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{{Infobox VG
|title        = Catherine
|image        = [[File:Catherine Cover Art.png|250px]]
|caption      = North American PlayStation 3 cover art featuring the titular character, Catherine
|developer    = [[Atlus|Atlus Persona Team]]
|publisher    = [[Atlus]] <br> [[Deep Silver]] <small>(Europe)</small>
|producer     = Katsura Hashino<ref name="Catherine Product Information">{{cite web |url=http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/product/ |title=キャサリン - CATHERINE - 製品情報 |author=Atlus |date=August 23, 2010 |work= |publisher=Atlus |accessdate=August 23, 2010}}</ref>
|designer     = Shigenori Soejima<br><small>(Character Designer)</small><ref name="Catherine Product Information"/>
|composer     = [[Shoji Meguro]]<ref name="Catherine Product Information"/>
|genre        = [[Adult video game|Adult]] [[Adventure game|adventure]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Catherine’s Sexy Doesn’t Stop At The Game’s Cover|author=Brian Ashcraft|publisher=Kotaku|url=http://kotaku.com/#!5710048/catherines-sexy-doesnt-stop-at-the-games-cover|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref><br>[[Platform game#Puzzle platformers|Puzzle-platformer]]<br>[[Survival horror]]<ref name="Catherine Product Information"/>
|modes        = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]<ref name="Catherine Product Information"/><br>[[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
|ratings      = {{vgratings|ACB=MA 15+|CERO=C<ref name="Catherine Product Information"/>}}{{vgratings|ESRB=M<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.siliconera.com/2011/05/16/this-catherine-trailer-has-snippets-of-english-voice-acting/ | title = This Catherine Trailer Has Snippets Of English Voice Acting | date = 2011-05-16 | accessdate = 2011-05-20 | publisher = Siliconera.com }}</ref>}}
|engine       = [[Gamebryo]]
|platforms    = [[PlayStation 3]]<ref name="Catherine Product Information"/><br>[[Xbox 360]]<ref name="Catherine Product Information"/>
|released     = {{vgrelease|JP=February 17, 2011<ref name="Catherine Japanese Release Date">{{cite web |url=http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/10/post-10.html |title=Date Decision! |date=October 22, 2010 |work= |publisher=Atlus, Co. |accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref>|NA=July 26, 2011<ref name="NADATE">{{cite web | url = http://www.computerandvideogames.com/291272/news/catherine-hitting-us-in-july-says-gamestop/ | first = Mike | last = Jackson | title = News: Catherine hitting US in July, says GameStop | date = 2011-02-28 | accessdate = 2011-03-01 | publisher = ComputerAndVideoGames.com }}</ref><ref name="Deluxe">{{cite web | url = http://catherinethegame.com/purchase.html | title = Pre-order Catherine, the HD adult horror title from the makers of Persona, for PS3 and Xbox 360! Available Summer 2011. | accessdate = 2011-05-03 | publisher = [[Atlus|Atlus.com]]}}</ref>|EU=October 28, 2011<ref name="Catherine European publisher announcement">{{cite web | url = http://www.game.co.uk/News/?lid=16375&ad=25_07_2011/ | first = | last = | title = Quirky drama Catherine confirmed for UK release | date = 2011-07-25 | accessdate = 2011-07-28 | publisher = Game.co.uk }}</ref>}}
|media        = [[Blu-ray Disc]]<br>[[DVD-ROM]]
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Catherine'''''|キャサリン|Kyasarin}} is a [[horror]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlus Confirms Western Catherine Release|author=Nathan Brown|work=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|date=March 1, 2011|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/news/atlus-confirms-western-catherine-release|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> [[Platform game#Puzzle platformers|puzzle-platformer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New Catherine trailer shows gameplay for the first time|author=Ryan Winterhalter|publisher=[[GamesRadar]]|date=January 5, 2010|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/catherine/news/new-catherine-trailer-shows-gameplay-for-the-first-time/a-2011010515164065036/g-2010081911452055090|accessdate=2011-03-07}}</ref> [[Adventure game]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Japanese Video Game Chart: Catherine Sexes Her Way to the Top|publisher=SPOnG|date=25 February 2011|url=http://spong.com/article/23909/Japanese-Video-Game-Chart-Catherine-Sexes-Her-Way-to-the-Top|accessdate=2011-03-18}}</ref> developed and published by [[Atlus]] for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. The game is [[Atlus]]' first internally-developed game for [[History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|seventh-generation consoles]] in high definition, and is described as an "[[Adult video game|adult-oriented]]" title by the game's character designer, Shigenori Soejima.<ref name="Andriasang">{{cite web |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/19/catherine_preview/ |title=Atlus Goes HD With Catherine |author=Anoop Gantayat |date=August 19, 2010 |work= |publisher=Andriasang |accessdate=August 20, 2010}}</ref> The cinematic portion of the game is handled by [[Studio 4°C]].<ref name="Famitsu">{{cite web |url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201008/19032248.html |title=『キャサリン』アダルト＆ホラーな完全新作 |language=Japanese |date=August 20, 2010 |work= |publisher=Famitsu |accessdate=August 20, 2010}}</ref> The game was released in Japan on February 17, 2011, and in North America on July 26, 2011.<ref name="NADATE"/> [[Deep Silver]] will release the game in Europe on October 28, 2011.<ref>http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/118/1183642p1.html</ref>

