Atari Games
720 Degrees
720 Degrees is a 1986 arcade game by Atari Games. 720°, a skateboarding game, is notable in that along with BMX Simulator, it is one of the first extreme sports video games, and has a unique timed structure that requires the player score points in order to keep the game going.
- Released
- 1 December 1986
- Developer
- Atari Games
- Publisher
- U.S. Gold
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric · Third person
- Age rating
- ESRB E · CLASS_IND L
- Platforms
- Arcade · Game Boy Color · Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Amstrad CPC · Nintendo Entertainment System
- Genres
- Sport · Arcade
- Also known as
- 720° · Seven Twenty Degrees
- 42
- Player rating
- 20
- Ratings counted
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The story
The game's name comes from the "ultimate" trick, turning a full 720° (two complete circles) in the air after jumping off a ramp. 720° has the player controlling a skateboarder ripping around a middle-class neighborhood. By doing jumps and tricks, the player can eventually acquire enough points to compete at a skate park.
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How long to beat
- Main story
- 1 h
- Main + extras
- 1 h
- Completionist
- 2 h
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Key facts
Platforms
Game modes
- Single player
- Multiplayer
Themes
- Action
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Trailer
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Screenshots
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Reviews and languages
1 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.
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Platform releases
- Arcade
- 1 December 1986
- Commodore C64/128/MAX
- 31 December 1987
- ZX Spectrum
- 31 December 1987
- Amstrad CPC
- 31 December 1988
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1 November 1989
- Game Boy Color
- 1 March 1999
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Official pages
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