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First release: 1982
Publisher: Cinematronics
Genres: Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms: Arcade

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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Release dates

Arcade: 1982

Game modes

Multiplayer, Single player

Perspective

Third person

External links

Keywords

based on - book, vector graphics, based on - radio program

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, vector graphics, based on - radio program

How it plays Media Community Behind the game

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Languages

Englishinterface

IGDB · recorded 22 Sept 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 22 Sept 2026