Exhibit 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002





In connection with the Quarterly Report of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Jeffrey C. Lapin, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. SS 1350, as adopted pursuant to SS. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.




                                                        /s/ Jeffrey C. Lapin
                                                        --------------------
                                                        Jeffrey C. Lapin
                                                        Chief Executive Officer

                                                        March 16, 2004



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and will be retained by Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.