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{{Infobox video game
| title = Catherine
| image = Catherine Cover Art.png
| caption = Uncensored North American PS3 cover art featuring Catherine
| developer = [[Atlus]]{{efn|Original game developed by "2nd Creative Production Department",<ref name="CatherineDev"/> ''Full Body'' developed by Studio Zero.<ref name="FullDengInterview"/>}}
| publisher = {{Video game release|JP|Atlus|NA|[[Atlus USA]]|PAL|[[Deep Silver]]|WW|[[Sega]] (Windows)}}'''''Full Body'''''{{Video game release|WW|Sega}}
| director = {{Unbulleted list|[[Katsura Hashino]]|Kenichi Goto (''Full Body'')}}
| producer = Katsura Hashino
| programmer = Yujiro Kosaka
| writer = {{Unbulleted list|Yuichiro Tanaka|Atsushi Kusama (''Full Body'')}}
| artist = {{Unbulleted list|[[Shigenori Soejima]]|Kazuhisa Wada|Yasuhiro Akimoto (''Full Body'')}}
| composer = [[Shoji Meguro]]
| engine = [[Gamebryo]]{{efn|The original game was developed using Gamebryo, while ''Full Body'' uses Atlus' in-house game engine used in ''[[Persona 5]]''.<ref name="IGNFullPreview"/>}}
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[PlayStation 3]]|[[Xbox 360]]|[[Windows]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[PlayStation Vita]]|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
| released = {{Collapsible list|title=February 17, 2011|'''''Classic'''''|'''PlayStation 3''', '''Xbox 360'''{{Video game release|JP|February 17, 2011|NA|July 26, 2011|EU|February 10, 2012|AU|February 23, 2012}}'''Windows'''{{Video game release|WW|January 10, 2019}}|'''''Full Body'''''|'''PlayStation 4'''{{Video game release|JP|February 14, 2019|WW|September 3, 2019}}'''PlayStation Vita'''{{Video game release|JP|February 14, 2019}}'''Nintendo Switch'''{{Video game release|JP|July 2, 2020|WW|July 7, 2020}}}}
| genre = [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}
'''''Catherine'''''{{efn|{{nihongo||キャサリン|Kyasarin|lead=yes}}}} is a [[puzzle video game]] developed by [[Atlus]]. The game was released for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] in Japan and North America in 2011, in [[PAL region]]s by [[Deep Silver]] in 2012, and for [[Windows]] by [[Sega]] in 2019. A re-release with additional content, titled '''''Catherine: Full Body''''',{{efn|{{nihongo||キャサリン・フルボディ|Kyasarin: Furu Bodi}}}} was released in 2019 for the [[PlayStation 4]] worldwide and for the [[PlayStation Vita]] only in Japan, and a [[Nintendo Switch]] version released worldwide in 2020.

The story follows Vincent Brooks, a man who is beset by supernatural nightmares while torn between his feelings for his longtime girlfriend [[Catherine and Katherine|Katherine]] and the similarly named beauty [[Catherine and Katherine|Catherine]]. The gameplay is divided between the daytime, where Vincent interacts with the characters in a [[social simulation game|social simulation]], and his dreams where he must navigate three-dimensional towers through combined platforming and puzzle-solving. The game's ending is affected by choices made by Vincent over the course of the story.

''Catherine'' was developed by the same studio behind the ''[[Persona (series)|Persona]]'' series, including producer and director [[Katsura Hashino]], character designer [[Shigenori Soejima]], and music composer [[Shoji Meguro]]. The game began production near the end of ''[[Persona 4]]''{{'s}} development in 2008, with the aim being to create something for a more adult audience. The English localization was handled by [[Atlus USA]]. ''Full Body'' was developed by Studio Zero, a then-newly formed division within Atlus led by Hashino. The team aimed to expand upon the original, bringing back the initial cast while adding a new love interest named Rin, short for Qatherine.

Reception was generally positive, with critics praising its mature subject matter and gameplay, although some criticism was directed towards its difficulty. In response, Atlus released a patch with an "Easy" mode. The game was nominated for several awards, and exceeded Atlus' sales expectations by having sold over one million copies worldwide by 2017.

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Catherine game screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|205px|Gameplay screenshot of the character Vincent navigating through a Nightmare stage]]
''Catherine'' is a [[cross-genre]] video game in which players control Vincent Brooks, a man who is tormented by deadly nightmares after becoming involved with multiple women. The gameplay is divided into two parts; daytime [[Social simulation game|social simulation]] segments where Vincent interacts with various characters at the Stray Sheep bar, and nightmare segments where he navigates deadly block towers using a combination of [[Platform game|platforming]] and [[Puzzle video game|puzzle solving]].<ref name="CathIGNpreview"/><ref name="CathGSpotPreview"/> The game is split into three modes; the [[Single-player video game|single-player]] story campaign dubbed "Golden Playhouse", and "Babel". [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]-exclusive "Colosseum" challenge levels are unlocked after first completing the story.<ref name="CathGSpotPreview"/><ref name="CathModes"/>

The daytime gameplay involves Vincent interacting with his girlfriends and other characters in the Stray Sheep bar.<ref name="CathIGNpreview"/> During dialogue and text segments, Vincent can choose several options to respond; these include standard dialogue options and composing text messages.<ref name="CathIGNpreview"/><ref name="gradar_english"/> During his time in the Stray Sheep, Vincent can purchase drinks which help his navigation of Nightmare stages, but also impede his movement if he has too many.<ref name="CathDrinks"/>{{sfn|Atlus|2011|p=18-20}} He can also play a minigame titled "Rapunzel" which mimics the gameplay in nightmares, or listen to a jukebox containing tracks from other Atlus games.<ref name="Minigames"/> Leaving the Stray Sheep will trigger the next Nightmare section.{{sfn|Atlus|2011|p=18-20}}

The main gameplay takes place in the Nightmare stages. Vincent must climb towers made of blocks, which must be arranged into a stairway to reach the exit. As he climbs, the tower collapses beneath him, and if he fails to arrange the blocks before the collapse reaches him, Vincent will fall and the game ends; he either restarts from the last checkpoint on the tower if Vincent has a pillow item, or the player must restart the game from their last save.<ref name="CathIGNpreview"/><ref name="CathGSpotPreview"/>{{sfn|Atlus|2011|p=8-9}} Blocks can be freely pushed and pulled, balanced on the edge of a similar block, and form stairways.{{sfn|Atlus|2011|p=10-11}} In addition to standard blocks, some blocks have extra functions such as springing Vincent higher, and other blocks are lethal traps.<ref name="CathGSpotPreview"/> Vincent can earn pillows that allow him to retry levels. There are also several items which can be found or purchased in between stages, such as spare blocks, lightning which removes enemies, and energy drinks that allow Vincent to climb more steps at a time.{{sfn|Atlus|2011|p=16}}

Finishing a stage awards a score based on the time completed and items collected. These are posted on online leader boards accessed from the game's start menu.{{sfn|Atlus|2011|p=6-7}} In addition to the Golden Playhouse mode, Babel Mode features four large stages playable with up to two players, while Colosseum features two players simultaneously playing a stage in order to reach the top first.<ref name="CathModes"/> The game has multiple endings depending on the choices made by the player during the course of the narrative.<ref name="gradar_english"/>

Additional elements were added in ''Full Body''.<ref name="DengFullInfo"/> A new mode includes rearranged versions of the game's puzzles, with the original arrangement featuring as a separate mode.<ref name="FullbodyRinInfo"/> A new online multiplayer mode is also added, where players can enter both a randomised match or a contest with a player of equal rank.<ref name="CathFullInfo"/> New character Rin can be called to halt the tower's collapse for a short time.<ref name="IGNFullPreview"/> Players can access a new difficulty level called "Safety", which removes all threats and the time limit, and allows players to skip puzzles and continue with the story.<ref name="DengFullInfo"/>

==Synopsis==

===Setting and characters===
Set in the American [[Space settlement|space colony]] of Neo-Brooklyn (as revealed in ''Full Body''), the plot of ''Catherine'' is presented as a [[story within a story]] on ''Golden Playhouse'', a television program described as "like a [[Saturday morning pictures|Saturday morning theatre]], with a bit of a ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone]]'' vibe".<ref name="PSBlogCath"/> The Stray Sheep, a bar where the main cast frequently meets, acts as the stage for the game's major events.<ref name="CathBook"/><ref name="CathCharactersStray"/> The game focuses on four main characters:<ref name="CathGemProfiles"/>
* '''Vincent Brooks''', a 32-year-old systems engineer who acts as the game's protagonist and [[player character]]. Unambitious and unenthusiastic, Vincent lives a stereotypical bachelor's life; he avoids the challenges of adulthood, including his uninspiring job, his rundown apartment, and his unwillingness to marry his girlfriend, Katherine.<ref name="CathGemProfiles"/><ref name="FamStaffComments"/> Vincent is voiced by [[Koichi Yamadera]] in Japanese,<ref name="FamStaffComments"/> and [[Troy Baker]] in English.<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/>
* '''[[Catherine and Katherine|Catherine]]''', a 22-year-old woman. She meets Vincent at the Stray Sheep seemingly by accident and ends up spending the night with him. This encounter, and Catherine's continued attempts to romance Vincent, become the catalyst for the game's events. Outwardly, Catherine is playful, seductive, and free-spirited; in reality, she is a [[succubus]] demon who tempts men for her own ends.<ref name="CathBook"/><ref name="CathGemProfiles"/> Catherine is voiced by [[Miyuki Sawashiro]] in Japanese,<ref name="FamStaffComments"/> and [[Laura Bailey]] in English.<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/>
* '''[[Catherine and Katherine|Katherine McBride]]''', a 32-year-old woman working as an office manager at a clothing manufacturer. A childhood friend of Vincent's, they reconnected five years before the game's events and began dating. Katherine wishes to marry Vincent and is increasingly irritated by his indecisiveness.<ref name="CathGemProfiles"/><ref name="CathKath"/> Katherine is voiced by [[Kotono Mitsuishi]] in Japanese,<ref name="CathKath"/> and [[Michelle Ruff]] in English.<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/>
* '''Rin''', short for '''Qatherine''', is a character exclusive to ''Full Body''. An amnesiac who plays the piano at the Stray Sheep, Rin becomes a comforting presence during Vincent's journey.<ref name="FullbodyRinInfo"/><ref name="CathFullInfo"/> It is later revealed that Rin is in fact an ''[[otokonoko]]'' boy and part of a species of [[angel]]-like aliens sent to stop the Nightmares. Rin is voiced by [[Aya Hirano]] in Japanese,<ref name="FullbodyRinInfo"/> and [[Brianna Knickerbocker]] in English.<ref name="CatherineFullEngInfo"/>

