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A recruitment tool is an advertising method that aids in creating interest in and getting people for a typically political organization. The term can not properly be applied to commercial advertising. Historically recruitment tools have often taken the form of posters or films, though in modern times recruitment tools have taken the form of advergame video games. Other tools include things like sponsorships of sporting events, or ads on TV.

Film

The following is a list of examples of propaganda film recruitment tools and the political organizations which they intend to recruit for.

Alice's Egg Plant - promotes an anti-union philosophy
The Battleship Potemkin - recruits for the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R.
The Birth of a Nation - recruits for the Ku Klux Klan
The Bond - recruits for the Liberty Load Committee of the U.S. Government
Casablanca - promotes an anti-fascist philosophy
Duck and Cover - promotes a philosophy of safety during nuclear war
Kolberg - recruits for the Nazi Party
Reefer Madness - promotes an anti-marijuana philosophy
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo - recruits for the U.S. Government
Triumph of the Will - recruits for the Nazi Party
Why We Fight - recruits for the U.S. Government

Video Games

The following is a list of examples of video game recruitment tools and the political organization which they intent to recruit for.

America's Army - recruits for the U.S. Army
America's Army:Rise of a Soldier - recruits for the U.S. Army
Ethnic Cleansing - recruits for the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi-Skinhead movement
Future Force Company Commander - recruits for the U.S. Army
Learn from Lei Feng Online - recruits for the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China
Marine Doom - recruits for the United States Marine Corps
Marine Expeditionary Unit 2000 - recruits for the United States Marine Corps
Prism: Guard Shield - recruits for the United States National Guard
Saving the Port - recruits for the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution of Iran
Special Force - recruits for Hezbollah
Under Ash - recruits for the Palestine Liberation Organization
Under Siege - recruits for the Palestine Liberation Organization
White Law - recruits for the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi-Skinhead movement
XAN and the Cosmic Callbox - promotes the Montessori method philosophy
ZOG's Nightmare - recruits for the National Socialist Movement

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 *''[[Prism: Guard Shield]]'' - recruits for the [[United States National Guard]]
 *''[[Saving the Port]]'' - recruits for the [[Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution]] of [[Iran]]
-*''[[SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Navy]]
-*''[[SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Navy]]
-*''[[SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Navy]]
-*''[[SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Navy]]
-*''[[SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Navy]]
-*''[[SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Navy]]
-*''SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Mobile Recon'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Navy]]
 *''[[Special Force]]'' - recruits for [[Hezbollah]]
-*''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Army]]
-*''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear#Covert Ops|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Covert Ops]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Army]]
-*''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield#Console Version|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Army]]
 *''[[Under Ash]]'' - recruits for the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]]
 *''[[Under Siege (video game)|Under Siege]]'' - recruits for the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]]
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 *''ZOG's Nightmare'' - recruits for the [[National Socialist Movement (United States)|National Socialist Movement]]
-===Third Party recruitment===
-The following are examples of video game recruitment tools produced by a third party advertising group without the official endorsement of the group they intend to recruit for.  Third party recruitment typically concerns a matter of interest to the third party and is done at the third party's expense.  Since video game recruitment tools fall under the category of [[Below the line (advertising)|BTL]] [[advergaming|advergames]], which employ indirect advertising methods, it is often difficult to differentiate between third party advergame recruitment tools and non-advergame videogames exploring a political theme or including recruitment/advertisement for the purpose of realism.
-*''[[Delta Force (computer game)|Delta Force]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Delta Force 2]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Delta Force: Land Warrior]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Delta Force: Urban Warfare]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Delta Force: Task Force Dagger]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Delta Force: Black Hawk Down]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Delta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Delta Force Xtreme]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Kuma\War]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Army]] (a pseudo-historical game not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''Kuma\War 2'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Army]] (a pseudo-historical game not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Laden vs. USA]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Shadow Ops: Red Mercury]]'' - recruits for the [[Delta Force]] division of the [[U.S. Army]] (not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
-*''[[Shootout! The Game]]'' - recruits for the [[U.S. Army]] (a pseudo-historical game not endorsed by the U.S. Army)
 ==See also==