JoWood (Austria)

Background: JoWooD was a game company headquartered in Liezen, Austria. It was founded in 1995 by Andreas Tobler. In 2006, the company expanded into the North American market with the purchase of DreamCatcher Interactive. In January 2011, JoWooD declared bankruptcy and after a short struggle, it was fully acquired by Nordic Games on 16th August 2011. It was announced that JoWooD and DreamCatcher would become publishing labels, but they weren't used in games yet.

1st Logo
(1995-Early 2000's)

 Logo : The camera zooms toward to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean of the counter-clockwise rotating Earth, which fades in on the black background. As the camera reached its point, the screen wipes from the bottom to the background. The camera zooms out on the first "" in "" with "" below on the rectangle. On the was.

 FX/SFX : CG.

 Music/Sounds : An electronic jingle with a single beat.

 Availability : Extremely rare. It can be seen on early games. Appears on Mayday, Traffic Giant and Industry Giant.

 Editor's Note : None.

2nd Logo
(1998-2002)

Nicknames: "Planet Parade", "Wonderful Planets", "JoWooD Sunrise"

Logo: We see a water surface with a vague reflection of "JoWooD" over it. Then we move up to see an orange sun rising from the horizon. Seven various planets pass by and stop around the sun. Then it splashes and shows the original JoWooD logo, zooming out a bit. The logo then shines.

FX/SFX: CGI.

Music/Sounds: An bombastic orchestra fanfare with some wind sounds of the planets.

Availability: Rare. Seen exclusively on PC games like Rally Trophy, Alien Nations, Zax: The Alien Hunter, Beam Breakers and Panzer Elite, among other games.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo
(1999?-2007)

Nicknames: "Meteors", "JoWooD Sunrise II", "Planet Parade II", "Wonderful Planets II", "Enhanced JoWooD Sunrise"

Logo: The basic concept is similar to the previous logo. We see a water surface once again, but with improved visuals and without a word reflection, then rise up through the clouds. The screen trembles and a fire meteor passes really close, followed by other meteors to the rising sun. The sun splashes and turns into the complete logo.

Variants:
 * On Soldner, the meteors are replaced with helicopters, and the music contains war drums.
 * On various games like YetiSports, and Neighbors from Hell and its sequel, and on the European versions of Future Tactics and Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2, it is still.
 * On Legend of Kay, the still logo has some glow behind.

FX/SFX: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but with added loud whooshing sounds from the meteors. Sometimes, the end part of the fanfare is shortened.

Availability: Common. The animated version appears on games such as Spellforce, Arx Fatalis, Ski Racing 2005-2006, Freak Out: Extreme Freeride (even though the next logo appears on the packaging) and Michael Schumacher World Tour Kart 2002, among others.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo
(2007-2011)

Nickname: "Merging Plates"

Logo: On a crystallized blue background, two plates join each other. One contains "JoWooD" now in a slightly different font, and the other has the sun also made differently. There are eight dots above the curve line. The logo shines.

FX/SFX: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Background rustling and a loud junction sound.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on the last games from them. It was spotted on Spaceforce Captains.

Editor's Note: None.