Objective: Kursk

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Objective: Kursk
Developer(s)	Strategic Simulations
Publisher(s)	Strategic Simulations
Designer(s)	Gary Grigsby
Platform(s)	Apple II, Atari 8-bit
Release	1984
Genre(s)	Computer wargame
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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

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]

Publication history[]

Objective: Kursk was published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. alongside its title 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 800 lines of personal 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[]

• Casus Belli #22 (Oct 1984)^[10]

References[]

External links[]

• Objective: Kursk at MobyGames