The supporting cast includes Vincent's regular drinking partners at the Stray Sheep: Orlando Haddick ([[Hiroaki Hirata]]/[[Liam O'Brien]]<ref name="CathBtVA"/>), an old friend and divorcee who holds cynical views on marriage; Johnny Ariga ([[Takehito Koyasu]]/[[Travis Willingham]])<ref name="CathBtVA"/> an idealist and longtime friend searching for a soulmate; and Toby Nebbins ([[Kishō Taniyama]]/[[Yuri Lowenthal]]<ref name="CathBtVA"/>), Johnny's co-worker who has a crush on [[Erica Anderson (character)|Erica Anderson]] ([[Junko Minagawa]]/[[Erin Fitzgerald]]<ref name="CathCharactersStray"/><ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/>) a waitress at the Stray Sheep who's been around her friends for a while.<ref name="CathBook"/><ref name="CathCharactersFriends"/> Thomas Mutton ([[Norio Wakamoto]]/[[Kirk Thornton]]<ref name="CathBtVA"/>), nicknamed "Boss", is the owner of the Stray Sheep. The game is narrated by Trisha,{{efn|Known in Japanese as {{nihongo|Rue☆Ishida|石田☆ルウ|Ishida☆Rū}}}} (Junko Minagawa/Erin Fitzgerald<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/><ref name="CathBtVA"/>) who is the host of ''Golden Playhouse'' dubbed the "Midnight Venus".<ref name="CathBook"/><ref name="CathJPPoster"/>

===Plot===
Vincent Brooks is disillusioned due to his unwillingness to commit to marrying his longtime girlfriend, Katherine McBride. One night at the Stray Sheep Bar, a despondent, drunken Vincent meets an enigmatic young woman named Catherine; they have a [[one-night stand]] which turns into an affair. Simultaneously, Vincent begins experiencing surreal nightmares where he and other men must ascend a tower while outrunning terrifying demons; if they fail in the dream, they die in real life. Struggling with the stress of his [[double life]] and his delusional paranoia, which are intensified by his worsening nightmares, Vincent begins to lose his grip on reality and is eventually compelled to end the affair with Catherine. In a violent argument between Vincent, Catherine, and Katherine, who break out over having an affair with each other, Catherine is seemingly killed; however, the incident is revealed to have occurred in a nightmare from which Vincent and Katherine escape. The next day, Katherine — who retains no memory of the nightmare but grows furious after she guessed his infidelity — breaks off their relationship, refusing to believe that Vincent was unfaithful.<ref name="CathRef"/>

Vincent realizes he is the only person aware of Catherine's existence, and all her messages have vanished from his phone. Vincent confronts Mutton, the proprietor of the Stray Sheep; the only other person he has witnessed Catherine speaking to. He learns that Mutton is the Mesopotamian deity [[Dumuzid the Shepherd]] and that Catherine is a [[succubus]] who aided Mutton in his game to kill men who would not commit to marriage and family on the basis that the population growth for [[Homo sapiens|humanity]] is less than optimal. Vincent enters the nightmare world one last time on the condition that he and the other men will be freed if he reaches the top of the tower. Vincent is victorious and defeats Dumuzid, who is revealed to be an associate of [[Astaroth]] (Junko Minagawa/Yuri Lowenthal).<ref name="CathRef"/>

In ''Full Body'', Rin moves in next door to Vincent after taking a job at the Stray Sheep playing piano. Vincent and Rin grow close, with Rin comforting him in his nightmares by playing the piano. During one meeting, Vincent accidentally discovers that Rin is an otokonoko male, which causes a rift between them following Vincent's shocked reaction. If Vincent chooses to reconnect, Rin appears in Vincent's nightmare and is captured by Mutton. Vincent rescues Rin by defeating Astaroth. Alternate endings for Katherine and Catherine are unlocked if Vincent sends them a recording of Rin's piano music.

From here, there are several possible endings, depending on the player's actions throughout the game:
*'''Katherine Endings:''' Vincent meets with Katherine and asks her to take him back. In the "bad" ending, she refuses. In the "good" ending, she forgives him after Mutton and Vincent's friends reveal his ordeal. In the "true" ending, they are married. In the ''Full Body'' ending, Katherine again leaves Vincent, gaining new self-confidence while fondly remembering her time with Vincent.
*'''Catherine Endings:''' Vincent summons Catherine and asks to marry her. In the "bad" ending, she refuses. In the "good" ending, she accepts that they live together in the Underworld despite the objections of [[Nergal]] ([[Masaki Terasoma]]/[[Jamieson Price]]), the Mesopotamian god of war and death and Catherine's father. In the "true" ending, Vincent overthrows Nergal, becoming the King of the Underworld with Catherine as his Queen. In the ''Full Body'' ending, Catherine transports Vincent back to his high school days and appears as a human, allowing them to fall in love, marry, and start a family.
*'''Freedom Endings:''' Vincent realizes he does not desire marriage. Having won against Mutton, he demands payment from him, which he immediately uses to bet on a [[Women's professional wrestling|women's wrestling]] match. In the "good" ending, he loses the bet. In the "true" ending, he wins and uses the money to fulfill his dream of [[Space tourism|visiting outer space]].
*'''Rin Endings:''' In the "bad" ending, Rin leaves while wishing Vincent the best following Astaroth's defeat. In the "good" ending, Rin is revealed to be part of an alien race of "[[angel|angels]]" after Rin's brother Archangel ([[Tarusuke Shingaki]]/[[Sean Chiplock]]) challenges Vincent to a final challenge to determine mankind's fate; Vincent wins, and he and Rin become a couple. In the "true" ending, Vincent becomes Rin's partner and music producer, organizing piano concerts for humans and many alien races.

In all of the game's endings, Trisha states in a closing narration that the purpose of Vincent's story and the player's actions in directing his story was to determine whether the player desired a life of comfort or excitement. She explains that the tower was a [[Hero's journey|metaphor for the journey to adulthood]], and that "there is no right way to climb the tower."<ref name="CathBook"/> In a secret ending unlocked when the player clears the game's challenge stages, known as the "Babel," Trisha [[Breaking the fourth wall|speaks directly to the player]] and reveals that she is [[Ishtar]], with Astaroth having been one of her avatars. Tired of Dumuzid's infidelity, the events of ''Catherine'' were a test to find someone worthy of her love. She offers to make the player into a deity so that they can become her consort.<ref name="CathBook"/>

==Development==
[[File:Catherine XBox 360 Japan.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Uncensored Xbox 360 cover art featuring Katherine. The differing covers of the 360 and PS3 versions were intended to catch consumer eyes in stores, and exemplify the contrasting appeal of the two heroines.<ref name="CathPackagingJP"/>]]
''Catherine'' was developed by the "2nd Creative Production Department", a team within [[Atlus]] who had previously handled development for the ''[[Persona (series)|Persona]]'' series, a subseries within the ''[[Megami Tensei]]'' franchise.<ref name="CatherineDev"/><ref name="4Gcatherine"/> Planning for ''Catherine'' began while the development team were performing final polishing work for ''[[Persona 4]]'' prior to the latter's 2008 release.<ref name="4Gcatherine"/><ref name="FamCathOrigins"/> The three key staff members were all veterans of the ''Persona'' series: director and producer [[Katsura Hashino]] had helmed both ''[[Persona 3]]'' and ''Persona 4''; art director and character designer [[Shigenori Soejima]] had designed characters for both ''Persona 3'' and ''Persona 4''; and composer [[Shoji Meguro]] had created music for multiple ''Megami Tensei'' titles, including the ''Persona'' series. The chief designer was Kazuhisa Wada, while the chief programmer was Yujiro Kosaka.<ref name="FamStaffComments"/><ref name="4Gcatherine"/><ref name="CathStaffANN"/>

''Catherine'' was the first title developed by Atlus for [[High-definition video|high-definition]] (HD) [[video game console]]s, specifically the [[PlayStation 3]] (PS3) and [[Xbox 360]] (360).<ref name="FamStaffComments"/><ref name="FamCathOrigins"/> Using HD consoles they were able to fully portray the world of ''Catherine''. Despite the shift onto HD consoles making their vision easier to realize, debugging for multiple consoles caused problems that pushed back the planned development schedule.<ref name="FamCathOrigins"/> In a 2012 statement, an Atlus staff member said that ''Catherine'' was a "difficult" game for the company to make.<ref name="CathNaoki"/> The game would later be called a "test" for the development of ''[[Persona 5]]''.<ref name="4Gcatherine"/>

''Catherine'' was first announced in August 2010, along with its prospective platforms.<ref name="CathAnnounced"/> Upon its announcement, ''Catherine'' proved unexpectedly popular, garnering as much public attention and fan expectation as recent releases in the ''Persona'' series.<ref name="CathInfoDeng"/> Due to the game's content, Atlus found it difficult to gain their wished-for rating from Japan's [[Computer Entertainment Rating Organization|CERO]] ratings board.<ref name="FamCathOrigins"/> Beginning from October 2010, Atlus and its then-parent Index Media began an "aggressive" advertising campaign to promote the title in Japan.<ref name="SilHashino"/> ''Catherine'' released on February 17, 2011.<ref name="CathDateJP"/> A PS3 demo for the game was released in January, but in early February Atlus pulled the demo, stating that it had achieved the maximum number of planned downloads.<ref name="CathJPDemo"/> Following player complaints about the game's difficulty, Atlus created a patch which added a lower difficulty. The patches for both the PS3 and 360 versions released in March.<ref name="CathJPpatchPS3"/><ref name="CathJPpatch360"/> The PS3 version was released in mainland Asia on July 26, 2011, distributed by Softsource. The 360 version was not released in the region due to unspecified coding issues.<ref name="CathAsiaRelease"/>

