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NDS - 6/20/2019

Catan

There is hardly a board game award that the "Settlers of Catan" game, created by Klaus Teuber, has not won. This classic has a global fan community and has been translated into 25 languages over its last 13 successful years. Catan, the legendary strategy game for Nintendo DS provides 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! Includes: The Settlers of Catan Seafarers Game Expansion Embark on a quest to settle the island, build ships, and chart the nearby waters. Discover far-off mines and use gold and combinations of resources grain, wool, ore, brick and timber to develop your ever expanding empire.

Card & Board Game
Developer
Exozet Games
Publisher
United Soft Media Verlag

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Critic average

63

Average of 13 scored external reviews.

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Critic avg

63

13 scored reviews

Total coverage

13

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Score range

50–85

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Signal shape

Polarized

Score range is 31+ points

Critic landscape

The critic average is 63 across 13 scored reviews, with a 35-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.

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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.

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Issa Maki

VGChartz

Catan - Console Edition (NS) Review

Published 12/10/2023

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Scoring alignment

Score

50

-13 vs critic avg

Justin Nation

Nindie Spotlight

Nindie Spotlight Catan Review

Published 11/16/2023

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Scoring alignment

Score

57

-6 vs critic avg

Matt Sainsbury

Digitally Downloaded

Review: Catan – Console Edition (Sony PlayStation 5)

Published 3/14/2023

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Scoring alignment

Score

70

+7 vs critic avg

Nathaniel Stevens

Digital Chumps

Catan: Console Edition Review

Published 3/6/2023

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Scoring alignment

Score

65

+2 vs critic avg

Sebastian Hawden

PlayStation Universe

Catan: Console Edition Review (PS5) - We Built This City On Stone And Wheat! - PlayStation Universe

Published 3/3/2023

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Scoring alignment

Score

65

+2 vs critic avg

Lucy Orr

Metro GameCentral

Catan: Console Edition review – tabletop console gaming

Published 3/2/2023

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Scoring alignment

Score

60

-3 vs critic avg

Ty Sheedlo

Screen Rant

Catan for Nintendo Switch Review: The Classic Like Never Before

Published 7/25/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

70

+7 vs critic avg

Ryan Meitzler

DualShockers

Catan Review (Switch) — Settling for Less Than More

Published 7/8/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

50

-13 vs critic avg

Jake Hill

COGconnected

Catan Switch Review – Classic Catan on the Go

Published 7/3/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

85

+22 vs critic avg

Nathaniel Stevens

Digital Chumps

Catan

Published 7/2/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

85

+22 vs critic avg

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