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Catherine Screenshot.png|thumb|border|left|text-top|180px|Vincent (center-bottom) being chased by the Fists of Grudge.]]
Players control a man named Vincent who, after meeting a strange girl named Catherine, begins having strange nightmares, during which he might be killed<ref name="VGamerNews">{{cite web|url=http://vgamernews.com/articles/3327/catherine-review-learn-your-love-here/|title=Catherine Review: Learn your Love Here!|last=Garner|first=A. |date=Aug 07, 2011}}</ref>. The main story mode, Golden Playhouse, follows the story between Daytime and Nightmare scenarios. During the daytime, Vincent will converse with his friends as well as try to handle his relationship with the two women, Catherine and Katherine. Most of this time takes place in the Stray Sheep bar where Vincent can save and send text messages from his mobile phone, talk to customers, order drinks, play a minigame titled ''Rapunzel'' or listen to a jukebox containing tracks from other Atlus games such as the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Persona|Persona]]'' series.<ref name="Catherine Product Information"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/catherine/news/new-mini-games-revealed-for-catherine/a-2011020217623268063/g-2010081911452055090|title=New mini-games revealed for Catherine|first=Ryan|last=Winterhalter|work=[[GamesRadar]]|date=February 2, 2011|accessdate=February 15, 2011}}</ref> 

The main gameplay takes place in the Nightmare stages. In a nightmarish dreamworld inhabited by other men, who are represented as sheep, Vincent must climb up giant staircases that are slowly collapsing underneath him and safely reach the top. To accomplish this, Vincent must push, pull and climb blocks as quickly as possible while avoiding various traps such as spikes and ice. Climbing up steps in quick succession increases a score multiplier, and at the end of the level, players are given an award based on their score. Each stage is split up into numerous areas, culminating in a boss stage in which a nightmarish creature also attempts to kill Vincent. Items found throughout the levels include pillows which give extra lives, block items that can be placed anywhere in the level and lightning that can destroy sheep which block Vincent's path. There are also certain attributes Vincent can get depending on what he drinks during the day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/11/30/catherine_drinks/ |title=All About Catherine's Drinks |publisher=Andriasang.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> Vincent will die if he falls off the bottom of the level, gets caught by a trap or is killed by a boss, with the game ending if Vincent runs out of retry pillows. In between action stages, Vincent can interact with the other sheep, save his game, learn techniques or spend coins on special items. When playing on easy difficulty, players can push the Select/Back button to correct a single block move.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Fahey |url=http://kotaku.com/5725398/catherine-gameplay-is-quite-puzzling |title=Catherine Gameplay Is Quite Puzzling |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=2011-01-05 |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/catherine-video-full-access-preview/a-2011012714652287090|title=Catherine video - Full Access Preview|first=Chris|last=Antista|work=[[GamesRadar]]|date=January 26, 2011|accessdate=February 15, 2011}}</ref>

