Game Info
Developer(s)	Atlus Persona Team
Publisher(s)	Atlus (NA/JP) Deep Silver (EU) QV Software (AU)
Producer(s)	Katsura Hashino
Designer(s)	Shigenori Soejima (Character Designer)
Composer(s)	Shoji Meguro
Platform(s)	Playstation 3 Xbox 360
Release date(s)	February 17th, 2011 (Japan) July 26th, 2011 (America) Feb 10th, 2012 (PAL)
Mode(s)	Single-Player Multiplayer
Genre(s)	Adult Adventure Puzzle-platform Survival horror
Rating(s)	CERO:C ESRB:M

Contents 1 Release Dates 2 Gameplay 3 US Localization 4 Difficulty 5 Technical Information 6 Cover gallery 7 References 8 External links 9 Comments

Release DatesEdit

Catherine is currently scheduled for release in five different regions. It was released in Japan on February 17, 2011, and in North America on July 26th, 2011

it was released in Europe by Deep Silver on February 11, 2012^[1].

It will be released in Australia^[2] by QV Software in 2012.^[3]

GameplayEdit

Main article: Gameplay

US LocalizationEdit

On February 24, 2011, an article on Beefjack.com^[4] stated that Atlus had no plans to bring Catherine to North America. The following day, Atlus sent an e-mail to the Atlus Faithful mailing list with a single sentence on a Catherine-themed pink background: "Do you still like us?".

Speculation ran wild about the message until Atlus finally confirmed via another e-mail to the Atlus Faithful on March 1, 2011, that "...Cat's out of the bag", confirming a North American release for Summer 2011, later finalized as July 26.

DifficultyEdit

Catherine has become infamous for its intense difficulty, with many Japanese gamers claiming it was impossible even on the easiest difficulty setting. The limited continues, short time limit and punishing AI were among the chief complaints.

On March 9, 2011, Atlus released a patch for the PS3 version that included a new "Super Easy" difficulty along with tweaks to make the game easier for players. This included granting more retries per pillow, and adding a drink Vincent can use to skip multiple sections of blocks.^[5] The Xbox 360 version of the patch was released on March 31, 2011.^[6]

Atlus stated the localized version not only includes the Japanese "Super Easy" patch, but also a much more balanced and extensive difficulty overhaul that was not possible to do in a patch. Hard mode, however, has been untouched.

Technical InformationEdit

The mandatory install size for Catherine on the PS3 is 2.5GB. Save files are 522KB each^[7].

The optional install size for Catherine on the Xbox 360 is 5.2GB. Save files are 472KB each.^[8]

Neither the PS3 nor Xbox 360 North American versions will have Japanese audio^[9], and all animation is being lip-synched to the new English speech.^[10]

In the PS3 version, if the English version of the game is installed while the system is set in a language other than English (ex: French), the trophies for the game will be displayed in Japanese. As of now, there is no way to undo this action once the trophies are earned.

Cover galleryEdit

Game Information
Game Info  · Gameplay  · Puzzle Mechanics  · Items  · Block Types  · Enemies  · Difficulties  · Scoring  · Techniques

References Edit

1. ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-07-european-catherine-release-date-announced
2. ↑ http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/catherine-finally-coming-to-australia/
3. ↑ http://www.qvsoftware.com.au/releases/upcoming/2011/10
4. ↑ http://beefjack.com/news/atlus-no-plans-for-catherine-in-north-america/
5. ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/09/catherine-patch-adds-super-easy-mode-and-power-up-drink/
6. ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/31/catherine-patch-dodges-deadly-fork-reaches-xbox-live/
7. ↑ http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/605302-catherine/59073168
8. ↑ Catherine Xbox 360 manual, page 6.
9. ↑ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=28757035&postcount=74
10. ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/23/catherine-animation-being-lip-synced-to-english-localization/

External linksEdit

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• IGN:
  • Xbox 360
  • Love is Over Xbox 360
  • PS3
  • Love is Over PS3