[2] Club Acclaim Celebrates a New Era With Bust-A-Move Millennium for Game Boy Color; Latest Installment of the Popular Puzzle Series Available in Stores Today.Entertainment Editors GLEN COVE Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. , N.Y.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--October 24, 2000 Club Acclaim, the youth division of Acclaim Entertainment, a worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that Bust-A-Move Millennium Bust-A-Move Millennium is a game that was released only for the Game Boy Color system. It continues using the same mechanics as Puzzle Bobble 4. The game contains a new story mode and two-player-link mode, along with a "Challenge" mode like in the Game Boy version for Game Boy(R) Color has shipped to national retail outlets. "The Bust-A-Move series has conquered virtually every gaming platform with its unique brand of addictive, intoxicating in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. gameplay," said Christina Recchio, Marketing Manager, Club Acclaim. "Bust-A-Move Millennium brings the hit series back to its Game Boy roots where it will continue to provide infinite hours of excitement for gamers of all ages." In the exciting new installment of Club Acclaim's popular Bust-A-Move puzzle series Puzzle Series (パズルシリーズ , Bust-A-Move Millennium delivers an engaging storyline with competitive gameplay for one or two players. In this new game, the Golden Puzzle has been stolen, the once peaceful Puzzle World has plunged into chaos and gamers are challenged to restore order back to the magical land by racing against time to complete colorful boards of bursting bubbles. Bust-A-Move Millennium was developed by Taito and features 16 outrageous characters, obstructive bubbles and blocks, plus bonus bubbles and stars. Also added are all-new gameplay modes including storm mode and puzzle mode, which allows players to choose their own course throughout multiple game stages. Club Acclaim Established in 1999, Club Acclaim, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, focuses on licensed youth and family oriented product. Club Acclaim establishes a presence for Acclaim in the emerging youth software market and complements Acclaim's corporate portfolio. Additional titles published under the Club Acclaim brand include The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley, Bust-A-Move 4, and Mary-Kate and Ashley's Magical Mystery Mall Mary-Kate and Ashley's Magical Mystery Mall is a video game that stars actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It was produced by Dualstar Interactive for the PlayStation system in 2000 and it forms part of a varied line of things that have been produced with The Olsen twins's . For additional information visit the Club Acclaim website at www.clubacclaim.com. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. 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 and Australia. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, and publishes software strategy guides. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 26,622. Part of the early 20th century Gold Coast of the North Shore, Glen Cove has a diverse population. and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on SmallCap Market under the symbol AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) . For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com. |
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