Throughout the game, the choices the player makes during certain sections of the game will affect the development of Vincent's character and the route the story takes place. These can occur in several ways, such as how Vincent types out a text message to one of the girls, or how he responds to certain questions. The game will feature [[multiple endings]] based on the route Vincent takes, and has over twenty hours of gameplay.<ref name="Multiple Endings">{{cite web |url=http://scrawlfx.com/2010/08/catherine-is-twenty-hours-long-has-multiple-endings |title=Catherine is twenty-hours long, has multiple endings |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=August 27, 2010 |work= |publisher=Scrawl |accessdate=August 29, 2010}}</ref> The game also features a [[Nonlinear gameplay|non-linear]] morality system much more subtle than most other games. Instead of choosing Vincent's reaction at major plot points, the morality meter is affected by responses to seemingly insignificant questions posed by [[non-player character]]s, which in turn dictates how Vincent reacts to unexpected situations.<ref name=GRadar/> Babel Mode features four large stages playable with up to two players, while Vs Colosseum features two players simultaneously playing a stage in order to reach the top first.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/285619/news/multiplayer-detailed-for-atlus-catherine/|title=Multiplayer detailed for Atlus' 'Catherine'|first=Mike|last=Jackson|work=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]]|date=January 27, 2011|accessdate=February 15, 2011}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{Expand section|date=August 2011}}
In the neighborhood in which Vincent lives, there have recently been a number of bizarre incidents in which people die in their sleep with a look of anguish upon their faces. Strangely enough, all of the victims are young men. The story quickly spreads throughout the media, attracting widespread attention and theories as to the cause of death. A strange rumor begins to spread that if a person dreams of falling, then they must wake up soon or they will be unable to wake at all and will die.

Vincent is at a bar contemplating marriage to Katherine, his lover of five years who is pressuring him to get married, when he meets a beautiful and mysterious woman named Catherine. Although there are many vacant seats, she sits next to Vincent and turns out to be exactly his type. The two end up spending the night together at Vincent's house.

After meeting Catherine, Vincent begins to have nightmares every single night, which he believes may be related to the rumors. In these dreams, he and several other men, who appear to him as sheep, must escape from various horrors trying to kill him, for if he dies in his dream, he will die in reality. As dreams and reality begin to blend together, Vincent must not only fight to survive, but he must choose between Katherine and Catherine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/|title=Catherine: Story|publisher=Atlas|accessdate=November 11, 2010|language=Japanese}}</ref>

=== Endings ===
Depending on the way certain questions and text messages are answered, ''Catherine'' has a total of eight endings based on three central narratives. The alignment endings (i.e. Catherine and Katherine) feature a good, bad, and an extended true version while a neutral "Freedom" ending only has two versions.

== Characters ==
;{{nihongo|Vincent Brooks|ヴィンセント・ブルックス|Vinsento Burukkusu}}<ref name="Catherine Multiplayer">{{cite web |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/29/catherine_multiplayer/ |title=Multiplayer Catherine: First Look |author=Anoop Gantayat |date=January 29, 2011 |work= |publisher=Andriasang |accessdate=January 29, 2011}}</ref>
:{{Anime voice|[[Kōichi Yamadera]]|[[Troy Baker]]}}
:Vincent is the game's main protagonist. He is a 32-year-old single office worker at the point in life between independence from one's parents and marriage. He has no ambitions in terms of love and romance. He is under pressure to marry Katherine, but wants to continue his carefree ways of living alone. His life changes when he meets Catherine, a mysterious beauty, by chance, at a bar. Dreams and reality begin to blur together, and he seemingly becomes trapped in a different world within his nightmares. He previously made a cameo appearance in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3#Persona 3 Portable|Persona 3 Portable]]''.

;{{nihongo|Catherine|キャサリン|Kyasarin}}
:{{Anime voice|[[Miyuki Sawashiro]]|[[Laura Bailey (voice actress)|Laura Bailey]]}}
:Catherine is a mysterious 22-year-old woman who has a charming face and a "well-proportioned" body, which makes men turn and stare. She also has a "Koakuma ([[Gyaru]]) air" about her, which happens to be Vincent's type, and the two end up spending the night together after she seduces him. Her carefree behaviour begins to disturb Vincent's life. It is after meeting Catherine that Vincent begins to have nightmares. Catherine is featured on the PS3 version's cover art.

