The War of the Worlds

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The War of the Worlds is a 1-player strategy war game for the Atari 8-bit. Based on the H.G. Wells novel, you control infantry, cavalry, and artillery units in combat against an alien invasion. Played on a terrain map, your troops can move quickly by rail. Each turn, alien cylinders or reinforcements may arrive. Maneuver your forces, engage the aliens as they emerge, and try to defeat the extraterrestrial threat before they wreck the landscape.

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The War of the Worlds2011 · Rated 40War of the Worlds1984Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds1998Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds1999War of the Worlds1982War of the Worlds2005

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