The Catwoman Game Is A Masterpiece
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0:00 Intro
2:21 The Premise
03:26 The Visuals
06:23 Gameplay & Platforming
11:49 The Combat
17:05 Boss Fights & The Bad
18:34 Closing Remarks
20:18 Raycon Spot
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Great True Detective reference. Poor Woody.
If it's a licensed game chance are better then not it's going to be like sucking raw sewage from the septic tank in to your mouth
Catwoman the game came out the same year as Jet Li: Rise to Honor which had the same combat controls. Probably what it was influenced from I'm guessing.
Raycon headphones are pretty terrible tbh, would not recommend it to anyone. Fun review though
@@Glugblubcat Nothing like the RanCans
"Getting Halle Berry into a tight leather suit is a good idea. The rest of the movie isn't."
-Original review of the film
I saw that movie as a young lad, seeing Halle in tight leather made me feels things
@@hattedsandwich2415 same way I felt watching Monster’s Ball as a young teen, thinking it was just going to be a typical Oscar drama.
Halle Berry is so sexy. I'd love to be Harvey Weinstein during her "audition"
@@junior1388666 I have a strong urge to perform a citizen's arrest on you
haha
So the film's director and developer have something in common; both of them have worked on Alien Resurrection and Catwoman.
@@jiena____6464 what the hell is this?! P°rn spam?!
@@CDanLB it's a trap
@@CDanLB report it ans it will vanish and hopefully yt sort it out..... they won't though too busy with censorship
@@tmik3443 but speaking of the director. He went on to direct the highly acclaimed Amelie and he also directed another stylish detective movie with gerard deperdieu.
@@Invidente7 When I said the "film's director", I was referring to Catwoman's director; Pitof. He was a Visual effects supervisor on Alien Resurrection.
Thanks to the executive producer of this game, I can share information about it.
-The Argonaut Games and EA UK teams worked very closely with Warner Brothers during development. They gave them scripts and production assets to work with but whatever was changed during the films production had to be reflected on in game.
-It wasn't possible to get Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Bratt and Lambert Wilson to reprise their roles in terms of voice acting due to changing production schedules. They did meet the team, talked to them a little bit and gave permission to use their likenesses apart from Benjamin Bratt. His movie character model can be seen in an animation reel I own.
-You were originally able to take out enemies as opposed to knocking them into the environment.
-The game was in development for 7 months. A lot of bugs weren't fixed but the team really tried to polish it as best as they could.
-The game was rushed to tie in with the films premiere. They thought the film was terrible.
-Some of the people on both teams would go to work on the Harry Potter games so they bounced back.
Well, good to know they worked on better games after this flop, the early 2000's Harry Potter games were pretty good for licensed games.
I guess Bratt's paycheck wasn't good enough 😁
That's cool. As bad as the game is, they did put a lot of effort into it
Cheers for this info! I, for one, was absolutely in love with Argonaut's Emperor's New Groove and Aladdin games. Harry Potter 1 and 2 as well.
@@killer1one1 I LOVE the Harry Potter games!
You undersell Argonaut when you say they only developed alien resurrection before this. These guys were EXTREMELY accomplished and were also the company responsible for Starfox and the Nintendo super fx chip!
they also made starglider, a full fledged space sim in the early 90's.
@@mrsnippysnoopa8300 star glider was made in 1986. This guys were crazy accomplished
@@mrsnippysnoopa8300 and X a gameboy fully 3d game
Well the old Australian only played Alien Resurrection, thats why.
@@olegcrysis1 yeah but i feel like it's odd how it wasn't mentioned as it's an interesting fact about just how odd this game is
I would like to mention that a bunch of those dumpsters look like they actually have compactors.
They totally 'survive' that.
You know it's been an extremely slow year for videogames if Gman is so bored that he's actually reviewing a game like Catwoman.
Modern gaming is pretty boring anyhow, imo. I haven't played any new games that have come out this year because nothing captures my interest. The only game I'm actually excited for is Elden Ring.
