The Most Anticipated BMX Video Game, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, to Hit Retailers On Thursday, September 14th
Hottest BMX Game Features: 10 BMX Superstars, 1,300 BMX Tricks, 12 Levels, Killer Soundtrack, and Motion-captured Moves
GLEN COVE, N.Y.--(BW SportsWire via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Aug. 31, 2000--Acclaim Max Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment (NASDAQ:AKLM), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that the highly anticipated Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX video game for the PlayStation(R) game console will be available in retail outlets nationwide on Thursday, September 14th.
''We believe this game will be one of the best-selling PlayStation games this year. Many people have worked extremely hard, especially our developer, Z-Axis, to bring the most anticipated BMX game to the market and we know it will not disappoint,'' stated Steve Felsen, brand director of Acclaim Max Sports.
''I am very stoked that the game is coming out. Being a gamer myself, I worked real hard with Acclaim to make sure this game is authentic to BMX and totally fun to play,'' commented Dave Mirra, who recently won the gold medal in the X Games Street Competition, making him the most decorated athlete in X Games history.
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX focuses the aggressive spirit and tremendous energy of BMX riding into an accessible, trick-based action game for the PlayStation(R) game console. Riders 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, developed by Z-Axis, features: 10-Time World Champion Dave Mirra, along with nine other BMX superstars (Ryan Nyquist, Leigh Ramsdell, Mike Laird, Troy McMurray, Kenan Harkin, Joey Garcia, Shaun Butler, Chad Kagy and Tim Mirra); an innovative open trick system with over 1,300 possible BMX tricks; 12 interactive environments, 6 competition-based and 6 objective-based levels focused on vert, dirt and street riding; soundtrack featuring Sublime`s ''What I Got,'' Cypress Hill`s ''Dust,'' Rancid`s ''Maxwell Murder,'' Social
Distortion`s ''Don`t Drag Me Down,'' Deftones` ''Be Quiet and Drive (far away),'' Primer`s ''Loose,'' Pennywise`s ''Greed,'' Dropkick Murphys` ''Never Alone,'' 59 Times the Pain`s ''Got It All In Sight'' and Swingin` Utters` ''Stupid Lullabies;'' and the first BMX video game to have authentic BMX tricks motion-captured by Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist.
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, valence cards 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:
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