Acclaim Sports Ships `All-Star Baseball 2003' Across All Next-Generation Gaming Platforms.Entertainment and Sports/Gaming 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)--Feb. 28, 2002 Eagerly Anticipated, Award-Winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" Hardball hard·ball n. 1. Baseball. 2. Informal The use of any means, however ruthless, to attain an objective. hardball Noun US & Canad 1. Franchise Slides Home With All-New Game Play Modes, Features and Unparalleled Realism Delivering a mighty grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. , Acclaim Sports, a division of 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 .SC: AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), today announced that it has simultaneously shipped its eagerly anticipated, award-winning hardball franchise, All-Star Baseball All-Star Baseball is a baseball video game series developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1998 with the release of All-Star Baseball '99. 2003, on all three next generation video game console A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. The three most popular game consoles are Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. Game software is available on CDs or DVDs, although earlier game machines used cartridges containing read only memory systems -- the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, 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) and the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft. Featuring four-time World Series(R) Champion Derek Jeter  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled until (UTC) due to vandalism. , All-Star
Baseball 2003 features many exciting new modes of play and options that
deliver unparalleled hardball realism. Available in full nationwide
retail distribution on March 7, All-Star Baseball 2003 is being
supported with an integrated marketing campaign, which prominently
features Jeter and includes national television, print and online
advertising.
"All-Star Baseball 2003 steps up to the plate and delivers the best baseball experience ever brought to next-generation gaming," said Evan Stein Stein , William Howard 1911-1980. American biochemist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for pioneering studies of ribonuclease. , Vice President of Brand. "With all-new features and leading-edge technology, All-Star Baseball 2003 builds upon our successful franchise and raises the bar on hardball excellence in the industry. With strong consumer demand, high-praise from the media and a targeted marketing campaign, All-Star Baseball 2003 is poised to be a grand slam home run at retail." All-Star Baseball 2003 has already garnered significant praise and excitement among the media, who had the following to say about the game: - All 30 Major League teams, including logos' and uniforms; - More than 900 players; - Official stadiums, with active dugouts and bullpens, real time scoreboards and jumbotrons, with stadium features; - All-new player models, featuring 3-D Cyberscan technology, giving All-Star Baseball 2003 the most realistic representation for player faces ever seen in a video game; - Future throw technology allows players to make incredible super-smooth catches and throws like never before; - Innovative 3D batting interface and power/contact swing selection; - User control over check swings; - Never-before-seen broken bats; - Season awards like the MVP, Cy Young, Rookie Of The Year, and Gold Glove; - Incredible gameplay depth with 10 game modes, including Exhibition, Season, Career, Franchise, Expansion, All-Star Game(TM), Series, Manager, Home Run Derby(TM)and Batting Practice; - Franchise Mode allows users to play and build their favorite team for up to twenty consecutive seasons; - All-new Expansion Play allows baseball fanatics to choose a city, stadium and team logo, and add that team into the Major leagues for season play; - All-new Expansion draft, whereby users will draft from a pool of unprotected players and build a team of free agents and minor leaguers; - First time ever -- official in-game player trading cards, which enable users to collect, trade and unlock cheat codes throughout the game; - More than 50 stadiums to choose from, including 8 classic and 10 expansion stadiums; - Cooperstown Hall Of Fame team, featuring favorite sluggers from the past, such as Mike Schmidt, Reggie Jackson and Yogi Berra; - Seven authentic stadium camera angles for television broadcast views; - First time ever -- a 3-man broadcast booth with Bob Brenly (Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the 2001 World Series Champions), Thom Brennaman and Steve Lyons. Developed by Acclaim Studios Austin under license from Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Properties(R) and the Major League Baseball Players Association The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players. History Of MLBPA The MLBPA was not the first attempt to unionize baseball players. , Acclaim Sports' All-Star Baseball franchise has been praised by industry press over the past two years for its breakthrough graphics and gameplay
Gameplay includes all player experiences during the interaction with game systems, especially formal games. Proper use is coupled with reference to "what the player does". . Already highly regarded in the video game industry as the premier baseball series, All-Star Baseball 2003 builds upon that proven success and combines the perfect blend of simulation style hardball for the baseball fanatic, with the ease of use for the casual sports gamer. All-Star Baseball 2003 offers many exciting features, including: - All 30 Major League teams, including logos' and uniforms; - More than 900 players; - Official stadiums, with active dugouts and bullpens, real time scoreboards and jumbotrons, with stadium features; - All-new player models, featuring 3-D Cyberscan technology, giving All-Star Baseball 2003 the most realistic representation for player faces ever seen in a video game; - Future throw technology allows players to make incredible super-smooth catches and throws like never before; - Innovative 3D batting interface and power/contact swing selection; - User control over check swings; - Never-before-seen broken bats; - Season awards like the MVP, Cy Young, Rookie Of The Year, and Gold Glove; - Incredible gameplay depth with 10 game modes, including Exhibition, Season, Career, Franchise, Expansion, All-Star Game(TM), Series, Manager, Home Run Derby(TM)and Batting Practice; - Franchise Mode allows users to play and build their favorite team for up to twenty consecutive seasons; - All-new Expansion Play allows baseball fanatics to choose a city, stadium and team logo, and add that team into the Major leagues for season play; - All-new Expansion draft, whereby users will draft from a pool of unprotected players and build a team of free agents and minor leaguers; - First time ever -- official in-game player trading cards, which enable users to collect, trade and unlock cheat codes throughout the game; - More than 50 stadiums to choose from, including 8 classic and 10 expansion stadiums; - Cooperstown Hall Of Fame team, featuring favorite sluggers from the past, such as Mike Schmidt, Reggie Jackson and Yogi Berra; - Seven authentic stadium camera angles for television broadcast views; - First time ever -- a 3-man broadcast booth with Bob Brenly (Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the 2001 World Series Champions), Thom Brennaman and Steve Lyons. All-Star Baseball 2003 will be in full retail distribution nationwide on March 7 at a suggested retail price of $49.99 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft. In addition, the title will be available for the Game Boy(R) Advance in the spring. For more information on All-Star Baseball 2003, please visit www.acclaimsports.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 game consoles See video game console. including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates six 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 which includes a motion capture and recording studio in the U.S., and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries 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 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 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.SC under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com. Major League Baseball and Hall of Fame trademarks are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. and the National Baseball Hall of Fame respectively. 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