Different cover artwork was created by Soejima for the 360 and PS3 versions—the PS3 cover showed Catherine showing off her cleavage, while the 360 cover had Katherine lying on her front showing her behind. Soejima was originally told by Hashino to create covers that would catch people's eyes in stores; the different cover arts for different versions was chosen as they felt it would be interesting. The two characters were originally going to be in identical, near-naked poses. This was changed due to the character's different charms, which it was felt would be lost if they were posed in such a way. Soejima went through multiple cover designs, with one being the two characters holding different cutlery utensils. Hashino had little involvement beyond his initial instruction, but did ask that more of Katherine's back be shown in the image. The covers exemplified each character's contrasting appeal: Catherine's cleavage showed off her youthful beauty, while displaying Katherine's behind was meant to evoke her more motherly charms.<ref name="CathPackagingJP"/> This artwork was used for retail posters, but Atlus also created alternate artwork for stores that wanted something less risqué.<ref name="CathJPPoster"/>

''Catherine'' protagonist Vincent Brooks made a cameo appearance in ''Persona 3 Portable'', the [[PlayStation Portable]] remake of ''Persona 3''. The port's protagonists can run into Vincent, who makes reference to the events of ''Catherine''.<ref name="CathPersonaSil"/> Vincent was included in ''Persona 3 Portable'' as it was created by the same development team as ''Catherine'', but the version of Vincent in ''Persona 3 Portable'' is not the same as that used in ''Catherine''.<ref name="CathPersona3"/> Despite the possibility, staff have discounted either an anime adaptation or further games in the series, the latter due to its challenging production.<ref name="PSBlogCath"/><ref name="CathNaoki"/>

===Scenario and design===
The aim with ''Catherine'' was to create a game that was not within the role-playing genre as with the majority of Atlus' titles, in addition to making something that was aimed at adults. The main aim was to create something new as a change prior to developing a new role-playing game.<ref name="FamStaffComments"/> It used the third-party [[Gamebryo]] [[game engine]].<ref name="CathBryon"/> Hashino had wanted an in-house engine, but the team's lack of experience with HD consoles meant this was impractical.<ref name="DengInterview"/> While they had the option of developing the title for [[Handheld game console|handheld consoles]] or [[mobile device]]s, Hashino felt that the game would lose its charm on less powerful hardware.<ref name="FamCathOrigins"/>

The initial story was written by Hashino, who originally worked alone on the scenario before other writers were brought on to help.<ref name="CathInfoDeng"/> The scenario's main writer was Yuichiro Tanaka, previously lead writer for the ''Persona'' series.<ref name="CathWriter"/> The setting incorporated both Japanese and American cultural influences.<ref name="CathVenusInterview"/> Hashino felt that ''Catherine'' was an ambitious title due to its themes and subject matter, saying that no-one but Atlus would have supported the project. The main theme is love between men and women, although in its infancy the project was themed around conflict. In order to make the love triangle between Vincent, Catherine and Katherine sound realistic, he asked other members of Atlus staff for their experiences. One story, where a woman detailed killing people in her dreams, was almost directly referenced within the game.<ref name="CathInfoDeng"/> Vincent was initially a very unlikeable character who willingly chose to cheat on Katherine, but based on staff feedback, he was adjusted to appear more sympathetic. As the main premise could not be changed, the team instead added Mutton's plot and worked to make Vincent a more sympathetic character within this framework.<ref name="CathVenusInterview"/>

Soejima, who had mainly worked on the ''Persona'' series up to this point, was most focused on making the characters' expressions seem realistic within the context of the story.<ref name="FamStaffComments"/> All the characters were designed around being realistic, with their proportions being more akin to real people rather than stylized figures.<ref name="CathSoejima1"/><ref name="P5magazine"/> According to him, he was influenced by the game's themes of instinctual desire intruding into everyday life, the desire for sleep, and the concept of greed. Vincent exemplified these themes.<ref name="CathSoejima2"/> Vincent's character was based on and named after American actor [[Vincent Gallo]], specifically his character Billy Brown in the 1998 film ''[[Buffalo '66]]''. Likewise, the younger "Catherine" was modeled after Gallo's co-star [[Christina Ricci]] and was designed to be beautiful and youthful when compared to "Katherine", who had an adult charm.<ref name="CathInfoDeng"/> The pink coloring of the game's [[user interface]] was intended to evoke its sensual and "kitschy" atmosphere.<ref name="CathUI"/> The cutscenes were created by anime production studio [[Studio 4°C]].<ref name="CathStaffANN"/> While the ''Persona'' games up to that point boasted around half an hour of cutscenes, the number in ''Catherine'' came to considerably more. Studio 4°C spent around a year working on the anime cutscenes.<ref name="CathInfoDeng"/>

===Localization===
''Catherine'' was initially not planned for a Western release.<ref name="CathJPexclusive"/> After an initial leak through listings on [[EB Games]] and [[GameStop]], [[Atlus USA]] confirmed that ''Catherine'' would be released in North America.<ref name="SilCathUSannounced"/> The game was localized for the West by Atlus USA, who had previously handled many of the company's earlier titles.<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/> Main localization staff included editors Mike Meeker and Clayton S. Chan; and [[quality assurance]] staff Scott Williams, Jonathon Reinhold, Kourtnie McKenzie, Allie Doyon and Charles Chaikaew.<ref name="KotoCathLocalInterview"/> Compared to previous Atlus titles, which had focused on Japanese culture, Atlus USA had comparatively little work adjusting things for a Western audience as the game was set within an American city environment. Their main issue was with the dialogue, which was meant to be naturalistic despite some tongue-in-cheek dialogue, alongside jokes and references that needed adjusting so they would make sense to a Western audience. According to the localizers, the problem "[wasn't] translating the definition, it's translating the intent".<ref name="PSBlogCath"/>

A major issue the team faced was with the quotes used in loading screens. While they were apparently all famous quotes, they had been taken from a Japanese book of quotes without any authors being mentioned, in addition to their translation into Japanese sometimes being poor. In the event, Atlus USA went with new quotes to put in their place rather than trying to identify and translate the existing quotes. The quotes used were from multiple sources, including [[Douglas Adams]], [[George Carlin]] and [[Rodney Dangerfield]]. According to Chan, the main advantage of ''Catherine'' compared to other projects was that the situations and characters were ones he and other team members could understand rather than typical fantasy scenarios.<ref name="KotoCathLocalInterview"/>

Atlus USA initially had difficulty persuading mainstream stores like [[Target Corporation|Target]] and [[Walmart]] to take ''Catherine'' due to its suggestive cover art and marketing calling it an "adult" title, which was mostly associated with erotic games not sold in such stores. To convince them that the game was suitable for mainstream stores, Atlus USA put together a film reel of clips from unspecified [[AAA (video game industry)|triple-A]] games those stores did sell that featured more explicit content than ''Catherine''. When they met the retailer representatives, they showcased the film and pointed out that ''Catherine'' had none of that content, before showing off the most explicit scenes in the game to prove their point. The retailers were convinced and allowed ''Catherine'' to be sold in mainstream stores, while also looking through their stocks after seeing the content of currently-stocked titles.<ref name="CathWestStores"/> As with the Japanese version, Atlus used alternate covers for the 360 and PS3 versions, and alternate versions of those covers toning down the suggestive elements for stores catering to more sensitive consumers.<ref name="SilCathCoversWest"/> ''Catherine'' released in North America on July 26, 2011.<ref name="CathUSDate"/> In addition to the standard edition, a special limited "Love is Dead" edition was created for both PS3 and 360.<ref name="CathNAcollectors"/>

Though initial statements from Atlus said that ''Catherine'' would not be released in Europe,<ref name="CathEUdetails"/> its release in the region was leaked through a rating for the 360 version in Germany.<ref name="CathEUleak"/> Its official release was confirmed in a press release from Atlus shortly after the leak. The title was published by [[Deep Silver]] across all PAL territories, and featured written language support for English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian. Deep Silver was chosen as the publisher as they shared Atlus' enthusiasm about the game.<ref name="CathEUannounced"/> ''Catherine'' released in Europe on February 10, 2012.<ref name="CathEUdate"/> As with North America, the PS3 and 360 versions had a limited special edition. Called the "Stray Sheep Edition" after a central location in the game, it had differing content to the North American edition.<ref name="CathEUcollectors"/> In Australia, the title was distributed by QV Software.<ref name="CathAUqv"/> The PS3 version released on February 16,<ref name="QVcathPS3"/> while the 360 version released on February 23.<ref name="QVcath360"/>  A [[Microsoft Windows]] version, titled ''Catherine Classic'', was published worldwide by [[Sega]] on January 10, 2019 through [[Steam (service)|Steam]].<ref name="CatherinePCdate"/> This port was the first modern Atlus title ported to the platform, as the company were previously averse to it. The port included expanded graphics options, controller customization, and the English and Japanese voice tracks.<ref name="GIcatherinePC"/>

Since release, ''Catherine'' has occasionally been played competitively in [[esport]] tournaments. The game's professional scene began when [[Fighting game community|FGC]] member David "Dacidbro" Broweleit desired to learn the insides of the game's engine.<ref name="PasteComp"/> The first notable tournament was an event called Super NorCal Install, which took place in 2012. The tournament would become the basis for the game's competitive scene.<ref name="RBComp"/> Publisher [[Atlus]] would later officially sponsor the game as a side event at [[Evo 2015]], while streaming it on their [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] account.<ref name="PolyEsports"/> The attention surrounding the event would later carry on into [[Evo 2016]], [[Community Effort Orlando|CEOtaku 2016]], [[Genesis (tournament)|Genesis 4]], as well as a dedicated event in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] called ''The King of Catherine'', which had awarded a {{USD}}5,000 prize pool to winners.<ref name="PasteComp"/><ref name="CathGenesis"/><ref name="CathKing"/> Speaking later, the developers said they were surprised with how popular the game became in the international esports scene.<ref name="DengInterview"/>

