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Background

Climax Studios (formerly Images Software and The Climax Group) was founded by Karl Jeffery in February 1988. Headquartered in Fareham, England, the studio began with additional development and porting of games. In the late 1990s, Climax established four development studios across the UK (Fareham (later moved to Portsmouth and renamed to Solent), Brighton, Nottingham, Kingston), with an additional fifth studio in Venice, California opened in October 2003. In November 2004, the company organized its studios into three brands: the Solent and Kingston studios were merged into "Climax Action", while the Brighton and Nottingham studios were renamed to "Climax Racing" and "Climax Online", respectively. Climax Racing was sold to Disney in September 2006 and rebranded as Black Rock Studio, while Climax Online was closed, leaving the Solent studio in Portsmouth as the only one remaining. The studio was acquired by Keywords Studios in April 2021 for £47 million.

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1st Logo (15 August 1996)	2nd Logo (28 February 1998-30 March 2000)	3rd Logo (29 August 2000-22 November 2002)	4th Logo (13 January 2003-31 October 2012)	5th Logo (27 August 2013)	6th Logo (4 March 2014-15 February 2019)	7th Logo (19 February 2020-)

1st Logo (15 August 1996)

Visuals: The word "CLIMAX" is written in a rough font with all letters separated.

Technique: A still, digital image.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble.

2nd Logo (28 February 1998-30 March 2000)

Visuals: The word "Climax" made in a script font with all letters connected.

Variants:

On Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs, the logo is brown with a hazel outline.
On San Francisco Rush for PlayStation, the logo is red with "ENTERTAINMENT" below.

Technique: A still, digital image.

Audio: None.

Availability: Used in the two games listed above, maybe in other games too.

3rd Logo (29 August 2000-22 November 2002)

Visuals: The word "CLImax" is being projected by moving lines, templates, etc. Then it takes away the colors, making the background white, and the shadow appears.

Variants:

There is a special version with the Climax logo still on a black background and a vivid "motorsports" below.
Some games feature the still version on a black background.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: Various chirping noises with heart sounds after them.

Availability: Seen on Power Rangers: Time Force, SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge, Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic, and other games. The motorsports version was used on racing games like MotoGP.

4th Logo (13 January 2003-31 October 2012)

Visuals: On a cloud-like background, the word "CLImax" with a yellow outline is being sprayed by the flow of particles. The camera moves and shakes when the flow comes too close. As word is completed and begins to zoom out, the background clears to white, and the logo fades.

Variant: On handheld consoles like GBA and NDS, a still version is used on a black or white background (with or without the outline).

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Whooshing and chirping sounds.

Availability: Seen on Sudeki, SX Superstar, Hot Wheels: World Race, Hot Wheels: Beat That! and Ghost Rider, among other games. The still version can be found on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games.

5th Logo (27 August 2013)

Visuals: The "CLIMAX" name, now in a more diagonal angular font, pushes out of a red spotlighted background. The spot then fills the whole screen as the name turns white. A white light then slowly fills the whole screen.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A long held-out whoosh.

Availability: Seen on the PC port of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

6th Logo (4 March 2014-15 February 2019)

Visuals: The white Climax logo is seen slowly zooming in on a red background with bubbly waves behind. "STUDIOS" in white is aligned underneath it to the right.

Variants:

On Assassin's Creed Chronicles, the logo is further away and appears repeatedly on the background. "STUDIOS" is also in black.
A still version exists.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A high synth hum.

Availability: It was first seen still on the PS4 release of Dead Nation and the PS3 version of Resogun. The animated version debuted on Assassin's Creed Chronicles, and is also seen on Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, Crayola Scoot and Dragons: Dawn of New Riders.

7th Logo (19 February 2020-)

Visuals: The all-red Climax logo fades in zooming out on a white background, shining from the bottom and casting a shadow on the floor.

Variant: On the studio's 2023 showreel, the logo is zoomed in and the byline "A KEYWORDS STUDIO" is seen below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A low synth hum.

Availability: It has so far only been seen on the studio's 2019 and 2023 showreels.

