War of the Worlds

Moby ID: 130663

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Released

1982 on Arcade

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Publishers

Cinematronics, Inc.

Developers

Cinematronics, Inc.

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Action
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Arcade
Shooter
Vehicular: Tank
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

See Also

War of the Worlds (2005 on J2ME)

Description

War of the Worlds is an arcade shooter game similar to space invaders. The setting and plot are loosely based on H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. A player controls a tank at the bottom of the screen and shoots vertically up at Martian spaceships and tanks that are attacking. The player has shields to protect them. The game is rendered using vector graphics. Both a monocrome and a colour version of the game exist.

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Game added by Shoddyan.

Game added August 2, 2019. Last modified April 5, 2024.