<s>
Catherine	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-release	O
with	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
titled	O
Catherine	B-Application
:	O
Full	O
Body	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
worldwide	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Vincent	O
Brooks	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
is	O
beset	O
by	O
supernatural	O
nightmares	O
while	O
torn	O
between	O
his	O
feelings	O
for	O
his	O
longtime	O
girlfriend	O
Katherine	O
and	O
the	O
similarly	O
named	O
beauty	O
Catherine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
studio	O
behind	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
producer	O
and	O
director	O
Katsura	O
Hashino	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
Shigenori	O
Soejima	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
composer	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
production	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
development	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
being	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
adult	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
Vincent	O
Brooks	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
is	O
tormented	O
by	O
deadly	O
nightmares	O
after	O
becoming	O
involved	O
with	O
multiple	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
space	O
colony	O
of	O
Neo-Brooklyn	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
story	O
within	O
a	O
story	O
on	O
Golden	O
Playhouse	O
,	O
a	O
television	O
program	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
like	O
a	O
Saturday	O
morning	O
theatre	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
Twilight	O
Zone	O
vibe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
a	O
22-year-old	O
woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
encounter	O
,	O
and	O
Catherine	B-Application
's	O
continued	O
attempts	O
to	O
romance	O
Vincent	O
,	O
become	O
the	O
catalyst	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outwardly	O
Catherine	B-Application
is	O
playful	O
,	O
seductive	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
spirited	O
;	O
in	O
reality	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
succubus	O
who	O
tempts	O
men	O
for	O
her	O
own	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Miyuki	O
Sawashiro	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
Laura	O
Bailey	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
night	O
at	O
the	O
Stray	O
Sheep	O
Bar	O
,	O
a	O
drunken	O
Vincent	O
meets	O
an	O
enigmatic	O
young	O
woman	O
named	O
Catherine	B-Application
;	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
one-night	O
stand	O
which	O
turns	O
into	O
an	O
affair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stress	O
of	O
his	O
double	O
life	O
and	O
the	O
growing	O
intensity	O
of	O
his	O
nightmares	O
eventually	O
compel	O
Vincent	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
affair	O
with	O
Catherine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
violent	O
confrontation	O
between	O
Vincent	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Katherine	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
is	O
seemingly	O
killed	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
incident	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
nightmare	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
Vincent	O
and	O
Katherine	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vincent	O
realizes	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
person	O
aware	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
's	O
existence	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
her	O
messages	O
have	O
vanished	O
from	O
his	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vincent	O
confronts	O
Mutton	O
,	O
the	O
proprietor	O
of	O
the	O
Stray	O
Sheep	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
person	O
he	O
has	O
witnessed	O
Catherine	B-Application
speaking	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
learns	O
that	O
Mutton	O
is	O
Dumuzid	O
the	O
Shepherd	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Catherine	B-Application
is	O
a	O
succubus	O
who	O
aided	O
Mutton	O
in	O
his	O
game	O
to	O
kill	O
men	O
who	O
would	O
not	O
commit	O
to	O
marriage	O
and	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternate	O
endings	O
for	O
Katherine	O
and	O
Catherine	B-Application
are	O
unlocked	O
if	O
Vincent	O
sends	O
them	O
a	O
recording	O
of	O
Rin	O
's	O
piano	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
Endings	O
:	O
Vincent	O
summons	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
and	O
asks	O
to	O
marry	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
she	O
accepts	O
;	O
they	O
live	O
together	O
in	O
Hell	O
despite	O
the	O
objections	O
of	O
Nergal	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Hell	O
and	O
Catherine	B-Application
's	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
true	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
Vincent	O
overthrows	O
Nergal	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Hell	O
with	O
Catherine	B-Application
as	O
his	O
queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Full	O
Body	O
ending	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
transports	O
Vincent	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
high	O
school	O
days	O
and	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
fall	O
in	O
love	O
and	O
start	O
a	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tired	O
of	O
Dumuzid	O
's	O
infidelity	O
,	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
were	O
a	O
test	O
to	O
find	O
someone	O
worthy	O
of	O
her	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
2nd	O
Creative	O
Production	O
Department	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
within	O
Atlus	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
handled	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
subseries	O
within	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
Catherine	B-Application
began	O
while	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
performing	O
final	O
polishing	O
work	O
for	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
2008	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
key	O
staff	O
members	O
were	O
all	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
:	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
Katsura	O
Hashino	O
had	O
helmed	O
both	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
;	O
art	O
director	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Shigenori	O
Soejima	O
had	O
designed	O
characters	O
for	O
both	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
;	O
and	O
composer	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
had	O
created	O
music	O
for	O
multiple	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
high-definition	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
360	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
HD	O
consoles	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
fully	O
portray	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2012	O
statement	O
,	O
an	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
member	O
said	O
that	O
Catherine	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
difficult	O
"	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
test	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
prospective	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
proved	O
unexpectedly	O
popular	O
,	O
garnering	O
as	O
much	O
public	O
