Objective: Kursk

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Objective: Kursk
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Developer(s) Strategic Simulations
Publisher(s) Strategic Simulations
Designer(s) Gary Grigsby
Platform(s) Apple II, Atari 8-bit
Release1984
Genre(s) Wargame
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Objective: Kursk is a 1984 computer wargame designed by Gary Grigsby and released by Strategic Simulations in 1984. [1] [2]

Contents

Gameplay

Objective: Kursk is a computer wargame that simulates the Battle of Kursk between German and Soviet forces during World War II. [3] It supports both single-player and two-player modes. [4] The player controls the German side against the Soviets in the single-player mode. [3]

Release

Objective: Kursk was published by Strategic Simulations alongside 50 Mission Crush , which also covers World War II. [1] It was designed by Gary Grigsby, [2] and was among the three computer wargames he released in 1984, alongside War in Russia and Reforger '88 . [5] It was made with the same game engine and mechanics that Grigsby employed in Reforger. [6] Objective: Kursk was released for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit computers. [7]

Reception

Reviewing Objective: Kursk for Electronic Games , Neil Shapiro called it "a fine historical simulation". However, he considered it particularly dry, and "lack[ing] in a subjective 'feel' of fluidity, control and understandable challenge that I personally look for when I feel like gaming". [9] In Antic , Dr. John F. Stanoch praised the recreation of the Battle of Kursk, but noted that "the game is long and might become tedious for some players." [3]

In a Page 6 survey of wargames for Atari computers, writer M. Evan Brooks placed Objective: Kursk in the "moribund" category. While he found it "extremely detailed", he argued that the end result was "bland" and hampered by a cumbersome interface. [6] A wargame survey from the French magazine Jeux et Stratégie declared, "More accessible than Reforger '88 or War in Russia , Objective: Kursk is still for real wargamers." [7] Tilt 's 1986 wargame survey was also positive toward the game. [8]

Reviews

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (August 1984). "Marketalk News". Softalk . 4 (12): 70.
  2. 1 2 Staff (June 1984). "Hobby & Industry News". Computer Gaming World . Vol. 4, no. 3. pp. 16, 43.
  3. 1 2 3 Stanoch, John F. (January 1986). "Product Reviews; Objective: Kursk". Antic . 4 (9): 44.
  4. ↑ Objective: Kursk manual. Strategic Simulations, Inc. 1984. pp. 1–6.
  5. ↑ Emrich, Alan (September 1995). "The Pioneering Spirit of a Wargame Guru". Computer Gaming World . No. 134. pp. 201, 202, 204.
  6. 1 2 3 Brooks, M. Evan (January–February 1988). "Wargames". Page 6 (31): 12–16.
  7. 1 2 3 Staff (1986). "Wargames; Objective: Kursk". Jeux et Stratégie (in French). Hors Série (3): 95.
  8. 1 2 Staff (December 1986). "Dossier; Les fous de guerre". Tilt (in French) (37): 124–133, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146.
  9. ↑ Shapiro, Neil (December 1984). "Articles of War; Objective: Kursk". Electronic Games . 2 (17): 56–58.
  10. ↑ "Ludotique | Article | RPGGeek".
  11. ↑ "Jeux & stratégie 31". February 1985.
  12. ↑ "Jeux & stratégie HS 3". 1986.
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