| W.A.R. |
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| Release Date | 1986/Sep/08 |
| Original Publisher | Martech Games Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Inspired by | Uridium |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Features | Small Gameplay Area (<50%) |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 |
| Average mag. score | 79.33% (3 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 68.6% (14 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #2 - IBSA (Spain) | (1986) | ||
| #3 - Winner (UK) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 | |||
| #4 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1987) | ||
| #5 - Graphic Game S.A. (Argentina) | (1987) |
Authors/Contributors
| Jason Austin (UK) | at Creative Reality | - ? | |
| Dave Dew [David Dew] (UK) | at Creative Reality | - ? | |
| Mark A. Jones (UK) | at Creative Reality | - ? |
Review Awards
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #14 - 1987/Feb | page 83 | |
| "ZX Computing Globert" | at ZX Computing | issue #34 - 1987/Feb | page 39 |
Compilations
| Full version in | 4 Most Warzone | (1991) | by Alternative Software Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | ZX-Spectrum Vega | (2015/Apr/24) | by Retro Computers Ltd (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| W.A.R..tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 2) | English | ||
 | W.A.R.Side2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - side 2 |
| W.A.R.Side1.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - side 1 | |
| W.A.R.(Winner).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 2) | English | ||
| W.A.R.(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 2) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| W.A.R..scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| W.A.R..gif | 8,164 | Original | Running screen | |||
| WAR.jpg | 247,051 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| W.A.R..txt | 1,978 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| WAR(EN).pdf | 50,925 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| W.A.R..png | 283,966 | Original | Game map | |||
| W.A.R..jpg | 213,289 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| W.A.R. (1986)(Martech Games).pok | 526 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| WAR(Winner).jpg | 592,664 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| WAR(Winner)_Back.jpg | 374,856 | #3 | Inlay - Back | |||
| W.A.R.(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 107,435 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| W.A.R.(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 20,201 | #4 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #61-1986/Nov | page 36 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #35-1986/Dec | page 148 | - Review: 68% | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #44-1986/Oct/30 special "week#5" | page 35 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #57-1986/Dec | page 28 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #14-1987/Feb | page 83 | - Review: 9/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #34-1987/Feb | page 39 | - Review: Good |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #59-1986/Sep | page 45 | - Full-page ad | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #63-1987/Jan | page 65 | - Advert | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #31-1986/Aug | page 82 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #33-1986/Oct | page 51 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #36-1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87" | page 38 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #32-1986/Aug/7 special "week#1" | page 13 | - Full-page ad | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #33-1986/Aug/14 special "week#2" | page 7 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #54-1986/Sep | page 99 | - Full-page ad | |
| Sinclair User | issue #55-1986/Oct | page 6 | - Full-page ad |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #70-1991/Oct | page 60 | - Review: 40% (4 Most Warzone) |
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