<s>
Decisive	O
Battles	O
of	O
WWII	O
Vol	O
2	O
:	O
Korsun	O
Pocket	O
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Strategic	O
Studies	O
Group	O
(	O
SSG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Decisive	O
Battles	O
of	O
WWII	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
Decisive	B-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
WWII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ardennes	I-Application
Offensive	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
critics	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
dubbed	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
traditional	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Korsun	O
Pocket	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
third	O
Decisive	O
Battles	O
title	O
,	O
Battles	B-Application
in	I-Application
Normandy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Decisive	B-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
WWII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Korsun	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Decisive	B-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
WWII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ardennes	I-Application
Offensive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
William	O
R	O
.	O
Trotter	O
declared	O
Korsun	O
Pocket	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
wargame	B-Application
ever	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Trotter	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
the	O
Mount	O
Everest	O
,	O
the	O
Beethoven	O
's	O
Ninth	O
,	O
and	O
Moby	O
Dick	O
of	O
PC	O
wargames	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
absolutely	O
qualifies	O
as	O
a	O
genuine	O
work	O
of	O
art.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Bruce	O
Geryk	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
Korsun	O
Pocket	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
hex-based	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
ever	O
made	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
echoed	O
Trotter	O
's	O
praise	O
of	O
its	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Lackey	O
echoed	O
Geryk	O
's	O
and	O
Trotter	O
's	O
praise	O
:	O
Korsun	O
Pocket	O
is	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
2D	O
wargame	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
argued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
Korsun	O
Pocket	O
the	O
2003	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
also	O
declared	O
Korsun	O
Pocket	O
the	O
best	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
of	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
traditional	O
hex-based	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
2003	O
"	O
Best	O
Turn-Based	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Combat	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
:	I-Application
Afrika	I-Application
Korps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
new	O
'	O
big	O
dog	O
 '	O
of	O
the	O
hex-based	O
wargame	B-Application
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
