Universal Interactive

Universal Interactive (formerly known as Universal Interactive Studios until 2001) was a video game company originally owned by Universal Studios. Established in January 1994, it was focused on developing and publishing games based on original content (most notably the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro game series, both of which are currently owned by Activision Blizzard) and Universal Studios characters, movies, and television series. In 2000, the company was merged into Vivendi Universal and became its internal studio. In 2004, the company was folded into Vivendi Universal Games (later "Vivendi Games"); since then, the standard Universal logos of the time have been used on licensed titles.

1st Logo (May 10, 1994-November 20, 1996)

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  Standard logo
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  Crash Bandicoot (1996)
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  Disruptor (1996)

Visuals: On a black background, a blue 3D globe with red continents flies towards the camera. When it stops, the words "universal interactive studios", written in one line and in Industria Solid, appear over the globe with "interactive" in a blue rectangle.

Variants:

• There is a still version of this logo which looks a little flatter, and the company name is all white.
• On Way of the Warrior, after the logo finishes its animation, it segues into the Naughty Dog logo.
• On Crash Bandicoot, the copyright notice is under the still logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the game.

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Media Title	Platform	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Jurassic Park Interactive OSCA	3DO	May 10, 1994 (NA) 1994 (EU)	Debut appearance
Way of the Warrior OSCA	3DO	August 1994	Released exclusively in North America
Crash Bandicoot OSCA	PlayStation	September 9, 1996 (NA) November 8, 1996 (EU)	Still logo
Disruptor OSCA	PlayStation	November 20, 1996 (NA) December 1996 (EU)	Final appearance

2nd Logo (November 6, 1997-December 4, 2000)

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  Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (1997)
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  Spyro the Dragon (1998)
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  Running Wild (1998)
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  Crash Bandicoot: Warped (1998)
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  Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999, PAL version)
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  Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999, NTSC version)
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  Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000)
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  The Grinch (2000, PlayStation)
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  The Grinch (2000, PC)
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  The Grinch (2000, Dreamcast)

Visuals: There is the still print version of the 1997 Universal Studios logo. Under it are the stacked words "UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" with "UNIVERSAL" above "INTERACTIVE STUDIOS".

Variants:

• Sometimes, a copyright notice is under the logo.
• Since 1998, the website URL "www.universalstudios.com" is under the logo.
• On Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped and Spyro the Dragon, the copyright notice and website URL are all yellow, plus it zooms in on the former game during the opening intro.
• On the September 15 build of Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (known as Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer in PAL regions), the logo, except for the text is zoomed out, and vertically scaled.
• On Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, the logo appears via zooming on a space background during the opening intro.
• On Running Wild, the standard logo is on a starfield background and the copyright notice is intact.

Technique: A still, sprite-based graphic. 2D animation on the Crash Bandicoot 2 and 3 variants.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the game (which is accompanied with a thud sound on the Crash Bandicoot 2 and 3 variants).

Audio Variant: On Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, as well as a thud sound, there is a announcer (Clancy Brown) saying "A Universal Interactive Studios Production".

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Media Title	Platform	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back OSCA	PlayStation	November 6, 1997 (NA) December 5, 1997 (EU)	Debut appearance
Spyro the Dragon OSCA	PlayStation	September 9, 1998 (NA) October 23, 1998 (EU)
Running Wild OSCA	PlayStation	October 6, 1998 (NA) 1998 (EU)
Crash Bandicoot: Warped OSCA	PlayStation	November 3, 1998 (NA) December 11, 1998 (EU)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (Called Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer in PAL regions) [[osca:Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (Called Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer in PAL regions)|OSCA]]	PlayStation	November 2, 1999 (NA) November 5, 1999 (EU)
Spyro: Year of the Dragon OSCA	PlayStation	October 10, 2000 (NA) November 10, 2000 (EU)
The Grinch OSCA	PlayStation	November 10, 2000 (NA) December 8, 2000 (EU)
The Grinch OSCA	Dreamcast	November 22, 2000 (NA) December 15, 2000 (EU)
The Grinch OSCA	Windows	December 4, 2000 (NA) December 15, 2000 (EU)	Final appearance

3rd Logo (October -November 2000)

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Visuals: On a black space background, the letters in "UNIVERSAL" flip around quickly, two letters at a time (UN-IV-ER-SA-L). After the "L" flips around, it cuts to the words "INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" flipping over and zooming out. In the middle is a spinning circular outline that represents the globe. The "UNIVERSAL" text then appears through the outline as it stops. The logo then fades out, and then the blue text "WWW.UNIVERSALSTUDIOS.COM" appears and ripples on-screen.

Variant:

• A shorter variant exists. This version instead just features the "V" in "INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" rotating before continuing on as normal.
  • An even shorter version of the logo exists at the beginning of the trailer for the The Mummy video game (after the Konami logo), where all the letters of "UNIVERSAL" zoom out spinning at once in space, separating themselves as they go farther from the camera.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The opening/closing theme to the trailer.

