“Kursk” is an adventure and survival game coming to PC, Mac, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game will look at the tragedy of the submarine ship from a new angle and will combine first-person action with a heavy focus on a carefully crafted story and an engrossing gameplay.
Jujubee S.A.’s efforts in creating a different narrative style is admirable, and they did a great job in designing a solid atmosphere and a dynamic environment. But when it comes to presenting a video game inspired by real historical events, KURSK falls a little bit short, and besides that the core gameplay is not really entertaining either.
When I wasn’t about to throw up by its canned animations and jerky movement, I found there’s a decent game in here that could have been handled much better. KURSK did well at showing that these Russians were humans, not monsters – and some of them were basically kids. This is an amazingly looking game that’s an unfortunate, buggy mess. That said, KURSK...
The creators of KURSK promised us a documentary in a game format with the realistic environment and deep characters, but in the end we received weird and very dull submarine walking simulator with primitive gameplay, poor optimization and a lot of bugs.
Kursk isn't a bad video game, but its many flaws keep us from recommending it.
Kursk is a fundamentally flawed video game and its flaws can't be excused by saying it's supposed to be a documentary. Terrible controls, wooden voice acting and short length combined with its high price all make it undesirable. Steer clear from its periscope.
