>>2127465
That reminds me of a similar and also very bizarre situation where there was an adaptation of the Jeff Wayne WotW musical. PC version had a weird as fuck strategy games with some Total War like influences as you switched between a macro strategy and tactical gameplay, PS1 version was... An action game.

https://www.mobygames.com/game/2808/jeff-waynes-the-war-of-the-worlds/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/141911/jeff-waynes-the-war-of-the-worlds/

It's actually surprisingly ambitious and cool for its time. You could play as the Martians or humans and they both had completely different UIs and music. So something like Conquest Earth, if Conquest Earth wasn't complete garbage.

https://youtu.be/Baq3FM6IBC8?list=PL_BhbJAAueZRVvurObBGPBNuxndDEW1dD
https://youtu.be/j3m5UGn8zj4?list=PL_BhbJAAueZRVvurObBGPBNuxndDEW1dD

Really unusual and interesting game. It even has an interesting power balance where the Martians are generally more OP at first, but humans have greater numbers and access to Ironclads which are individually the most powerful units in the game. I remember playing it as a kid going "fuck yeah I'm stomping the humans" only for a major warship to blow my walkers the fuck out.

Underappreciated gem in the rough, even if it's a bit flawed and experimental.