If you examine the screenshot above, you'll note a) that's not the kind of gun a cavalryman would have encountered at the battle of Antietam, where the picture was taken, and b) it's hardly fair to use that modern assault rifle against those guys and their horses.

Darkest of Days is a shooter from a new developer in Iowa -- yes, Iowa -- called 8monkey Labs. They've come up with an engine that puts as many as 300 characters onscreen at once. Using this engine, they drop you into various historic time periods and give you wildly inappropriate weapons. The idea is that you're a time traveler sent to keep certain people alive. Sort of a reverse terminator, if you will.

The whole thing seems quite silly and I can't wait to see how it turns out. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for something with a Painkiller vibe. You can find out more about Darkest of Days at the website here. The game will be out for the PC and Xbox 360 on September 8th.

Oh, and here's another great screenshot of historical inaccuracy and unfairness. Click on it for a larger view.