====Voice cast====
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Valerie Arem of PCB Productions was the voice director for dubbing.<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/> Rather than recording as a team, each actor recorded their lines separately.<ref name="CathRuffInterview"/> Baker, Bailey and Willingham, the respective voices of Vincent, Catherine and Johnny, described the voice recording period as a positive experience, reinforced by the fact that they were all old friends. Baker noted that it was a relative rarity for this to be the case in general voice acting.<ref name="CathBakerInterview"/><ref name="CathBaileyInterview"/> Ruff, the voice of Katherine, was helped in her performance by both Arem and Atlus staff.<ref name="CathRuffInterview"/> In contrast to the majority of Japanese game localizations, the lip movements for some cutscenes were adjusted so they would sync with the English voices. This was done to give the acting and performances a more natural feel. This meant that the voice actors had more freedom to adlib parts of their performance: a cited example was the fight between Katherine and Catherine, where the two actresses ad-libbed the majority of the characters' argument. The aim for realism also meant that the performances were more restrained than those given for Japanese anime, which leaned towards stylized performances.<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/> For real-time cutscenes, lines had to be matched with gestures and line lengths to within 0.2 seconds; the Atlus staff needed to go through the Japanese script and create a dedicated column for speaking times, then they acted out the lines themselves so they had a reference for the voice actors, and finally they would allow an actor to alter things a little to suit their performance and document those changes so the subtitles matched.<ref name="KotoCathLocalInterview"/>

Baker, Bailey and Ruff had all previously worked with Atlus on the ''Persona'' series: Ruff voiced Yukari Takeba in ''Persona 3'' while Baker and Bailey respectively voiced [[Kanji Tatsumi]] and Rise Kujikawa from ''Persona 4''.<ref name="CathBakerInterview"/><ref name="CathRuffInterview"/><ref name="BaileyRise"/> In an interview, Baker described the Atlus USA staff as giving him and the other English actors a great deal of freedom when it came to delivering lines and portraying their characters. He noted that the themes in ''Catherine'' were far more controversial compared to earlier titles he and Atlus had worked on, and that it was a unique voice acting opportunity.<ref name="CathBakerInterview"/> Bailey was working on another Atlus project when she was offered the opportunity to voice Catherine. Having already heard of the project in the press, Bailey accepted the offer; during her time recording lines, she found the experience strange as she considered Baker to be a brotherly figure, starkly contrasting the relationship between Vincent and Catherine.<ref name="CathBaileyInterview"/>

Ruff was offered the role of Katherine based on her acting abilities and her previous work with Atlus. She saw some footage of Katherine to get a feeling for her relationship with Vincent, but did not try to sync her performance with the Japanese. This was partly because of the planned English sync adjustments, and partly because she heard Japanese voice recording and cutscene finalization was still in progress.<ref name="CathRuffInterview"/> This was confirmed by Arem in a separate interview. Arem described each main actor's strengths during recording: Baker had good timing when it came to delivering his lines, Bailey required few retakes, while Ruff was able to realistically convey a variety of emotions. She also noted the work done by Fitzgerald, the voice actress for both Trisha and Erica; Fitzgerald had difficulty with the timing for Trisha's lines, but managed to "pull it off".<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/> The amount of voice acting involved was so large that the actors felt they could not finish it.<ref name="CathBakerInterview"/> Looking back on the production, Arem said she would not recast any of the characters.<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector"/>

===''Catherine: Full Body''===

[[File:Catherine Fullbody PS4 Cover Art.jpg|thumb|left|Cover art of the ''Full Body'' version featuring both heroines in front of new character Qatherine (Rin)]]
'''''Catherine: Full Body''''' was developed by Studio Zero, an internal team founded by Hashino after the release of ''[[Persona 5]]'' with multiple ''Persona'' staff. Hashino envisioned the game as the definitive version of ''Catherine'', the aim being to present the team's mission to create new and innovative gaming experiences by returning to one of their more unconventional titles.<ref name="FullDengInterview"/> Hashino and Soejima returned as producer and character designer respectively. The director was Kenichi Goto, who worked as battle planner for the [[PlayStation 2]] ''Devil Summoner'' games and ''Persona 5''.<ref name="FullbodyRinInfo"/> Studio 4°C returned to produce twenty more anime cutscenes.<ref name="FullbodyRinInfo"/><ref name="FullFamitsuInterview"/> The game was ported directly into the in-house engine used by Atlus for the ''Persona Dancing'' games and ''Persona 5''.<ref name="IGNFullPreview"/> The gameplay was tweaked based on fan feedback, and easier difficulty was added so players could enjoy the story.<ref name="DengInterview"/> The game includes [[downloadable content]] (DLC) that features ''Persona 5'' protagonist [[Joker (Persona)|Joker]] ([[Jun Fukuyama]]/[[Xander Mobus]]) as a playable guest character in the Babel and Colosseum modes, along with two new cutscenes featuring the ''Persona 5'' cast.<ref name="FullDLCjoker"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Winslow |first1=Jeremy |title=E3 2019: Persona 5 Characters Join Catherine: Full Body |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-persona-5-characters-join-catherine-full-b/1100-6467812/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616084416/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-persona-5-characters-join-catherine-full-b/1100-6467812/ |archive-date=June 16, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The keyword for the project was "diversity", expressed in both the narrative and the unconventional gameplay compared to other titles on the market.<ref name="DengInterview"/> Rin was included in ''Full Body'' as part of Hashino's wish to update the game's sensibilities and subject matter based on current trends.<ref name="FullFamitsuInterview"/> When asked to create a third "Catherine", Soejima was initially unsure how to proceed. As he designed Catherine and Katherine as "hot" and "cool" respectively, he chose a "cute" design for Rin.<ref name="SilSoejima"/> Soejima designed Rin around a lack of aggression, from the character's expression and coloring reflecting this.<ref name="FullDengInterview"/> Hashino also asked Soejima to redesign Trisha's hairstyle, which was changed into twin bun-style afros on either side of her head.<ref name="DengInterview"/>

The game was released in Japan on February 14, 2019.<ref name="FullDateJP"/> A notable addition to the Japanese version was a choice of eleven different voice actresses for Catherine, ten of which were DLC. All the actresses had previously played adulterous characters.<ref name="FullFamitsuInterview"/> The voice available in the base game is the original voice by Sawashiro. The Japanese DLC actresses were [[Mamiko Noto]], [[Ami Koshimizu]], [[Aoi Yūki]], [[Yui Horie]], [[Kana Asumi]], [[Haruka Tomatsu]], [[Megumi Toyoguchi]], [[Rie Kugimiya]], [[Rina Satō]], and [[Nana Mizuki]].<ref name="FullVoices"/> Each actress portrayed Catherine with a different personality, with Noto's version being described as a "{{transliteration|ja|[[yandere]]}} lady".<ref name="FullFamitsuInterview"/>

The original Japanese and English voice cast reprised their roles for new dialogue, with [[Aya Hirano]] and [[Brianna Knickerbocker]] voicing the character of Rin in Japanese and English respectively.<ref name="CatherineFullEngInfo"/> The localization team had to translate roughly 165,000 Japanese characters and over 6,000 new lines of spoken dialogue. As the original script altered several established lines, the team constantly referenced the Japanese script and worked hard to smoothly incorporate new and original text.  While the team could have recast due to the lapse of time between the original and ''Full Body'', the team wanted to "preserve the integrity" of ''Full Body'' and so brought back the entire main cast and most of the supporting cast. There were problems with how some voices had aged over the past eight years, and due to concerns over Baker's voice the team opted not to re-record a scene where Vincent screamed for 20 seconds.<ref name="CatherineFullVoices">{{cite web|url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/09/04/bringing-catherine-full-body-to-life-in-english/|title=Bringing Catherine: Full Body to Life in English|last=Stebel|first=Jonathon|website=[[PlayStation Blog]]|date=September 4, 2019|access-date=October 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906041523/https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/09/04/bringing-catherine-full-body-to-life-in-english/|archive-date=September 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> A notable adjustment for the Western release of ''Full Body'' was the crediting and dialogue for the transgender character Erica. She was originally referred to in the English credits [[deadnaming|using her birth name]] with her chosen name in parentheses. The Japanese version of ''Full Body'' retained this, but Atlus changed it for the Western release to use Erica's chosen name. This is notable because the game appeared in the news following public debate over whether the original credits were [[transphobic]].<ref name="ANNfullbody"/> Some dialogue within the game related to Erica was also changed for similar reasons.<ref name="IGNFullPreview"/> The PS4 version was released by Atlus in North America and Europe on September 3, 2019.<ref name="FullDateWW"/> For the European version, the localizers had the extra task of translating the text into French, Spanish, Italian and German.<ref name="CatherineFullVoices"/> The lack of an English localization for the Vita version was attributed to the console's discontinuation outside of Japan that year.<ref name="GIcatherinePC"/> A [[Nintendo Switch]] version was announced during a [[Nintendo Direct]] in March 2020 titled ''Catherine: Full Body for Nintendo Switch'' in Japan and simply ''Catherine: Full Body'' in the west. It was released on July 2, 2020 in Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000002903|title=キャサリンフルボディ|website=Nintendo Japan|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref> and July 7, 2020 internationally.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Minotti|first1=Mike|title=Catherine: Full Body is coming to Switch on July 7|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/26/catherine-full-body-is-coming-to-switch-on-july-7/|website=Venture Beat|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-date=March 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326200349/https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/26/catherine-full-body-is-coming-to-switch-on-july-7/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Nintendo Switch version includes all downloadable content in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zawodniak |first=Melanie |date=July 3, 2020 |title=Catherine: Full Body Review - Review |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/54251/catherine-full-body-switch-review |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Nintendo World Report}}</ref>

