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PROS
- Great game options, single vs. AI or pass and play multiplayer.
- Current games are auto-saved and can be continued after you exit the application.
CONS
- The game has a moderate learning curve, and new players may find themselves confused early on.
- The gameplay can be a bit slower than other strategy games available.
- No war options like in Civilization; this is conquering land gameplay only.
VERDICT
If you’re a fan of Settlers of Catan or Civilization, then Catan would be right up your alley and worth a look at.
Video Review
Full Review
Catan is a turn based development strategy game for the iPhone similar to the Civilization series. The player’s goal is to set up and establish buildings, roads and collect resources on a small island. By building new structures and creating roads, you’ll earn development points, and the first player to 10 points wins the game.
Players place two houses and roads at the start of each match to start your empire. You’ll begin earning resources immediately to use based on the land grids surrounding these houses. And you’ll have to try and expand faster than the other civilizations in order to win. At first the game can be daunting but the tutorial mode will help you get you started and used to the game’s format.
The game’s visuals aren’t the prettiest but everything can be clearly seen. The soundtrack is well done and changes according to different in game events. Players are given two different options when playing the game, they can either verse the computer or can set up a pass and play multiplayer mode.
If you’ve played a Catan style game before, then all your favourite settlement style gameplay is here and with a simple, balanced interface. The only minor issue is that each game requires a minimum of four players, so this won’t be a quick play title. But the game offers a continue mode so you can pick up where you left off. So if you’re a fan of the Settlers of Catan board game or other civilization expanding games then this is a great title to keep an eye out for.
App Store Info
"Catan - The First Island", the legendary strategy game, is now here on iPhone and iPod touch to provide gaming fun any time, anywhere. True to the original game, you can compete with up to four players for the most settlements, the longest roads and the largest army. You can trade with each other and claim the precious land with all its resources.
If there are no other players available, various Catanians, each with their own individual characteristics, will prove themselves worthy competitors: the pirate Jean, who knows no compromise, Vincent the merchant, who never allows himself to be cheated, Sean the knight, who takes what is rightfully his...
Find out if you really are a secret colonialist, confront your rivals and become Lord of Catan!
Features:
- Original "Settlers of Catan" rule set
- Hot-Seat-Multiplayer mode
- Smart computer opponents with individual strategies
- Scrollable game board including zoom option
- Freely combinable game settings
- Situation-related music and sound effects
- Game statistics
- Comprehensive tutorial
- Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese.
*****
Suggestions for improvements and feature requests?
Mail to iphone@usm.de
We are looking forward to your feedback. Currently we are working on the first updates and expansions.
Updates
- 2.1.7- Fixed sound-loop bug and corresponding stability issues- Fixed AI errors in advanced game situations- Game Center synchronization (achievements) optimized (iOS 5.0+)Important: Please read our FAQ: Once you’ve bought an expansion, you don’t have to pay for it again if you need to reinstall.If you experience any problems, please try to restart your device once. A restart can fix many memory-related issues in iOS that aren’t specific to Catan.Our support team (iphone@usm.de) will gladly help you – regrettably we can’t contact you via iTunes. Please describe any issues as detailed as possible. This will help our support team to resolve issues faster.
Languages
- English
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Dutch
- Portuguese
Requirements
- Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.0 or later
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Comments (2)
wiking (1 year ago) Reply
i agree ...great strategy game...
rekz (1 year, 8 months ago) Reply
I'm stunned that this app got such a low review. I understand that if you never played Settlers of Catan it might be a challenge to learn. That said, however, this game carries the complete excellence in gameplay of the board game onto the iphone. That's a lot of excellence for one of the all-time best boardgames ... ever!
This game features a number of AI opponents, a degree of challenge in all games, is quite attractive, smooth to play, and fun.
I have a few criticisms, but nothing that would make this less than a 5 star game. Criticisms include -- no PvP (seems like would've been an important feature), no expansion sets (so far), my favorite 'house rule' (that 2 and 12 trigger eachother) is not a feature, there is no undo for mistaken taps, and that the 'trade' button is right above the 'end my turn' button which may cause accidental turn endings.
OK, now that I've said all that, I can also say this is probably my most played iphone game. I've played (& loved Settlers of Catan) for more than 10 yrs, played it all around the world, and I'm quite a good player & I'm only around 70% victories on this game.
It's simply an EXCELLENT strategic game.
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andrew (1 year, 8 months ago)
Firstly this was one of the early reviews Damian did for the site; all of us were still cutting our teeth on the reviews at the time. Secondly, 4/5 is still an excellent score and Damien's final choice on that score is a sound one for the very reasons you have listed. It's clear he wasn't familiar with the board game (I too am a fan of the series), but issues like a lack of asynchronous multiplayer support, the fact that games take a LONG time to complete and even basic interface issues mar an otherwise great title. Don't let your fandom taint your critical thoughts - if you're saying things like 'it's clearly missing this', 'I keep screwing up things 'cause of this', then they're things to take note of - sometimes a game can rise above its flaws, but sometimes it's just short of perfection :)