ACCLAIM MAX SPORTS
REVS UP FOR HOLIDAYS WITH ‘JEREMY MCGRATH SUPERCROSS WORLD’
Next-Generation Title Ships Today for PlayStation®2 Computer
Entertainment System
Featuring
10-Time Champion Jeremy McGrath and X Games Champion Travis Pastrana
GLEN COVE, NY,
November 14, 2001 – Delivering high-flying motorcycle action that takes
next-generation gaming to new heights, Acclaim Max Sports, a division of
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC:
KLM),
today announced that it has begun shipping
Jeremy McGrath Supercross
World for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system. Created by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake,
Jeremy McGrath Supercross
World features a new software engine, which was designed
exclusively for the next-generation systems and delivers a perfect mix of
simulation and arcade racing action.
“Jeremy
McGrath is one of the
strongest franchises within the Acclaim Max Sports portfolio, and has sold
nearly two million units worldwide,”
said Steve Felsen, senior brand
director for Acclaim. “With its state-of-the-art technology, graphics and
gameplay,
Supercross
World will appeal to
both diehard racing fans and mass-market consumers this holiday season.”
Jeremy McGrath Supercross World
exclusively features 10-time Supercross champion, Jeremy McGrath, and Travis
Pastrana, the 3-time X Games Freestyle MX gold medalist and this past season’s
125cc Supercross champion. In addition, the game offers many exciting
features, including:
-
25 super-sized tracks – baja,
indoor supercross, freestyle and outdoor motocross; -
Play as any of the game’s 7 pro
riders in either a quick freestyle tournament or through the championship
mode; -
Customizable rider attributes,
including jumping, cornering, stability and stunts; -
Integrated career rewards unlock new
environments, bikes and riders; -
Innovative “Stunt Advantage System”
provides players with enhanced rider performance after they execute stunts
correctly; -
Flexible stunt system allows for
holding, landing and stringing stunts together in succession for extra
points; -
Over 24 different stunts,
including nac-nacs, supermans, fender grabs, 360s and barrel rolls. Plus,
each rider has his own unique stunt package; -
Head-to-head split-screen
gameplay in all four racing modes; -
Various mini-challenges,
including “Get the Hole-Shot,” “Grab the Cash,” “Jump
Through the Field Goal” and more.
Jeremy McGrath Supercross
World is currently available
for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system at a suggested retail price of $49.99. For more
information regarding this title, as well as Acclaim’s entire 2001 holiday
season lineup, visit
www.acclaim.com.
About
Acclaim Entertainment
Based in
Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment,
Inc., is a leading worldwide developer, publisher
and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment game
consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment
and Microsoft Corporation as well as personal computer hardware systems.
Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States and the
United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North
America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Australia and the Pacific
Rim. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers
worldwide, publishes software gaming strategy guides and issues “special
edition” comic magazines from time to time to support its time valued brands,
Turok and Shadow Man. Acclaim’s corporate headquarters are in Glen Cove, New
York and Acclaim’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ.SC under the
symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at
www.acclaim.com.
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