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'ZooCube' for 'GameCube,' as well as Game Boy Advance
by
Julius Bautista
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Acclaim announces a 3-D puzzler due this spring for GBA and Cube.
---Acclaim Press Release
GLEN COVE, NY, March 21, 2002 - Bringing an exciting new dimension to puzzle-solving games, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC: AKLM) today announced that it will release ZooCube for the Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance. Available this spring, ZooCube has been heralded for its innovative design and is the first true 3-D puzzle game available for the next-generation systems.
"ZooCube delivers an entirely unique puzzle-solving gaming experience, that is highly addictive and perfectly suited for the rapidly expanding mass-market Nintendo audience," said Evan Stein, Vice President of Brand. "Striking an excellent balance between 'ease-of use' and 'difficulty-to-master,' ZooCube possesses great replay value to help make it a long-time favorite among gamers."
Created by PuzzleKings, ZooCube takes puzzlers to a whole new dimension - the third dimension. Around the world, animals have been transformed by shape-altering science experiments and need help in returning to their natural state. Players use their ZooCube to rescue and return the animals to the flying ark. ZooCube offers an array of features, including:
- The first 3-D puzzle game designed and available for the Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy® Advance;
- Addictive and heart-pounding puzzle action;
- Delivers a unique experience every time as no two games are ever the same;
- Special power-ups, bonuses and mind-bending three-axis rotation;
- Play cooperatively with a friend in or head-to-head battle;
- 7 different modes of play, providing more than 100 hours of fun!
ZooCube will be available this spring for the Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance at suggested retail prices of $49.99 and $29.99, respectively. For more information on ZooCube, please visit http://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 http://www.acclaim.com.
About PuzzleKings
PuzzleKings is a UK based company dedicated to producing high adrenaline puzzle games for the mass market that can scale from portable gaming platforms through to next generation games consoles. PuzzleKings mission is to create great games with widespread appeal that are hugely innovative, immensely entertaining and have lasting value. |
