The skinny:
Man has long turned to cats for companionship: Jon had Garfield, Gargamel had Azreal, Ren had Stimpy, Dr. Evil had Mr. Bigglesworth, Lion-O had Snarf…Do you see the pattern of disappointment? Catwoman closely follows the plot of the current blockbuster: a meek woman is resuscitated by a mystical Egyptian cat, gains superfeline powers and brings a crooked cosmetics company to justice. It's enough to make you wonder when the Fab 5 from Queer Eye are going to pop in for a cameo and maybe hang some new drapes. Your feline powers include incredible agility, nasty claws, night vision and the ability to make anyone who tries to summon you from across the yard feel like a total A-hole with one baleful glance.

If you liked this game, you'd like:
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, training your cat to stop licking its butt hole

Hours to complete:
A day and a half of playing in the litter box should be sufficient.

Tantalizing tidbits:
Besides the normal cat-like abilities, you can also initiate a feral, berserker mode that ups the damage of your attacks. Catwoman's whip allows you to destroy objects and lash your prey with an effortless grace that would make a Bangkok dominatrix burn with jealousy. Halle Berry provided the voice-over and the animation is hot enough to make us dump Jessica Rabbit as our No. 2 cartoon fantasy date. Don't worry, Megatron, you're still No. 1, baby!

Buy, rent or run away screaming?
EA doesn't quite make it past the movie-to-video game hangover but still churns out a solid title. Give it a rent first.