There have literally been SO MANY new games, and there are so many coming it's insane. Unless you're unemployed living off a trust fund there is literally no way you could afford to buy all the good new games, or have the time to play them. Hell I'm not convinced there's enough time even then, we're past that point.
@@cenciende9401 It's all about finding which ones are worth putting time and money into. This year, none have been worth it.
He could’ve reviewed Necrovision long ago
@@doompunk64 honestly I sincerely disagree because there's been so many amazing games that's come out this year
The Simpsons voice clip at the start was absolute perfection
@@jiena____6464 What is wrong with you?
Yup, but I'm kinda disappointed that Gman used that clip but didn't notice or mention Hank Azaria as one of the VA's for the game.
*purrfection
Gman you have my sympathy for suffering through this game.
The only thing i liked about this iteration of Catwoman was that she uses diamonds (or some other type of gem) as the claws in her suit, which fits with her personality and cat burglary really well. Literally every other aspect sucks though, except maybe for the casting of Halle Berry, I think she could've been a great Catwoman in a different circumstance.
this is the kind of movie that never should've made it past development hell. it was supposed to be a Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman solo film but since WB are slow as hell the years went by and the damn movie never made it past the planning stage. and each time it just kept changing more and more, endless rewrites and recasts, the works. it doesn't help that they gave it to such a no name like "Pitof". I agree, Halle Berry could've been amazing, but that project was just doomed from the word go.
I think Halle Berry would have a hard time pulling off ruthlessness, guile and subtly. She's too nice and sweet.
In all honesty, I never understood all that hate about "Catwoman" film. "One of the worst films in history", "never should have been made" - come on, guys, what are you talking about? Of course film is mediocre and doesn't have any advantages except for visual style and for Halle Berry, but it is nothing even close to be "one of the worst in the history", especially when you start to compare it with films like new SW trilogy.
@@thedreamscripter4002 the new sw trilogy had at least a good movie and one movie that has good IDEAS
comparing that trilogy to catwoman is like comparing a mild dumpster smell to being in a dumpster
@@user-vz5lw2pu8t Name a single "good idea" from new SW trilogy. Once again, I see not a single advantage of those three films over the same mediocre Catwoman film
My Mom rented this for me at Blockbuster like 20 years ago one day when I stayed home sick from school... My Mom is awesome but the game sucked
I have a true story about this game. Sadly I was given an Xbox for Christmas along with this game by my mom the year it came out. I played it for an hour before shutting it down then went out the next day and bought Halo Combat Evolved with my savings (best spent savings ever). I tried giving Catwoman to a friend for free but he wisely turned it down so I ended up using it to put my drinks on next to my chair for gaming for a few years before throwing it away. All in all that was the best place for it...as a coaster and the trash.
Lol
Best way for a parent to get their kid to get a job...buy them only the Catwoman game.
That Catwoman movie is actually pretty incredible, in a bad way but still fun
I like it too! It is the Showgirls of super hero movies.
I remember really liking it as a kid
@@mikef8846 You can't compare Catwoman to Showgirls. Showgirls is a masterpiece imo. It belongs up there with the rest of Paul Verhoeven's great masterpieces like Hollow man, Robocop, Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct, Total Recall, and Zwart Boek. Any of these movies can be rewatched today and they would still hold up.
If Showgirls isn't your taste that's another story, but as far as cinema goes that one and the rest are solid movies.
I don't see much problem with it honestly I like it more than most DC and Marvel movies, I want to watch it again soon lol.
the halle berry catwoman movie and game were some of my favourite things as an 8/9 year old with questionable taste. i played this game so much that i grew quite accustomed to the funky control scheme and nearly unlocked all the abilities
The perfectly edited reverb fart never fails to amuse me
i'm ashamed to admit how hard i laugh every time he uses that fart or the "he ain't lyin" clip. never gets old
@@longbeanhaul1014 and the mum jokes lol
We love you suffering, Gman. Makes great content.
for us??? Sponsered video tho LOL. I'm not mad about it but its not for us. I guess your mom ran outta money LOL.