===Music===
Meguro began working on the first demo tracks for the game in August 2009. Meguro worked as the main composer, leading a team composed of himself, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Atsushi Kitajoh, and Toshiki Konishi. Kitajoh was the general coordinator and managed sound effects for the action scenes.<ref name="MeguroCathLiners"/> Meguro did not have much freedom with the project, as Hashino was specific about what he wanted the music to be like, giving him the key words of "classic", "adult oriented" and "erotic".<ref name="FamStaffComments"/> The music team used multiple genres for the music in ''Catherine'', switching genre depending on the flow of gameplay; action segments used reorchestrations of [[classical music]], quiet moments used [[jazz]], and the animated cutscenes used symphonic-based music.<ref name="CathShoji2"/> As the animated cutscenes were produced by an external company, Meguro found creating music for them difficult when compared to previous projects of his, as he had to sync the music to something he had no creative input with.<ref name="CathShoji1"/> Meguro was highly impressed by both the sound quality compared to his previous work, and the amount of control he had to adjust the relative volume of music and sound effects.<ref name="FamStaffComments"/><ref name="CathShoji1"/> Rapper L-VOKAL contributed to the score.<ref name="AtlusMessage"/>

For ''Full Body'', in addition to Meguro's original work on the score, music company Inspion Izene was brought on to both arrange and add to the soundtrack. The company had previously helped with the original game's sound design, and were brought in to help distinguish the game's sound from that of the ''Persona'' series and its parent ''Megami Tensei''.<ref name="SoundInterview"/> L-VOKAL returned to help remix tracks.<ref name="AtlusMessage"/> Inspion Izene composed seventeen new tracks for the game.<ref name="SoundInterview"/> The theme song for the game is "Re:set" by [[Sekai no Owari]].<ref name="FullTheme"/> The theme was performed by Chinese singer Satsuki; the team wanted a voice that would stand out, so they sought out a foreign singer who could speak Japanese.<ref name="AtlusMessage"/>

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PS3: 79/100<ref name="mc_ps3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/catherine/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Catherine for PlayStation 3 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819220835/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/catherine |archive-date=August 19, 2012 }}</ref><br />X360: 82/100<ref name="mc_360">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/catherine/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Catherine for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820145250/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/catherine |archive-date=August 20, 2012 }}</ref><br />PC: 80/100<ref name="mc_pc">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/catherine/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Catherine Classic for PC Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 29, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319144909/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/catherine-classic |archive-date=March 19, 2019 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><br />PS4: 81/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/catherine-full-body/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Catherine: Full Body for PlayStation 4 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref><br />NS: 80/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/catherine-full-body/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Catherine: Full Body for Switch Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>
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| CVG = 8/10<ref name="GAVG">{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/299467/reviews/catherine-review/ |title=Review: Catherine Review |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103031442/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/299467/reviews/catherine-review/ |archive-date=November 3, 2012 }}</ref>
| GSpot = 8.5/10<ref name="gspot_catherine">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/catherine/review.html |title=Catherine Review, Catherine Xbox 360 Review |publisher=GameSpot.com |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820042942/http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/catherine/review.html |archive-date=August 20, 2011 }}</ref>
| GRadar = 8/10<ref name="gradar_english"/>
| 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 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719143557/http://www.gametrailers.com/game/catherine/13734 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref>
| IGN = 9/10<ref name="ign_catherine">{{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=February 17, 2011 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717121422/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1181622p2.html |archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="TTelegraph">{{cite news |last=Hoggins |first=Tom |date=January 10, 2019 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/reviews/catherine-classic-review-surreal-cult-classic-now-available/ |title=Catherine review {{!}} Surreal cult classic now available on PC |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=April 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411173757/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/reviews/catherine-classic-review-surreal-cult-classic-now-available/ |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
}}

''Catherine'' received mostly positive reviews, according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="mc_360"/><ref name="mc_ps3"/> In an import review, ''[[GamesRadar]]'' praised the story, but criticized the game's difficulty due to random enemy AI,<ref name=GRadar>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/catherine-import-review/a-2011030816833522052 |title=Catherine import review |publisher=GamesRadar |date=March 8, 2011 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013155842/http://www.gamesradar.com/catherine-import-review/ |archive-date=October 13, 2012 }}</ref> though they later gave the English release 8/10, citing changes had removed most of the game's annoyances.<ref name="gradar_english">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/catherine-review/ |title=Catherine Review |publisher=GamesRadar |date=July 25, 2011 |access-date=July 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013160048/http://www.gamesradar.com/catherine-review/ |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Some Japanese gamers complained that the game was too difficult, thus making Atlus release a patch that included an easier difficulty mode.<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 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024224925/http://andriasang.com/comuaj/catherine_super_easy_patch/ |archive-date=October 24, 2012 }}</ref> Tom Bissell of ''[[Grantland]]'', was pleasantly surprised by the game and gave it a very positive review.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bissell|first=Tom|title=Sexyweird: On Catherine|url=http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7088651/catherine|publisher=Grantland.com|access-date=October 13, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015125916/http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7088651/catherine|archive-date=October 15, 2011}}</ref>

In 2013, Liz Lanier of ''[[Game Informer]]'' included Catherine and Katherine among the top ten female villains in video games, stating that "...Vincent can't catch a break between Catherine seducing him one minute and manipulating him the next; Katherine isn't much better with her passive-aggressive push toward marriage. Considering both appear as horrifying boss battles, they can easily be any man's worst nightmare."<ref name="GIlist"/> In 2014, [[David Auerbach]] of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' claimed ''Catherine'' to be sexist, writing that its treatment of relationships and sex exemplified a misogynous tendency in [[video game culture]] that became a topic of media discussion over the next several years. Among other complaints, Auerbach claimed that the game is "a bellwether for what tech culture and gaming have come to mean for a lot of men: a safe playspace from the realities that they believe women force on them."<ref name="ShaftFeminism"/>

[[Emily Short]], a game writer and designer, wrote that she found the game's characters generally unsympathetic for a variety of reasons. She was also annoyed by its approach to gender roles due to its negative message about women in relationships and lack of non-standard relationship types, describing the narrative as "both misogynist and misandrist" despite late-game attempts to recognise the complexity of gender relations.<ref name="GamaAnalysis"/> In a 2011 feature on faith in video game narratives, ''GameSpot'' said that the game succeeded in "personalizing the emotional weight of everyday sin" without carrying an overtly Christian message.<ref name="GSanalysis"/>

===Sales===
The PlayStation 3 version topped the Japanese charts in its opening week with over 140,000 copies sold while the Xbox 360 version came in 7th with over 21,000, and was able to outsell ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'', which was released on the same day, by a margin of two-to-one.<ref name="CathSales1"/> 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 name="CathSales2"/> The game had sold around 500,000 copies by the end of 2011, being a huge success for the company;<ref name="CathSales3"/> 260,000 copies were sold in Japan and 230,000 in North America.<ref name="CathSales4"/> By 2017, the original game had shipped one million copies worldwide.<ref name="FullbodyRinInfo"/> The PC port of the original game was among the best-selling new releases of the month on [[Steam (service)|Steam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://store.steampowered.com/sale/2019_top_new |title=Best of 2019: New Releases |website=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |date=December 26, 2019 |publisher=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]] |access-date=2019-12-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191228165246/https://store.steampowered.com/sale/2019_top_new |archive-date=2019-12-28 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Based on total revenue for the first two weeks on sale.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1708485146980406784 |title=A Look Back - The Best of 2019 |date=2019-12-26 |website=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |publisher=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]] |access-date=2019-12-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191228165922/https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1708485146980406784 |archive-date=2019-12-28 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Upon its Japanese debut, the PS4 version of ''Full Body'' reached second place in the sales charts with sales of nearly 52,000 units. The Vita version was thirteenth with sales of over 9,000 units, with combined sales being just over 61,000 units. This was considerably less than the original game's regional debut.<ref name="CatherineFullSales1"/> It remained in the top 20 best-selling into early March.<ref name="CatherineFullSales2"/>

===Awards===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Award !! Category !! Result !! Ref
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Annie Awards]]
| Best Animated Video Game
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="CathAnnie"/>
|-
| rowspan="8"| NAVGTR Awards
| Game of the Year
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="NAVGTRnoms"/>
|-
| Direction in a Game Cinema
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="NAVGTRnoms"/>
|-
| Lead Performance in a Drama — [[Troy Baker]] as "Vincent Brooks"
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="NAVGTRnoms"/>
|-
| Supp Performance in a Drama — [[Michelle Ruff]] as "Katherine McBride"
| {{won}}
| <ref name="NAVGTRwinners"/>
|-
| Supp Performance in a Drama — [[Yuri Lowenthal]] as "Tobias Nebbins"
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="NAVGTRwinners"/>
|-
| Use of Sound in New IP
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="NAVGTRnoms"/>
|-
| Writing in a Drama
| {{won}}
| <ref name="NAVGTRwinners"/>
|-
| Game — Original Adventure
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="NAVGTRnoms"/>
|-
|}
{{Clear}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

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<ref name="CathIGNpreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/17/catherine-straddles-genres|title=Catherine Straddles Genres|author=Moriarty, Colin|website=[[IGN]]|date=May 17, 2011|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118080649/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/17/catherine-straddles-genres|archive-date=January 18, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathGSpotPreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/catherine-exclusive-preview/1100-6313438/|title=Catherine Exclusive Preview|author=Ton, Sophia|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526094733/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/catherine-exclusive-preview/1100-6313438/|archive-date=May 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Minigames">{{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|author=Winterhalter, Ryan|publisher=[[GamesRadar]]|date=February 2, 2011|access-date=February 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013234750/http://www.gamesradar.com/new-mini-games-revealed-for-catherine/|archive-date=October 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CathDrinks">{{cite web |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/11/30/catherine_drinks/ |title=All About Catherine's Drinks |publisher=Andriasang.com |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707142201/http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/11/30/catherine_drinks/ |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name="CathModes">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/285619/news/multiplayer-detailed-for-atlus-catherine/|title=Multiplayer detailed for Atlus' 'Catherine'|author=Jackson, Mike|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=February 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130061845/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/285619/news/multiplayer-detailed-for-atlus-catherine/|archive-date=January 30, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="DengFullInfo">{{cite web|url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/803/1803270/|script-title=ja:『キャサリン・フルボディ』20以上のアニメシーンが新規で制作。前作にはないステージが登場|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works|Dengeki Online]]|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922120314/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/803/1803270/|archive-date=September 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

