<s>
Jeff	B-Application
Wayne	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
1978	O
concept	O
album	O
Jeff	O
Wayne	O
's	O
Musical	O
Version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
draws	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
1898	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
novel	O
by	O
H	O
.	O
G	O
.	O
Wells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pixelogic	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
reuses	O
audio	O
and	O
graphical	O
elements	O
of	O
Rage	O
Software	O
's	O
PC	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
title	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
port	O
,	O
remake	O
or	O
re-release	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
entirely	O
different	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
Martian	O
invaders	O
,	O
who	O
pilot	O
the	O
fighting-machines	O
,	O
handling-machines	O
,	O
flying-machines	O
and	O
embankment-machines	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
various	O
other	O
advanced	O
vehicles	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
are	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
strategy	B-Application
than	O
direct	O
combat	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
often	O
required	O
to	O
transport	O
civilians	O
,	O
engineers	O
,	O
or	O
soldiers	O
from	O
place	O
to	O
place	O
,	O
escort	O
armoured	O
lorries	O
,	O
and	O
collect	O
scrap	O
material	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
new	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
quickly	O
becomes	O
apparent	O
that	O
the	O
invaders	O
are	O
aliens	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
instrumental	O
techno/electronica	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
seven	O
remixes	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
Jeff	O
Wayne	O
's	O
Musical	O
Version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
remixes	O
were	O
arranged	O
,	O
engineered	O
,	O
programmed	O
and	O
mixed	O
by	O
the	O
musical	O
group	O
Max	O
Mondo	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Stephen	O
Murphy	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
first	O
heard	O
in	O
the	B-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
PC	O
game	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
's	O
score	O
includes	O
versions	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Man	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Brave	O
New	O
World	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Red	O
Weed	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Horsell	O
Common	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Fighting	O
Machine	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Eve	O
of	O
the	O
War	O
"	O
(	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Human	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Martian	O
"	O
mixes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1998	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Pro	O
published	O
a	O
review	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
91%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1999	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
8/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Extreme	O
reviewed	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
24th	O
issue	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
83%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unusual	O
mixture	O
of	O
the	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
genres	O
.	O
</s>
