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Acclaim Sports' All-Star Baseball 2002 for PlayStation® 2 Computer Entertainment System Ships on Friday, March 16th. 

Yankees' Derek Jeter Returns to Star as Spokesman in National Marketing Campaign 

GLEN COVE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2001-- Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKLM - news), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that All-Star Baseball 2002 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system will begin shipping to retail outlets nationwide on Friday, March 16th.

"All-Star Baseball 2002 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system truly represents a new generation of baseball excellence," said Steve Felsen, Director of Brand Management. "Our heralded franchise provides an unrivaled experience of putting the gamer inside the ballpark."

Developed by Acclaim Studios Austin under license from Major League Baseball Properties and the MLB Players Association, All-Star Baseball 2002 has been praised by industry press who have previewed the title's breakthrough graphics and gameplay. The franchise is widely regarded in the video game industry as the premier baseball series, having been previously selected as "Baseball Game of the Year" by readers of GamePro magazine and honored with Editors Choice Awards from Electronic Gaming Monthly and Imagine Games Network.

"I'm very proud to be associated with All-Star Baseball 2002," said four time World Series(R) champion and product spokesman Derek Jeter. "I am very selective with the products I choose to endorse and All-Star Baseball 2002 continues to reign as the world champion of baseball video games."

All-Star Baseball 2002 Features Include:

-All 30 MLB(TM) teams and over 750 players including 250 real-life faces 

-All 30 MLB stadiums with active dugouts & bullpens, real-time scoreboards & jumbotrons Cooperstown Hall of Fame(R) team including Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt and Nolan Ryan 

-"Turn Back the Clock" with classic uniforms for each team 

-Color commentary from Arizona Diamondbacks' new manager Bob Brenly, and play by play from his former TV partner Thom Brennaman 

-130+ unique player batting stances & 50 pitching deliveries Future Throw technology for super-smooth catches & throws 

-General Manager Mode - Trade, sign free agents & draft players 

-Game Modes include Exhibition, Season, Home Run Derby & Batting Practice

The All-Star Baseball 2002 marketing campaign features All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP Derek Jeter. Jeter stars in a national television campaign and appears in all print advertising and in store merchandising. National cross-promotions with Fleer Trading Cards, HoneyComb Cereal and Beckett Publications will run throughout the summer.

Jeter will also star in a public service announcement for the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), which oversees the rating of video and computer games. In the spot, Jeter advises parents and children to, "Play the Game that's Right for you."

For more information regarding All-Star Baseball 2002 and Acclaim Sports, log onto http://www.acclaimsports.com/.

Acclaim Entertainment Background Information 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 gaming-consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Sega as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates four 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, Australia and the Pacific Rim. 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 NASDQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.acclaim.com.

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