Radical Entertainment (Canada)

Background : Radical Entertainment was a video game developer situated in Vancouver. It was founded in 1991, by ex-Distinctive Software employees and acquired by Vivendi in 2005, subsequently falling into the hands of Activision. The studio experienced massive layoffs on June 28, 2012 and was reduced to a support team for Activision products.

1st Logo
(December 1992)

Logo : Against a black background, we see "created by", the red handwritten "Radical" with grey shadow below and a white frame with, again, white "ENTERTAINMENT" in italics inside on a black box and all below "Radical". At right, we can see 14 white square sparks with light grey shadows. In bottom part of the screen, we can see the credits.

Variant : On The Terminator for the NES, the title appears above the logo. It has been modefied, to have "CREATED BY" in a different font, blue square Sparks (with white shadows), blue shadows and box (with the latter's shadow being as black), and the grey "ENTERTAINMENT".

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : Opening theme of the game.

Aviability : So far it was only spotted on The Adventures of Rocky And Bullwinkle And Friends for NES. It's unknown if other games used this logo.

Editor's Note : None.

2nd Logo
(1993-1994)

Logo : Same as the 1st logo, except the square sparks are removed, and the box below "Radical" is moved to the center. Plus, the box is now white, and the word "ENTERTAINMENT" is now black, and the white shadow is removed. The word "designed and developed by" is shown above the logo.

Variants :
 * On the Game Boy version of The Battle of Olympus, the word "GAME BOY VERSION BY" is shown above the logo. Plus it is inverted.
 * On the NES version of Wayne's World, the shadow is removed and the credits are shown below the logo.
 * On the SNES version of Bebe's Kids when completing the game, the credits scroll down below the logo.
 * On the SNES version of Cannondale Cup, the R-Team logo is shown below. Plus, the logo pixelates in and out.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : Opening theme of the game.

Availability : Seen on those game above.

Editor's Note : None.

3rd Logo
(1993-1995)

Logo : Over a black background, we see the word "Radical" in the same font as the first two logos. Below it is a white box with the word "ENTERTAINMENT" in a Helvetica font. It has "designed and developed by" hanging above.

Variants :
 * On Mario is Missing! (debut), the text just has the word "developed by".
 * On the Game Boy version of Wayne's World, the text is in white. The R-Team logo then scrolls down all the way to the bottom right.
 * On the SNES version of Brett Hull Hockey '95, the logo is styled like it was in the next logo, except it has the R-Team logo, which was bigger than the previous variant. Also, the text was in one line.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : The opening theme of the game.

Availability : Rare. Seen on 8-bit video games the studio has developed, like the Game Boy version of Wayne's World, Mario is Missing! and Mario's Time Machine.

Editor's Note : None.

5th Logo
(1993-May 1996)

Logo : A more enhanced version of the previous logo, except the word "Radical" shines, and the rectangle has a grey outline in it. Plus the text is in one line and in a condensed font, with a red outline.

Variants :
 * On RHI Roller Hockey 95 for SNES, it is still.
 * Some games have the R-Team logo below.
 * On Power Piggs of the Dark Age, the pig, which is holding a sword starts off walking, before the pig farts, and the logo appears, which stands below the pig, and it goes to normal.
 * On Al Unser Jr.'s Road to the Top, the credits scroll from down below the rectangle.
 * On Pele!, the word "designed and developed by" was in yellow.
 * On Pele! 2, the R-Team logo slides down and jumps to the bottom right with the soccer ball inside.
 * On the Genesis version of Brett Hull Hockey '95, the logo slides down from the bottom.

FX/SFX : The shining of the logo.

Music/Sounds : None or the opening theme of the game.

Music/Sounds Variants :
 * On the Genesis version of Brett Hull Hockey '95 and Pele!, a thud sound is heard.
 * On Power Piggs of the Dark Age, a cartoony sound is heard when the logo appears.

Availability : Seen on Pele Tournament Soccer, Brett Hull Hockey, the Genesis version of Brett Hull Hockey 95, and Al Unser Jr.'s Road to the Top.

Editor's Note : None.

6th Logo
(1994)

Logo : Same as the previous logo, except the word "Radical" is in rainbow colors, which scroll from left to right, and the rectangle is more metallic. Plus the word "ENTERTAINMENT" has a shadow drop. Plus, "designed and developed by" is solid white and there's no red outline at all.

