Editing WarGames (section)

== Legacy ==
Critics have cited the film as an influence on [[Mamoru Hosoda]]'s 2000 short film ''[[Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!]]'', with critic Geoffrey G. Thew, writing in ''Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation,'' noting that both films share a title and a plot of "a rogue AI hijacking the Internet to spread chaos and potentially destroy the world, only to be stopped by some kids on their computers."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stuckmann |first=Chris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dFxZDwAAQBAJ |title=Anime Impact: The Movies and Shows that Changed the World of Japanese Animation |date=May 15, 2018 |publisher=Mango Media |isbn=978-1-63353-733-0 |language=en}}</ref> Hosoda later stated that ''Our War Game'' "kind of started my idea for [his 2009 film] ''[[Summer Wars]]''," noting that ''Summer Wars'' "became the feature-length version of that idea" and allowed him to explore material he was unable to in ''Our War Game'''s 40 minute runtime.