<s>
Tobruk	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
of	I-Application
Armour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Data	O
Design	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Personal	O
Software	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
exclusively	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
1941	O
Siege	O
of	O
Tobruk	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Western	O
Desert	O
Campaign	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
Allied	O
forces	O
attempts	O
to	O
overthrow	O
German	O
field	O
marshal	O
Erwin	O
Rommel	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Axis	O
powers	O
and	O
must	O
capture	O
and	O
hold	O
various	O
Allied	O
bases	O
in	O
both	O
Italian	O
Libya	O
and	O
British	O
Egypt	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Tobruk	B-Application
being	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
1941	O
Siege	O
of	O
Tobruk	B-Application
,	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Western	O
Desert	O
Campaign	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
capture	O
and	O
hold	O
as	O
many	O
fortifications	O
in	O
Italian	O
Libya	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Tobruk	B-Application
and	O
the	O
defence	O
of	O
Rommel	O
being	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
games	O
that	O
revolved	O
around	O
historic	O
war	O
battles	O
and	O
conflicts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Theatre	B-Application
Europe	I-Application
,	O
Iwo	B-Application
Jima	I-Application
and	O
Falklands	B-Application
'	I-Application
82	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
,	O
Cockayne	O
took	O
a	O
decision	O
to	O
alter	O
their	O
products	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
16-bit	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
smaller	O
8-bit	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
lacked	O
the	O
processing	O
power	O
for	O
larger	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Rook	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
summarised	O
that	O
Tobruk	B-Application
was	O
"	O
pretty	O
disappointing	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
nowhere	O
near	O
as	O
successful	O
"	O
as	O
its	O
direct	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Bismarck	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Tobruk	B-Application
has	O
an	O
interesting	O
operational	O
interface	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
groundbreaking	O
in	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
senses.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Reed	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gamer	O
asserted	O
that	O
Tobruk	B-Application
was	O
"	O
undoubtedly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
wargames	O
ever	O
"	O
and	O
heralded	O
its	O
originality	O
and	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
