Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Ships 'All-Star Baseball 2005' for the PlayStation(R)2 Computer Entertainment System

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Ships 'All-Star Baseball 2005' for
the PlayStation(R)2 Computer Entertainment System
Award-Winning Video Game Franchise Returns with Online Head-to-Head Play,
All-New FielderCam(TM), T.W.I.B.(R) Challenge, Analog Batting and More 


GLEN COVE, N.Y., April 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With the Major League
Baseball season underway, gamers can now also take the "virtual field," as
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.  today announced that it has shipped All-Star
Baseball(TM) 2005 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. 
All-Star Baseball 2005 offers an array of new features, including online
head-to-head play and downloadable rosters, FielderCam(TM), BroadcastCam,
analog-control batting, Spanish play-by-play and the exclusive T.W.I.B.(R) (This
Week In Baseball(R)) Challenge.

"We're pleased to have our All-Star Baseball brand return to the PlayStation(R)2
for another season of authentic hardball action," said Marc Metis, Senior Vice
President of Brand Management for Acclaim.  "Featuring online head-to-head play
for the first time, All-Star Baseball 2005 offers the richest gaming experience
to date for our consumers."

The media had the following to say about All-Star Baseball 2005:

"Acclaim's famed series is back and better than ever.  Franchise mode is by far
the deepest of any baseball game out there.  The best feature of ASB 05 is

 the T.W.I.B. Challenge ...I can't say enough how cool this feature is."
                             - PlayMagazine

            "This team knows how to play the game." - GamePro


"...All-Star Baseball 2005 will dazzle you with flashes of brilliance." - PSM

  All-Star Baseball 2005's features include:

   -- Exclusive new FielderCam(TM) and BroadcastCam offering the most
      realistic "between the lines" experience available;

   -- Online head-to-head play and downloadable rosters on both the
      PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Xbox(R) Live;

   -- Analog batting, which lets players hit for average and power with the
      greatest of ease;

   -- All-new Franchise mode, including Spring Training, Expansion Mode,
      Create-A-Team and random season schedules;

   -- T.W.I.B.(R) Challenge lets players relive or change the outcome of
      historic moments from the 2003 MLB(TM) season, including the infamous
      NLCS(TM) Game 6 Moises Alou "catch" Vs. the Marlins;

   -- Two-man commentary from Steve Lyons and Tom Brennaman, and Spanish
      Play-By-Play by Oscar Soria, commentator for the Arizona Diamondbacks;

   -- Video gameplay tutorial from Steve Lyons;

   -- Over 80 fully animated stadiums, including current MLB(TM) parks,
      legendary stadiums, Spring Training stadiums and fantasy parks;

   -- Enhanced Create-A-Player mode, featuring all new textures allowing
      players to make their own personalized MLB(TM) All-Star;

   -- Over 50 Hall of Fame(TM) and MLB(TM) legends, including Yogi Berra,
      Willie McCovey, Nolan Ryan and Reggie Jackson;

   -- Authentic MLB(TM) uniforms, including alternates and more than 60
      throwback styles.



All-Star Baseball 2005 is currently available for both the PlayStation(R)2
computer entertainment system and the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft,
each at a suggested retail price of $39.99.  For more information on All-Star
Baseball 2005 please visit http://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 http://www.acclaim.com/.

"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc.

Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.

Major League Baseball and Hall of Fame trademarks and copyrights are used with
permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. and the National Baseball
Hall of Fame respectively.  Visit the official website at MLB.com. (C)
MLBPA-Official licensee, Major League Baseball Players Association.  Visit the
Players Choice on the web at http://www.bigleaguers.com/.

The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements."  Acclaim cautions readers of this press release
that a number of important factors could cause Acclaim's actual future results
to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking
statements. These important factors, including, without limitation, the
financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new
product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such
introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers
and other factors that could affect Acclaim, are described in Acclaim's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, and Acclaim's
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which were filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release
are referred to such filings.

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   Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.     Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
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