Skate Wars
Release Date  1990
Original Publisher  Ubi Soft Ltd (France/UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Action
Max. Players  2 (Simultaneous)
Derived from  Skateball
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX  9.99
*** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Disk Price  £14.99
Features  AY Sound
Other Platforms  Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  63.00% (5 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  52% (5 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - The Hit Squad (UK)(1992)as "SPORTS COLLECTION 18: Skate Wars"
     * Release price: £3.99

Authors/Contributors
     Jonathan Medhurst (UK) - ?
     Roger Taylor (UK) - ?
     Nigel Kenward (UK) - ?
     JAM (UK) - ?

Review Awards
     "Sinclair User Classic"at Sinclair Userissue #102 - 1990/Augpage 58

Compilations
     Full version inThe Ultimate Collection(1991/Aug/06)by Ubi Soft Ltd (France/UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
 SkateWars.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(Unspecified custom loader)English
SkateWars(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     SkateWars.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     SkateWars.gif3,295OriginalRunning screen
     SkateWars.jpg175,131OriginalInlay - Front
     SkateWars(HitSquad).jpg354,144#1Inlay - Front
     SkateWars(HitSquad)_Back.jpg333,396#1Inlay - Back

Magazine Reviews
     Sinclair Userissue #102-1990/Augpage 58- Review: 90%
     Sinclair Userissue #125-1992/Julpage 42- Review: 52%
     Your Sinclairissue #57-1990/Seppage 26- Review: 69%
     Your Sinclairissue #72-1991/Decpage 67- Review: 62%
     Your Sinclairissue #79-1992/Julpage 61- Review: 42%

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #38-1990/Novpage 40- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #102-1990/Maypage 36- Advert - not a Spectrum advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #107-1990/Octpage 38- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #104-1990/Octpage 83- Advert
     The Games Machineissue #30-1990/Maypage 47- Advert - not a Spectrum advert
     Your Sinclairissue #58-1990/Octpage 76- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #78-1992/Junpage 12- Advert

Related Magazine Reviews
     Your Sinclairissue #72-1991/Decpage 67- Review: 83% (The Ultimate Collection)

Related Magazine References
     New Computer Expressissue #138-1991/Jun/29page 21- News/Note - Compilation Rave (The Ultimate Collection)
     Your Sinclairissue #67-1991/Julpage 11- News/Note (The Ultimate Collection)

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