attention	O
and	O
fan	O
expectation	O
as	O
recent	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
released	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
early	O
February	O
Atlus	O
pulled	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
achieved	O
the	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
planned	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patches	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
versions	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mainland	O
Asia	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
distributed	O
by	O
Softsource	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
due	O
to	O
unspecified	O
coding	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
cover	O
artwork	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Soejima	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
—	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
cover	O
showed	O
Catherine	B-Application
showing	O
off	O
her	O
cleavage	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
cover	O
had	O
Katherine	O
lying	O
on	O
her	O
front	O
showing	O
her	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
covers	O
exemplified	O
each	O
character	O
's	O
contrasting	O
appeal	O
:	O
Catherine	B-Application
's	O
cleavage	O
showed	O
off	O
her	O
youthful	O
beauty	O
,	O
while	O
displaying	O
Katherine	O
's	O
behind	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
evoke	O
her	O
more	O
motherly	O
charms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
protagonist	O
Vincent	O
made	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
Portable	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
's	O
protagonists	O
can	O
run	O
into	O
Vincent	O
,	O
who	O
makes	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vincent	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
Portable	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Vincent	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
Portable	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
Catherine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
with	O
Catherine	B-Application
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
within	O
the	O
role-playing	O
genre	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
titles	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
making	O
something	O
that	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
adults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
developing	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
or	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
Hashino	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
lose	O
its	O
charm	O
on	O
less	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hashino	O
felt	O
that	O
Catherine	B-Application
was	O
an	O
ambitious	O
title	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
themes	O
and	O
subject	O
matter	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
no-one	O
but	O
Atlus	O
would	O
have	O
supported	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
love	O
triangle	O
between	O
Vincent	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
and	O
Katherine	O
sound	O
realistic	O
,	O
he	O
asked	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
for	O
their	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
younger	O
"	O
Catherine	B-Application
"	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
beautiful	O
and	O
youthful	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
"	O
Katherine	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
an	O
adult	O
charm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pink	O
coloring	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
evoke	O
its	O
sensual	O
and	O
"	O
kitschy	O
"	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Persona	O
games	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
boasted	O
around	O
half	O
an	O
hour	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
in	O
Catherine	B-Application
came	O
to	O
considerably	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
not	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
initial	O
leak	O
through	O
listings	O
on	O
EB	O
Games	O
and	O
GameStop	O
,	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Catherine	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chan	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
advantage	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
compared	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
situations	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
ones	O
he	O
and	O
other	O
team	O
members	O
could	O
understand	O
rather	O
than	O
typical	O
fantasy	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
USA	O
initially	O
had	O
difficulty	O
persuading	O
mainstream	O
stores	O
like	O
Target	O
and	O
Walmart	O
to	O
take	O
Catherine	B-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
suggestive	O
cover	O
art	O
and	O
marketing	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
adult	O
"	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
mostly	O
associated	O
with	O
erotic	O
games	O
not	O
sold	O
in	O
such	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
convince	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
suitable	O
for	O
mainstream	O
stores	O
,	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
put	O
together	O
a	O
film	O
reel	O
of	O
clips	O
from	O
unspecified	O
triple-A	O
games	O
those	O
stores	O
did	O
sell	O
that	O
featured	O
more	O
explicit	O
content	O
than	O
Catherine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
met	O
the	O
retailer	O
representatives	O
,	O
they	O
showcased	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Catherine	B-Application
had	O
none	O
of	O
that	O
content	O
,	O
before	O
showing	O
off	O
the	O
most	O
explicit	O
scenes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
prove	O
their	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retailers	O
were	O
convinced	O
and	O
allowed	O
Catherine	B-Application
to	O
be	O
sold	O
in	O
mainstream	O
stores	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
looking	O
through	O
their	O
stocks	O
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
currently-stocked	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
Atlus	O
used	O
alternate	O
covers	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
and	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
those	O
covers	O
toning	O
down	O
the	O
suggestive	O
elements	O
for	O
stores	O
catering	O
to	O
more	O
sensitive	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
limited	O
"	O
Love	O
is	O
Dead	O
"	O
edition	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
both	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
initial	O
statements	O
from	O
Atlus	O
said	O
that	O
Catherine	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
was	O
leaked	O
through	O
a	O
rating	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
versions	O
had	O
a	O
limited	O
special	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Catherine	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Sega	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
release	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
has	O
occasionally	O
been	O
played	O
competitively	O
in	O
esport	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attention	O
surrounding	O
the	O
event	O
would	O
later	O
carry	O
on	O
into	O
Evo	O
2016	O
,	O
CEOtaku	O
2016	O
,	O
Genesis	O
4	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
event	O
in	O
San	O
Jose	O
called	O
The	O
