, who do we have to talk to make that happen??

[@ElliotGindiVO]

Ever notice how in the end they tell you to buy your games through their website and when you go there, there's no games to buy. What's up with that?

[@Riggy1991]

easily one of my favourite Ps2 games

[@IcarusSuite]

Oh, memories... Darkwatch, Painkiller and COD Big Red One were the games I played the most in my Xbox...

[@WebVManReturns]

Yeah. I saw this game for $14.99 new at K-Mart for Xbox and I was like, "Nah...", but I eventually paid $1.99 for it used on PS2.

[@MicMacIRL]

I love this game. Been in my collection since its release

[@madmaskproductions]

i had this game on xbox. I absolutely love this game, and i agree with the open world sequel idea. i bet it would do incredibly well.

[@MugMan]

Being 13 and renting this game is a day I won't forget. BUT SERIOUSLY, WHERE IS THE SEQUEL?!

[@wildesthog]

The closest thing we'll ever get to The Grinder, the wii horror shooter that never came out. Man was I excited when they announced it, and today I know it's never going to be released for who knows what reason. But this game really looks similar, so because I never played either, now will definatly give this hidden gem a go. Thank you Mark for reviewing this piece of art, if you say its lot of fun, then its a must buy for me!!! Cheers!!!

[@ShinobiNeon]

I actually bought this game when it was new, and it was pretty cool. It was creepy, but kind of in a silly way. It also has a wild west theme, which mixed kinda strangely with the horror theme. I remember there was a lot of controversy about this game because it included two sex scenes, one for each of the girls you can hook up with. It's still a great game though, and it has that whole "light side vs dark side" from Knights of the Old Republic.

[@mistamontiel00]

I think my copy came from Lakeland 0mG was this in InecomCompany's hands

[@defosh369]

As I wrote, English isn't my native language, it's not perfect. In fact, it's nearly good. I make mistakes. And guess what, I'm completley fine with that. I don't find myself "pretending" or "acting" to be "smart". I just am what I am, and this is my way of doing things. If this means being nice to another person, I'll stick with it. Also, I'm probably a bad actor and believe me, there're way smarter people than me. So, people being "smart" make you rage? Well, whatever. You have fun with that.

[@defosh369]

Then we share the same opinion. I also think that Painkiller is a better game. In fact, Painkiller is one of my all-time favorite shooters ;P Sure, Darkwatch has got some interesting design, atmosphere and while it is still looking to be quite a decent game even this day, it just didn't aged that well. Painkiller on the other hand, having in mind that is more of a "arena shooter", even this day is considered to be a great oldschool style, fast-paced game with some lovley and addictive gameplay.

[@defosh369]

Why so dramatic? I guess that a somewhat polite response, with some information to a stranger on the internet is not what you call a good response. A good response needs to make no sense whatsoever, with an insult, for good measure. You see, there are some people on this planet that care about their presence on the internet, and try to not make themselves look like a idiot or act like a douche. Tend to be informative and overall nice. It's easier to talk to people that way. You should try it.

[@defosh369]

Nope good sir, you're sadly incorrect. Darkwatch was made by High Moon Studios in 2005 in the US for PS2 and Xbox. Painkiller was made by People Can Fly in 2004 in Poland for the PC (and later on ported for the Xbox with a set of levels from the standard game and it's expansions). Those two games may have some similarities in visual design or style (at least at some points, Painkiller definitely has more variety), but are very different games made by a completley different developer.

[@WebVManReturns]

Hey, Mark. Did you ever review a Hunter game? I don't recall if you did or not. If not, please review one.

[@DamnedGamers]

My brother and I loved playing the Co-op in this game. We beat it 4 times during our rental. Really fun game!

[@srankoutcast348]

This game is great!! Highly recommend. One of the greatest FPS games ever made.

[@RealCoachMustafa]

"Where was this game in 2005? Did anyone else hear of it?" yes I did, I picked it up super cheap because no one bought it so it dropped in price fast. Couldn't help but to make comparisons to Halo, from the dual wielding gameplay to the fact that you have a ghost woman telling you what to do

[@oldchf]

He's the real idiot here, but I agree with you, politeness is unfortunately never appreciated anymore.

