Acclaim
Max Sports Announces Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX:
Maximum Remix for PlayStation Game Console; Best
Selling Xtreme Stunt Bike Game Gets Upgrade
Acclaim
Entertainment, a worldwide interactive
entertainment company, today announced that Dave
Mirra Freestyle BMX(TM): Maximum Remix is in
development for the PlayStation(R) game console
and is slated to ship to national retail outlets
in May 2001.
This
enhanced version of the incredibly popular Dave
Mirra Freestyle BMX game is being developed by
Z-Axis.
Dave
Mirra Freestyle BMX(TM): Maximum Remix for the
PlayStation(R) game console features all the top
riders in the sport, including both Dave Mirra
and Ryan Nyquist, widely considered the two best
BMX riders in competition today.
"This
builds on the incredible success of the first
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX game," said Steve
Felsen, Brand Director of Acclaim Max Sports.
Over a half million gamers bought the original,
and we now offer 8 additional levels, brand new
objectives, plus a special Expert Mode to
challenge even the most accomplished gamer."
Dave
Mirra Freestyle BMX(TM): Maximum Remix for the
PlayStation(R) game console offers players a host
of game enhancements. The game includes a total
of 20 tracks, a new Expert Mode to test your
skill level, extra stat categories such as
Biggest Combo, Biggest Spin, and Longest Nose
Manual and the new "Wall Ride" trick
that adds to the 1,300+ tricks possible in the
game. Additional new tunes will be featured in
the already jam-packed soundtrack.
Developed
by Z-Axis, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX(TM): Maximum
Remix is supported by a multi-faceted marketing
effort, which includes TV, print, POP and
consumer promotions.
Dave
Mirra is an 11-Time BMX World Champion and the
first rider to land a double backflip in
competition.
Acclaim
Entertainment Background Information
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 Nintendo,
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Sega and
personal computer hardware systems. 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,
Spain, Australia and the Pacific Rim. 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 and Acclaim's common stock
is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol
AKLM.
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