Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,679,288 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Acclaim Sports Tackles All-New Terrain With ATV: Quad Power Racing, 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. , NY--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--August 31, 2000

First ATV-based videogame designed for PlayStation(R) Game Console See video game console.  

available today

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
 SmallCap: AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum.

(2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads.
: Quad Power Racing, the first ATV-based videogame for the PlayStation(R) game console, is now available at retail across the country.

ATV: Quad Power Racing features 12 outdoor tracks with mountain, snow and desert terrain. Tracks are complete with obstacles, short cuts and jumps on circuit-based and natural layouts. Players can choose from 6 quad riders and 12 quad bikes, each with four wheel independent suspension Independent suspension is a broad term for any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump in the road) independently of each other.  and its own individual specifications including top speed, suspension and grip. Exciting arcade gameplay enables quads to power slide, roll-over, crash and display damage from physical action between competing riders.

In addition, ATV: Quad Power Racing features 4 gameplay modes: Single Race; Time Attack; 2-Player; and Championship Mode. Players choose to race as either Amateur or Pro and will gain access to additional circuits as they win championships.

ATV: Quad Power Racing is being developed by European based Climax Studio and will carry a suggested retail price of $29.99.

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 comic books and 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 NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol AKLM. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.acclaim.com.

PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2000, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Business Wire
Date:Aug 31, 2000
Words:329
Previous Article:Maywood Agency Joins Commerce National Insurance Services.
Next Article:All Nippon Airways Will Launch New Airline; Air Japan Operations Begin January 1, 2001.
Topics:



Related Articles
Outdoor Digest.(Recreation)
Danger of ATVs propels safety advocates into action.(Recreation)(As the sport's popularity skyrockets, so do deaths and injuries, often of youngsters)
Mayhem on wheels: millions of people drive all-terrain vehicles for recreation and utility purposes, but accidents are common and safeguards are...
ATV age limits get riders revved up.(Legislature)(A bill's foes urge safety courses over restrictions)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles