Heavy Rain
| Heavy Rain | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Quantic Dream |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment Quantic Dream (PC) |
| Director(s) | David Cage |
| Producer(s) | Charles Coutier |
| Designer(s) | David Cage  |
| Writer(s) | David Cage |
| Composer(s) | Normand Corbeil |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Interactive drama, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Heavy Rain is an interactive action-adventure psychological thriller video game made by Quantic Dream for the PlayStation 3.
There was a patch released for the game which allowed player to use the PlayStation Move controller.
Plot
[change | change source]The player controls Ethan Mars, the main protagonist who is trying to find his son after he kidnapped by a serial killer known as the Origami Killer that drowns their victims in rainwater. The player also controls investigative journalist Madison Paige, FBI profiler Norman Jayden, and private detective Scott Shelby. Paige, Jayden and Shelby are all trying to find out the Origami Killer's identity.
Awards
[change | change source]CNN and Gaming Union named the game as Game of the Year in 2010.[1] It was also named as the Best PS3 Game of 2010 by both GameSpy and IGN and was included in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die in 2011.[2]
Remaster
[change | change source]The game received a high-definition (HD) remaster, which released on PlayStation 4 in March 2016.[3]
PC port
[change | change source]The game was ported to PC's running Microsoft Windows along with two other games made by Quantic Dream in Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human on 22 July 2019.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "GOTY 2010: Game of the Year Award". GamingUnion.net. Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ "Best PS3 Game of the Year". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ↑ Loveridge, Sam (19 October 2016). "22 HD remasters that completely change your favourite games, from PS4 to Wii U". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ Co, Franz (16 May 2019). "Heavy Rain, Beyond, and Detroit PC release dates and demos revealed". GameRevolution.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website Archived 2010-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Heavy Rain page on Quantic Dream's website