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Acclaim Brings In-Line Skating to GameCube

by Jonathan Metts - November 6, 2001, 3:24 pm EST
Source: Acclaim Press Release

The developer of Dave Mirra BMX is currently working on an "agressive in-line skating" game for all next-gen consoles.

Today Acclaim Max Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, announced Chris Edwards Agressive In-Line for all next-gen consoles. The game is being developed by Z-Axis, the company responsible for the highly popular Dave Mirra BMX and its sequel on PlayStation 2. (A GameCube version of Dave Mirra 2 is also in the works.) You can expect gameplay similar to the BMX games, which in turn is similar to the ubiquitous Tony Hawk series. Chris Edwards Agressive In-Line is set for release in summer 2002. Here's the full press release:

ACCLAIM MAX SPORTS EXPANDS ITS EXTREME LINEUP

WITH ‘CHRIS EDWARDS AGGRESSIVE INLINE’


From Z-Axis, the Developers of the Award-Winning, Top Selling Dave Mirra Franchise,

Comes the First-Ever Aggressive Inline Skating Game for the Next-Generation Platforms

GLEN COVE, NY, November 6, 2001 – Building upon its stellar line up of extreme sports franchises, Acclaim Max Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC: AKLM), today announced the addition of Chris Edwards Aggressive Inline for the next-generation hardware platforms. Currently in development with Z-Axis, the creative team behind Acclaim’s award-winning, million unit-selling franchise Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, Chris Edwards Aggressive Inline will be the first-ever aggressive inline skating game when it launches in the summer of 2002.

“We are thrilled to expand upon the breadth of our diverse product offerings from the Acclaim Max Sports brand and once again work with Z-Axis to deliver another benchmark title in the genre,” said Steve Felsen, senior brand director for Acclaim. “With nearly 30 million inline skaters in the United States and more than $250 million generated in revenues annually from equipment manufacturer’s sales, Chris Edwards Aggressive Inline is a perfect extension of our extreme sports portfolio.”

Chris Edwards Aggressive Inline is a trick-based action sports game featuring extreme sports legend Chris Edwards, the founding father of aggressive inline skating, as well as other high-profile skaters such Taig Kris, Jaren Grob and Shane Yost. Gamers can play as one of their favorite inline stars, as they master and explore an array of fully-interactive levels, each filled with pedestrians, traffic systems and outrageous gravity-defying challenges.

Chris Edwards Aggressive Inline will be available in the summer of 2002 across all of the next-generation platforms. For more information regarding this title, as well as Acclaim’s entire 2001 holiday season lineup, visit www.acclaim.com.

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