I didn’t know what to think of Catan at first. I was never a big board gamer in my early days, and honestly had never heard of the game before a few months ago. After some prodding by a friend, I decided to give the demo a try. I have to say, I am extremely happy I did! The game provides hours of fun with great offline and online play. Here is the breakdown of some of the facets of Catan:
Presentation and Graphics: The game requires simple graphics and pulls them off well. The game has the look and feel of UNO, except substitute the cards for the game board. The default is a basic board, similar to the real board. You can, however, choose the Living World skin in the options menu. This gives the game board a 3D feel with moving animals and such on the board. The background is also changed from a standard blue background to flowing water. With what the game needs, I think it does a great job. 4 of 5
Sound and Music: You get some fairly standard renaissance-type music. Nothing fancy, but it’s not needed. The sound effects were basically taken straight out of UNO. I figured they could at least record a couple new sounds. 3 of 5
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You will have the opportunity to expand your Live Arcade library this Wednesday at 2:oo Am Pacific reports our friends at Gamerscore.
Catan, the arcade version of Settlers of Catan, a huge huge German board game, where settlers land on a deserted island and must control their newly found home. Think Lost mixed with Monopoly. Some features:
- Learn As You Play tutorial, making the game instantly accessible even to players who have never played “Settlers of Catan” before
- All New 3D “Living World” Board
- Play against any combination of 13 historical personalities such as Alexander, Cleopatra and Tokugawa, which provide a range of play styles and difficulty levels that will test players’ wits and strategy
- Fans of the board game will enjoy the inclusion of popular house rules like Friendly Robber and Friendly Resources
- Multiplayer gameplay over Xbox LIVE for up to 4 players
- The ability to taunt opponents with engaging animations and use emotes to compliment (or belittle!) the opposition over Xbox LIVE
- Voice Chat enabled
- Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points
This game is rated E and will be 800 microsoft points.
The next is a combo pack. You get both Millipede and Centipede. These are direct ports straight from the arcade. Not much else. The lone feature:
- Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points
This game is rated E and will cost 400 points.
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