NEWS - Saturday, April 27, 2002
Gamers Love All -Star Baseball 2003
Award-Winning Hardball Franchise Scores #1 Spot Across All Next-Generation Systems; Outperforms Competition By More Than 15% In Month of March GLEN COVE, N.Y.--April 25, 2002-- Proving to be a major league hit at retail for all three next-generation video game systems, All-Star Baseball 2003 from Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., was the top-selling baseball video game across all platforms for the month of March. According to the latest NPDFunworld(sm) TRSTS® report, All-Star Baseball 2003 outperformed its competitors by more than 15% and owned nearly 60% of the baseball video game market for the period. ``Right out of the batter’s box, All-Star Baseball 2003 has quickly become the baseball game of the season," said Evan Stein, Vice President of Brand for Acclaim. "We’re thrilled to build upon our successful franchise, and consumers’ overwhelming response to the game is testimony to the commitment from our Austin Studio to develop a game that sets a new benchmark on hardball excellence in our industry." All-Star Baseball 2003 has garnered high praise and excitement among the media, who had the following to say about the game: "Best in Breed" - Newsweek "All-Star Baseball 2003 is this year’s most exciting release... 9/10." - Game Informer "ASB has an unprecedented amount of gameplay options to go along with its dazzling visuals. Gamers know that ASB has a heritage of quality, but this year looks to set a new benchmark." - Game Now "All-Star Baseball 2003 may be the prettiest baseball game on the PS2. As soon as the players run out to the field, you’ll think they’re stepping on real Zoysia."- Official PlayStation Magazine "All-Star Baseball maintains all-star form for its 2003 season." - GamePro "All-Star Baseball 2003’s feature set takes baseball to the next level with easily the best franchise mode to ever be created for a baseball game. Editors’ Choice Award"- IGN.com "All-Star Baseball 2003 really lived up to its name. Not only is this a good-looking title, it is also one of the deepest experiences around." - CnetSource: http://www.xboxaddict.com/
