War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

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Genres

Shooter, Arcade

Developer

Cinematronics

Release Date

December 31, 1982 (43 years ago)

Publisher

Cinematronics

Content Rating

N/A

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The War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

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Summary

War of the Worlds is a Cinematronics arcade game released as a conversion kit for Star Castle. The game features battle against the three-legged aliens from the classic H.G. Wells novel.

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