US Catherine release date

By Robert Purchese Published 10 June, 2011

Importers at the ready.

Stylish erotic action thriller Catherine will be released in America on 26th July.

As no European release has been confirmed, those interested in playing will need to import. Remember that PS3 games are region-free, which is nice.

A demo of Catherine has also been released on the Japanese PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace.

Eurogamer has heard promising things about Catherine - a game that has made headlines for being odd, pretty and risqé.

Catherine follows protagonist Vincent who has wacky nightmares after meeting a lady called Catherine. There's a puzzle-action element that involves trying not to be killed in varying ways.

Crackers.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (19) Latest comment 12 months ago

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  • SClaw #1 12 months ago

    This game has been talked up real hard. Usually what happens after this is that it turns out to be shit.

  • PixelPirate #2 12 months ago

    Played the demo on the Japanese Store before the great "event". It was really good.

    Looking forward to getting this, import it is!

  • Trent_Steel #3 12 months ago

    I'm moving to Japan 4 days after this comes out and desperately want it before I go, looks like I'll be getting ripped off to buggery at the only shop round here that sells import games.

  • RipperSU #4 12 months ago

    Planetaxel.com are offering it at £40.47 for the normal edition and £54.88 for the limited edition. I've already put my pre-order in, I'm very much looking forward to playing this.

  • carlosdfn #5 12 months ago

    Already pre-ordered from playasia.

    ATLUS rules.
    Edited by carlosdfn at 10/06/11 @ 10:51

  • PaletteSwap #6 12 months ago

    For what it's worth, there's an E3 video on the XBL European marketplace with a PEGI rating. This is not a confirmation but the odds of it reaching this side of the pond have definitely increased.
    I just checked and the game itself hasn't been rated by the PEGI though.

  • cowell #7 12 months ago

    @palletteswap

    Really? Sounds promising. Assuming that Rising Star or Ghostlight will break cover with this at some point

  • andywilkie35 #8 12 months ago

    I'd rather get this on 360 if possible so really hoping Ghostlight manage to pick it up. No problem importing for PS3 if not though.

    +1 to ATLUS rules

  • Snaggletooth #9 12 months ago

    that does look weird, I like

  • P1GEONPOO #10 12 months ago

    Looks trippy as f##k

  • Haunted_Tree #11 12 months ago

    This is not the game you are looking for - a puzzler in sheep's clothing.

  • Retro_ #12 12 months ago

    Already preordered the pizza box LTD edition from VideoGamesPlusCA. It's too weird a game to pass up.

  • toythatkills #13 12 months ago

    Catherine as a story and a visual experience is brilliant. Catherine as a game is kind of rubbish.

    It's half-puzzle game half-action game and the two work against each other in a horrible way - it's pretty poor as a result.

    There's a little mini-game in it which is fantastic, though. It takes the puzzle half and ditches the action, so it's just full on puzzle. It works brilliantly.

    Still, overall, worth playing for the story but don't go into it expecting the best game ever.

  • MattEdWithCheese #14 12 months ago

    Just thought I'd point out that the above "watch this bonkers Catherine trailer" is currently on the UK Live Marketplace as part of the E3 2011 folder!

  • dagas #15 12 months ago

    I only have a 360 so I'm hoping for a EU release.

  • Laythe_AD #16 12 months ago

    One of my most anticipated games for this year. Preorder! I heart Atlus.

  • silversun #17 12 months ago

    someone might pick it up for release in europe , if not importing is an option , game looks intresting and crazy( in why heck would i buy it, but its intresting way lol) at the same time.

  • silversun #18 12 months ago

    "Already pre-ordered from playasia"

    With ps 3 games can thy sell them to uk ? sony restrictions on ps 3 games that other site closed down , meant playasia they stop selling to uk , not sure about rest of europe? maybe i got my facts wrong , anyway sometimes use them if cant find a game for sale in uk.
    Plus got old saturn games from them as well , they good for japanese games, the us versions unless they new are hard to find so need go elsewhere.

  • savant #19 12 months ago

    @silversun - that was the sale of PlayStation hardware which got LikSang in trouble with Sony.