Press release: 1999-12-01: The Darkness Is Coming To Sega Dreamcast: Acclaim's Shadow Man Makes Its Bloodcurdling Debut

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The Darkness Is Coming To Sega Dreamcast*: Acclaim's Shadow Man Makes Its Bloodcurdling Debut

Epic Voodoo-Themed Adventure Video Game Arrives In Stores Today

GLEN COVE, N.Y., December 1, 1999 - Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKLM), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that its acclaimed third-person action/adventure game, Shadow Man, has shipped to retail stores nationwide for the Sega Dreamcast. Developed by Acclaim Studios Teesside, Shadow Man takes video-gaming into the unexplored territories of the human psyche, challenging gamers to stop a marauding band of villains from unleashing unspeakable horrors upon the world as we know it.
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"Shadow Man is the first game of its kind for the Sega Dreamcast," said Evan Stein, director of marketing at Acclaim Entertainment. "Shadow Man's chilling gameplay, intense storyline and stunning graphics will offer gamers a unique adventure that is sure to keep them awake at night." Shadow Man is inspired by the Acclaim Comics title of the same name. The game encompasses two enormous, varied worlds. Adventurers travel Liveside, the land of the living, as mortal Mike LeRoi, and explore Deadside, the place where lost souls spend eternity in unspeakable horror, as his alter ego, the voodoo-warrior Shadow Man.
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Game play begins with an eerie dream sequence - a prophetic nightmare vision of Armageddon, as seen by Mama Nettie, a voodoo sorceress who created Shadow Man by implanting the powerful Shadow Mask in Mike LeRoi's chest. In her dream, Nettie foresees the coming of the Apocalypse and charges Shadow Man with a task of epic proportions. Gamers, as Shadow Man, must step across the veil into Deadside and stop an underground cult of lunatics from opening a gateway to Liveside and destroying our world.

Shadow Man's ancient apocalyptic prophecy must be fulfilled through the unfurling of over twenty levels set across two worlds. On the way, players load up with an arsenal of artillery, such as the ultimate voodoo weapon, the Asson. They must also search for elusive clues to discover their true purpose and the meaning of the mysterious voodoo items they carry.

Shadow Man's proprietary state-of-the-art 3D VISTA (Virtually Integrated Scenic TerrAin) game engine allows potentially limitless game environments that let the player see as far as the horizon without the need for an obscuring fog. All characters within the game are depicted using a highly advanced 'softskin' system, which allows them to be accurately depicted to the highest detail.
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Acclaim has included a warning on the game's box cover informing purchasers of Shadow Man's adult content and language.

Acclaim Publishing has released a comprehensive strategy guide for Shadow Man concurrent with the game's launch. The guide includes illustrated walk-throughs, highly detailed maps, exclusive screenshots, hints and tips, and insider information direct from the game's creators.

Sega of America Background Information
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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 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 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 visit Acclaim's website at www.acclaim.net.