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Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Strengthens Its NINTENDO GAMECUBE Lineup for Fiscal 2002 With 'Crazy Taxi,' '18 Wheeler,' 'Legends of Wrestling' and 'Jeremy McGrath Supercross World' Company Plans to Launch 12 Titles for the New Nintendo System, Underscoring its Commitment to Focus on Next-Generation Platforms
GLEN COVE, N.Y., May 24, 2001 (ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) -- Expanding upon its confirmed lineup of titles for the next-generation gaming platforms, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKLM chart, msgs) today announced the additions of Crazy Taxi, 18 Wheeler, Legends of Wrestling and Jeremy McGrath Supercross World to its library of interactive offerings for the forthcoming NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM). The company will launch a total of 12 NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) titles within its fiscal 2002. Acclaim recently announced the release of four its premier franchise properties for the system at the E3 show in Los Angeles, including, All-Star Baseball 2002, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, XG3 Extreme Racing and NFL Quarterback Club 2002, which will be available during the initial launch of the hardware platform. The company has strategically focused its resources on the development of products for the next-generation gaming platforms and to that end, will have invested more than $100 million by the end of this year.
"The additions to our NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) lineup further diversifies our product offerings and promises to engage and immerse a broad spectrum of consumers," said Gregory Fischbach, chief executive officer of Acclaim. "Whether arcade-style action or perennial gaming favorites such as professional wrestling, Acclaim possesses the brands and more importantly, the development studios to take full advantage of the power of the next-generation gaming platforms."
Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi is a mad race against the clock -- and traffic. As any of four fearless cabbies, players are driven by a single goal: to rack up the mega-bucks in fares and tips before their shift ends. Drivers pick up passengers and take them to their destination by any way possible. It's a comic cab opera of collisions and decisions where courtesy takes a back seat to coin. In addition, the game features a powerful soundtrack by hit bands Offspring and Bad Religion.
18-Wheeler American Pro Trucker
Based on AM2's coin-op smash hit, 18-Wheeler American Pro Trucker delivers tons of big-rig fun, including Arcade Mode, Parking Challenge and Score Attack. In addition, split-screen 2-player Versus Mode, multiple raceways, five over-the-top drivers in their own unique rigs and several stages of twisted mini-games will haul home hours of highway action for players.
Legends of Wrestling
Developed by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City, Legends of Wrestling harkens back to the yester-year of modern wrestling and features the grapplers that put wrestling on the map, including Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and George "The Animal" Steele. In addition, the game will feature for the first-time ever, in-depth match analysis and career guidance by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Captain Lou Albano; more than 12 bone-breaking match types: Ladder, Scaffold, Barbed-Wire, Three and Four-Way Dances, Six and Eight-Man Elimination Bouts plus special guest referees; linked moves for lethal combinations like never before with the press of a single button; and all-new Singles and Tag-Team career mode that bring you across the United States and all over the world.
Jeremy McGrath Supercross World
Developed by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City, Jeremy McGrath's Supercross World is exclusively endorsed by 10-time, world Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath and is a hybrid mix of sim and arcade racing action. Accompanying McGrath is "freestyle phenom" and 125 cc champion Travis Pastrana, as well as a plethora of other pro racers. Featuring 25 super-sized tracks, encompassing eight Outdoor National Tracks, five Baja Free-Ride Sections, four Freestyle Stunt Courses and eight Indoor Supercross Tracks; customizable bike and rider attributes, including acceleration, top speed, cornering and suspension for bikes, plus strength, slide, stability, and charisma for riders; Jeremy McGrath's Supercross World will deliver incredible supercross action on the NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM).
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 gaming-consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sega as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates four 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 under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com.
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