That’s a terrible thing to say. You know he is suffering more than most with his geological location.
@@dadsfreetimeclassicgaming1220 It's a 20 minute review with a 60 second spot, deal with it.
Lol
@UCKeZXjl7OyicQF8U9iOYJeA you sound like a bitch ngl
"An action game that uses the right thumbstick to attack."
Too Human comes to mind.
I remember Halle accepting her Razzie for Catwoman with a great attitude. Much respect to her. That's something most hollywood actors nowadays could never do.
@@jiena____6464 the fuck.
@@sonderone3135 bot ignore
@@ak0904 thanks.
I figured it was a bot when I saw it on every comment
I don't believe that for a second, people are individuals some are fun and some aren't and there's no difference between actors then and now, what a stupid thing to say.
@@ak0904 bot -ignore- report
I REFUSE to call that *atrocity* "Catwoman"... Catwoman is Selina Kyle, Internationally renowned Cat Burglar from Gotham and Batman's on again, off again love interest.
Lol
Touch some grass my man
😆 you sound sad man.
@@KingOfThaDead64 Says the twat who's upset by someone being a fan of the actual character.
@@RainMakeR_Workshop lmao aww is that supposed to make me cry 😆. Not everything has to be related to that overrated tool.
That era's bad superhero flicks were bad in such a specific way that I am almost nostalgic for them.
Imo they're still bad, the budget is just huge to hide it lol
A modern martyr. Here's to you for enduring such a game so that we don't have to!
Wish to see Rerez cover this awful game.
I feel really sorry for Argonaut Games. Really talented people who had multiple geniuses among them, and then they got broken apart by being given impossible goals. Catwoman is a direct result of that.
Well, that's EA to you, they haven't their lesson with BF2042.
Made one of my favorite childhood games I-Ninja
@@gabrielsilvestre5174 And one of my favourite games for the SNES, Vortex. With modern emulators you can really see what that game was supposed to be, and it's quite clever. Mech Warrior took quite a few notes from it for later titles, it seems.
Powerdrome has an amazingly smooth framerate & sense of speed. It was a budget title & kinda light on content, but the engine makes it worth trying.
I have diarrhea 🤢
The only other thumbstick based beat-em up I can think of is Jet Li's Rise to Honor. That game also features security guards talking about how they are going to buy their kid the Jet Li Rise to Honor game
Oh God I remember playing this piece of shit ages ago by chance with my classmate, and she was like "try not to get pissed off too much, I know it's easy to lose your temper with this game" lmao. I quickly realized what she meant by that.
😅 How are you even still alive?
🤔 How is "she" still alive?
I actually beat this game 100% if you can believe it.
Gman is basically my rock when it comes to solid content. I'd say of the hundreds of games he covers, I'll only end up playing a couple. But the videos are always interesting.
GManLives and WorthABuy are the two best videogame reviewers on CZcams. Both those guys aren't worthless fanboys who recommend shitty games.
@@TurnerTurnip like IGN
@@majorgear1021 Gamespot/Wokespot is even worse than IGN. But yeah, they both suck.
I totally forgot about the evil cosmetic company and their lethal anti-aging cream. That's some Barbie-tier plot.
Those unexpected violations regarding my mother always gets me
SHWACKED!
11:58 Death by Degrees did this and was pretty decent. Movement is clunky, but combat overall is really fun.
Too Human, too. Never played it, but haven't heard good things.
The first Monster Hunter and that Jet Li game for Ps2 have the same thing ,it works when you get used but still wierd , kinda makes you wonder people dosen't really know what to do with the right analog stick in that time .
It was the style at the time. Blade 2 had right analog attacking, too. I actually liked that one, though 👍.
@@Dongulator Main problem with Too Human is that it is brutally short, like four or five levels long. And owing to it having been planned to be a multi-part epic, it ends on a cliffhanger that will never be picked up on.
Yeah that game had it's highs and lows but I hold it in a nice place in my heart.
9:19
Wtf. It's like she's being fired upwards out of a *cannon.* Absolutely hilarious. It's like gravity flips for those 2 swings.
