- Skateball
"Skateball" is a
video game developed by theUbiSoft . It features a violent futuristicsports game partskate , partsoccer . It was released in 1989 for theSpectrum [ [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004536 Skateball] at worldofspectrum.com]Amiga , PC (DOS),Atari ST ,Commodore 64 and theAmstrad CPC [ [http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/350/ Skateball] at thelegacy.de] (this last version was published forAmstrad GX4000 too [ [http://www.cpczone.net/game/1474/screens Skateball] at cpczone.net] ).Gameplay
A "Skateball" match is played by two players a-side (one of them a goalkeeper controlled by computer) teams on an iced court with steel walls and a ball also made of steel. There are several different courts with holes and other obstacle where the players could die, the game lacks any rules and any kind of contact is allowed [Smith,Andy; Lemmings Review in ACE 18 (Mar 1989);pp48 ] .
The game can be played by one or two players [ [http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemon64.com/games/details.php%3FID%3D2323 Skateball] at lemon64.com] ] . Each team has a goalkeeper and another player that has to score 5 goals or kill the 3 players of the opposite team in order to win the match.
References
External links
* [http://www.games-db.com/Game/106783/ Skateball] at games.db.com
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