Games
The first games of war of the worlds where released in the classic day of arcades. After searching the internet I've not been able to find any good roms of them to play. If you know any different then email me and I'll pop a link online.

Read a review of the Jeff Wayne Music Version Game here

Thanks to Dodgy Reg who after a little bit of surfing managed to find ROMs for MAME on the web.. here:

Black and White Version
Colour Version
(Note: you have to register for free to be able to download).

Plus he spotted some mildly interesting arcade trivia here

The first major game was superior in both game play and graphics. Released in 1998 by Rage and GT. The game was set at the time of the original novel and had many cool links to the Jeff Wayne musical, including some narration by the late Richard Burton and remixed music. It is a game not unlike 'command and conquer', you can play as the humans or the Martians, defending or invading territory. The Martians research better heat rays, and the black smoke. The humans however research heat resistant armour as well as faster firing weapons to repel the invaders. It is an excellent game, I especially love the intro sequence for the Martians, where we see a Martian elder executed by the telepathic beings, and the new elder deciding to invade Earth, really harks to that feeling you get from the novel that all the Martians want to do is stay alive. It is a must have for all War of the Worlds fans and Strategy game fans alike. You can pick it up from most places on budget these days.

It was recently confirmed by Jeff Wayne's people that a new game could be in the pipe line, read it here. Keep your eyes peeling.