;{{nihongo|Katherine McBride|キャサリン・マクブライド|Kyasarin Makuburaido}}
:{{Anime voice|[[Kotono Mitsuishi]]|[[Michelle Ruff]]}}
:Katherine is a 32-year-old mid-management level employee at an apparel maker. She and Vincent are from the same town and were classmates at school, and after a chance meeting at a school reunion they strike up a relationship. Katherine suggests marriage to Vincent, which he is not ready for.<ref name="Catherine Katherine">{{cite web |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/09/11/catherine_katherine/ |title=Catherine: Meet Katherine |author=Anoop Gantayat |date=September 11, 2010 |work= |publisher=Andriasang |accessdate=September 11, 2010}}</ref> Katherine is featured on the Xbox 360 version's cover art.

;{{nihongo|Orlando Haddick|オーランド|Ōrando}}
:{{Anime voice|[[Hiroaki Hirata]]|[[Liam O'Brien]]}}
:Orlando is a divorced 32-year-old software engineer, a long time friend of Vincent, and also a regular at the bar. He often hangs around the sushi bar, Kappa Heaven, during the day. He is carefree in both his words and actions, doesn't seem too fond of the idea of marriage and advises a worried Vincent against. He suffered a lot when his former wife dumped him when he had a financial problem, and still feel betrayed. <ref name="Catherine Vincent Friends">{{cite web |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/10/26/catherine_vincent_friends/ |title=Catherine: Meet Vincent's Friends (Again) |author=Anoop Gantayat |date=October 26, 2010 |work= |publisher=Andriasang |accessdate=November 2, 2010}}</ref>

;{{nihongo|Jonathan "Jonny" Ariga|ジョニー|Jonī}}
:{{Anime voice|[[Takehito Koyasu]]|[[Travis Willingham]]}}
:Jonny is a 32-year-old used car salesman. He's Vincent and Orlando's old friend, a bachelor, and also a regular at the bar. He works at his father's used car lot and plans on continuing the family business. He has high ideals with regards to marriage, stating that he believes marriage should be with one's destined partner.<ref name="Catherine Vincent Friends"/>

;{{nihongo|Tobias "Toby" Nebbins|トビー|Tobī}}
:{{Anime voice|[[Kishō Taniyama]]|[[Yuri Lowenthal]]}}
:Tobias is a 23-year-old used car salesman and a colleague of Jonny's. He is also a regular at the bar. He has a strong desire to get married, saying that the moment he gets a girlfriend he will marry her. He has a thing for older women and a crush on the bar's waitress, Erica.<ref name="Catherine Vincent Friends"/>

;{{nihongo|Erica Anderson|エリカ|Erika}}
:{{Anime voice|[[Junko Minagawa]]|[[Erin Fitzgerald]]}}
:Erica is Stray Sheep's 32-year-old bar waitress and Vincent's childhood friend. She has a bright personality and is up to date on town gossip.<ref name="Catherine Stray Sheep">{{cite web |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/01/12/catherine_stray_sheep/ |title=Catherine: Stray Sheep Bar Detailed |author=Anoop Gantayat |date=January 12, 2011 |work= |publisher=Andriasang |accessdate=January 29, 2011}}</ref> Tobias has a crush on her and loses his virginity to her. It is revealed during the Lovers' true ending that she is [[Transsexualism|transsexual]], something that was alluded to throughout the game, and was previously known as Eric.

;Thomas "Boss" Mutton
:{{Anime voice|[[Norio Wakamoto]]|[[Kirk Thornton]]}}
:Boss (known as "Master" in the Japanese version) is Stray Sheep's barkeeper. The player will go through him to make friends with new customers. Although some articles for the game affirms that "Boss has personally experienced many scenes of carnage", there's not a single reference to this in the entire game. Even this very phrase doesn't appear at all. <ref name="Catherine Stray Sheep"/> Very little is known about him and he is seldom seen without his sunglasses. Later in the game, he reveals himself to be an incarnation of [[Dumuzid the Shepherd]] as well as the very cause of the nightmares.