[@michaelkanitz134]

I loved this game but I completely forgot about it. And when I remembered it I thought it was called "dead watch" and it was a third person shooter!

[@Akirapoet]

Love Mark's humor.

[@gamegoblin1]

Your profile pic is stunningly beautiful 💝

[@GenesHand]

virgin

[@gamegoblin1]

Guilleackass please ....fuck off

[@KaosChrist]

This game seems like a modernish take on Blood for PC. Same wild west horror theme. Over the top humor, dark look and atnosphere, ect. Both are also FPSes.

[@leonardemini9657]

mannnn i remember playing this wayyyyy back.... beeing the litle brother i allways was player2 on the 1vs1.

[@Caparzoshow]

because is that kind of old school shooter, where is not about how good you are scoring headshoots or taking cover, is about moving fast and blasting everything on your path without stoping!

[@MyDenis0]

this is how a classic game should be.This is you this is your mission now go.And it immerses you completely no bullshit just pure excellent made gameplay

[@asplenia]

I will have to break out my old PS2 and my DARKWATCH game.. Bad ass then Bad ass now. Asplenia.

[@10191927]

If they made a sequel, it would be compared to Call of Duty since its an FPS. Even if it wasn't an FPS, chances are if IGN was reviewing it, it would still be compared to Call of Duty.

[@tasty_wind4294]

I don’t know what I miss more; 6th gen Halo killers or Classic Game Room!

[@midway478]

I'm kinda surprised he had never heard of Dark Watch. I didn't do a lot of research on games back when it came out and I had heard enough about it to buy it. I love the game and look forward to replaying it in the future.

[@robertloudon8270]

Just beat it on Shootist difficulty...pretty damn tough at some points, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

[@makennawalters1468]

actually correction they were going to make a second one but something happened with a random deal and they didnt complete it...... sad :(

[@crazypizzaman]

I remember this being advertised in the manual of Resident Evil 4 and never got the game but it looked awesome

[@rossdimitri4021]

i remember picking this game up randomly with my friend after school and came back home with my friend and finished it one sitting. Good game

[@bytex666]

Darkwatch was met with a generally positive critical reception, being often acclaimed for its relatively unique Weird West style setting. 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 2007 and the film adaptation remains in development hell. (quote wikipedia). *sighs*

[@FortisKev]

I remembered i went to America to my cousin's house for summer vacation in 2005 and she had a ps2(and i didn't LOL) but i ended up going to blockbuster, got this and "Gun". To tell the truth was the best fps i played at that time and the worse thing is i was just 12 years old and she was 11 Hahaha bring back some good memories lol and Gun best cowboy rpg got me into that genre as well .

[@schweedy1985]

On the ps2, this was an epic game to have in your collection(because of the relative lack of fps'). But on the xbox it just didn't stand out. I was extremely excited for this game to come out, and like it well enough when i played it, but aside from a huge "cool" factor, it wasnt really anything special. It's almost overwhelmingly repetitive. That having been said, time has been kind to it. For ps2 owners it's still a cool game to pick up, and now only costing~5$ it's worth every penny.

[@stivking]

Im reading the video title in the subscription tab. And i cant help but think... Didn't Classic Game Room already do a review of this game? Anyway,this game is just AWESOME,i cant really say anymore about it. One of my top favorite FPS games on the PS2. I highly recommend people buy it (if you dont mind PS2 graphics) There is also split screen Co-op (the entire campaign,not side missions),and competitive MP,but only offline. It was WAY ahead of its time. (there is also a sex scene in the game)

[@some12watch30]

If you like the aesthetic, you should watch the movie Priest from 2011.

[@hero_in_deepblu]

I was shocked at the end when he didn't thank Muhammad from Qatar, I'm so used to hearing him say that that I thought he was going to say it in this episode too. This episode is just full of surprises.

[@GamerSi]

I've fancied this game for a while. I hadnt heard of it either till I saw a Jericho Cross costume for sale. Thanks for the vid, I think I'll get this.

[@roboconker]

You should play the xbox version, the graphics looks awesome, it runs 60 fps, more enemies, bigger maps, multiplayer and whatever other stuff it haves.

