Simon & Schuster Interactive

Background : Simon & Schuster is a division of ViacomCBS and one of the largest English-language publishers. It was founded in 1924. In mid-1990's Viacom created the multimedia division to publish games, but it was closed in 2003 due to the lack of demand.

1st Logo (1995-1996)

Logo : There is a green background and we can see two sets of lines moving to collide in the center. They create the picture of man when joined. Then another line stretches itself below and name slides up and down from under it, with INTERACTIVE below and in bold font.

FX/SFX : Simple 2D animation.

Music/Sounds : A menacing bass theme modeled after the I.M. Meen theme, ending with the diminished 7th chord.

Availability : Seen on I.M. Meen and Chill Manor. It is also seen on educational PC games.

2nd Logo (1996)

Logo : On a white background, we see the man from the previous logos rises up his left arm and lets out the words "SIMON & SCHUSTER" and "INTERACTIVE" which begin to slide the circle until they stand in right order. The whole logo was colored yellow.

FX/SFX : The man revealing the text.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Seen on Star Trek: Klingon and Star Trek: Borg.

Editor's Note : None.

3rd Logo (1996)

Logo : On the same blue background as the 1st logo, we see the embossed version of the previous logo.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : The opening theme of the game.

Availability : Seen on Rex Blade: The Battle Begins.

Editor's Note : None.

4th Logo (1996-2003)

Logo : On a black or white background, we see the still version of the previous logo.

Variants :
 * On Nile: An Ancient Egyptian Quest, the logo was orange.
 * On Forbes Corporate Warrior, the logo shares the screen with other logos.
 * On Soldiers of Anarchy, the byline reads "A VIACOM COMPANY" is shown below the logo.

FX/SFX : None.

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

Availability : Seen on Maisy's Playhouse, Tom Clancy's SSN, Phillip Marlowe: Private Eye, Pearl Harbor: Zero Hour and other PC games. It's also seen on Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games.

Editor's Note : None.

5th Logo (1998-2001)

Logo : The background is colored in different blue tones or on a space background, and the black line net is flying there. When the net stops on the screen, two golden coverings come and fill it. The man figure is wiped inside by a bunch of golden light. The man rises his arm and lets out the words, they fly and stop in right directions.

FX/SFX : The net and man.

Music/Sounds : Several kinds of electronic melodies, or none.

Availability : Very rare. Variant shortened to last seconds appeared on Mob Rule.

6th Logo (2000)

Logo : On a space background, we see the white print version of the Simon & Schuster Interactive logo. The logo shatters into pieces, segueing into the Hypnotix logo.

FX/SFX : The shattering.

Music/Sounds : A drone sound and a scream when the logo shatters.

Availability : Seen on Panty Raider: From Here to Immaturity for the PC.

Editor's Note : None.

7th Logo (2000-2001)

Logo : On a black background, we see the glowing Simon & Schuster Interactive logo. The shadow then zooms in through the logo and it tilts.

FX/SFX : The shadow.

Music/Sounds : A harp theme with some screams.

Availability : Seen on games developed by Hypnotix such as Deer Avenger 3D, Deer Avenger 4 and Daria's Inferno for PC, Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire for Dreamcast and Miss Spider's Tea Party for PlayStation.

Editor's Note : None.

8th Logo (2000)

Logo : On a space background, like with the other logos, we see the print Simon & Schuster Interactive logo zooming in.

FX/SFX : The zoom in.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Seen on Star Trek: DS9: The Fallen.

Editor's Note : None.

9th Logo (2001-2003)

Logo : On a black background, we see the Simon & Schuster Interactive text rotating from super speed. Then the logo stops and the man from the previous logos appear.

Variant : Sometimes, the byline "A VIACOM COMPANY" appears below.

FX/SFX : The spinning.

Music/Sounds : The opening noises of the game.

Availability : Seen on Outlaw Golf and Outlaw Voleyball.

Editor's Note : None.

10th Logo (2001-2003)

Logo : This is the final piece of S&S logo animation efforts. We start close to a glowing orange man who lets out the spark of light and slowly makes a few steps to its normal position. The spark creates platform down which grows as a 3D cell net and becomes flat. Then the circular name is wiped from above and everything appears in orange.

FX/SFX : A piece of good computer effects.

Music/Sounds : Deep trumpet fanfare ending with the synth fade-out.

Availability : Appears on games like Darkened Skye, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars, Farscape or Real War: Rogue States.

11th Logo (2002)

Logo : Nearly the same as before, except when the man is reaching the steps, we see blue circles that rotate and draw the same man image from the previous logo wipes in. Then the blue circles disappear and the yellow name blurs in from the direction. The end result looks like the last logo.

FX/SFX : Same as the last logo.

Music/Sounds : Same as the last logo.

Availability : Seen on SeaBlade for Xbox.

Editor's Note : None.

12th Logo (2003 - )

Logo : Just a still picture of the regular S&S logo.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds : None.

Availability : Seen on the latest Nancy Drew games for NDS.