Acclaim Entertainment

USA publisher and developerfounded in 1987 closed in 2004-09-01 status: dead

626
games
28.0
per year
22
years active

aka(s): Acclaim, Acclaim Studios

Went bankrupt
Brand and logo were bought by Acclaim Games

Notable collaborators: Tim Follin, Guy Mills, Andy Brock, Lloyd Murphy and Andy Squirrell

It is known for Actua Sports, ATV by Climax, Bubble Bobble, Burnout, Crazy Taxi, D no Shokutaku, Darius, Double Dragon, Ecco the Dolphin, Extreme-G, Headhunter, Kick Off, Kreed, Kunio-kun, Mortal Kombat, Myst, NBA Jam, Nekketsu, NFL Quarterback Club, Pac-Man, Populous, Psychic Force, Puzzle Bobble, Ray~, SIMPLE 1500, Street Fighter, SuperLite1500, Tobidase Daisakusen, Turok, Virtua Cop, Virtua Tennis, Wizards & Warriors, Worms

Releases per year

1986 3
1987 4
1988 1
1989 6
1990 10
1991 16
1992 47
1993 46
1994 58
1995 80
1996 74
1997 27
1998 30
1999 42
2000 42
2001 31
2002 44
2003 36
2004 17
2005 2
2007 1
2008 1

618 video games with valid date were considered (98.7%)

Overall rankings

12
254
138
47
7
3.5
average

Common gametypes

sport23%fighting13%platformer11%racing/driving11%shooter10%other29%

Top platforms

  PS 70
  Mega Drive 57
  SNES 51
  PS2 44
  Saturn 41
  GB 39
  Windows 37
  Game Gear 35
  NES 32
  Xbox 31
  N64 30
  GameCube 26
  GBC 25
  MS-DOS 20
  Dreamcast 19
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter image #0 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
N64 1997-02-01
Town & Country II: Thrilla's Surfari image #1 Town & Country II: Thrilla's Surfari
Town & Country II: Thrilla's Surfari
NES 1992-03
Summer Heat Beach Volleyball image #2 Summer Heat Beach Volleyball
Summer Heat Beach Volleyball
PS2 2003-06-30
Double Dragon II: The Revenge image #3 Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
NES 1989-12-22
Alien Trilogy image #4 Alien Trilogy
Alien Trilogy
Saturn 1996-08-01
Scooby-Doo image #5 Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo
SNES 1995
Tiger-Heli image #6 Tiger-Heli
Tiger-Heli
NES 1986-12-05
Alien Trilogy image #7 Alien Trilogy
Alien Trilogy
PS 1996-01-01
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil image #8 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Windows 1998
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil image #9 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
N64 1998-12-01
IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II image #10 IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II
IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II
NES 1989-12
Wizards & Warriors III - Kuros: Visions of Power image #11 Wizards & Warriors III - Kuros: Visions of Power
Wizards & Warriors III - Kuros: Visions of Power
NES 1992-03

Acclaim Entertainment best rated games

Champions World Class Soccer 1994 gen
Aggressive Inline 2002 xbox
NBA Jam T.E. 1995 sat
NBA Jam T.E. 1994 gen
Krusty's Funhouse 1992 nes
Mortal Kombat 1993 dos
NFL Quarterback Club 1995 32x
Burnout 2: Point of Impact 2003 gc
Burnout 2: Point of Impact 2002 ps2
NBA Jam 1993 snes

Acclaim Entertainment worst games

South Park: Chef's Luv Shack 1999 ps1
Star Voyager 1986 nes
CutThroat Island 1995 snes
DragonHeart: Fire & Steel 1996 ps1
ATV: Quad Power Racing 2000 ps1

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