Catan

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Developer	Suzak Capcom(?) (Japan)
Publisher	Capcom
Released	2005-10
Status	Released
Genre	Strategy
Multiplayer	Bluetooth (4 players), N-Gage Arena
Product code	6R46

82%

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The first handheld video game adaptation of Klaus Teuber's The Settlers of Catan, published by Capcom (their sole N-Gage title) and developed by Suzak. Players collect resources by dice roll, build roads, settlements and cities, and compete to dominate the island of Catan across a Quest mode of 16 missions or multiplayer for up to four players via Bluetooth or N-Gage Arena.

The N-Gage version predated the better-known Xbox Live Arcade adaptation by nearly two years — that version, developed by Big Huge Games, launched in May 2007 and became the first German-style board game on Xbox Live Arcade. The N-Gage edition featured distinctive Japanese pop-art illustrations by Susumu Matsushita and ten characters each with unique personalities, giving it a visual identity quite different from the physical board game. Capcom's involvement was unusual — this was their only N-Gage title — and the developer Suzak was a Japanese studio best known at the time for racing games on GameCube and PS2. A Capcom-branded physical edition of the actual board game featuring Matsushita's artwork was also produced for the Japanese market.

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Official Nokia Description

In the age of discovery, many brave explorers set off across the oceans in search of a remote land never before explored by humans. Their dreams soon came true, as they came upon a land with rich soil and resources. It was not long until the news of this great discovery spread throughout the world, and soon many groups came to the island, but only one could conquer...

Settle, harvest and build your civilization to dominate the island of Catan in the first hand-held version of the classic, best-selling boardgame. Roll the dice to see what resources will be given to you, then put them to use by building new roads, villages and cities. Place your settlements wisely, and with a bit of luck the island will be yours! The captivating mixture of strategy and interaction make the game intense and instantly addictive. The high quality graphics and attractive Japanese style illustrations guarantee that the game also stands out visually.

Challenge up to three of your friends to a multiplayer over a wireless Bluetooth connection.

- Ten captivating characters, each with unique personalities

- 16 challenging missions, with up to 16 hours of gameplay in Quest mode

- Addictive, classic turn based board game action

- Attractive Japanese style graphics and characters

N-Gage Exclusive Features

- The only hand held video game version of Settlers of Catan

- Challenge up to three other players over a wireless Bluetooth connection.

- Game modes include Multiplayer, Tournament, Free Game (single player) and Quest

- Upload your high scores to the N-Gage Arena for the world to see

Original All About N-Gage Description

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Nokia Blurb

In the age of geographic discovery, many brave explorers set off to the ocean in search for a remote land that humans have never set foot on... Their dreams came true; a land with rich soil and resources was discovered by a group of explorers... It was not long till this news of great discovery spread throughout the world and soon many groups land on this island one by one in hopes to gain dominance...

Settle, harvest and build your civilization to dominate the island of Catan in the first hand held version of the classic best-selling board game. Roll the dice to see what resources will be given to you, then put them to use by building new roads, villages and cities. Place your settlements wisely, and with a bit of luck the island will be yours! The captivating mixture of strategy and interaction make the game intense and instantly addictive. The high quality graphics and attractive Japanese style illustrations guarantee that the game also stands out visually.

Challenge up to 3 of your friends to a turn based multiplayer game in the N-Gage Arena, or over the wireless Bluetooth connection.

Link to Press Release announcing Catan

Ten captivating characters, each with unique personalities
16 challenging missions, with up to 16 hours of gameplay in Quest mode
Addictive, classic turn based board game action
Attractive Japanese style graphics and characters

N-Gage Exclusive Features

The only hand held video game version of Settlers of Catan
Challenge up to 3 other players over the Wireless Bluetooth connection or in the N-Gage Arena
Game modes include Multiplayer, Tournament, Free Game (single player) and Quest
Upload your high scores to the N-Gage Arena for the world to see

Catan on N-Gage.com.

Related Coverage

Capcom Announce First N-Gage Title: Catan News 2004-08
Catan now has full Online Multiplayer News 2005-04
Catan N-Gage Demo Released News 2005-10

Links & Sources

MobyGames
Nokia N-Gage.com (Wayback Machine)
globenewswire.com
catan.com
boardgamegeek.com
User Manual (PDF)
Original description from All About N-Gage

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