Taito's Psychic Force 2012 Set To Blow Gamers' Minds On Sega Dreamcast
International Anime Fighting Hit To Be Distributed by Acclaim This Month.


GLEN COVE, N.Y.- Nov. 2, 1999--Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKLM), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced it is distributing the Sega Dreamcast(TM) version of Taito's anime-style 3D fighter, Psychic Force(TM) 2012. The game is scheduled to ship November 9, under the Acclaim Distribution, Inc (ADI) label.

``Psychic Force 2012 features stunning graphics and original gameplay unlike any other Dreamcast fighter,'' said Thomas Bass, marketing manager at Acclaim Entertainment. ``This unique 3D fighter couples the popularity of anime with exciting gameplay, proving to be an ideal match for our target Sega Dreamcast audience.''

In Psychic Force 2012, players take control of up to thirteen psychic warriors and square off in a 360-degree floating arena suspended high above city skylines. Players can move their characters anywhere within the arena and use both short-range hand-to-hand attacks and long-range powerful psychic blasts. Each character specializes in the control of a certain element. For example, the renegade psychic warrior Emilio controls light, and the fiery female warrior Regina uses her mastery of fire in her effort to create a psychic utopia.

``Psychic Force 2012 allows gamers the largest range of movement of any 3D fighter available,'' said Jason Vandehey, producer at Acclaim Entertainment. ``Gamers can attack and defend while moving their characters up, down, backward and forward. This versatility combined with its stylistic anime graphics allows Psychic Force 2012 to stand apart from other fighting games.''

Psychic Force 2012 is supported by a targeted marketing program including print advertising in key gaming publications such as The Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine and an online effort, which will feature a key site on www.acclaim.com.

Acclaim Entertainment Background Information

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment 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 and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at http://www.acclaim.com.



News by: Ryoni Schouten

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