Catwoman (video game)

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Catwoman
Catwoman
Cover art of Catwoman
Developer(s) Electronic Arts, Argonaut Games, Magic Pockets
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
Release date(s)
  • NA July 20, 2004
  • PAL August 6, 2004
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)

Catwoman is a 2004 action-adventure video game published by Electronic Arts UK and Argonaut Games. The game is based on the 2004 film of the same name starring Halle Berry. Featuring the voice talents of Halle Berry, the game varied from the film's plot and received mostly negative reviews.

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[edit] Story

Catwoman follows the tale of Patience Phillips, a shy office peon in the Hedare corporate empire. She accidentally discovers her employers' dark secret and is subsequently murdered. However, death will not stop Patience from seeking vengeance. Our heroine is brought back to life by a magical Egyptian cat. Patience soon discovers that along with her restored life, she has received several "cat powers" that will enable her revenge. Thus, Catwoman is born.

[edit] Reception

 Reception
Review scores
Publication Score
GBA GC PC PS2 Xbox
GameSpot 5.4 out of 10[1] 6.3 out of 10[2] 5.6 out of 10[3] 6.3 out of 10[4] 6.3 out of 10[5]
GameSpy 2/5 stars[6]
IGN 6.5 out of 10[7] 4.0 out of 10[8] 3.8 out of 10[9] 4.0 out of 10[10] 4.0 out of 10[11]
X-Play 2/5 stars[12]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings 57.3% (9 reviews)[13] 51.9% (24 reviews)[14] 50.3% (13 reviews)[15] 46.8% (35 reviews)[16] 49.0% (34 reviews)[17]
Metacritic 61% (7 reviews)[18] 57% (24 reviews)[19] 46% (13 reviews)[20] 46% (35 reviews)[21] 45% (33 reviews)[22]

Catwoman was number 9 on Gametrailers.com's top 10 worst movie games, saying: "This game will make you want to drown kittens."[23] X-Play gave the game a rating of 2 out of 5 and featured it on their top 3 Worst Nintendo GameCube games at #3, beaten only by Pokémon Channel and Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis. Other reviewers complained about the repetitive nature of levels, and the method by which the player disposes of enemies.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Game Boy Advance review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/catwoman/review.html. 
  2. ^ "GameCube review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/catwoman/review.html. 
  3. ^ "Windows review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/catwoman/review.html. 
  4. ^ "PlayStation 2 review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/catwoman/review.html. 
  5. ^ "Xbox review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/catwoman/review.html. 
  6. ^ "PlayStation 2 review". GameSpy. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/catwoman/533604p1.html. 
  7. ^ "Game Boy Advance review". IGN. http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/535/535489p1.html. 
  8. ^ "GameCube review". IGN. http://cube.ign.com/articles/532/532149p1.html. 
  9. ^ "Windows review". IGN. http://pc.ign.com/articles/534/534866p1.html. 
  10. ^ "PlayStation 2 review". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/532/532156p1.html. 
  11. ^ "Xbox review". IGN. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/531/531989p1.html. 
  12. ^ "PlayStation 2 review". X-Play. http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/718/Catwoman.html. 
  13. ^ "Game Boy Advance". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919827.asp. 
  14. ^ "GameCube". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919286.asp. 
  15. ^ "Windows". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919825.asp. 
  16. ^ "PlayStation 2". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919824.asp. 
  17. ^ "Xbox". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/919823.asp. 
  18. ^ "Game Boy Advance". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/catwoman. 
  19. ^ "GameCube". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/catwoman. 
  20. ^ "Windows". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/catwoman. 
  21. ^ "PlayStation 2". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/catwoman. 
  22. ^ "Xbox". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/catwoman. 
  23. ^ "GT Countdown: Top Ten Worst Video Game Movies". GameTrailers. http://www.gametrailers.com/game/2111.html. 

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