[@ThaMinecraftNetwork]

Painkiller is different from DW,but DW was gonna get a sequel: DarkWatch 2 : Revenge of Jericho Cross, which was canceled due to no support on it, and i got sad after that,but they did promise a few new things for it too, like new weapons and enemy types like a dynamite revolver and a vampire that got evil

[@Dukefazon]

6 bucks for xbox. I live in Hungary and I have an NTSC PS2 (some of my PAL games are not okay on my PAL 60GB PS3 so I buy them for my NTSC PS2). I do have to count the postage as well but that's not the thing that costs much. It's the "complete with case, artwork and manual" thing that costs a lot. And I need all 3.

[@kevinKronnack]

Like Super Metroid on the SNES, Dark Watch suffered the same fate. It was produced at the very end of the PS2 - Xbox Life cycle. Hype for the new PS3 and Xbox 360 Overshadowed this great little gem. One of my favorite games for sure, I think I was the only one who actually knew of this title as I pre-ordered it before it came out 8o

[@TronPachioftheDynamo]

@rockyheart609 Why? How about a sequel or a NEW game that plays like it? Why is everyone trying to fucking go back in time and make unoriginal old stuff? There's no point for HD remakes. What are you gonna do when we make better graphics than today? Make another HD remake? It's stupid. And I'm replying on my phone before anyone asks why it says @rockyheart

[@JesseEnclave]

I've been craving a Darkwatch sequel for years now. When the game "Gun" came out, with its free roam, side missions and whatnot, I couldn't help but think of how awesome it would be if Gun had been Darkwatch 2. And then there was Red Dead Redemption, and I literally had dreams about a modern Darkwatch game made in that style. Dammit, someone make it!

[@TheButtonMashers]

I'm glad I keep 80% of all games I've ever bought. Check out your local thrift store. There are many games collecting dust there amongst the Pokémon and discarded books. Can't beat getting Panzer Dragoon Saga for $3 bucks at Salvation Army. The gems are waiting my friend.

[@schweedy1985]

@WebVManReturns exactly. It looked great, and played well. But it was also short, and there was little to do once you had beaten it... as well as not having online support(as i recall). For the 50$ i paid for it, it just wasnt worth it. But for the 2$ you spent it a cool piece to have.

[@stivking]

Also... Funny that you mention Darkwatch needing a sequel,Mark. Around the time of the PS3s launch,there was a short video shown of Darkwatch 2 gameplay (just the character walking around in a dark train). Which might have been just a tech demo,because as we know... There never was a Darkwatch 2 :(

[@tomislavfucek2554]

I loved playing this game when i was a kid, one of best i ever played. True shame they dont make the second part..

[@ctse26]

They really need to reboot this title. They made first person shooting and melee strikes feel so refreshing when u can shoot/slice off limbs and heads from the body :D

[@KaijuCollector1]

i remember seeing the cover of it at a video store and thinking wow this looks stupid. Man i was wrong

[@DrLeatherface]

Darkwatch is in my collection. Has been since 2005, everytime I talk about it nobody has a clue what I'm on about! Hidden gem this one : )

[@TopcatsLair]

Have you guys reviewed Suffering and Suffering Ties That Bind PS2? I hooked that up to surround sound and it freaks the hell out of me

[@MrEyeballshangingout]

Maybe this game didn't do well as people were switched off by the 2 main female leads posing in Playboy(no really this happened go check it out). that seemes to bring bad mojo on a game, see Damnation, Farenheight, 50 Cent, Timeshift, etc...

[@aymanmahmood2608]

i remember got this game on the same day it released! and i played it the whole night!! really one of the coolest games on the ps2! and those fucking developers still develop COD games and with the same SHIT! but not this one! hope it will to be alive again!

[@GadGades]

I played it as a rental. I probably couldn't get into the style as much as most people, but I still enjoyed it somewhat. I do wish the main character had more personality and a bit more style. The lady too, but she's pretty inconsequential anyway.

[@oz1145]

Happened to walk into a gamestop the day this game released way back. Bored with most everything at the time, the whole vampire cowboy thing caught my attention. Remains a favorite to this day and needs a digital rerelease.