You are a reviewing soldier for suffering through this dreck. Also, I'm a fan of how based you are and don't try to hide it. I sincerely respect that, as many creators would try to hide that, as they don't want to risk losing audience members... even though this is supposed to be CZcams.
What I'm saying is, you make great videos, and the time you put into the editing, alone, really comes through. Your videos are so rewatchable due to your quality, and the well-placed Tourette's Guy audio clips always put a smile on my face.
None of the creators I subscribe to try to hide who they are and I can't say I've ever come across them, in fact that's the entire point of youtubers like gman as opposed to out of touch journalists who don't know shit about actually playing games like IGN review writers.
@@cenciende9401
Same here. I watch some recommended videos from time to time and it's genuinely uncomfortable watching people desperately try to avoid making anyone upset. Nobody truly enjoys a creator/entertainer/reviewer/whatever when they're walking on eggshells all the time. Except children, I suppose, since they don't have standards yet.
I like people who are comfortable being who they are. That should be the norm, but not in 2021, unfortunately.
To be fair it's not that bad.
It feels exactly like your typical mediocre action games of this generation of console. There is tons of games just as bad as this one and most movies adaptations had a similar treatment back then.
what about spiderman 1?
"another game where combat is entirely relegated to the right thumbstick"
I got too many monster hunter flashbacks from that sentence
Me: Gman is being a bit harsh with this one--
Gman: there's no controllable camera--
Me: FUCK IT! Everyone who worked on this game deserves the whip!
0:47 that scene in the true detective is actually horrifying, I almost teared up
I remember playing this game at my uncle's house waaaaaaay back when I was too young to know a good game from a bad game, but even then, I knew that this game is a piece of garbage. Lmao
lmaoooo . same . i never finished the first level after trying multiple times and i just stopped playing
Jet Li: Rise to Honor also used the right thumb stick to attack and when I was a young lad I remember it working fairly well and being kind of nice at times. Maybe I don’t remember but I think it boils down to execution
I was desperately trying to remember the name of that Jet Li game! I remember renting it and having a decent enough time that I finished it at least
PS2 monster hunter funnily enough used the right stick, but it's combat was paced fine enough to deal with it.
Gman, one of my friends worked on one of the versions of this game. He told me working for EA was a really bad experience, apparently the guy in charge would walk in and just talked about how he wanted Cat Woman to move then walk out and not care for anything else about the game. The experience was so bad it galvinized him to quit EA and go work elsewhere.
There is a Catwoman GBC game based on the comics, heck Selyna is even wearing her ol' fashioned purple costume! I guess her playable parts in Arkham City is as good as it gonna get.
From an editing point of view, this is possibly your best ever. You have an amazing style and damn, your edits and cuts are perfect. I’m sorry you suffered so much to bring us this masterpiece
12:00 It reminds me of the Ape Escape games while I never played them but I know things, in this case the first game uses the face buttons to select a gadget and the right thumb stick uses the gadget. Ranging from moving the Radar to swinging at stun club.
I'm pretty sure the weird glow around Catwoman's skin is actually something that's taken directly from the movie. The filmmakers knew they'd have to use a bad-looking CGI Catwoman for some of the more acrobatic scenes, so they decided to cover Halle Berry in skin oil and foundation to make look more like her glowy and rubbery CG double, making the transition between the two supposedly more believable.
Don't ask me how I know this shit, I'm not sure either.
I actually loved this game back in the day 😂 I was playing it after school pretty much daily. I was in elementary school and I was obsessed with cats and the weird controls made it challenging and I liked that about it. Going through the whole game without making any mistakes was my fave way to play it. It prob also helped that I didnt understand english at the time 🤣 Thanks for the nostalgia!
Jet li rise to honor was a beat em up that used the right stick almost solely
Love your Simpsons references! I got my coworkers hooked on your videos because of that. I’m surprised you didn’t mention that Hank Azaria voiced the thugs in the game.
The bart the daredevil episode drop was perfect.