<!-- Synopsis -->

<ref name="CathKath">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comp75/catherine_katherine/|title=Catherine: Meet Katherine|author=Gantayat, Anoop|publisher=Andriasang.com|date=September 11, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708200229/http://andriasang.com/comp75/catherine_katherine/|archive-date=July 8, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathGemProfiles">{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2011/04/new-catherine-screenshots-and-character-bios|title=New Catherine screenshots and character bios|author=Romano, Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=April 25, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210191848/http://gematsu.com/2011/04/new-catherine-screenshots-and-character-bios|archive-date=December 10, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathCharactersStray">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comt9f/catherine_stray_sheep/|title=Catherine: Stray Sheep Bar Detailed|author=Gantayat, Anoop|publisher=Andriasang.com|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930235250/http://andriasang.com/comt9f/catherine_stray_sheep/|archive-date=September 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathCharactersFriends">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comqmt/catherine_vincent_friends/|title=Catherine: Meet Vincent's Friends (Again)|author=Gantayat, Anoop|publisher=Andriasang.com|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225031747/http://andriasang.com/comqmt/catherine_vincent_friends/|archive-date=December 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathBtVA">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Catherine/side-by-side/|title=Voices of Catherine - Side by Side|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430212554/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Catherine/side-by-side|archive-date=April 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathBook">{{cite book|script-title=ja:キャサリン 公式ビジュアル&シナリオコレクション|trans-title=Catherine Official Visual & Scenario Collection|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]]|isbn=978-4-0487-0638-4|language=ja|date=August 10, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="CathRef">{{cite video game|title=Catherine|developer=[[Atlus]]|publisher=Atlus|date=July 26, 2011|platform=[[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]]}}</ref>

<ref name="FullbodyRinInfo">{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2017/12/catherine-full-body-first-details-screenshots|title=Catherine: Full Body first details, screenshots|author=Romano, Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=December 27, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521063510/https://gematsu.com/2017/12/catherine-full-body-first-details-screenshots|archive-date=May 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathFullInfo">{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2018/11/catherine-full-body-details-rin-episodes-nero-glasses-dlc-online-play-joker-dlc-more|title=Catherine: Full Body details Rin episodes, Nero Glasses DLC, online play, Joker DLC, more|author=Romano, Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114095341/https://gematsu.com/2018/11/catherine-full-body-details-rin-episodes-nero-glasses-dlc-online-play-joker-dlc-more|archive-date=November 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="CathNaoki">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/con1cg/atlus_interview/|title=Atlus Key Person Naoto Hiraoka Discusses Catherine's Success, Shin Megami Tensei IV, and Platform Choice|author=Gantayat, Anoop|publisher=Andriasang.com|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126040315/http://andriasang.com/con1cg/atlus_interview/|archive-date=November 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CatherineDev">{{cite web|url=http://www.atlus.co.jp/2pro/|script-title=ja:開発スタッフ募集 / ペルソナチーム|publisher=[[Atlus]]|access-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609004320/http://www.atlus.co.jp/2pro/|archive-date=June 9, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CathVenusInterview">{{cite book|chapter=Making|script-title=ja:キャサリン・フルボディ 公式ビジュアル＆シナリオコレクション|trans-title=Catherine: Full Body Official Visual & Scenario Collection|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|isbn=978-4-0491-2401-9|language=ja|date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="FamStaffComments">{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201008/19032248.html|script-title=ja:『キャサリン』アダルト＆ホラーな完全新作|language=ja|publisher=[[Famitsu]]|date=August 19, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904060557/http://www.famitsu.com/news/201008/19032248.html|archive-date=September 4, 2016|url-status=live}} [http://andriasang.com/como74/catherine_preview/ English] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226215320/http://andriasang.com/como74/catherine_preview/ |date=December 26, 2016 }}</ref>

<ref name="FamCathOrigins">{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2010/08/catherine-is-twenty-hours-long-has-multiple-endings|title=Catherine is twenty-hours long, has multiple endings|author=Romano, Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=August 27, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305193030/http://gematsu.com/2010/08/catherine-is-twenty-hours-long-has-multiple-endings|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathStaffANN">{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-10-19/catherine-horror-game-opening-streamed-with-credits|title=Catherine Horror Game Opening Streamed with Credits (Updated)|author=Manry, Gia|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 19, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113000452/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-10-19/catherine-horror-game-opening-streamed-with-credits|archive-date=November 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="4Gcatherine">{{cite web|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/272/G027222/20160613013/|script-title=ja:「ペルソナ5」橋野 桂氏インタビュー。“心を盗む怪盗”をテーマにした本作と，20周年を迎える「ペルソナ」シリーズに込められた思いを聞いた|publisher=[[4Gamer.net]]|date=August 20, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819164548/http://www.4gamer.net/games/272/G027222/20160613013/|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathInfoDeng">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/complg/catherine_update/|title=Team Catherine on Love Triangles, Bust Sizes and Foreign Interest|author=Gantayat, Anoop|publisher=Andriasang.com|date=September 29, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225030351/http://andriasang.com/complg/catherine_update/|archive-date=December 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathWriter">{{cite web|url=http://rpg.jp/newslog/2291/|script-title=ja:開発ブログ第３回|author=Tanaka, Yuichiro|publisher=[[Atlus]]|date=March 14, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020114108/http://rpg.jp/newslog/2291/|archive-date=October 20, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathBryon">{{cite web|url=http://www.develop-online.net/tools-and-tech/the-top-14-game-engines-gamebryo/0117559|title=The top 14 game engines: Gamebryo|author=Lee, Aaron|publisher=[[Develop (UK magazine)|Develop]]|date=March 20, 2013|access-date=May 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502135712/http://www.develop-online.net/tools-and-tech/the-top-14-game-engines-gamebryo/0117559|archive-date=May 2, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="CathSoejima1">{{cite web|url=http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/09/post-4.html|script-title=ja:副島です。|language=ja|author=[[Shigenori Soejima|Soejima, Shigenori]]|publisher=Catherine Developer Blog|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310012111/http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/09/post-4.html|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathSoejima2">{{cite web|url=http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/11/post-12.html|script-title=ja:デザイナー副島です|language=ja|author=[[Shigenori Soejima|Soejima, Shigenori]]|publisher=Catherine Developer Blog|date=November 1, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328103622/http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/11/post-12.html|archive-date=March 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="P5magazine">{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2015/03/japanese-persona-magazine-interviews-atlus-staff-persona-5-dancing-all-night|title=Japanese Persona Magazine interviews Atlus staff on Persona 5, Dancing All Night [Update]|page=2|author=James, Thomas|publisher=Gematsu|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307002737/http://gematsu.com/2015/03/japanese-persona-magazine-interviews-atlus-staff-persona-5-dancing-all-night|archive-date=March 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathUI">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/11/13/atlus-reveals-design-secrets-behind-persona-5s-distinctive-ui/|title=Atlus Reveals The Design Secrets Behind Persona 5's Distinctive UI|author=Wong, Alistair|publisher=Siliconera|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113195500/http://www.siliconera.com/2017/11/13/atlus-reveals-design-secrets-behind-persona-5s-distinctive-ui/|archive-date=November 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="MeguroCathLiners">{{cite web|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/catherineliners/|title=Catherine Original Soundtrack Liner Notes|author=Schweitzer, Ben|publisher=Video Game Music Online|date=February 23, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502191713/http://www.vgmonline.net/catherineliners/|archive-date=May 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathShoji1">{{cite web|url=http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/09/post-5.html|script-title=ja:目黒です！ 1|language=ja|author=[[Shoji Meguro|Meguro, Shoji]]|publisher=Catherine Developer Blog|date=September 17, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214074646/http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/09/post-5.html|archive-date=December 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathShoji2">{{cite web|url=http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/11/post-13.html|script-title=ja:目黒です！ 2|language=ja|author=[[Shoji Meguro|Meguro, Shoji]]|publisher=Catherine Developer Blog|date=November 5, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322013310/http://cathy.atlus.co.jp/blog/2010/11/post-13.html|archive-date=March 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="SoundInterview">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2019/02/13/15433.html|script-title=ja:「CRI ADX2」が実現した11人分の“理想の声”―『キャサリン・フルボディ』の緻密なサウンドデザインを開発陣に訊く|publisher=GameBusiness.jp|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321183801/https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2019/02/13/15433.html|archive-date=March 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AtlusMessage">{{cite web|url=http://fullbody.jp/message/|script-title=ja:キャサリン・フルボディ - Message|publisher=[[Atlus]]|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330182129/http://fullbody.jp/message/|archive-date=March 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="FullTheme">{{cite news | url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040519/20190111034/ | script-title=ja:「キャサリン・フルボディ」体験版の配信が本日スタート。ゲームのイメージソングはSEKAI NO OWARIの楽曲「Re:set」に決定 | language=ja| publisher=[[4Gamer.net]] | date=January 11, 2019 | access-date=February 20, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112205/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040519/20190111034/ | archive-date=February 21, 2019 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

