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The War of the Worlds
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The War of the Worlds

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Overall 4
4.0

The War of the Worlds

trueachievements.com
12 August 2012
  • Conclusion: No level select. Simple begin a new game and continue options. Overall Score The game itself is good, with a lush environment, but the controls just crush the game to the...
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Overall 6
5.5

The War of the Worlds Review

PlayDevil
10 January 2012
  • Summary: " The War of the Worlds " is another of those famous franchises which has never been represented in video games in a truly great manner and this latest offering is
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Overall 5
5.0

The War of the Worlds review

GamesRadar
9 January 2012
  • Summary: Across the gulf of space, an alien game eyes your sanity with a covetous gaze
  • Pros: Captures the mood and style of H.G. Wells perfectly, Hilarious ways to die, Creates incredibly tense situations
  • Cons: Controls horribly, Broken checkpoints, Sometimes can't even see what you're trying to do
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Overall 3
3.3

War of the Worlds Review

GameShark
4 December 2011
  • Summary: Less exciting than reading, more sane than Tom Cruise.
  • Pros: Classic text narrated by Patrick Stewart
  • Cons: Frustrating old-world platforming; Trial and error gameplay; Listening to passages over and over
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No One is Mistaking this for the Real Thing

GameCritics.com
29 November 2011
  • Conclusion: Walking around as a corpse when the game failed to properly detect my death.
  • Pros: Racing through abandoned buildings as poisonous smoke filled the rooms behind me.
  • Cons: Listening to the exact same speech from Patrick Stewart after retrying the same cheap spot for the twentieth time.
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Overall 4
4.0

The War of the Worlds review

HonestGamers
23 November 2011
  • Excerpt: lore. You’ve likely read the seminal H.G. Wells book, or viewed the original movie, or at least watched the Tom Cruise-vehicle-cum-remake. No? To all three?
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The War of the Worlds

GameSpot
14 November 2011
  • Summary: The War of the Worlds adapts H.G. Wells' classic novel into a visually appealing platformer that unfortunately falls short in a number of key areas.
  • Pros: Great visuals and atmosphere.
  • Cons: Clunky, unresponsive controls, Spotty hit detection, Demands pixel-perfect accuracy for switches and ledges.
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The War of the Worlds

DarkStation
10 November 2011
  • Conclusion: The War of the Worlds is a strange case when it comes to graphics, much like its gameplay the graphics are very hit or miss.
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Overall 6
6.0

The War of the Worlds

Strategy Informer
5 November 2011
  • Conclusion: I want to recommend War of the Worlds to everyone, I want to slap a high score on it and call it a classic, but I can’t because it made me too damn angry.
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Overall 10
9.6

War of the Worlds Review

ztgd.com
4 November 2011
  • Excerpt: Since H.G. Wells first penned the 1898 novel, The War of the Worlds, there have been a wide variety of adaptations, including a radio program that actually made the world...
  • Pros: + Excellent narrative, + Looks fantastic, + Soundtrack is well done, + Simplistic yet complex gameplay
  • Cons: Jump timing, Unforgiving obstacles
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