Variant : On the Genesis version of Beavis and Butt-Head when completing the game, the logo is blended onto the end credits, and it scrolls up, like what the rest of the credits does. Also, the text "DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY" were in green, uppercase, and in a different font.

FX/SFX : The rainbow colors moving.

Music/Sounds : The opening theme of the game.

Availability : Seen on Speed Racer in My Most Dangerous Adventures for SNES.

Editor's Note : None.

7th Logo
(1995)

Logo : On a black-blue gradient background, we see the 3D version of the Radical Entertainment logo from before, but this time the box is steel and "ENTERTAINMENT" is white, to go with the steel border with a dark blue outline surrounding it. Plus the word "Radical" is less grunge unlike the previous logos. A shadow casts behind the logo. Above it is "Designed and Developed by", like the previous logos.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Seen on the PC version of Brett Hull Hockey '95.

Editor's Note : None.

8th Logo
(1995)

Logo : On a space background, we see a water reflection. The Radical Entertainment logo from before, only this time it faces down from the bottom angle, rather than from the top angle rises up (ala the 1988 Imagine Entertainment logo). There's a water reflection that was surrounding the Radical Entertainment logo.

FX/SFX : The rising up.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Seen on the unreleased SNES demo of Eurit.

Editor's Note : None.

9th Logo
(1996)

Logo : On a blue-tinted image of the Stanley Cup, we see a 3D version of the Radical Entertainment logo, similar to the previous logos, only this time the box is black and "ENTERTAINMENT" is in white, and the angle faces down from the bottom. Plus the entire logo is surrounded by light. The word "DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY" is shown above the logo.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Seen on NHL Powerplay '96 for PC, Saturn and PlayStation.

Editor's Note : None.

10th Logo
(October 31, 1996-February 28, 1997)

Logo : On a black background, we see a fire burnt out from four corners. It flashes and it reveals the 3D version of the Radical Entertainment logo from the previous logo, which this time the logo was shown by fire. The fire flashes, and the stone background briefly turns red, then the background then clears out, along with the logo, which looks like a less detailed version of the previous logo, only this time more darker, and the logo sets on a stone background with a spotlight in front of it.

Variant : On ID4: The Game, the logo plays as normal, but as the background is about to clear out, it fades into the Radical Entertainment logo from the previous logo on a black background.

FX/SFX : The fire burning out.

Music/Sounds : Burning sounds, ending with a synth drone.

Availability : Seen on Grid Runner and The Divide: Enemies Within.

Editor's Note : None.

11th Logo
(1997)

Logo : On a black background, a spotlight shines on the similar Radical logo from the previous logos, except it is in 3D. There are many country flags shown behind the logo. It pans over to reveal the opening cinematic.

FX/SFX : CGI animation.

Music/Sounds : The opening theme of the game.

Availability : Seen on NHL Powerplay '98 for PC and PlayStation.

Editor's Note : None.

12th Logo
(1997)

Logo : Continuing from the Sega Sports logo, a blue explosion occurs, revealing the Radical Entertainment logo from the 9th logo, except there's a light blink shown on the top left of the logo. A yellow spark then flies up from the bottom of the logo.

FX/SFX : The spark flying.

Music/Sounds : The opening theme of the game.

Availability : Seen on NHL All-Star Hockey '98 for Sega Saturn.

Editor's Note : None.

13th Logo
(1998-2001)

Nicknames : "The R Sphere", "The Radical Sphere"

Logo : A surface of the ball passes in a blurred form, then we see the same red ball in a distance, with a handwritten "r" on it, as the ball rotates. Three blue lines move from the ball and stop next to it, and it was stands on a blurred blue and red background. The name wipes itself below: "radicalentertainment", with "radical" being in red, and the word "entertainment" being in white. The logo then blurs away.

FX/SFX : The ball and blue lines moving, the name popping out.

Music/Sounds : Metallic ambient sounds with some whooshes.

Music/Sounds Variant : On Jackie Chan: Stuntmaster, the sound is followed by the voice (likely Jackie Chan) pronouncing company's name.

Availability : Seen mainly on PS1 games. It first appeared on ESPN X-Games Pro Boarder for PS1.

Editor's Note : None.

14th Logo
(2001-2003)

Logo : We see a red circle drawing itself with a dot jumping inside. Then a pin forms as the dot freezes near the top creating a red letter "I" inside the circle. The rest of the text "RADICAL", in white, blurs in around it so that the circle is the I. "ENTERTAINMENT" appears below.