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<ref name="CathAnnounced">{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2010/08/atlus-announces-catherine-for-ps3-360|title=Atlus announces Catherine for PS3, 360|author=Romano, Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=August 17, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211205222/http://gematsu.com/2010/08/atlus-announces-catherine-for-ps3-360|archive-date=December 11, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="SilHashino">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2010/10/21/a-message-from-catherine-director-katsura-hashino/|title=A Message From Catherine Director, Katsura Hashino|author=Sahdev, Ishaan|publisher=Siliconera|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516023049/http://www.siliconera.com/2010/10/21/a-message-from-catherine-director-katsura-hashino/|archive-date=May 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathDateJP">{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/go-buy-catherine-on-february-17-2011-186301.phtml|title=Go buy Catherine on February 17, 2011|author=Teolentino, Joch|website=[[Destructoid]]|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029101831/http://www.destructoid.com/go-buy-catherine-on-february-17-2011-186301.phtml|archive-date=October 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathJPDemo">{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/07/catherine-demo-pulled-from-japanese-psn/|title=Catherine demo pulled from Japanese PSN|date=February 7, 2011|author=Fletcher, JC|publisher=[[Joystiq]]|access-date=February 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209014437/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/07/catherine-demo-pulled-from-japanese-psn/|archive-date=February 9, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CathAsiaRelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/asia-shippin-out-july-24-30-catherine/1100-6325041/|title=Asia Shippin' Out July 24–30: Catherine|author=Leo, Jon|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=July 25, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110103621/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/asia-shippin-out-july-24-30-catherine/1100-6325041/|archive-date=January 10, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathJPpatchPS3">{{cite web|title=Catherine patch makes game easier|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/catherine-patch-makes-game-easier/1100-6303174/|author=Leo, Jon|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=March 10, 2011|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912085924/http://asia.gamespot.com/news/6303174.html|archive-date=September 12, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathJPpatch360">{{cite web|title=Catherine Patch Dodges Deadly Fork, Reaches Xbox Live|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/31/catherine-patch-dodges-deadly-fork-reaches-xbox-live/|author=Yip, Spencer|date=March 31, 2011 |publisher=Siliconera|access-date=March 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521003611/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/31/catherine-patch-dodges-deadly-fork-reaches-xbox-live/|archive-date=May 21, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathPackagingJP">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comt94/catherine_packaging/|title=Why Catherine Has Two Packages|author=Gantayat, Anoop|publisher=Andriasang.com|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225034852/http://andriasang.com/comt94/catherine_packaging/|archive-date=December 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathJPPoster">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/02/03/let-midnight-venus-introduce-you-to-catherine/|title=Let Midnight Venus Introduce You To Catherine|author=Sahdev, Ishaan|publisher=Siliconera|date=February 3, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225223129/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/02/03/let-midnight-venus-introduce-you-to-catherine/|archive-date=December 25, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathJPexclusive">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/290862/news/no-plans-to-release-catherine-in-north-america-atlus/|title='No plans to release Catherine in North America' - Atlus|author=Hussain, Tamoor|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|date=February 26, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227175748/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/290862/news/no-plans-to-release-catherine-in-north-america-atlus/|archive-date=February 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CathWestStores">{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/demons-high-schools-and-sex-just-another-day-at-atlu-5982232|title=Demons, High Schools, And Sex: Just Another Day At Atlus Games|author=Schreier, Jason|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=February 7, 2013|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824080000/http://kotaku.com/5982232/demons-high-schools-and-sex-just-another-day-at-atlus-games|archive-date=August 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="SilCathCoversWest">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/04/27/alternate-catherine-cover-art-for-north-america/|title=Alternate Catherine Cover Art For North America? [Update]|author=Yip, SPencer|publisher=Siliconera|date=April 27, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109071815/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/04/27/alternate-catherine-cover-art-for-north-america|archive-date=January 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="SilCathUSannounced">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/01/catherine-officially-confirmed-for-summer-2011/|title=Catherine Officially Confirmed For Summer 2011|author=Sahdev, Ishaan|publisher=Siliconera|date=March 1, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303070753/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/01/catherine-officially-confirmed-for-summer-2011/|archive-date=March 3, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathUSDate">{{cite web|url=http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/atlus-wants-you-to-play-with-full-official-catherine-website-now-live/0155675|title=Atlus Wants You To Play With Official Catherine Website, Now Live|publisher=[[Develop (UK magazine)|Develop]]|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226124845/http://www.develop-online.net/press-releases/atlus-wants-you-to-play-with-full-official-catherine-website-now-live/0155675|archive-date=December 26, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="CathNAcollectors">{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/catherine-love-is-over-deluxe-unboxing-video-206410.phtml|title=Catherine 'Love Is Over' deluxe unboxing video|author=North, Dale|website=[[Destructoid]]|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405142557/http://www.destructoid.com/catherine-love-is-over-deluxe-unboxing-video-206410.phtml|archive-date=April 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathEUleak">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/22/catherine-charmed-her-way-into-europe/|title=Catherine Charmed Her Way Into Europe|author=Yip, Spencer|publisher=Siliconera|date=July 22, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222025850/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/22/catherine-charmed-her-way-into-europe/|archive-date=December 22, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathEUdetails">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamersglobal.de/news/39004/catherine-deutschland-release-durch-deep-silver-3-upd|title=Catherine: Deutschland-Release durch Deep Silver [3. Upd.]|author=Mackowiak, Andre|publisher=Gamers Global|language=de|date=July 22, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608140533/http://www.gamersglobal.de/news/39004/catherine-deutschland-release-durch-deep-silver-3-upd|archive-date=June 8, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathEUannounced">{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/22/catherine-heading-to-europe-with-deep-silver/|title=Catherine heading to Europe with Deep Silver|author=Sliwinski, Alexander|publisher=[[Joystiq]]|date=July 22, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201210729/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/22/catherine-heading-to-europe-with-deep-silver/|archive-date=February 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CathEUdate">{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/12/07/catherine-confirmed-for-february-10-in-europe/|title=Catherine confirmed for February 10 in Europe|author=Cullen, Johnny|website=[[VG247]]|date=December 7, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013211210/http://www.vg247.com/2011/12/07/catherine-confirmed-for-february-10-in-europe/|archive-date=October 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathEUcollectors">{{cite web|url=https://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/01/catherine-to-get-stray-sheep-edition-in-europe/|title=Catherine to get 'Stray Sheep' edition in Europe|author=Mitchell, Richard|publisher=[[Joystiq]]|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314123738/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/01/catherine-to-get-stray-sheep-edition-in-europe/|archive-date=March 14, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CathAUqv">{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/catherine-finally-coming-to-australia/|title=Catherine Finally Coming To Australia|author=Serrels, Mark|publisher=[[Australia]]|date=August 17, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226130751/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/catherine-finally-coming-to-australia/|archive-date=December 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="QVcathPS3">{{cite web|url=http://www.qvsoftware.com.au/titles/koch-media/ps3/games/action-adventure/catherine-ps3|title=Catherine for PlayStation 3|publisher=QV Software|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131201617/http://www.qvsoftware.com.au/titles/koch-media/ps3/games/action-adventure/catherine-ps3|archive-date=January 31, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="QVcath360">{{cite web|url=http://www.qvsoftware.com.au/titles/koch-media/xbox360/games/action-adventure/catherine-xb360|title=Catherine for Xbox 360|publisher=QV Software|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320105813/http://www.qvsoftware.com.au/titles/koch-media/xbox360/games/action-adventure/catherine-xb360|archive-date=March 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CatherinePCdate">{{cite web | url = https://www.pcgamer.com/catherine-classic-is-out-now-on-pc-and-more-atlus-games-could-follow/ | title = Catherine Classic is out now on PC, and more Atlus games could follow | author = Brown, Fraser | date = January 10, 2019 | access-date = January 10, 2019 | work = [[PC Gamer]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190110183131/https://www.pcgamer.com/catherine-classic-is-out-now-on-pc-and-more-atlus-games-could-follow/ | archive-date = January 10, 2019 | url-status=live | df = mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="GIcatherinePC">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/10/sega-brings-catherine-to-pc-without-enhanced-edition-content|title=Sega Brings Catherine To PC Without Enhanced Edition Content|author=Khan, Imran|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|date=January 10, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525183943/https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/10/sega-brings-catherine-to-pc-without-enhanced-edition-content|archive-date=May 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathPersona3">{{cite journal|date=December 9, 2010|journal=[[Dengeki PlayStation]]|issue=485|page=179|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]]|language=ja}}</ref>

<ref name="CathPersonaSil">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2010/08/18/catherines-connection-to-persona-3-portable/|title=Catherine's Connection To Persona 3 Portable|author=Yip, Spencer|publisher=Siliconera|date=August 18, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312103341/http://www.siliconera.com/2010/08/18/catherines-connection-to-persona-3-portable/|archive-date=March 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="FullFamitsuInterview">{{cite magazine |title=『フルボディ』に込めた、並々ならぬこだわり |work=[[Weekly Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |issue=1554|pages=72–73 |date=September 13, 2018|language=ja}}</ref>

<ref name="FullDengInterview">{{cite journal |title=Catherine: Full Body Dengeki PlayStation Vol. 653 Scans, Developer Comments |date=December 28, 2017|journal=[[Dengeki PlayStation]]|issue=653|pages=79–81|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]]|language=ja}}</ref>

<ref name="DengInterview">{{cite web|url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/800/1800501/|script-title=ja:『キャサリン・フルボディ』キーマンに聞く、新たに描かれる大人のアクションパズル・ADVの魅力【電撃PS】|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works|Dengeki Online]]|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524024530/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/800/1800501/|archive-date=May 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="SilSoejima">{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/2018/07/20/atlus-artist-shigenori-soejima-talks-about-his-work-and-designing-catherine-characters/|title=Atlus Artist Shigenori Soejima Talks About His Work And Designing Catherine Characters|author=Ike, Sato|publisher=Siliconera|date=July 20, 2018|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721160553/https://www.siliconera.com/2018/07/20/atlus-artist-shigenori-soejima-talks-about-his-work-and-designing-catherine-characters/|archive-date=July 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="FullVoices">{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2018/11/catherine-full-body-dlc-ideal-voice-set-trailer|title=Catherine: Full Body DLC 'Ideal Voice' set trailer|author=Romano, Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=November 16, 2018|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602230741/https://gematsu.com/2018/11/catherine-full-body-dlc-ideal-voice-set-trailer|archive-date=June 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="FullDateJP">{{cite news |author=Romano, Sal |title=Catherine: Full Body launches February 14, 2019 in Japan |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/09/catherine-full-body-launches-february-14-2019-in-japan |access-date=September 15, 2018 |work=Gematsu |date=September 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192609/https://gematsu.com/2018/09/catherine-full-body-launches-february-14-2019-in-japan |archive-date=September 15, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="FullDLCjoker">{{cite news | url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040519/20181220119/ | title=「キャサリン・フルボディ」，先着特典「ペルソナ5 ジョーカー」を用いたプレイ動画が公開 | language=ja| publisher=[[4gamer]] | date=December 20, 2018 | access-date=February 20, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112129/https://www.4gamer.net/games/405/G040519/20181220119/ | archive-date=February 21, 2019 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="FullDateWW">{{cite news |author=Romano, Sal |title=Catherine: Full Body launches September 3 in the Americas and Europe |url=https://gematsu.com/2019/02/catherine-full-body-launches-september-3-in-the-americas-and-europe |access-date=June 3, 2019|work=Gematsu |date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220003224/https://gematsu.com/2019/02/catherine-full-body-launches-september-3-in-the-americas-and-europe |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

