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AKA Acclaim (formerly Acclaim Max Sports) was the extreme sports brand of Acclaim Entertainment that was launched in June 2000, and was best known for the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX games. In 2003, Acclaim discontinued the brand along with Acclaim Sports.

Acclaim Max Sports

Logo (September 14, 2000-June 7, 2002)

Visuals: A rectangle split between a grey top section and a red-orange bottom section fades in and swings to the center of the screen, with the bottom portion featuring a silver swish. As it swings in, the Acclaim wordmark slams down onto the the top section one-by-one, while "MAX SPORTS" in a futuristic "sporty" font slides in on the bottom, squashing a bit before stretching to its full length.

Variants:

On the PlayStation and Dreamcast versions of Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, the in-game Dave Mirra is shown cycling down a ramp decorated with the game's logo. The camera cuts to a side view as Mirra does various tricks on the ramp. As the fourth trick has him fly off the ramp, the camera pans up to reveal the base of the Acclaim Max Sports logo. The normal animation then proceeds, albeit slower than usual.
On Freestyle Motorcross, the logo appears above.

Technique: CGI for the main logo, a still CGI render or 2D graphic for the variants.

Audio: A metal slam sound with each letter slamming in.

Audio Variant: The Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX variant has a rap rock theme, which wanes once the normal animation plays with the slam sounds.

Availability: Seen on the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX games, Freestyle Motorcross, and Jeremy McGrath Supercross World.

AKA Acclaim

Logo (May 29, 2002-June 30, 2003)

Visuals: In the dark, the sound of a spray can is heard, indicating someone is spraying something for a few seconds. However, the sound of police sirens are then heard in the distance and the unseen figure runs off, knocking over something metallic in the process. A street lamp then starts to flicker on, revealing the graffiti text "AKA" in huge white letters with exaggerated features, blinking independently from the rest of the brick wall for a second. On the right half of the wall is a torn-up poster of the XGIII: Extreme G Racing cover art, with the Acclaim wordmark below the 2nd "A", and a knocked over trash can is seen rolling around the bit, as well as a discarded spray can. After the street lamp stops flickering, "AKA" starts to slowly drip wet paint.

Variants:

On Aggressive Inline and BMX XXX, the logo is still and is inverted.
On Aggressive Inline for GBA, there is a massive red line and "AKA" and "Acclaim" are white instead of black.
On Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3, the logo is red, and is set behind a background with a biker and a wall in orange.

Technique: CGI for the normal logo. A still graphic with a fading effect for the variants.

Audio: The aforementioned sounds of the spraying, trash can, and police sirens can be heard, as well as the sound of a light buzzing and a dog barking, along with various other street noises.

Availability: The animated version appears on ATV Quad Power Racing 2 and SX Superstar. The still version appears on Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3, ATV Quad Power Racing for GBA, Aggressive Inline, and BMX XXX.

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Line 5: ==Acclaim Max Sports== ===Logo (September 14, 2000-June 7, 2002)=== <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> AcclaimMax1.jpeg Line 13: {{YouTube\|id=MFmYsNz8n4Q\|id2=Glqa48smevM}} '''Visuals:''' A rectangle split between a grey top section and a red-orange bottom section fades in and swings to the center of the screen, with the bottom portion featuring a silver swish. As it swings in, the Acclaim wordmark slams down onto the the top section one-by-one, while "'''''MAX SPORTS'''''" in a futuristic "sporty" font slides in on the bottom, squashing a bit before stretching to its full length. '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a {{color\|silver}} rectangle with an arrow in a {{color\|red}} background rotate down from the top. The white text "'''''max sports'''''" slides in and bounces at the bottom of the arrow and at the same time, "'''''A''cclaim'''" slams into the rectangle letter-by-letter. '''~~Variant~~Variants:''' * On the PlayStation and Dreamcast versions of ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX'', ~~we see~~ the in-game Dave Mirra is shown cycling down a ramp decorated with the game's logo. The camera cuts to a side view as Mirra does various tricks on the ramp. As the fourth trick has him fly off the ramp, the camera pans up to reveal the base of the Acclaim Max Sports logo. The normal animation then proceeds, albeit slower than usual. * On ''Freestyle Motorcross'', the logo appears above. '''Technique:''' CGI ~~Animation~~for the main logo, a still CGI render or 2D graphic for the variants. '''Audio:''' A metal slam sound with each letter slamming in. '''~~Music/Sounds~~Audio Variant:''' The ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX'' variant has a rap rock theme, which wanes once the normal animation plays with the slam sounds. '''Availability:''' Seen on the ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX'' games, ''Freestyle Motorcross'', and ''Jeremy McGrath Supercross World''. ==AKA Acclaim== ===Logo (May 29, 2002-June 30, 2003)=== <gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> AKAAcclaim.jpeg Line 36: {{YouTube\|id=m9QTgcCvUFY}} '''Visuals:''' In the dark, the sound of a spray can is heard, indicating someone is spraying something for a few seconds. However, the sound of police sirens are then heard in the distance and the unseen figure runs off, knocking over something metallic in the process. A street lamp then starts to flicker on, revealing the graffiti text "'''AKA'''" in huge white letters with exaggerated features, blinking independently from the rest of the brick wall for a second. On the right half of the wall is a torn-up poster of the ''XGIII: Extreme G Racing'' cover art, with the Acclaim wordmark below the 2nd "'''A'''", and a knocked over trash can is seen rolling around the bit, as well as a discarded spray can. After the street lamp stops flickering, "'''AKA'''" starts to slowly drip wet paint. '''Logo:''' On a black background, we hear the sound of a spraycan, and then a street light turns itself on and flickers, which reveals the setting to be a dark alleyway with a trash can rolling around and the empty spray can next to it. The spray can has painted graffiti that says "'''AKA'''", with the "'''''A''cclaim'''" (without the arrow) typeface next to it (both in white) on the bottom right. The graffiti then drips. '''Variants:''' On ''Aggressive Inline'' and ''BMX XXX'', the logo is still and is inverted. On ''Aggressive Inline'' for GBA, there is a massive ~~{{color\|~~red}} line and "'''AKA'''" and "'''''A''cclaim'''" are white instead of black. *On ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3'', the logo is ~~{{color\|~~red}}, and is set behind a background with a biker and a wall in ~~{{color\|~~orange}}. '''Technique:''' CGI ~~Animation~~for the normal logo. A still graphic with a fading effect for the variants. '''Audio:''' The aforementioned sounds of the spraying, trash can, and police sirens can be heard, as well as the sound of a light buzzing and a dog barking, along with various other street noises. ~~'''Audio:''' A spray can, a trash can and street sounds.~~ '''Availability:''' The animated version appears on ''ATV Quad Power Racing 2'' and ''SX Superstar''. The still version appears on ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3'', ''ATV Quad Power Racing'' for GBA, ''Aggressive Inline'', and ~~the infamous~~ ''BMX XXX''. [[Category:American video game logos]] Line 53: [[Category:Video game logos]] [[Category:Acclaim Entertainment]] [[Category:English-language logos]]