ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.’S NBA JAM TO BRING THE FUNK WITH MUSIC LEGEND BOOTSY COLLINS 
 

Grammy-Winner Scores on Video Game Soundtrack and Serves as In-Game Commentator     

GLEN COVE, NY, September 15, 2003 – Combining high-flying, over-the-top NBA action with arena-rocking, jump-out-of-your-seat music, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC: AKLM) today unveiled the in-game music soundtrack for its eagerly anticipated launch of NBA JAM.  Featuring three original tracks created by recording legend Bootsy Collins specifically for NBA JAM, the soundtrack also features other top-selling artists including James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Peaches and Herb, Kool & The Gang, Rick James, Bel Biv Devoe, Tag Team, Deuce, F.O.S. and SubUrban.  NBA JAM, a proven video game brand with over 6 million units sold worldwide, slams home on September 30 for the next-generation consoles.

“One of the many aspects that differentiates NBA JAM from other video games is how we approach the history of the game – decade by decade,” said David Knies, Director of Acclaim Sports.  “Creating a dynamic in-game soundtrack that enhances this experience is one of the ways we build upon our NBA JAM brand.  Bootsy’s contributions to the soundtrack reflect NBA JAM’s distinctive personality and entertainment experience.”

“I’ve been in the music business for a long time and have been fortunate enough to work with lots of the industry’s top musicians and artists of all cultures,” said Bootsy Collins.  “However, nothing could have been more funky-fun-fantastic, than having the experience of creating music for this video game, NBA JAM it's in a class all by it self. Uhh!  Classic that is.”

Collins worked directly with Acclaim’s Cincinnati Studio to write, perform and produce two original songs for the soundtrack: “Jam On,” and “Big Ballin.”  He also helped write and performed on “Jam Show.”  Collins is also featured as an in-game guest commentator throughout the 1970’s era alongside Tim Kitzrow, the original voice of NBA JAM.  An accomplished singer, bass player, guitarist and songwriter, he has worked with a wide-range of artists throughout his thirty-five year career, including George Clinton, James Brown, Bobby Womack, Keith Richards, Herbie Hancock, Buckethead, Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Fat Joe and Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite, to name a few.  In 2002, Collins scored a Grammy Award for Best Music Video for his single “Weapon Of Choice,” a song he collaborated on with Fatboy Slim, from his album “Halfway Between The Gutter and The Stars.”

Acclaim’s official NBA JAM in-game music soundtrack includes:

Pre 1970's      

• Chuck Berry   - “Johnny B. Goode”

• Jr. Walker & The All-Stars – “Shotgun”

• King Floyd – “Groove Me”

• Smokey Robinson – “Tears of a Clown”

• James Brown – “I Got You (I Feel Good)”

1970's

• Kool & The Gang – “Funky Stuff”

• James Brown – “Sex Machine”

• Rufus/Chaka Khan – “You Got the Love”

• James Gang – “Funk #49”

• Peaches and Herb – “Shake Your Groove Thing”

1980's

• Kurtis Blow – “Basketball”

• Cameo – “Word Up”

• ErikB/Rakim – “Paid In Full”

• Rick James – “Super Freak”

1990's

• Tag Team – “Whoomp! There It Is”

• Bel Biv Devoe – “Above The Rim”

• Deuce – “Dazzey Duks”

• Jurassic 5 – “The Game”

Current Era

• Bootsy Collins – “Big Ballin”

• Bootsy Collins – “Jam On”

• Grits – “Make Room”

• Numbs – “Without a Doubt”

• F.O.S. – “What Yall Kids Want (Instrumental)”

• F.O.S. – “1,2,3 (Instrumental)”

• SubUrban – “WhaddaYaLuv”

• SubUrban – “On Tha Microphone”

• SubUrban – “Freax”

• SubUrban – “OOOOHWfff”

• SubUrban – “Car Ridin' Material”

• SubUrban - “Word”

Redesigned from the ground-up for the next-generation gaming systems, NBA JAM brings supercharged NBA play to life with over-the-top, arcade-style, 3-on-3 basketball featuring all 29 official NBA teams, more than 170 superstars (including 72 NBA Legends) and authentic courts, high-flying dunks and power-ups and hidden secrets that are synonymous with the NBA JAM brand.

NBA JAM will be available on September 30 for the PlayStation^®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft each at the suggested retail price of $49.99.  For a complete list of features and to order NBA JAM, please visit www.acclaim.com.

About Acclaim Entertainment

Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a 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 five studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, 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 periodically. 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 www.acclaim.com.

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