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<ref name="PSBlogCath">{{cite web|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/07/22/inside-the-twisted-psyche-of-catherine/|title=Inside the Twisted Psyche of Catherine|author=Rubenstain, Jeff|publisher=[[PlayStation Blog]]|date=July 22, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501181012/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/07/22/inside-the-twisted-psyche-of-catherine/|archive-date=May 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="SilLocalVoiceDirector">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/25/acting-out-a-slice-of-life-an-interview-with-the-voice-director-of-catherine/|title=Acting Out A Slice Of Life: An Interview With The Voice Director Of Catherine|author=Sahdev, Ishaan|publisher=Siliconera|date=July 25, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204095752/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/25/acting-out-a-slice-of-life-an-interview-with-the-voice-director-of-catherine/|archive-date=December 4, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CathBakerInterview">{{cite web|url=http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2011/08/23/exclusive-interview-troy-baker-the-new-james-sunderland/|title=Exclusive Interview: Troy Baker – The New James Sunderland|author=Willoughby, Shane|publisher=The Gaming Library|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126205815/http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2011/08/23/exclusive-interview-troy-baker-the-new-james-sunderland/|archive-date=November 26, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CathBaileyInterview">{{cite web|url=http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2011/07/03/catherine-speaks-an-interview-with-laura-bailey-travis-willingham/|title=Catherine Speaks! TGL Interviews Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham|author=Willoughby, Shane|publisher=The Gaming Library|date=July 3, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704225625/http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2011/07/03/catherine-speaks-an-interview-with-laura-bailey-travis-willingham/|archive-date=July 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CathRuffInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/29/michelle-ruff-on-her-experience-playing-katherine-in-catherine/|title=Michelle Ruff On Her Experience Playing Katherine In Catherine|author=Sahdev, Ishaan|publisher=Siliconera|date=March 29, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517014415/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/29/michelle-ruff-on-her-experience-playing-katherine-in-catherine/|archive-date=May 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="KotoCathLocalInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.kotowari.org/catherine-localization-studio-interview/|title=Catherine Localization Studio Interview|publisher=Kotowari|date=July 21, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630204531/http://www.kotowari.org/catherine-localization-studio-interview/|archive-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="BaileyRise">{{cite web|url=http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2015/09/07/interview-laura-bailey/|title=A Chat With Laura Bailey – The Most Cast Female Voice Actor in Video Games Last Year|author=Wood, Chandler|publisher=PlayStation Lifestyle|date=September 7, 2015|access-date=December 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817091548/http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2015/09/07/interview-laura-bailey/|archive-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ANNfullbody">{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-05-24/ign-catherine-full-body-game-english-release-changes-deadname-credits/.147096|title=IGN: Catherine: Full Body Game's English Release Changes Deadname Credits|author=Loveridge, Lynzee|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524213754/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-05-24/ign-catherine-full-body-game-english-release-changes-deadname-credits/.147096|archive-date=May 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="IGNFullPreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/23/catherine-full-body-preview-every-reason-to-play-and-replay|title=Catherine: Full Body Preview - Every Reason To Play And Replay|author=Defreitas, Casey|website=[[IGN]]|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524170339/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/05/23/catherine-full-body-preview-every-reason-to-play-and-replay|archive-date=May 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CatherineFullEngInfo">{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2019/05/catherine-full-body-english-gameplay|title=Catherine: Full Body English gameplay|author=Romano, Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523174010/https://gematsu.com/2019/05/catherine-full-body-english-gameplay|archive-date=May 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PasteComp">{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=Ian|title=An Inside Look At The Competitive Catherine Gaming Scene|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/an-inside-look-at-the-competitive-catherine-gaming.html|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=January 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108192009/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/an-inside-look-at-the-competitive-catherine-gaming.html|archive-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="RBComp">{{cite web|author=Kemps, Heidi|title=The Kings of Catherine|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331831819270/the-kings-of-competitive-catherine|publisher=[[Red Bull]]|access-date=January 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108190659/http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331831819270/the-kings-of-competitive-catherine|archive-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="PolyEsports">{{cite web|author=McWhertor, Michael|title=Watch Evo 2015, the year's biggest fighting game tournament, all weekend|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8985053/evo-2015-fighting-game-schedule-livestream|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=July 17, 2015 |access-date=January 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111092907/http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8985053/evo-2015-fighting-game-schedule-livestream|archive-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="CathGenesis">{{cite web|author=Gach, Ethan|title=The Weekend In Esports: League Of Legends And Genesis 4 Return|url=https://kotaku.com/the-weekend-in-esports-league-of-legends-and-genesis-4-1791463989|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|access-date=June 3, 2019|date=January 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128014217/https://kotaku.com/the-weekend-in-esports-league-of-legends-and-genesis-4-1791463989|archive-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="CathKing">{{cite web|author=Gach, Ethan|title=Watch The King Of Catherine Tournament Going On Right Now|date=November 12, 2016 |url=https://kotaku.com/watch-the-king-of-catherine-tournament-going-on-right-n-1788907325|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|access-date=January 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108190717/http://kotaku.com/watch-the-king-of-catherine-tournament-going-on-right-n-1788907325|archive-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

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<!-- Sales -->

<ref name="CathSales1">{{cite magazine|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|author=Ivan, Tom|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|date=February 23, 2011|access-date=March 10, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102061206/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/290521/catherine-tops-marvel-vs-capcom-in-japanese-chart-battle/|archive-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="CathSales2">{{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|author=Kietzmann, Ludwig|publisher=[[Joystiq]]|date=August 11, 2011|access-date=August 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021031814/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/11/npd-catherine-sold-78k-copies-in-july/|archive-date=October 21, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="CathSales3">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6341146/catherine-tops-500000-units-sold|title=Catherine tops 500,000 units sold|author=Downin, Jonathan|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=October 19, 2011|access-date=October 19, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023002127/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6341146/catherine-tops-500000-units-sold|archive-date=October 23, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="CathSales4">{{cite web|url=http://andriasang.com/comyog/|title=More on Catherine's Sales and Persona in 2012 From the Atlus Earnings Briefing|author=Gantayat, Anoop|date=October 19, 2011|publisher=Andriasang.com|access-date=August 12, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109152257/http://andriasang.com/comyog/|archive-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="CatherineFullSales1">{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2019/02/media-create-sales-2-11-19-2-17-19|title=Media Create Sales: 2/11/19 – 2/17/19|author=Romano, Sal|publisher=Gematsu|date=February 20, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223074344/https://gematsu.com/2019/02/media-create-sales-2-11-19-2-17-19|archive-date=February 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CatherineFullSales2">{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/2019/03/10/this-week-in-sales-dead-or-alive-or-left-alive/|title=This Week In Sales: Dead or Alive Or Left Alive|author=Ike, Sato|publisher=Siliconera|date=March 10, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330155256/https://www.siliconera.com/2019/03/10/this-week-in-sales-dead-or-alive-or-left-alive/|archive-date=March 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<!-- Awards -->

<ref name="CathAnnie">{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|title="Catherine" and "Ghost Trick" Nominated for Annie Award|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/12/05-1/catherine-and-ghost-trick-nominated-for-annie-award|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=December 21, 2011|date=December 5, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206003936/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/12/05-1/catherine-and-ghost-trick-nominated-for-annie-award|archive-date=February 6, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="NAVGTRnoms">{{cite web|url=http://navgtr.org/winners/2011-awards/|title=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers - 2011 Awards|publisher=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404172953/http://navgtr.org/winners/2011-awards/|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="NAVGTRwinners">{{cite web|url=http://navgtr.org/winners/minecraft-wins-game-of-the-year|title=Minecraft Wins Game Of The Year|publisher=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526134053/http://navgtr.org/winners/minecraft-wins-game-of-the-year/|archive-date=May 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="GSanalysis">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/having-faith-in-your-games/1100-6338734/|title=Having Faith in Your Games|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=October 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526122635/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/having-faith-in-your-games/1100-6338734/|archive-date=May 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="GamaAnalysis">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/127221/Analysis_Atlus_Catherine_And_Gender_Stereotypes.php|title=Analysis: Atlus' Catherine And Gender Stereotypes|author=[[Emily Short|Short, Emily]]|website=[[Gamasutra]]|date=September 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509194010/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/127221/Analysis_Atlus_Catherine_And_Gender_Stereotypes.php|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="GIlist">{{cite news | title = Top Ten Female Villains | date = November 2013 | magazine = [[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |issue=247 | page=24 | author = Lanier, Lix }}</ref>

<ref name="ShaftFeminism">{{cite magazine |author= Auerbach, David |date= July 24, 2014 |title= The Most Sexist Video Game of All Time? |url= http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/07/catherine_video_game_the_most_sexist_platformer_of_all_time.html |magazine= [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]  |access-date= July 25, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140724170105/http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/07/catherine_video_game_the_most_sexist_platformer_of_all_time.html |archive-date= July 24, 2014 }}</ref>

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*{{cite book|title=Catherine Manual|publisher=[[Atlus USA]]|date=July 26, 2011|author=Atlus Staff|ref={{harvid|Atlus|2011}}}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://catherinethegame.com}}
* {{moby game|id=/catherine|name=''Catherine''}}
* {{moby game|id=/catherine-full-body|name=''Catherine: Full Body''}}

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