WarGames: Defcon 1 (PC)

WarGames: Defcon 1 (also known simply as WarGames on the PC port) is a tactical shooter/real-time strategy game developed by Interactive Studios and co-published by MGM Interactive (who holds the rights to the WarGames franchise) and Electronic Arts in 1998. It is very loosely based on the 1983 movie of the same name.

This page will focus on the PC port.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The game is literally a massive ripoff of Command & Conquer. In fact, a lot of assets from the latter were loosely edited and pasted into the game itself, making it an asset flip and an asset thief.
 * 2) While the movie itself is an action thriller that focuses more on tension, dread and espionage, the game throws it all out for mindless actions.
 * 3) WOPR sounds nothing like its movie counterpart, being voiced by a female instead of John Wood.
 * 4) The game's combat is extremely slow.
 * 5) The robots, drones and mechs move extremely slowly and it can take minutes to reach your destination.
 * 6) A lot of the enemies and structures are extremely easy to destroy with nothing but a few missiles from the robots.
 * 7) The explosion effects are nothing but stock GIF footages of explosions.
 * 8) The maps are ridiculously small in each level, with unexplored areas being heavily covered in fog.
 * 9) The game gained infamy for having the Marburg virus installed into it, which wipes the database of antivirus programs at the time to avoid detection before infecting .exe files and screensaver files, flooding the screen with the Critical Error icon once an infected file is clicked a few months after the initial infection, as well as in the same hour as the initial infection.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) At least MGM Interactive did a successful damage control for the game by giving away virus-free copies of the game alongside a free copy of Norton Antivirus 2000.

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