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Media Title	Platform	Date of Release	Additional Notes
The Mummy OSCA	PlayStation, Windows	October/November 2000	Appears on two trailers for the game Long version on one, short version on another. Both trailers appear as bonus features on Disc 2 of the Special Edition DVD release for the film.
Woody Woodpecker Racing OSCA	PlayStation	October/November 2000	Trailer for the game Short version
The Grinch OSCA	PlayStation, Dreamcast, Windows	October/November 2000	Trailer for the game Short version Appears as a bonus feature on the DVD release of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Availability Notes: This logo was never used on any video games, it was only used on game trailers.

4th Logo (November 7, 2000-November 11, 2003)

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  The Mummy (2000)
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  Crash Bash (2000)
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  Woody Woodpecker Racing (2000)
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  The Mummy and The Grinch (2000, GBC)
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  Crash Bandicoot Worlds (2000, PS2 prototype)
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  The Mummy Returns (2001, GBC)
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  Spyro: Season of Ice (2001)
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  The Mummy Returns (2001)
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  Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (2001/2002)
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  Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure (2002)
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  Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon (2002)
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  Hulk (2003)
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  Crash Nitro Kart (2003)
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  Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park (2001, GBC)

Visuals: Same concept as before, but the Universal Pictures logo is swapped out for the full print logo.

Variants:

• Since 2000, the website URL now reads "www.universalinteractive.com".
• Starting in 2002, "UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" was changed to "UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE".
• On the Game Boy Color versions of The Grinch and The Mummy, the text on the bottom simply says "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS".
• On The Mummy, in addition to the still logo seen above, the standard Universal logo appears in the intro. The sun rises, and the logo forms into the opening movie.
• On The Mummy Returns, the logo is on a misty-like background.
• On Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure, the logo is on a "starry" background. Also, it zooms in from the start and zooms through at the end to make room for the Vicarious Visions logo.
• On Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park for Game Boy Color, instead of the URL, it says "LICENSED BY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LICENSING INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED"
• On Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend for Game Boy Advance, the URL is absent.
• On Crash Nitro Kart, the logo is on a shiny pink license plate and the text under the logo is outlined. This plate is attached to Crash's kart, and breaks off and spins down face-up where he starts to drive. The Game Boy Advance version has this plate in still form.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the game.

Audio Variants:

• On Crash Bash, an unknown announcer says "A Universal Interactive Studios Production".
• On the console version of Crash Nitro Kart, in addition to the opening theme, there is an announcer (Clancy Brown) saying "Universal Interactive presents!"

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Media Title	Platform	Date of Release	Additional Notes
The Grinch OSCA	Game Boy Color	November 7, 2000 (NA) December 2000 (EU)	Debut appearance
Crash Bash OSCA	Game Boy Color	November 8, 2000 (NA) November 29, 2000 (EU)
Woody Woodpecker Racing OSCA	PlayStation	November 15, 2000 (NA) December 22, 2000 (EU)
The Mummy OSCA	PlayStation	November 16, 2000 (NA) December 8, 2000 (EU)
The Mummy OSCA	Windows	November 16, 2000 (NA) December 15, 2000 (EU)
Woody Woodpecker Racing OSCA	Windows	November 26, 2000 (NA) December 22, 2000 (EU)
The Mummy OSCA	Game Boy Color	December 6, 2000 (NA) December 15, 2000 (EU)
Woody Woodpecker Racing OSCA	Game Boy Color	December 12, 2000 (NA) December 22, 2000 (EU)
The Mummy Returns OSCA	Game Boy Color	April 26, 2001 (NA) May 18, 2001 (EU)
The Mummy Returns OSCA	PlayStation 2	October 3, 2001 (NA) November 13, 2001 (EU)	Custom variant
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex OSCA	PlayStation 2	October 30, 2001 (NA) November 23, 2001 (EU)	Standard logo and custom variant
Spyro: Season of Ice OSCA	Game Boy Advance	November 7, 2001 (NA) November 16, 2001 (EU)
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure Crash Bandicoot XS [[osca:Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure Crash Bandicoot XS|OSCA]]	Game Boy Advance	March 13, 2002 (NA) March 15, 2002 (EU)
The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris OSCA	Game Boy Advance	April 2, 2002 (NA) 2002 (EU)
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex OSCA	Xbox	April 16, 2002 (NA) April 26, 2002 (EU)	Standard logo and custom variant
Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon OSCA	Xbox	July 2, 2002 (NA) September 6, 2002 (EU)
Monster Force OSCA	Game Boy Advance	August 22, 2002 (NA) October 4, 2002 (EU)
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex OSCA	GameCube	September 17, 2002 (NA) November 1, 2002 (EU)	Standard logo and custom variant
Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend OSCA	Game Boy Advance	March 21, 2003 (NA) May 15, 2003 (EU)
Hulk OSCA	PlayStation 2	May 28, 2003 (NA) June 13, 2003 (EU)
Hulk OSCA	GameCube	May 28, 2003 (NA) June 13, 2003 (EU)
Hulk OSCA	Xbox	May 28, 2003 (NA) June 13, 2003 (EU)
Hulk OSCA	Windows	May 28, 2003 (NA) June 13, 2003 (EU)
Crash Nitro Kart OSCA	PlayStation 2	November 11, 2003 (NA) November 28, 2003 (EU)	Final appearance
Crash Nitro Kart OSCA	GameCube	November 11, 2003 (NA) November 28, 2003 (EU)	Final appearance
Crash Nitro Kart OSCA	Xbox	November 11, 2003 (NA) November 28, 2003 (EU)	Final appearance

