A good mix of puzzle game mechanics plus an interesting adult-oriented story, Catherine rises above its various flaws and is worth checking out.

Admittedly, 1C are to be commended for trying to break the mould once again with Men of War: Vietnam . Unfortunately, while it was a good thing back in 2004 with Soldiers , it is quite the opposite here.

Catherine is a very unique game that is set back by it's own repetitiveness and annoying puzzles. After the fifteen hours it took me to complete the game, I was glad that I got to experience the narrative, but I never want to touch the game again for the game play.

Editor's note: Catherine is released in Europe this week. Here we present our review of the North American release of the game, first published in July last year. To the best of our knowledge it's still accurate with respect to the European version.

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