Katharsis (video game)

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Katharsis
Katharsis DOS Cover Art.jpg
Platform(s)DOS
Release1997
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Katharsis (also known as Blaster!)[citation needed] is a 1997 action game developed by Polish developer Metropolis Software House and published by CD Projekt.

Plot[]

In the year 2616, a ship leaves Earth and 18 months later the planet loses contact with the vessel. In 4720 AD, Earth is attacked by a foreign ship and the player is one of the few survivors. Their mission is to protect a bomb that will be used to destroy the enemy base.

Gameplay[]

Development[]

Led by Polish developer Adrian Chmielarz, the team aimed to combine classical mechanisms for scrolling shooters with the new technical capabilities of PC computers that had been afforded to developers in the late twentieth century.[1] The Polish premiere of the game took place on March 1, 1997; the game received online and television press and a competition was created.[2] It had a US premiere on June 6, 1997.[3]

Reception[]

Meristation called the graphics and sound "novel".[4] The AV Vault thought the game put more attention into its graphics than its controls.[5] MerixStudio felt the game was surprisingly deep, complex and mysterious, and a notable example of Polish developers entering the side-scrolling market.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Katharsis (PC) - GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1997-07-10. Retrieved 2020-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Katharsis - IGN.com, retrieved 2018-04-17
  4. ^ S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE; S.L., MERISTATION MAGAZINE (18 August 2001). "Dispara a todo lo que se mueva". meristation.as.com.
  5. ^ "Katharsis PC review - The Adrenaline Vault". 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012.
  6. ^ "From video arcade to social media. The advertising value of side-scrolling shooters". Merixstudio.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

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