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 '''Climax Studios''' (formerly '''Images Software''' and '''The Climax Group''') was founded by Karl Jeffery in February 1988. Headquartered in Fareham, England, the studio began with additional development and porting of games. In the late 1990s, Climax established four development studios across the UK (Fareham (later moved to Portsmouth and renamed to Solent), Brighton, Nottingham, Kingston), with an additional fifth studio in Venice, California opened in October 2003. In November 2004, the company organized its studios into three brands: the Solent and Kingston studios were merged into "Climax Action", while the Brighton and Nottingham studios were renamed to "Climax Racing" and "Climax Online", respectively. Climax Racing was sold to [[Disney Interactive Studios|Disney]] in September 2006 and rebranded as [[Black Rock Studio]], while Climax Online was closed, leaving the Solent studio in Portsmouth as the only one remaining. The studio was acquired by Keywords Studios in April 2021 for £47 million.
+{{ImageTOC
-===1st Logo (August 15, 1996)===
+|Climax Group (1996) (From - Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble for Genesis).png|1st Logo (15 August 1996)
+|Climax Group (1998) (From - Battle Rise of the Black Dogs for N64).png|2nd Logo (28 February 1998-30 March 2000)
+|Climax Group (2001) (From - Power Rangers Time Force for PS1).png|3rd Logo (29 August 2000-22 November 2002)
+|Climax (2003) (From - ATV Quad Power Racing 2 for GameCube).png|4th Logo (13 January 2003-31 October 2012)
+|Climax Studios (2013) (From - Castlevania Lords of Shadow for PC).jpg|5th Logo (27 August 2013)
+|Climax Studios (2018) (From - Adventure Time Pirates of the Enchiridion for PC).jpg|6th Logo (4 March 2014-15 February 2019)
+|Climax Studios (2020) (From - Climax Studios 2019 showreel).jpg|7th Logo (19 February 2020-)
+}}
+===1st Logo (15 August 1996)===
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 Climax Group (1996) (From - Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble for Genesis).png
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' The word "{{color|brown|'''CLIMAX'''}}" is written in a rough font with all letters separated.
+'''Visuals:''' The word "{{color|saddlebrown|'''CLIMAX'''}}" is written in a rough font with all letters separated.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, digital image.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble''.
-===2nd Logo (February 28, 1998-March 30, 2000)===
+===2nd Logo (28 February 1998-30 March 2000)===
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 Climax Group (1998) (From - Battle Rise of the Black Dogs for N64).png
@@ Line 21: / Line 31: @@
 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' The word "Climax" made in a script font with all letters connected.
+'''Visuals:''' The word "Climax" made in a script font with all letters connected.
 '''Variants:'''
-* On ''Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs'', the logo is {{color|brown}} with a hazel outline.
+* On ''Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs'', the logo is brown with a hazel outline.
-* On ''San Francisco Rush'' for PlayStation, the logo is {{color|red}} with "{{color|red|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" below.
+* On ''San Francisco Rush'' for PlayStation, the logo is red with "{{color|red|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" below.
-'''Technique:''' None.
+'''Technique:''' A still, digital image.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Audio:''' None.
 '''Availability:''' Used in the two games listed above, maybe in other games too.
-===3rd Logo (August 29, 2000-November 22, 2002)===
+===3rd Logo (29 August 2000-22 November 2002)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Climax Group (2001) (From - Power Rangers Time Force for PS1).png
 Climax Motorsports (2000) (From - Old CLG Wiki).png
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=e-MhHULIjqU}}
+{{YouTube|id=ZRPaR8gh71U}}
-'''Logo:''' The word "'''CLImax'''" is being projected by moving lines, templates, etc. Then it takes away the colors, making the background white, and the shadow appears.
+'''Visuals:''' The word "'''CLImax'''" is being projected by moving lines, templates, etc. Then it takes away the colors, making the background white, and the shadow appears.
 '''Variants:'''
@@ Line 46: / Line 56: @@
 * Some games feature the still version on a black background.
-'''Technique:''' The lines forming the name.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Various chirping noises with heart sounds after them.