;{{nihongo|Mysterious Voice/[[Astaroth]]|声|Koe}}
:{{Anime voice|[[Junko Minagawa]]|[[Yuri Lowenthal]]}}
:A strange voice that cryptically announces that he chose Vincent to test if his life is worth continuing before killing him by having him climb the tower night by night, talking to him from a window of a confession booth. It can talk to Vincent outside of the Nightmares too, mostly informing him of what is to come in the next Nightmare while Vincent is washing his face in Stray Sheep's bathroom.

;Trisha/{{nihongo|Rue Ishida|石田☆ルウ|Ishida Rū}}
:{{Anime voice|[[Junko Minagawa]]|[[Erin Fitzgerald]]}}
:Trisha, the "Midnight Venus" is the host of Golden Playhouse mode who sports a large red afro. She provides an introduction to the game's modes and will text Vincent concerning his achievements in the Nightmare stages and to provide him with hints. She reveals herself prior to the final stage of the game's "Babel" challenge mode to in fact be [[Ishtar]] and the true identity of Astaroth, and [[Fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] by telling the player she was waiting for them to show exceptional climbing skills via Vincent so as to find a replacement for her consort, Dumuzid, of whom she had grown tired due to his cheating.

== Development ==
The game's existence was first hinted at in the PlayStation Portable game ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable''. In this game, Vincent appears at ''Club Escapade'' on certain days, though in the game he never reveals his name and is simply referred to as "Man Drinking Alone" in his dialogue boxes. However, on a certain day, if you put in the right choices in the pop-up, a picture will appear and will speak more about his relationships in the game. In conversing with the player character, he reveals hints related to his problems, though also states specifically that they are "nothing that [the player character] needs to worry about." It is unclear what, if any, connection Catherine has with the Megami Tensei universe.

The game was also mentioned at Konami's Tokyo Game Show 2010 booth.<ref>http://www.4gamer.net/games/093/G009307/20100914074/</ref>

Producer Hashino stated less than two weeks after its announcement that ''Catherine'' has actually been in development for quite a while, saying: "the ''Persona 4'' development team would switch back and forth between developing ''Catherine''{{'}}s first stages and polishing up ''Persona 4''.<ref name="Multiple Endings"/>

A playable demo was released on January 27, 2011, in Japan,<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/17/catherine-and-gal-gun-demos-available-in-japan-this-month/</ref> but was later removed from PlayStation Network.<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/07/catherine-demo-pulled-from-japanese-psn/ </ref> It has since been put back up. To prevent gamers from posting spoiler videos, specifically those after Night 8 of the game, or hosting live streams of the game before its intended street date, Atlus posted a humorous public service announcement picture of an in-game sheep, warning gamers who post spoilers on video sharing sites, such as YouTube and Nico Nico Douga, run the risk of having their accounts banned.<ref>http://asia.gamespot.com/news/6299608.html</ref><ref>http://kotaku.com/#!5762814/spoil-catherine-and-get-your-ass-banned</ref> In response to players' complaint on the game difficulty, Atlus released a patch with a new difficulty mode called Super Easy mode for the PS3 in March 2011. The patch for the Xbox 360 version was released on March 31.<ref>http://asia.gamespot.com/news/6303174.html</ref><ref>http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/31/catherine-patch-dodges-deadly-fork-reaches-xbox-live/</ref>

To promote the game, Tokyo restaurant Collabo Dining offered a ''Catherine''-themed drinks and meal menu between February 17, 2011 and March 31, 2011.<ref>http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/catherine/news/catherine-themed-bar-open-for-business/a-2011021615499926013/g-20100819114534837010</ref>

Atlus made an announcement on March 1, 2011, and confirmed the game would be coming to North America in Summer 2011.<ref name="Catherine North American Release Date">http://www.giantbomb.com/news/catherine-is-coming/2958/</ref><ref>http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/01/catherine-officially-confirmed-for-summer-2011/</ref> Prior to the official announcement, GameStop accidentally made the game available for pre-order on their website, revealing a more definitive release date of July 26, 2011,<ref name="NADATE"/> which was later officially confirmed.<ref name="Deluxe"/> In North America, due to the game's somewhat risqué cover art, an edited version will be used on a "small percentage" of launch copies at select retailers in consideration of more "sensitive" shoppers.<ref>http://ca.kotaku.com/5796354/catherines-cover-art-too-hot-for-some-sensitive-american-gamers </ref>