5th Logo (May 2001-October 16, 2003)

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  Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (2001): After the first Universal Interactive Studios logo, a second logo happens when the camera is panning through space in the opening. When it reaches Earth, the text "UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" spins in below it, not unlike the then-current logo. An announcer (Clancy Brown) says "A Universal Interactive studios production" and it pans to the Traveller's Tales logo.
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  The Thing (2002, Trailer): The trailer variant of the logo takes place in a snowstorm. Wind sounds are also heard.

Visuals: The camera zooms in around some moving blue circular traces. During that, the words "UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE", along with the website URL "www.universalinteractive.com" below it, fade in under the particles. The tracing particles clear out, and the familiar globe fades in the center. The letters of "UNIVERSAL" fly, rotating from beyond the screen and take their places, forming the logo.

Early Variant: A prototype variant exists, however only a short version exists of this version. The company text uses the full "UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" name, the Universal logo's text is in a far darker shade of blue, and the URL is for Universal Studios itself. The logo also shines at the end.

Variants:

• A shorter version exists that starts at the letters flying.
• On trailers, after the logo finishes animating, the light in the middle of the globe darkens, leaving only the text before the entire logo fades out.
• On the trailer for The Mummy Returns, no URL appears.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Some wheezing sounds of the circular particles, then typewriter-like effects when "UNIVERSAL" flies.

Audio Variants:

• On the trailer for The Mummy Returns for PlayStation 2, the trailer music plays, with the typewriter sounds intact.
• On the trailer for Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure, the trailer music simply plays with no sounds from the logo.

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Media Title	Platform	Date of Release	Additional Notes
The Mummy Returns OSCA	PlayStation 2	2001	Trailer for the game Prototype version Appears as a bonus feature on the Special Edition DVD release of the film.
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex OSCA	PlayStation 2	2001	Trailer for the game Prototype version
Spyro: Season of Ice OSCA	Game Boy Advance	2001	Trailer for the game Prototype version
Spyro 2: Season of Flame OSCA	Game Boy Advance	2002	ECTS Trailer for the game Standard-length version
The Thing OSCA	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows	2002	Trailer for the game Standard-length version Final game has the Black Label Games logo
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure OSCA	Game Boy Advance	2002	Trailer for the game
Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon OSCA	Xbox	2002	Trailer for the game
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex OSCA	GameCube	2002	Trailer for the game
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian OSCA	PlayStation 2	September 10, 2002 (NA) November 29, 2002 (EU)	Also shows up on the trailer for the game
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian OSCA	GameCube	September 10, 2002 (NA) November 29, 2002 (EU)	Also shows up on the trailer for the game
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis OSCA	Windows	March 12, 2003 (NA) March 28, 2003 (EU)	Also shows up on the trailer for the game
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis OSCA	PlayStation 2	March 25, 2003 (NA) March 28, 2003 (EU)	Also shows up on the trailer for the game
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis OSCA	Xbox	March 25, 2003 (NA) March 28, 2003 (EU)	Also shows up on the trailer for the game

Availability Notes: This logo was mainly used on trailers for games.

6th Logo (September 24, 2002-October 28, 2003)

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Visuals: On a black or white background, there is a similar print version of the 1997 Universal Studios logo with "INTERACTIVE" below it inside a bloated blue rectangle.

Variant: On the end credits to Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, the logo fades in with parts of the copyright text surrounding the logo (that are not seen at normal field of view at 4:3) and the Check Six Studios logo behind the copyright and this logo. When the fade window fades to black and fades in again, the Universal Interactive logo moves down below the text.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the game.

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Media Title	Platform	Date of Release	Additional Notes
4x4 Evo 2 OSCA	GameCube	September 24, 2002	Co-Debut appearance Released exclusively in North America
Spyro 2: Season of Flame OSCA	Game Boy Advance	September 24, 2002 (NA) October 25, 2002 (EU)	Co-Debut appearance
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly OSCA	PlayStation 2	November 5, 2002 (NA) November 29, 2002 (EU)
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly OSCA	GameCube	November 19, 2002 (NA) November 29, 2002 (EU)
Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced OSCA	Game Boy Advance	January 7, 2003 (NA) March 2003 (EU)
The Incredible Hulk OSCA	Game Boy Advance	May 28, 2003 (NA) June 13, 2003 (EU)
Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs Spyro Adventure [[osca:Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs Spyro Adventure|OSCA]]	Game Boy Advance	October 28, 2003 (NA) November 14, 2003 (EU)	Final appearance

Availability Notes:

• This was used as Universal Interactive's print logo from Mid-2002 until the label was folded; and as such appeared on the packaging of games. Despite that, most games used earlier logos on the games themselves (or in the case of Battlestar Galactica, the Vivendi Universal Games logo).