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ACCLAIM SPORTS SPIKES HOME ‘SUMMER HEAT BEACH VOLLEYBALL’ EXCLUSIVELY FOR PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
 
First and Only Beach Volleyball Game Designed for System, Scores with Fast-Paced, 2-On-2 Arcade Action, Exotic Locales, Power-Ups and Unlockable Features

 

E3, LOS ANGELES, CA, May 13, 2003 – Serving up a dose of sun, fun and sand right into gamers’ living rooms, Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC: AKLM), today unveiled Summer Heat Beach Volleyball™ for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.  The only beach volleyball game available for the PlayStation®2, Summer Heat Beach Volleyball takes players on a journey to the world’s hottest summer spots to face off in fast-paced 2-on-2 arcade action.

 

“We’re very excited to offer PlayStation®2 owners their own exclusive beach volleyball game,” said David Knies, Director of Acclaim Sports.  “With addictive gameplay and easy-to-use controls, Summer Heat Beach Volleyball will provide hours of great arcade-style summer fun, as gamers try to beat the heat.”

 

 Summer Heat Beach Volleyball includes:

 

  •   Fourteen selectable characters, each with player-specific attributes and abilities;   

  •   Twelve sizzling locations, including Venice Beach Stadium, Flamingo Pier, Emerald Marina and Silver Sands Beach;

  •   Immersive summer game play experience allows players to unlock hidden secrets as they spike your way to beach volleyball dominance;

  •   Proprietary “Super Spike” system, enables gamers to earn special moves, speed-ups and unlock hidden features;

  •   First-ever Summer Beach House Party Mode tracks player stats plus unlocks hidden features and players;

  •   Game play modes, include Arcade, Exhibition, Tournament and Mini-Games;

  •   Full character customization, allows players to modify their character’s skin color, hairstyle, and accessories;

  •   In-game music soundtrack featuring today’s top recording artists, including Pink (“Get the Party Started”), Sum 41 (“Summer”), Kylie Minogue (“Love at First Sight”), Sprung Monkey (“Coconut”), Freshmaka (“Hawaiian Shirt”) and Suburban (“Ooohwee”);

  •   TV-style presentation, including music videos from Pink, Sum 41 and Kylie Minogue, player cut scenes, arena fly-throughs and instant replays;

 

Summer Heat Beach Volleyball will be available this summer exclusively for the PlayStation®2 at a suggested retail price of $29.99.  For more information on this game, please visit www.acclaim.com.  Acclaim's complete showcase of products will be featured at E3 in Los Angeles, CA at booth #152 in the Concourse Hall.

 

About Acclaim Entertainment

Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a 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 five studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain.  The Company uses regional distributors worldwide.  Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, publishes software gaming strategy guides and issues "special edition" comic magazines periodically. 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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The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements." Acclaim cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Acclaim's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward- looking statements. These important factors, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other factors that could affect Acclaim, are described in Acclaim's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002, and Acclaim's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings.

 

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