==Marketing==
===Deluxe Edition===
On May 2, 2011, Atlus announced that ''Catherine'' would receive a "Love is Over" deluxe edition in North America. In addition to either the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 version of the game, it includes a pair of [[boxer shorts]] identical to those worn by Vincent; Vincent's T-shirt, worn by Catherine, featuring four heart containers reminiscent of those found in [[The Legend of Zelda]] series, one-and-a-half of which are full, with the word "Empty" beneath them; a pillowcase featuring artwork of Catherine and the game logo; and a replica of a pizza box from the game's "Stray Sheep" restaurant, which serves as the external packaging. The cover art of the game included with the deluxe edition is the original, unedited version. Atlus had said that the deluxe edition would be available only in "very limited quantities," with stock built according to pre-order demand.<ref name="Deluxe"/><ref name="sexydoesnt">{{cite web | url = http://ca.kotaku.com/5710048/catherines-sexy-doesnt-stop-at-the-games-cover | first = Brian | last = Ashcraft | title = Catherine's Sexy Doesn't Stop At The Game's Cover | date = 2010-12-09 | accessdate = 2011-05-03 | publisher = [[Kotaku|Kotaku.com]] }}</ref>

===Pre-order bonuses===
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Catherine Sound Disc
| Type = Soundtrack
| Longtype    = / <font style="background: {{Infobox Album/color|Remix}}">[[Remix album]]</font>
| Artist = [[Shoji Meguro]]
| Cover = CatherineSoundtrack.jpg
| Caption = The cover of the Japanese edition of the art book, which houses the CD. In America, the art book is smaller, resulting in a cropped version of this image for its cover.
| Released = {{vgrelease|JP=February 17, 2011|NA=July 26, 2011}}
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| Length =29:24
| Label = [[Atlus]]
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| Last album =
| This album =
| Next album =
}}
Pre-orders of the game in Japan and North America, either standard or deluxe (North America only), included a "sound disc" (soundtrack CD) and [[art book]].<ref name="Deluxe"/><ref name="sexydoesnt"/> For the soundtrack, composer [[Shoji Meguro]] chose to remix classical music in order to emphasize the game's horror aspects, and to make it more "[[Shin Megami Tensei: Persona|Persona]]-like".
====Track listing====
{{Track listing
| extra_column    = Composer
| title1          = [[The Planets|Planets Suite "Mars", "Jupiter"]]
| extra1          = [[Gustav Holst]]
| length1         = 2:33
| title2          = [[Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Symphony No. 5 in C Minor "Fate" 3rd Movement]]
| extra2          = [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
| length2         = 2:22
| title3          = [[Fugue in G minor, "Little", BWV 578|"Little" Fugue in G Minor]]
| extra3          = [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]
| length3         = 2:59
| title4          = [[Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák)|Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World" 1st Movement, 3rd Movement Scherzo]]
| extra4          = [[Antonín Dvořák]]
| length4         = 3:10
| title5          = [[William Tell Overture|William Tell Overture Part 2 "The Storm" and Part 3 "The Ranz des Vaches"]]
| extra5          = [[Gioachino Rossini]]
| length5         = 2:19
| title6          = [[Polovtsian Dances]]
| extra6          = [[Alexander Borodin]]
| length6         = 4:37
| title7          = [[Pictures at an Exhibition|Pictures at an Exhibition "The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)"]]
| extra7          = [[Modest Mussorgsky]]
| length7         = 2:28
| title8          = [[L'Arlésienne (Bizet)|L'Arlésienne Second Suite "Farandole"]]
| extra8          = [[Georges Bizet]]
| length8         = 2:02
| title9          = [[Étude Op. 10, No. 12 (Chopin)|"Revolutionary Etude"]]
| extra9          = [[Frédéric Chopin]]
| length9         = 2:47
| title10          = [[Messiah Part II|Messiah "Hallelujah Chorus"]]
| extra10          = [[George Frideric Handel]]
| length10         = 1:45
| title11          = [[Piano Sonata No. 2 (Chopin)|Piano Sonata No. 2 "Funeral March" 3rd Movement]]
| extra11          = Frédéric Chopin
| length11         = 2:31
}}

