but summons up nothing but blank looks on the faces of U.S. Based entirely on an album that was apparently big in the U.K. Better still, why not base it on the War of the Worlds album released by Jeff Wayne? Who could forget that rousing musical re-telling of the otherworldly yarn? Just about everyone. I mean after all, it's a universally known story with lots of aliens, action and gripping suspense. After running through several ideas you decide on a RTS retelling of HG Wells' classic sci-fi tale, War of the Worlds. So you're trying to come up with a game idea. Replay Value: Campaigns can be selected at random, game can be played as either a Martian or a human !! Sound: Sound effects and music from Jeff Wayne's 'War Of The Worlds' album.Įnjoyment: Should appeal to music AND strategy fans. Graphics: Clear, colorful, excellent opening sequences If you dislike strategy games, you may still consider trying this one because it isn't set in some artificial land in the future.Įither way, give it a try because the Dolby-enhanced sound and music are staggering by anyone's standards. If you like strategy games in general then you will enjoy this game, with its ease of use, ability to fast forward time, and obvious opponents. Like most strategy games, the actual mechanism of the gameplay can be either extremely slow or intensely mesmerising as you plan how best to maximise or utilise your resources. This, coupled with over an hour of the original music from the Jeff Wayne album, gives the game a great deal of atmosphere and depth. When you fight the humans or Martians, impressive action sequences let you see how effective your attack has been. What puts this game ahead of the other Command and Conquer clones are its ingenious firepower scenarios. Essentially this is a strategy game, full of conventional moves and necessities such as building command posts, sending scout vehicles, and engaging the enemy as much as possible.
War Of The Worlds lets you find out in one of two ways: You can take command the numerically superior human forces, or lead the technologically advanced Martian army from its secret Scottish base. Martians have invaded Earth by landing in London, England in 1898. This game, brought to you courtesy of Rage Software and GT Interactive, follows the same storyline as the album. but still, they come."Īnyone who has listened to Jeff Wayne's historic and mesmerising War Of the Worlds album will appreciate how powerful that collection of music is. "The chances of life are a million to one.
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