Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds

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Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds


Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds (1998 video game)

Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds is a an RTS (Real Time Strategy) game designed by Rage Software for the PC. It is based on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, which is itself based on the H.G. Wells novel, The War of the Worlds. You can choose to either play as the Martians or Humans. Playing the human game first is recommended for beginners. The game also features music from the original Musical War of the Worlds, remixed with techno beats and an electronica style.


In the game, you insert the corresponding disc for which side you'd like to play as Human or Martian. It gives a small intro explaining the story - with the story differing from both the novel and the musical in several ways;

In the Martian campaign, the campaign begins on Mars with the Martian Elders performing a 'telepathic execution' of their Senior Elder after the Martian population declare him to be ineffectual in solving the problems on Mars. Following this and a discussion of the present circumstances, the Elders conclude that the only viable solution is to invade Earth before beginning their plans - with an additional scene of an alien creature been subjected to a test involving the Black Smoke.

In the Human campaign, the Journalist is shown to have escaped Woking by train before the Martian's subsequent battle with the military (never meeting the Artilleryman) and arrived in London before explaining what happened to a meeting of military officers, with the Senior officer briefing on the events of the battle of Horsell Common as well as the plans for combating the Martians.

In both campaigns, the Martian's initial attack on Horsell Common and battle with the military ultimately ends in failure - with the rest of the Martian forces heading towards Earth redirecting towards Scotland. It's also notable that in this game, the Martians at no point succumb to Earth's bacteria unlike in the musical and the original novel.

Once you pick either campaign, you then name the campaign you're playing and begin. You control units by right clicking on them, and clicking on enemies to attack, selecting certain options by holding the right click button, and letting go on the option.



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