===Novel===
Kadokawa Games published a novel based on the game on May 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/22/kadokawa-to-publish-catherine-novel-in-japan/|title=Kadokawa To Publish Catherine Novel In Japan|author=Ishaan|accessdate=2011-03-23|date=2011-03-22|publisher=Siliconera}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{VG Reviews
|1UP = A
|EGM = 
|EuroG = 9/10 <ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-27-catherine-review</ref>
|Fam = 35/40
|GRadar = 8/10
|GSpot = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/catherine/review.html |title=Catherine Review, Catherine Xbox 360 Review |publisher=GameSpot.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref>
|GI = 7/10
|GT = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/game/catherine/13734 |title=Catherine Video Game &#124; Reviews, Trailers & Interviews |publisher=GameTrailers.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref>
|GiantBomb = 
|GSpy =
|IGN = 9/10
|XPlay = 4/5
|GamerUK =
|PCGUK =
|GamePro = 4/5
|GiantBomb = 2/5
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|GR = 82%<ref name="gr_catherine">{{cite web|title=Catherine|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/605302-catherine/index.html|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|accessdate=25 July 2011}}</ref>
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''Catherine'' received a positive reception, with average aggregate scores of 7.6 out of 10 on [[GameStats]],<ref name="GameStats"/> 84% on [[GameRankings]],<ref name="gr_catherine"/> and 80 and 83 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, respectively, on [[Metacritic]].<ref name="mc_ps3"/><ref name="mc_360"/>  ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave the game a score of 35/40 based on four scores of 9, 9, 8 and 9.  In an import review, [[GamesRadar]] gave the game a 5/10, praising the story but criticizing the game's difficulty due to random enemy AI, though they later gave the English release 8/10, citing crucial changes had removed most of the game's annoyances.<ref name=GRadar>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/catherine-import-review/a-2011030816833522052 |title=Catherine import review |publisher=GamesRadar |date=2011-03-08 |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref><ref>http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/catherine/review/catherine-review/a-20110725162620661034/g-20100819114534837010</ref> Some Japanese gamers have complained that the game is too difficult, even on the easy setting. Atlus has since released a patch that includes a Super Easy mode, which is included in the English version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/03/09/catherine_super_easy_patch/ |title=Catherine Super Easy Patch Now Available For PlayStation 3 |publisher=Andriasang.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> ''[[PSM3]]'' gave the Japanese version a score of 8.0, praising its challenge and presentation, while criticizing its basic online play. IGN gave the North American version of ''Catherine'' an overall score of 9.0.<ref>{{cite web|author=Colin Moriarty |url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1181622p2.html |title=Catherine Review - PlayStation 3 Review at IGN |publisher=Ps3.ign.com |date=2011-02-17 |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/299467/reviews/catherine-review/ |title=Review: Catherine Review |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' gave the North American version of ''Catherine'' a 7.0, praising its overall story, but criticizing the game's difficulty.  The PlayStation 3 version topped the Japanese charts in its opening week with over 140,000 copies sold while the 360 version came in 7th with over 21,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/290521/news/catherine-tops-marvel-vs-capcom-in-japanese-chart-battle/|title=Catherine tops Marvel Vs Capcom in Japanese chart battle|first=Tom|last=Ivan|work=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]]|date=February 23, 2011|accessdate=March 10, 2011}}</ref> The game has also been commercially successful in America, selling 78,000 copies across both systems to consumers in its first six days, making it Atlus' biggest launch yet for a game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/11/npd-catherine-sold-78k-copies-in-july/|title=NPD: Catherine sold 78K copies in July|first=Ludwig|last=Kietzmann|publisher=Joystiq|date=2011-08-11|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>


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== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_%28video_game%29 The original source of this article at Wikipedia]
*[http://catherinethegame.com/ Official website (English)]
*[http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/ Official website (Japanese)]