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"The BIG Picture" is a new feature article, introduced to Techtite.com in 2003. Every week, a photo of at least 800x600 size is offered, of one of the most definitive  entertainment products that week, good OR bad. Once you download them (or simply view them), feel free to comment on them...and of course, have fun! 

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The "Big Picture" for the Last Week of July, 2004 is:

"Cat-astrophic...?"

(Catwoman, 2004, 1024x768 image)

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Catwoman was one of those enigmas in gaming, in that its affect on you is dependant on two totally unrelated sources. Well, yeah; one of those sources is the movie, of which this game is a tie-in, but come on; how often does a blockbuster movie lead to a great game? Then consider how likely it might be, for the reverse to be true.

The other unrelated source is Spider-Man 2: The (Video) Game. I think I'll be spoiled for at least a few years of movie tie-in games after that one. How cool is it to be able to press a simple three-key combo, and suddenly see Spidey automatically hang enemies from his webbing, on any nearby light post on the street? The enemies even whine on occasion, "Ugh; why me..." Ha! Mind you; if I was comparing Catwoman: The Game to the horrible PC game of Spider-Man 2, I'd have to confess the honest truth: Catwoman is better! Yet when it comes to the Spider-Man 2 game on X-Box, PS-2, or Game Cube, there's no contest; Spidey on those game systems might even be Game of the Year fodder.

For your perusal, here's a snapshot of "Halle Berry" (complete with her own game voice; not included here!) in the game. The cat's eye she's looking at is one of many secret icons you hunt for, by doing various stunts during a level. Note the purple aura around her. This isn't my video card going fruity; it's a level map based on a dance club she sneaks into in the film. Not that I'm recommending seeing the film; I'm just admiring Halle's polygonal likeness in the game.

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