''WARGASM'' (or ''War Ground Air Special Missions'') is a 3D

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game developed by

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and published by

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. Originally named "EBT Tank", it was released for

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in 1998–1999.

Gameplay

The game uses the 3Dream engine to process populated and varied battlefields, as well as relatively advanced graphical elements for its time of release. Acting as the commander of an army, the player of ''Wargasm'' directs the actions of AI friendly units via a simple control interface on a 2D overhead map, and if desired can take the perspective of, and directly control, any allied unit in the 3D real-time environment. Playable characters available to the player are a regular infantryman, or a special forces soldier driving either a tank, an armored personnel carrier or a helicopter. The in-battle event of airstrikes are carried out by

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aircraft and stealth bombers, but cannot be controlled by the player.

Plot

The game is set in the year 2065, and the world's military forces have been transferred to the World Wide War Web in an effort to eliminate the loss of actual human life. Every country, whether they be a

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, have been represented accordingly. Wars are fought through this system, and the winner of each battle takes the loser's electronic infrastructure. However, the system is flawed, and is prone to hacking. In this state of "wargasm," the world has fallen into a state of corruption. It is the player's duty to bring order back to the world.

Reception

The game received above-average reviews according to the

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'', however, said, "At the end of the day, ''Wargasm'' has a clever moniker that makes you take notice. But even that was stolen outright from a song by thrash girl band L7, and it's a shame the game doesn't live up to it." At the 1999 edition of the Milia D’Or Awards in

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, ''Wargasm'' won in the "Action Game" category. ''

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'' listed ''Wargasm'' as 14th on their list of the 50 Worst Game Names Ever.

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