Press release: 2000-11-21: Acclaim Max Sports' Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX Flips Onto Sega Dreamcast; The First BMX Game For Dreamcast is Now Available in Stores

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Language: English third-party
Original source: Acclaim


GLEN COVE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000

Acclaim Max Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKLM), a leading interactive entertainment company, announced that Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX for Sega Dreamcast(TM) is now available in retail outlets nationwide.

"We're very excited to bring the first BMX game to Dreamcast. Based on its success with other platforms and the addition of better graphics and faster gameplay, we know gamers will have an exhilarating ride," stated Steve Felsen, brand director of Acclaim Max Sports.

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX focuses the aggressive spirit and tremendous energy of BMX riding into an accessible, trick-based action game for Dreamcast. Players are given an open track, a set of tricks, a bike, and the rest is up to them. The challenge: Take their rider from zero to hero in their very own freestyle BMX career.

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX for Dreamcast was developed by Z-Axis and features 10-Time World Champion Dave Mirra, along with nine other BMX superstars; an innovative open trick system with more than 1,300 possible BMX tricks; 12 interactive environments; a killer soundtrack featuring Sublime, Cypress Hill, Rancid and Social Distortion; and authentic motion-captured BMX tricks by Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist.

Acclaim's marketing campaign for Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX is backed by a five month nationwide television, print and online campaign; a dedicated website on www.acclaimmaxsports.com; a comprehensive in-store merchandising program, including pre-sell video, window posters, static clings and comp boxes; and cross-promotions with Slim Jim, UGP, Dog on a Bike Films and Split.

Editor's Note: For artwork to use with this release, please visit Acclaim's FTP site at ftp://38.240.105.53 (under: Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX).

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, PlayStation game console and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. Acclaim owns and operates five 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 software strategy guides. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York and the company trades on the NASDAQ SmallCap market under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com.

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