This Wednesday, 360’s XBLA will release three classic games. Catan, Centipede and Millipede. I am not too familiar with the first game but I recall EndgameRadio describing it as this awesome board game, so who knows? I may check it out.

Catan, developed by Big Huge Games is the Xbox LIVE Arcade edition of the legendary multiplayer board game Settlers of Catan. With over 10 million units sold, Settlers of Catan is one of the most popular board games to hail from Europe, and has been translated into twenty-five languages from the original German. The game takes place on a newly discovered island, where they players vie for control of valuable territory and resources through strategy and trading. The game can be learned in just minutes, but will challenge players of all skill levels, even the experts!

Klaus Teuber, creator of the original Settlers of Catan board game, had this to say about the collaboration with Big Huge Games: “I had no doubts that Brian Reynolds would do a great job, and the first version of the game exceeded my highest expectations. The AI is so clever that I even lost several games in a row! Hands down, this game for the Xbox Live Arcade is an amazing achievement.” Catan supports up to four players online.

As for the Atari coin-op classics, they’re actually being released as a two-for-one combo. Both versions remain true to their arcade roots and feature an “enhanced” version consisting of pre-rendered, high definition graphics, special effects like motion blur, trails and particle-based explosions that make this classic as enjoyable today as it was in the arcade decades ago.