Acclaim Entertainment Pushes the Edge of Technology and Terror with Shadowman
GLEN COVE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1998--
Acclaim Comics' Voodoo Warrior Introduces Psychological
Horror to the PC
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKLM), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced the development of Shadowman(TM), a 3D action / adventure game for the PC. Based on the graphic, cutting-edge Acclaim Comics(tm) character of the same name and developed by Acclaim's Iguana UK studio, Shadowman will be released in early 1999.
Shadowman is the troubled alter ego of Mike LeRoi, a New Orleans hitman who gets caught up in the mysterious world of voodoo. Implanted with a spiritual mask by a high priestess, LeRoi becomes Shadowman. Imbued with the mystical powers of a voodoo warrior and armed with conventional and black magic weapons, Shadowman walks between worlds to wage war against a cabal of demons and their legions of otherworldly psychos. Traveling between Liveside, which is reality, and Deadside, an alternative reality where souls go before passing on to the next world, Shadowman tracks the demons in an effort to save the world from their plan to break into the Liveside and unleash deadly powers.
"Shadowman is being developed specifically for the PC gamer," said Don Jackson, PC product manager at Acclaim Entertainment. "The mysterious nature of the character, unique setting and adult themes are perfect for the more discerning PC audience."
Shadowman is a unique 3rd-person action adventure with multiple views and player-controlled camera capabilities. It features groundbreaking graphical treatments and a brand new game engine known as VISTa (Virtually Integrated Scenic Terrain) designed by Acclaim Studios' Iguana UK. This new engine creates huge atmospheric environments that allow players to see as far as the horizon in any direction and to travel to any visible location in the distance. In addition, the game features an awesome arsenal of both conventional and voodoo weapons, an immersive adventure aspect that requires players to track down serial killers, and an unconventional non-linear storyline that revolutionizes the genre.
"Shadowman does what few other games have even attempted - that is to get in the gamer's head," said Ed Fortune, Acclaim marketing manager. "This is a game that features breathtaking graphics, defies genre stereotypes, and still delivers the awesome playability that today's hardcore gamers have come to expect."
Acclaim Entertainment Background Information
Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a leading worldwide publisher of software for Nintendo, Sony, Sega and personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim also publishes comic books, operates motion capture studios, and distributes a variety of entertainment software from other publishers worldwide. Visit Acclaim's Web site, www.acclaim.net.
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