By Jim Drewes - July 7, 2005
Announcement
Darkroom Studios just
recently announced a new western themed first person shooter, titled
Lawmaker. Darkroom's own verbiage about the game is as follows:
Immerse yourself into the chaos of the 19th century gold rush as Colt
Kaufman, a man caught in a degenerative struggle for money, power, and
revenge in the western FPS Lawmaker. Coming home to Kaufman for the
first time in ten years, you find a butchered father, a mother forced
into hiding, and an inferno of greed fueled by deception. Old friends
have become new enemies, and the word “trust” is a tattered remnant of
days gone by. In a town where silence is the weapon of choice, who can
you turn to when your back’s against the wall? It’s up to you to reap
revenge upon your father’s murderer, but the killer’s scent grows
colder by the hour.
Lawmaker harnesses breathtaking visual effects and the power of an
intense, tightly knit single player storyline to create a game that
completely consumes the player in a world as grand as the old legends
of the Wild West.
Judging by the screenshots and some of the information available from Darkroom, the title looks like it might have some interesting things to offer. Some of the features sound a little Grand Theft Auto-esque, such as the ability to become a wanted man, or to buy businesses. However, GTA is a third-person based game, whereas Lawmaker is a first-person perspective.