I wouldn’t put the blame 100% on Argonaut for this. Gotta remember this was a EA published game so Argonaut were more than likely at the mercy of them.
So EA has another body in its bag that we didn't know about.
Nah this game was back in 2003 when EA were still a less greedy company & got games like SSX, Burnout, Need for Speed, Rock Band.
xman wolverine origins was a fairly good superhero game, not so sure about the movie but i remember the game being a relatively fun arcade beat up thing, maybe you can play some good stuff once in a while instead of w/e this catwoman game is supposed to be ;)
heck, even something like chronicles of riddick, that is actually a good game/movie tie in thing too
The controls actually sound like they'd be suited for a mobile platform. Maybe the developers were just ahead of their time?
Grabbed by the ghoulies maps combat to the right stick, and I actually think it works really, really well for that game. My favourite post Nintendo Rare game by far.
At least it was compiled on Rare Replay along with Kameo another forgotten Rare game.
I was going to comment this! It's a fantastic game and I don't even like beat 'em ups. Sheer my sheep!
@@SolarisKane MOW MY MEADOW!
@@SolarisKane Idk if I'd say 'fantastic'. I enjoyed it as a child (despite the cheap difficulty at times) but it does get really repetitive, even though the combat is pretty fun.
@@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470 I don't think calling it repetitive is fair. Although there are 100 rooms, they are short and most of them are unique and there's a steady progression of new enemies. As such the game itself is short where a first time player can likely beat it in under 5 hours. There's even a bonus new game plus mode that changes all the rooms with new enemies, but I couldn't beat it as a kid.
Do Predator: Concrete Jungle, in my opinion its the best Predator game they ever made !
If I had nickle for every time Jennifer Hale played a cat thief who's morals are a bit ambigious and likes to flirt with the main hero, I would have 2 nickles. Which isn't much but it's weird that it happend twice.
It is such a shame the way Argonaut Games went under. The last three games they made were Malice, Power Drome and Catwoman. Argonaut was making a really cool beatemup game called Orchid. There are tech demos and even actual gameplay and videos of voice actors reading the lines from the game. Just youtube Orchid cancelled game. Unseen64 has a lot of info on the game as well.
believe me, driving a Reliant Robin (or letting it slide around the corner on its side) is probably a lot more fun than watching or playing Catwoman
Top Gear had a lot of fun with that Robin…
Catwoman's rimlighting is like when you're wearing an enchanted item in Oblivion
Proper lighting is essential when rimming
@@spaceghost8886 Underated advice.
Those Top Gear edits though. Gman, you are increasing my respect for you once again.
IMO this game's one saving grace is that it has a fully orchestral James Hannigan soundtrack. He of 'Soviet March' and Evil Genius fame etc.
Rise to Honor used the directional stick for attacks and was kinda awesome.
end of the year, time for the juicy stuff GmL always wants to talk about ^^
"The film received seven Golden Raspberry Award nominations and won in the categories of Worst Picture, Worst Actress, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay; many critics consider it to be one of the worst films of all time, with criticism directed at Berry’s performance and perceived lack of connection with Batman.[3][4] Despite the reviews and ratings, Catwoman was the highest grossing female-led superhero film until the release of Wonder Woman in 2017."
😬😬😬
Thanks for mentioning the Blade films!
RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE
that sound bite was excellent, thank you for adding that 🤣
I remembering playing this game on the pc. The controls wasn't that bad on it.
Nor do i recall it bing bad on the game cube.
Oh god nostalgia is hitting me hard rn, this was the only game that worked when a set of ps2 games were handed to me... and I emjoyed it
Honestly almost reminded we of toy story two from the last generation.
combat completely done with the right stick:
Never played MonsterHunter1-3 I see ;)
This might just be the strongest intro to a video I've ever seen on CZcams
I love the "Obscure FPS" reviews, so these "Clearance bin games" reviews aren't bad at all. I like to think what the people who actually got these went through. Anyways, when are we seeing the Halo killer, Nintendo title Geist?
