Catwoman (2004)

 PC
Metascore
46

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 8 out of 13
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  1. PC Gamer
    49
    Only for hardcore fans of Halle Berry or aficionados of softcore porn. [Nov 2004, p.96]
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  2. XGP Gaming
    43
    Halle Berry does the voice acting for her character, but she over-delivers almost every cheesy line.
  3. Total Video Games
    40
    The restrictive control system and progression feels pathetic compared to the state of fluid titles such as "Prince of Persia" or "Galleon", whilst the overall experience is confounded by an awkward fixed camera system that makes it virtually impossible to see where you’re going.
  5. Yahoo!
    40
    The hell of the game is that the environmental puzzle setups look pretty good -- climb the wall, lash onto the nearest outcropping, swing to clamber chainlink fences, etc. It's just a shame the game actively fights your ability to navigate them.
  6. Computer Games Magazine
    40
    It's quite faithful to the movie in that it also sucks. [Dec 2004, p.92]
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  7. PC Format
    38
    Messy, clumsy, and deeply unsatisfying beat-'em-up combat. Surpised? Catwoman is a poorly made tie-in game for a rubbish movie. Someone find me a bag and a brick. [Oct 2004, p.96]
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  8. IGN
    38
    While the development team has done a better-than-average job of heaping sparkles and gloss over these broken bones of a game, the end result is that Catwoman is a overly simplistic combat game. It's a rather interesting adventure game marred by annoying, imprecise controls and an even more maddening and nonsensical camera.
  9. Computer Gaming World
    20
    An epic disaster of a game derived from a movie that simply shouldn't exist in the first place. [Nov 2004, p.81]
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#59 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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User Score
3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 10 out of 13
  1. ChristopherS.
    Feb 18, 2007
    8
    Not nearly as bad as everyone seems to think and quite possibly one the more underrated games of its year. Catwoman certainly ranks as one Not nearly as bad as everyone seems to think and quite possibly one the more underrated games of its year. Catwoman certainly ranks as one the most beautifully rendered and animated characters to ever star in a video game. Not only is she wonderful to look at but she is equally wonderful to control. Her body responds quickly and precisely to analog gamepad input and pulling off cool moves is not terribly difficult. The combat sequences are not especially fantastic but they are for the most part well implemented and enjoyable. As stated above this is primarily a platformer and as such there is a lot of jumping and swinging, if thats not your thing then you should probably skip this release. Most reviewers have complained about the camera work and to some extent they are correct. Camera movement is constrained and focuses primarily on Catwoman, for obvious reasons. However, you can activate a first person view that allows you to look about wherever you wish, admitably only while you are standing still. I for one adjusted to this limitation and ultimately found it not to be much of an issue. And to be honest I could spend hours just watching her walk, boy oh boy can she walk. Overall the graphics are nice and should perform well on most modern gaming machines. A diamond in the rough that can be had for a song.… Full Review »
  2. Bho
    Sep 3, 2004
    3
    Very very poor game by such a big name. Camera angles are the worst, controls are just as bad. Futhermore, graphics are average in my Very very poor game by such a big name. Camera angles are the worst, controls are just as bad. Futhermore, graphics are average in my opinion. The only thing I liked was a hint of martial arts, however, that was also limited, I fund myself doing the same moves over and over! Nothing special, not at all impressed. Similar titles which are better I can suggest are Max Payne 2 and Spiderman 2.… Full Review »
  3. ShaneW.
    Jul 27, 2004
    3
    Looks good, but is impossible to control without a joypad, and even with, you'll spend more time wrestling with the camera angles than Looks good, but is impossible to control without a joypad, and even with, you'll spend more time wrestling with the camera angles than enjoying the game. … Full Review »
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