King	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
awarded	O
a	O
5,000	O
prize	O
pool	O
to	O
winners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baker	O
,	O
Bailey	O
and	O
Willingham	O
,	O
the	O
respective	O
voices	O
of	O
Vincent	O
,	O
Catherine	B-Application
and	O
Johnny	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
voice	O
recording	O
period	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
experience	O
,	O
reinforced	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
old	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
voice	O
actors	O
had	O
more	O
freedom	O
to	O
adlib	O
parts	O
of	O
their	O
performance	O
:	O
a	O
cited	O
example	O
was	O
the	O
fight	O
between	O
Katherine	O
and	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
two	O
actresses	O
ad-libbed	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
argument	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baker	O
,	O
Bailey	O
and	O
Ruff	O
had	O
all	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Atlus	O
on	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
:	O
Ruff	O
voiced	O
Yukari	O
Takeba	O
in	O
Persona	B-Application
3	I-Application
while	O
Baker	O
and	O
Bailey	O
respectively	O
voiced	O
Kanji	O
Tatsumi	O
and	O
Rise	O
Kujikawa	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
themes	O
in	O
Catherine	B-Application
were	O
far	O
more	O
controversial	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
titles	O
he	O
and	O
Atlus	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
unique	O
voice	O
acting	O
opportunity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bailey	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
another	O
Atlus	O
project	O
when	O
she	O
was	O
offered	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
voice	O
Catherine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
already	O
heard	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
the	O
press	O
,	O
Bailey	O
accepted	O
the	O
offer	O
;	O
during	O
her	O
time	O
recording	O
lines	O
,	O
she	O
found	O
the	O
experience	O
strange	O
as	O
she	O
considered	O
Baker	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
brotherly	O
figure	O
,	O
starkly	O
contrasting	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Vincent	O
and	O
Catherine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
:	O
Full	O
Body	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
Zero	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
team	O
founded	O
by	O
Hashino	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
with	O
multiple	O
Persona	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hashino	O
envisioned	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
definitive	O
version	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
the	O
aim	O
being	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
mission	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
and	O
innovative	O
gaming	O
experiences	O
by	O
returning	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
more	O
unconventional	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
was	O
Kenichi	O
Goto	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
as	O
battle	O
planner	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Devil	O
Summoner	O
games	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
in-house	O
engine	O
used	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Persona	O
Dancing	O
games	O
and	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
that	O
features	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
protagonist	O
Joker	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
guest	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
third	O
"	O
Catherine	B-Application
"	O
,	O
Soejima	O
was	O
initially	O
unsure	O
how	O
to	O
proceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
designed	O
Catherine	B-Application
and	O
Katherine	O
as	O
"	O
hot	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
cool	O
"	O
respectively	O
,	O
he	O
chose	O
a	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
design	O
for	O
Rin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
eleven	O
different	O
voice	O
actresses	O
for	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
nine	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
DLC	B-Protocol
actresses	O
were	O
Ami	O
Koshimizu	O
,	O
Aoi	O
Yūki	O
,	O
Yui	O
Horie	O
,	O
Kana	O
Asumi	O
,	O
Haruka	O
Tomatsu	O
,	O
Megumi	O
Toyoguchi	O
,	O
Rie	O
Kugimiya	O
,	O
Rina	O
Satō	O
,	O
and	O
Nana	O
Mizuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
actress	O
portrayed	O
Catherine	B-Application
with	O
a	O
different	O
personality	O
,	O
with	O
Noto	O
's	O
version	O
being	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lady	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
titled	O
Catherine	B-Application
:	O
Full	O
Body	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
simply	O
Catherine	B-Application
:	O
Full	O
Body	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
includes	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
team	O
used	O
multiple	O
genres	O
for	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
Catherine	B-Application
,	O
switching	O
genre	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
gameplay	O
;	O
action	O
segments	O
used	O
remixes	O
of	O
classical	O
music	O
,	O
quiet	O
moments	O
used	O
jazz	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
used	O
symphonic-based	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
previously	O
helped	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
help	O
distinguish	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Persona	O
series	O
and	O
its	O
parent	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Re:set	O
is	O
removed	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catherine	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Catherine	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
9.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Liz	O
Lanier	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
included	O
Catherine	B-Application
and	O
Katherine	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
female	O
villains	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Vincent	O
...	O
ca	O
n't	O
catch	O
a	O
break	O
between	O
Catherine	B-Application
seducing	O
him	O
one	O
minute	O
and	O
manipulating	O
him	O
the	O
next	O
;	O
Katherine	O
is	O
n't	O
much	O
better	O
with	O
her	O
passive-aggressive	O
push	O
toward	O
marriage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
David	O
Auerbach	O
of	O
Slate	O
claimed	O
Catherine	B-Application
to	O
be	O
sexist	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
its	O
treatment	O
of	O
relationships	O
and	O
sex	O
exemplified	O
a	O
misogynous	O
tendency	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
culture	O
that	O
became	O
a	O
topic	O
of	O
media	O
discussion	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
topped	O
the	O
Japanese	O
charts	O
in	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
with	O
over	O
140,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
came	O
in	O
7th	O
with	O
over	O
21	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
outsell	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
by	O
a	O
margin	O
of	O
two-to-one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	O
new	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
Japanese	O
debut	O
,	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Full	O
Body	O
reached	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
nearly	O
52,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