Variant : Usually, they are generally pre-rendered in 4:3 format, but with black background, they can be scaled using widescreen hacks such as Lucas' Mod Launcher tool for The Simpsons: Hit & Run on PC.

FX/SFX : Circle forming and letters appearing.

Music/Sounds : Jumping rubber sounds, followed by burning.

Music/Sounds Variant : On The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Snake Jailbird (voiced by Hank Azaria) says "Whoa! Radical!", accompanied by a synthesized noise with a clang at the end.

Availability : Seen on the company's games from the early 2000s, including The Simpsons: Road Rage, Dark Summit and James Cameron's Dark Angel.

Editor's Note : None.

15th Logo
(2003)

Logo : On a green moving surface, the "i" circle from the previous logo fades in with a white outline, slowly zooms out. Then it shakes, and the logo zooms out, to reveal the Radical Entertainment logo from the previous logo zooming out in green. A green lightning flash appears, turning the "i" circle red, and the other letters to blue. The logo then shines.

FX/SFX : The fading of the radioactive circle, the shaking.

Music/Sounds : A whoosh, followed by Hulk sounds, then it ends with a sword drawing.

Availability : Seen on Hulk for Microsoft Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Editor's Note : None.

16th Logo
(August 23-October 19, 2005)

Logo : A bright red flash occurs, lighting the entire screen, then zooms out and we see the circle rotating around. The circle then becomes part of the logo, where "i" letter poses, as the other parts join the circle, leaving sparks and shadows around. The logo slowly zooms in and "ENTERTAINMENT" fades in light underneath. The end result looks like the 14th logo, except the letters are however spaced apart.

Variant : The Hulk license has the logo tinted green.

FX/SFX : Circle forming and letters appearing.

Music/Sounds : A specific "puff" sound when the flash occurs, followed with whizzing and the bang. On the Hulk variant, it ends with a soundbite of Hulk roaring.

Availability : Seen on The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Crash Tag Team Racing.

Editor's Note : None.

17th Logo
(July 25, 2006-October 7, 2008)

Logo : The three games from this era had two different logos, albeit with a similar concept:
 * Scarface: The World is Yours: On a white background, an arcade machine faces towards us and zooms. We fade to a closeup shot of it panning downwards facing on the right side, where we can see it has an angel printed on the right side. After this, we fade to a shot where the machine turns to the left and reveals that the Radical Entertainment logo (in the same design from the previous logo, except the "i" is red and the circle and the text is in blue) is on the left. When it is in center, the machine fades out leaving only the logo. The web address appears one word at a time (starting with "Radical", then "www." and ".ca") and we fade out.
 * Crash: Mind Over Mutant: In a dark environment resembling the bottom of a cliff at night, a similar arcade machine is positioned. We 360 around it a few times (revealing the titular Crash Bandicoot is on the right side this time) before once again getting to the Radical logo on the left. We fade back into the white background leaving only the company logo again. The web address again appears in the same order.
 * Crash of the Titans: Almost the exact same as the Mind Over Mutant variant except the machine is on a white background and it is speed up somewhat.

FX/SFX :
 * Scarface: The World is Yours and Crash of the Titans: Fade ins and outs, the camera moving.
 * Crash: Mind Over Mutant: The camera spinning, background fade out.

Music/Sounds :
 * Scarface: The World is Yours and Crash of the Titans: Begins with a synth drone, which fades into a chill electronica piece ending when the logo is revealed (the latter game has it shirted)
 * Crash: Mind Over Mutant: A gloomy background tune with whoosh sounds.

Availability : Seen on the stated games.

Editor's Note : None.

18th Logo
(June 9, 2009)

Logo : After the white with red outline Activision logo appears with trembling effects, it's followed with the Radical logo. The background is covered with red colors and interlacing lines. The logo trembles a bit, then becomes old and cracked. It fades away to be replaced with the game logo.

FX/SFX : The logo twitching and lines in background.

Music/Sounds : A hollow sound effect with water sounds.

Availability : Seen on Prototype.

Editor's Note : None.

19th Logo
(2012)

Logo : On a static background, with effects like that of the game, the Radical Entertainment logo from before slowly zooms in, starting from dark before going to light, and the logo flickers. It later morphs into the Activision logo.

FX/SFX : The zooming.

Music/Sounds : A hollow sound similar to the previous logo.,

Availability : Seen on Prototype 2.

Editor's Note : None.

Final Note : In June 2012 the studio was almost completely dismissed, so it will no longer develop games. The remaining staff was integrated into Activision's game support services.