[2] Eliminate Alien Infestation With Acclaim's ARMORINES IN PROJECT S.W.A.R.M.

GLEN COVE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1999--

Join the Fight To Save the Planet From Massive Insect Invasion

Acclaim Entertainment (NASDAQ: AKLM), a leading interactive entertainment company, today announced that Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M, its next premier game based on an original Acclaim comics' property, has arrived on store shelves. Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M is a first-person action game that centers on an elite fighting force of Marines charged with saving the world from an invading swarm of immense alien insects bent on colonizing Earth. The game is currently available for the Nintendo(R) 64 and will follow shortly for the PlayStation(TM) game console.

"Armorines in Project S.W.A.R.M was created by Acclaim Studios London and capitalizes on some of the technologies created for our best games, including Turok and Shadow Man," said Evan Stein, marketing director at Acclaim Entertainment. "The result is an incredibly-realistic mission-based game featuring hardcore fighting action and terrifying aliens. It'll have gamers shouting for their bug spray!"

The Armorines storyline is set on present day Earth and centers on an alien race fighting for survival, as their home planet can no longer support them. Looking to the stars for the answer, the aliens discovered a small green and blue planet that was too good to be true. Undetected by humans, breeding pods carrying the aliens landed on Earth and began to colonize the planet. Earth's own military forces are powerless against the aliens due to the deadly toxins emitted by this horrific enemy. Humans have resorted to their last hope in the fight to save Earth from alien colonization - an elite military team wearing a highly advanced suit of armor.

Gamers will journey with one of two Armorines characters, Private Lewis and Private Lane, through multiple environments and secret worlds including: a Siberian Military base, where gamers must battle pollution and a heavy onslaught of alien bugs; the South American Jungle, where jungle bugs abound in an ancient Inca settlement; a Volcanic Island, where alien creatures must be eradicated from the depths of a steaming, lava-ridden volcano; the Egyptian Desert, where gamers confront alien bugs in the Valley of The Kings; and the Alien Hive, which features an asteroid-like spacecraft that carries thousands of alien insects to Earth. As players complete each level, additional secret worlds with tougher alien opponents will be revealed.

"Armorines In Project S.W.A.R.M features a wide range of multiplayer options," said Howard Perlman, associate producer at Acclaim Entertainment. "The outstanding cooperative mode allows gamers to grab a friend and play a single player game in split screen mode. Of course, they'll have to survive much tougher missions and incredibly clever alien attacks in order to win."

Armorines In Project S.W.A.R.M. will be supported by a comprehensive multi-million dollar marketing campaign that will reach hard-core gamers and the mass market alike. Included is network television on FOX's "Cops" and "America's Most Wanted," WB's "Angel" and UPN's "Star Trek: Voyager," national syndication on "Hercules" and "Xena" as well as cable spots running on MTV, E! Entertainment TV and Comedy Central. A multifaceted print campaign, begun months ago, is in place in all gaming publications and an online banner program on key gaming sites is also planned. The Acclaim.com site will feature key story and character information, screenshots, enemies, Quicktime videos, comic art and other appropriate news and facts about Armorines. The site can be accessed by directing your Web browser to www.acclaim.com. Acclaim will also publish a strategy guide accompanying the release of the game as well as a special 4-issue limited edition Armorines comic upon release of the video game.

Acclaim Entertainment Background Information

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. 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 and Australia. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, and publishes comic books and software strategy guides. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information visit Acclaim's website at www.acclaim.com.