Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Hails Holiday Shoppers With 'Crazy Taxi' For Nintendo GameCube; Top-Selling Next-Generation Arcade Game Ships 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)--Nov. 15, 2001 Hailing holiday shoppers with its stellar arcade action and gameplay, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (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 : AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced that it has shipped its next-generation smash hit, Crazy Taxi Crazy Taxi is a video game developed by Hitmaker and published by Sega. The game was first released in arcades in 1999 and was ported to the Sega Dreamcast in 2000. (TM), for the Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. (TM). Already one of the Company's top performing titles this year for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Crazy Taxi has been praised by the media and consumers for its addictive fun and replay value. "Crazy Taxi continues to be one of our strongest titles, which is testimony to its incredible gameplay and mass-market appeal," said Evan Stein, vice president of Brand for Acclaim. "We're thrilled to have Crazy Taxi within our portfolio of launch titles for the Nintendo GameCube(TM) and are sure it will continue to captivate gamers." Developed by SEGA (company, games) SEGA - manufacturer of video game hardware and software. Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.video.sega. and converted from the Sega Dreamcast(TM) version of the game released earlier this year, 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. Crazy Taxi offers an array of exciting features, including: -- Four different cabs and drivers, each with their own style and attitude; -- Three intense modes of play, Original, Arcade and Crazy Box; -- Two expansive, interactive courses for extensive game play; -- 16 mini-games to challenge various driving skills; -- True driving dynamics; -- Real life in-game licenses, including Levi's Tower Records and Pizza Hut; -- Wild, mission-based game play infused with humor; -- Exclusive in-game soundtrack by hit bands Offspring and Bad Religion. Optimized by Acclaim Studios Cheltenham, Crazy Taxi is currently available for the Nintendo GameCube(TM) at a suggested retail price of $49.99. For more information regarding this title, as well as Acclaim's entire 2001 holiday season lineup, visit www.acclaim.com. 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Australia and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . 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 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 NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com. Sega, Dreamcast and the Dreamcast logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Sega Corporation. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo GameCube and the Nintendo GameCube logo are trademarks of Nintendo. (c) 2001 Nintendo. |
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