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Catherine is the incredibly innovative game brought to you by Atlas, and is unlike anything else that has ever come before it. You play as Vincent Brooks, a guy in his early thirties who's scared of commitment, which is exactly what his girlfriend Katherine is pushing him to do. One night at the local bar, you meet a beautiful young woman called Catherine, and after a heavy night of drinking you wake up next to her in your bed.

The story mode is called Golden Playhouse, which splits the game in to two different time periods: day time socialisation, and the nightmares that you become trapped in whenever you fall asleep. During the day, you will be tasked with socialising with your friends, your girlfriend, and Catherine, in both person and through text. Be careful though, as juggling these two women seems to be more trouble than you'd expect, and each decision you make with your speech and in general affects your morality. The vast majority of this awake time is spent in the local bar the Stray Sheep, where you can order drinks, talk to other patrons, listen to the jukebox, and more.

The night time is when Vincent's anxiety really rears its ugly head. All of his deepest fears come to life in his dreams: fear of commitment, fear that he's cheated on his girlfriend, fear that she will find out; everything he is afraid of is now alive and terrorising him in his sleep. This is where the game gets tricky. Each nightmare is a block puzzle level, tasking you to push and pull various blocks in order to reach the top. Sounds easy enough, right? Wrong. As you climb, the bottom levels of blocks will disappear, giving a definite sense of urgency to reach the top. Adding to this is a certain horrific personification of his fears, an example of which being a giant disfigured baby at least fifty feet tall, waiting at the bottom of the blocks for you to fall to your doom. Still sound easy? Wrong again, this game requires you to keep your wits about you as every block is different; certain blocks explode, there are blocks made of ice, blocks from which giant spikes will protrude should you step on them, and that's just to name but a few. Oh, and there's a time limit, not to mention the fact that the difficulty level increases every time you fall asleep, and the boss battles that await you. All of these aspects join together to build up the incredible tension that both Vincent, and now you, experience as you attempt to reach the top in order to wake up from your terrifying slumber.

Catherine focusses on topics that most games would never dream of breaching: free will, infidelity, fear of commitment, morality, and more. The basic premise of this game being is that you're a guy who's gotten in over his head, but this so uniquely portrays his tortured soul that it is unlike anything you've ever seen or played before. (Cat Emerson)

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More Details

Dubbing Languages:	Inglés

Subtitle Languages:	Español

Platform:	Xbox 360

Brand:	Koch Media

Certificate:	15

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Date: 12 / Apr / 2012

Markuz

Very Good

Catherine is very good, it seems like a movie where you can get up to 8 different finals with your decisions. I enjoy playing it very much and also the block-game is very fun and pretty challenging.

Age: 25-34

Gender: Male

Date: 27 / Mar / 2012

superrag

A new game concept

English voices with Spanish subtitles (Optional). Great game, Its a lot of fun. Combines hard block puzzles with anime-like video scenes.

Age: 35-44

Gender: Male

Date: 20 / Mar / 2012

beyondtool

Catherine

If you love Manga, and appreciate puzzles for what they are, then this is an incredible game. It's very different to anything else I've tried on the Xbox 360 before, so it's a welcome breath of fresh air. It has a great learning curve, and the presentation of it all, is top notch. It's more of a suggestive game than anything else, just for those of you that were hoping for full nudity, or something more close-to-the-line. But, as a total experience, it's totally worth it. I definitely recommend it.

Age: 35-44

Gender: Male

Date: 19 / Mar / 2012

KingFunkIII

Catherine

Interactive anime film? Dating sim? Old-school block puzzler? There isn't really a set genre for the game, Catherine, and on paper I admit, it doesn't make much sense. However, the style and finesse evident throughout this title manages to bring these diverse aspects together, to produce an excellent package that is certainly unlike anything I've ever played before. Spending the evening drinking with friends, leisurely replying to text messages, and maybe having a quick blast on the arcade machine, make for relaxed downtime between the nightmares plaguing many of the game's characters. These nightmares provide the actual challenge of this game, and by the time each harrowing night is done, you'll be ready to get back in the pub again. The nightmare sections, although presented with flair, hark back to the early days of gaming, as you struggle to overcome the various puzzles, whilst keeping ahead of an ever-encroaching danger. At times it feels almost like an old scrolling shooter, as you die over and over, learning the level, the location of baddies and power-ups, and eventually piecing it all together, to make it to the end of the level intact. Aside from the actual play content, the art style is fabulous, there's some minor, but innovative use of online access, and there's even some clever meta-comment, on the meaningless gaming tropes found within the puzzle sections. If you like japanimation, with an over-the-top sense of drama, and don't mind a game that will have you swearing out loud in frustration, then Catherine will certainly stick with you for a long time. Just try not to dream of blocks...

Age: 25-34

Gender: Male

Date: 15 / Mar / 2012

Berseker

Brilliant!

Catherine is one of the best examples of video game as a medium to tell stories and make the player think about life. The game is rather hard, but the player is so taken into the story that the player will stick at it.

Age: 25-34

Gender: Male

Date: 24 / Feb / 2012

Fastshot

This game has a amazing story and block puzzels

I wanted this game as soon as it came out in the UK. And it was worth the wait. It has a amazing story and good voice acting. What I would expect from the people who made Persona. highly recommend!

Age: 18-24

Gender: Male