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ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT SHIPS 'LEGENDS OF WRESTLING II' FOR NEXT-GENERATION GAMING SYSTEMS
 

Successful Wrestling Franchise Returns with All-New Matches and More Than 65 Superstars - Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Bruno Sammartino

 

GLEN COVE, NY, November 26, 2002 - Stepping back into the ring with the greatest collection of wrestling icons to ever be assembled in one video game, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC: AKLM), today announced it has begun shipping Legends of Wrestling II for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy® Advance.  Legends of Wrestling II features all new match types and more than 65 superstars, including Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bruno Sammartino, Bret "Hitman" Hart, "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner, Sid Vicious and Jerry "The King" Lawler.  In addition, the game also features the late comedian Andy Kaufman, who will defend his Inter-Gender Heavyweight Championship.

 

"Legends of Wrestling II builds upon the success of its predecessor in every possible way, and we are thrilled to return this holiday season with a 'must-have' title for fans of professional wrestling," said Evan Stein, Vice President of Brand. "Featuring the biggest names in the business, incredible next-generation graphics and game play, as well as countless hours of body-slamming action, Legends of Wrestling II is the game that wrestling fans have been waiting for." 

 

Legends of Wrestling II offers many exciting new features, including:

 

  • More than 65 of the greatest wrestlers of all time;

  • Cranium-crushing match types, such as 6- and 8-man Elimination Bouts, Cage, Battle Royal, Ladder, and 3- and 4-way dances;

  • Never-before-seen $15,000 Body Slam Challenge with Big John Studd;

  • All-new career mode, allowing players to battle throughout the United States and the world for the respect of promoters and fans while fighting for the heavyweight championship of the world;

  • All-new DVD bonus footage, including interviews with many of the legends talking about their famed careers, favorite opponents and more (not available in Nintendo GameCube or Game Boy Advance);

  • Signature entrances and taunts for each legendary wrestler, including all new licensed music composed by "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart;

  • Fierce tag-team tournaments with great teams such as The Road Warriors, Steiner Brothers, British Bulldogs, Nasty Boys, Rock-n-Roll Express and more;

  •  Advanced ISP system delivering even more bone-breaking one-button combos and reversals for outstanding game play;

  •  Create-A-Legend returns bigger and better, allowing players to make their ultimate grappler;

  •  All-new dynamic cloth and hair technology enhancing the realism of the wrestlers' movements.

Legends of Wrestling II is currently available for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo GameCube at suggested retail prices of $49.99.  In addition, the game is available for Game Boy® Advance at a suggested retail price of $29.99.  For more information on Legends of Wrestling II, please 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 game consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Corporation as well as personal computer hardware systems.  Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States 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, 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 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.

 

The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements." Acclaim cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Acclaim's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward- looking statements. These important factors, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other factors that could affect Acclaim, are described in Acclaim's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001, and Acclaim's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings.

 

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