War 3010: The Revolution (1996). Play online
Game Info
Not rated
- Platform
- SNES
- Player Perspective
- First person · Top-down
- Developer Companies
- Advanced Productions, Inc.
- Publishers
- Advanced Productions, Inc.
- Release date
- 1 February 1996
- Languages
- 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 English
Summary
War 3010: The Revolution drops you in a gritty future where the alien Kyllen have enslaved humanity. You commandeer a stolen Kyllen battle fleet and move a variety of ships—Fighters, Marauders, Destroyers—across a grid‑based battlefield, balancing long‑range firepower against close‑range brawls. Each turn you can move, attack, scout planets for tech, or capture starbases to build fresh vessels, though nothing carries over between missions. The game tucks in nostalgic SNES extras: a password system to keep progress and hidden mini‑games of chess and checkers. Reviews were mixed; GamePro called the visuals static and the soundtrack bland, handing it a modest 2 out of 5.
Storyline
War 3010: The Revolution picks up centuries after humanity’s hard‑won triumph over three rival factions in the 2410 conflict. The victory proved fleeting, as the Kyllen, an intergalactic menace, soon swept across most of the known universe. By 2610 the Kyllen had stripped every civilized species of political and social autonomy, turning freedom into a distant memory. Slavery became the new reality, binding humans and alien peoples alike to the Kyllen’s oppressive rule. The game follows the desperate struggle to reclaim liberty and spark a galaxy‑wide uprising.
Edited by Maya Carter