+'''Audio:''' Various chirping noises with heart sounds after them.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Power Rangers: Time Force'', ''Spongebob Squarepants: SuperSponge'', ''Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic'', and other games. The motorsports version was used on racing games like ''MotoGP''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Power Rangers: Time Force'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge'', ''Magic & Mayhem: The Art of Magic'', and other games. The motorsports version was used on racing games like ''MotoGP''.
-===4th Logo (January 13, 2003-)===
+===4th Logo (13 January 2003-31 October 2012)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 Climax (2003) (From - ATV Quad Power Racing 2 for GameCube).png
@@ Line 58: / Line 68: @@
 Climax (2003, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS version) (From - Old CLG Wiki).png
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=m9QTgcCvUFY|id2=XHWNpsyK1Nw}}
+{{YouTube|id=m9QTgcCvUFY|id2=XHWNpsyK1Nw|id3=e-MhHULIjqU}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a cloud-like background, the word "'''CLImax'''" with a yellow outline is being sprayed by the flow of particles. The camera moves and shakes when the flow comes too close. As word is completed and begins to zoom out, the background clears to white, and the logo fades.
+'''Variant:''' On handheld consoles like GBA and NDS, a still version is used on a black or white background (with or without the outline).
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' Whooshing and chirping sounds.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on ''Sudeki'', ''SX Superstar'', ''Hot Wheels: World Race'', ''Hot Wheels: Beat That!'' and ''Ghost Rider'', among other games. The still version can be found on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games.
+===5th Logo (27 August 2013)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Climax Studios (2013) (From - Castlevania Lords of Shadow for PC).jpg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' The "'''CLIMAX'''" name, now in a more diagonal angular font, pushes out of a red spotlighted background. The spot then fills the whole screen as the name turns white. A white light then slowly fills the whole screen.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' A long held-out whoosh.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the PC port of ''Castlevania: Lords of Shadow''.
+===6th Logo (4 March 2014-15 February 2019)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Climax Studios (2015) (From - Assassin's Creed Chronicles for PS4).jpg
+Climax Studios (2018) (From - Adventure Time Pirates of the Enchiridion for PC).jpg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=iS-j1Btqu-U}}
+'''Visuals:''' The white Climax logo is seen slowly zooming in on a red background with bubbly waves behind. "'''STUDIOS'''" in white is aligned underneath it to the right.
+'''Variants:'''
+* On ''Assassin's Creed Chronicles'', the logo is further away and appears repeatedly on the background. "'''STUDIOS'''" is also in black.
+* A still version exists.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' A high synth hum.
+'''Availability:''' It was first seen still on the PS4 release of ''Dead Nation'' and the PS3 version of ''Resogun''. The animated version debuted on ''Assassin's Creed Chronicles'', and is also seen on ''Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion'', ''Crayola Scoot'' and ''Dragons: Dawn of New Riders''.
+===7th Logo (19 February 2020-)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Climax Studios (2020) (From - Climax Studios 2019 showreel).jpg
+Climax Studios (2023) (From - Climax Studios 2023 showreel).jpg
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' The {{color|red|all-red}} Climax logo fades in zooming out on a white background, shining from the bottom and casting a shadow on the floor.
-'''Logo:''' On a cloud-like background, the word "'''CLImax'''" with a {{color|gold|yellow}} outline is being sprayed by the flow of particles. The camera moves and shakes when the flow comes too close. As word is completed and begins to zoom out, the background clears to white, and the logo fades.
-'''Variant:''' On handheld consoles like GBA and NDS, a still version is used on a black background (with the outline).
+'''Variant:''' On the studio's 2023 showreel, the logo is zoomed in and the byline "{{color|red|A '''KEYWORDS''' STUDIO}}" is seen below.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Technique:''' The flowing particles spraying and forming the logo. None for the still version.
+'''Audio:''' A low synth hum.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Whooshing and chirping sounds. None for the still version.
+'''Availability:'''  It has so far only been seen on the studio's 2019 and 2023 showreels.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Sudeki'', ''SX Superstar'', ''Hot Wheels: World Race'', ''Hot Wheels: Beat That!'' and ''Ghost Rider'', among other games. The still version can be found on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games.
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