What Gamespot Users have to say about Catan (2003)
- Rating:4
RIGGED dice! Don't play this game >:(
for instance, the AI knows that you an '8' to be rolled, and even though the 8 has the most combinations of being rolled (besides the 7), it will roll it about 1 in 20 times... IF you have a city on that resource. The... Read Full Review
6 of 18 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.3
Catan is the perfect strategy game in a small package: challenging, fun and relaxing
Pros: superb strategy game; two attractive skins; decent AI Cons: some may find it a bit slow; broken lobby; could do with camera support Achievements: Medium I have been waiting for Catan to be released for some ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.7
While you might not expect it, Big Huge Games' interpretation of the classic board game is well done and fun to play.
While you might not expect it, Big Huge Games' interpretation of the classic board game is well done and fun to play. Gameplay doesn't take too long to learn for new players, and players who have played the classic bo... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.2
Entertaining board game is a nice change of pace for XBL Arcade...
I downloaded the demo of Catan, not really knowing what it was. What I found was a bit of a surprise: a relaxed-pace board game with simple rules, but rather addictive gameplay. The object of the game is to build set... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful - Rating:4
I cannot help but wonder why a game like this would have been made at all...
I cannot help but wonder why a game like this would have been made at all. Although on one level, let’s call it practicality, I understand that a successful board game like The Settlers of Catan (Die Siedler von Catan) c... Read Full Review
6 of 34 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.6
If you don't know anyone that has the patience to play the board game with you, this should do the trick.
I normally don't write reviews for XBLA games, but I like the Catan board games enough to spend a few minutes pointing out some things that this version has to offer. First off, if you've played the PC version you wil... Read Full Review
8 of 9 users found the following review helpful - Rating:3.4
With only a minimal degree of additional effort, this could have been a decent game. Too bad for Catan.
I have played the board game "Siedler" for a number of years, and was pleased to see this version of the game come out. Unfortunately, the developers had little or no ambition at all to take advantages this platform offe... Read Full Review
3 of 5 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.3
Great Way to Pass the Time
There is not a whole lot of NGage representation on this site... Heck on any site for that matter. It is a struggling system, if you really want to call it that. I mainly use it as a phone, but it is a great joy to com... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
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