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Catwoman for PlayStation 2
Catwoman for the PlayStation 2 is a 3D action-adventure based on the 2004 film. You play as Patience Phillips, who is brought back to life by an Egyptian cat after her death. With her new powers, she sets out to uncover the truth behind her employer's secret and the attempt on her life. The story takes you through several locations from the film.
Her agility determines how you make your way through the levels. You run up walls, jump between rooftops and use the whip to swing across gaps. The route is therefore not always at street level: look for higher platforms and points where the whip can catch. By linking climbing, jumping and swinging, you reach the next passage and get past obstacles.
In combat, you combine kicks and whip strikes with movements that let you dodge attacks. You can use the environment to put opponents out of action, so you also need to watch for useful objects. This single-player adventure alternates fights with sections where you find a route through the buildings. Above all, you learn how Catwoman moves: where she can land, when she needs to jump and how her whip helps both when crossing a gap and when facing an enemy.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Catwoman for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Catwoman
Catwoman arrived on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, the same year as the cinema release starring Halle Berry. Electronic Arts published the game, and Argonaut Games developed the three-dimensional version. EA had announced its agreement with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in February 2004. That licence brought the film's version of the DC character to consoles and PC, with Patience Phillips as the protagonist.
Argonaut already had a long history with three-dimensional games. The studio had previously worked on Star Fox and created Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. For Catwoman, the focus was on a human character moving through an urban environment with feline agility. The film supplied the heroine's appearance, the premise of the story and the locations; the playable action revolved around acrobatics, the whip and combat.
The PlayStation 2 release belongs to the versions for the home consoles of the time; Catwoman also appeared on Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and Windows. In its announcement, EA described seven locations from the film as the basis for the levels. The game thus fits into the film tie-ins of this period, which translated familiar characters and events into individual challenges. In Catwoman, movement is the main link between those challenges: walls, changes in height and swing points determine how a film scene becomes a playable route.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for the PlayStation 2 also combines wall moves, jumps and combat in 3D environments. The prince can additionally rewind time to correct a mistake. Catwoman uses her whip for crossings and attacks, with urban locations from a film providing the setting for its acrobatic routes.
Spider-Man 2: The Movie Game also lets you move above the streets as a film hero. On the PlayStation 2, you can swing freely through Manhattan and accept missions along the way. Catwoman divides its story into separate levels, where jumps, wall moves and the whip help you reach the intended passage through a location.
Batman Begins shares the connection to a DC film and combines fighting with traversing three-dimensional locations. Batman uses stealth, gadgets and fear to deal with enemies. Catwoman places more emphasis on the protagonist's agility and on the whip as a tool both for combat and for reaching higher places.
Batman: Vengeance is another PlayStation 2 action-adventure featuring a DC character, but takes the animated series as its starting point. Batman uses tools including Batarangs and a grappling hook while investigating a conspiracy. Catwoman follows the film version of Patience Phillips, giving her feline movements and whip a central role in travelling through levels.
Enter The Matrix also translates a film world into an action game for the PlayStation 2. You play as Niobe or Ghost, combining gunfights with martial arts and slow-motion action. Catwoman concentrates on one protagonist, with jumps and whip movements between fights. Both games connect their story to locations and characters from the associated films.