As a kid, I saw this game in a video rental store but because of the BDSM cover I was too ashamed to ask my parents to rent this game.
0:35 Hey, it's that guy from Cheers 👍📺
Reliant Robin is probably my favorite Top Gear bit. Good on you putting it in there!
I immediately thought of a Blade game I had where the right stick was used to attack. It sucked so much ass, holy shit...
You're a brave man delving into these depths 😆 love your videos mate 👍
That old jet li game had weird ass stick combat too
They made the bionicle game which has a DS port which is a first person shooter. Remember playing it whilst collecting the sets as a kid
You know it's bad when Carnage, himself, can't stand it.
@Dr.M the guy at first clip of the video is played by Woody Harrelson, same guy who played red Venom.
I'll never tire of Jeremy Clarkson flipping over the Reliant Robin. And I'll never tire of the Gman explaining to us why a game shiet
"Looks good for her age" what a backhanded compliment
I'll never figure it out, but somehow this Catwoman had the most revealing yet less sexy outfit possible.
These movie tie in games are made on shoestring budgets and have extremely tight timeframes so you can't expect the A game even from quality developers
Well tbh Harry Potter Games (1-3), Spider Man 2, Toy Story 2 were quite awesome games. But in general you are right. I am happy that studios realized noone really cares or buys them so they relocated to mobile gacha adaptations.
So, what does Gman do for a thumbnail if the character already has an unsettling grin?
1:18 It's crazy to think about how Chris Evans was both Captain America and the Human Torch. It is like some Inception Dream within a Dream stuff right there 📺🎥💪
11:58 Jet Li: Rise to Honor , a short great experiment in gaming
Spawn movie was great.
Here is my take when it comes to these. Is the Catwoman movie bad? Yes. Is Catwoman the game bad? Yes. Is Halle Berry extremely attractive? Yes. That's my take away.
>bad run?
>Spawn?
Sir. Spawn is a treasure.
lmao the Top Gear Reliant Robin segment, all time great right there
Gman could've left this rotting in the trash pit of 2000s licensed games but here we are...
Poor Gman suffered through 9 lives just to play this game.
That Top Gear bit was epic.
Gman...I am so deeply sorry and thank you so so much that you suffer through something like this, just to entertain us for 20 minutes. You're the man
It would seem that analogue fighting contols must have been something that several developers were keen to experiment with in the early 2000s. A precursor to move controls, perhaps?
'Death by Degrees', the Nina Williams led Tekken 5 spinoff on the PS2 similarly used the right thumb stick for her combat moves. Also, 'Capcom Vs SNK 2: EO' on the Xbox had it's default control scheme mapped to both the thumb sticks. No doubt there were other titles, as well. Even the original PS2 and HD versions of 'Okami ' uses analogue control for the paint brush combat mechanic.
Too Human had right thumbstick attacking controls... we all know how that one ended.
That True Detective edit is amazing.
"About as useful as DD tits on a nun", LMFAO.
This game's platforming actually looks a lot like Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, which I've been replaying recently on my Xbox. Similarly, I'm often stumped by what I'm supposed to do at certain junctures. Anyway, another hilariously entertaining video G - your uploads are always essential watching for me 😂👍
I remember playing this as a kid on the PS2 and having a bizarre frustrating gravitation to this game and I only ever made it to the first boss.
12:40 Jet Li's Rise to Honor
Speaking about games that use the rights stick for combat.
Jet Li rise to honour is a ps2 exclusive starring the man himself in a beat em up that omits the face buttons for its combat and relies on the right stick, it's actually a pretty solid game and it's a good amount of fun tapping into that Hong Kong style inspired action with fight choreography by Corey yuen.
I remember a fight night game on ps3 used the right stick control method - you were right up close to the boxers rolling around it was okay in that.
Star Wars: Obi-Wan on the OG Xbox also had right-stick combat.
That air vent glitch is amusing, I dig it.
I lost it at the Homer Simpson intro. Fitting.
0:40 Man, True Detective season 1 was great. Also that clip has great meme potential