Heavy Rain

Summary

Heavy Rain is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,357 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Heavy Rain received the Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Game Designers Grand Prize^[3].
• Heavy Rain received the British Academy Games Award for Music^[4].
• Heavy Rain received the British Academy Games Award for Story^[5].
• Heavy Rain received the British Academy Games Award for Technical Innovation^[6].
• Heavy Rain's instance of is recorded as video game^[7].
• Heavy Rain was directed by David Cage^[8].
• David Cage wrote the screenplay for Heavy Rain^[9].
• Heavy Rain's composer is recorded as Normand Corbeil^[10].
• Heavy Rain was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment^[11].
• Heavy Rain's genre is interactive film^[12].
• Heavy Rain's genre is drama fiction^[13].
• Heavy Rain's genre is action-adventure game^[14].
• Heavy Rain's developer is recorded as Quantic Dream^[15].
• Heavy Rain's developer is recorded as Virtuos^[16].
• Heavy Rain's record label is recorded as Sony Interactive Entertainment^[17].
• Heavy Rain's designed by is recorded as David Cage^[18].
• Heavy Rain's software version identifier is recorded as 2.00^[19].
• Heavy Rain's Commons category is recorded as Heavy Rain (video game)^[20].
• Heavy Rain's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3^[21].
• Heavy Rain's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4^[22].
• Heavy Rain's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[23].
• Heavy Rain's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[24].
• Heavy Rain's language of work or name is recorded as English^[25].
• Heavy Rain's language of work or name is recorded as French^[26].
• Heavy Rain's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Heavy Rain was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment^[11]. It was directed by David Cage^[8]. David Cage wrote the screenplay for it^[9].

Publication

Publication dates include February 18, 2010^[28], February 23, 2010^[29], February 24, 2010^[30], March 1, 2016^[31], March 2, 2016^[32], and March 4, 2016^[33]. Languages include English^[25], French^[26], Italian^[27], German^[34], Spanish^[35], and Danish^[36]. Genres include interactive film^[12], drama fiction^[13], and action-adventure game^[14]. Recorded distribution format include Blu-ray Disc^[37] and digital distribution^[38].

Reception

Awards received include Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Game Designers Grand Prize^[3]; British Academy Games Award for Music^[4], a video game award^[39], founded in 2004^[40]; British Academy Games Award for Story^[5], a video game award^[41], founded in 2010^[42]; and British Academy Games Award for Technical Innovation^[6], a video game award^[43], founded in 2011^[44]. Reviews include 73/100^[45], 44%^[46], and 92/100^[47].

Why It Matters

Heavy Rain ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,357 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

What awards did Heavy Rain receive?

Honors received include Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Game Designers Grand Prize^[3], British Academy Games Award for Music^[4], British Academy Games Award for Story^[5], and British Academy Games Award for Technical Innovation^[6].