In December 2011,
Catherine received the award for
"Biggest Surprise of 2011" from TeamXbox.[SUP]
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In
GameSpot's 2011
Game of the Year awards,
Catherine was nominated in the categories of
"Best Puzzle Game",[SUP][56][/SUP] "Best Story",[SUP][57][/SUP] "Best New Character",[SUP][58][/SUP] "Best Voice Acting",[SUP][59][/SUP] "Best Original IP",[SUP][60][/SUP] "Best Ending",[SUP][61][/SUP] and "Best Puzzles".[SUP]
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The game has also received an
Annie Award nomination for the
"Best Animated Video Game" category, alongside another adventure game
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.[SUP]
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In
IGN's "Best of 2011" awards,
Catherine received the award for
"Best PS3 Story" and had been
nominated in the
"PS3 Game of the Year" category.[SUP]
[64][/SUP] IGN has also given
Catherine the overall
"Best Story" award and nominated it for the
"Best Video Game Trailer" award
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GameZone gave the game the
"Best Original IP" award and chose Vincent as the runner-up for the
"Best New Character" award.[SUP]
[66][/SUP] GameZone also chose the game as the runner-up for the
"Best Puzzle" award.[SUP]
[67][/SUP] 411mania gave it the
"Most Original Game" award.[SUP]
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1UP.com gave it the
"Most Daring Game" award and chose it as the runner-up for the "
Most Surprising Game" award.[SUP]
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The A.V. Club chose it as the
third best game of the year.[SUP]
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Famitsu awarded it the
Rookie Prize in its 2012 awards ceremony.[SUP]
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