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===Background=== |
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Background: JoWood was a game company headquartered in Liezen, Austria. It was founded in 1995 by Andreas Tobler. In 2006 the company expanded into North American market with the purchase of DreamCatcher Interactive. In January 2011 JoWood declared bankruptcy and after a short struggle 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. |
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'''JoWooD Productions''' 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 [[THQ Nordic|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. |
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|JoWooD1995.jpg|1st Logo (April 14, 1998-February 28, 2001) |
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|JoWooDPlanetsEnd.jpg|2nd Logo (May 11, 1999-October 21, 2002) |
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|JoWooDMeteorsEnd.jpg|3rd Logo (June 7, 2002-May 14, 2007) |
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|JoWooD2007.jpg|4th Logo (April 26, 2007-February 25, 2011) |
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===1st Logo (April 14, 1998-February 28, 2001)=== |
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1st Logo |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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(1995-2000's) |
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JoWooD1995.jpg |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=zREX_pbWW-Y}} |
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'''Visuals:''' There is the Earth zooming towards the camera, and when it leaves, the JoWooD logo zooms out, which is a plate with a {{color|darkblue|deep blue}} right section, on which the white words "'''JoWooD'''" and "Productions" are written. On the cyan-colored left side is an image of a sun rising over the water, surrounded by seven dots. |
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Nickname: "Earth Zooming" |
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'''Technique:''' Computer animation. |
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Logo: We see Earth zooming towards the camera, and when it leaves, the JoWood logo zooms out. It's the plate with deep blue right section. White words JoWooD and Productions are written there. On the cyan-colored left side, there's an image of sun rising over water, surrounded by seven dots. |
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'''Audio:''' An electronic jingle with a single beat. |
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FX/SFX: Too rough and simple even for the time. |
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'''Availability:''' Appears on JoWooD's earliest PC titles, as such it appears on ''Industry Giant'', ''Traffic Giant'', ''Alien Nations'', and ''Mayday''. |
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Music/Sounds: An electronic jingle with single beat. |
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===2nd Logo (May 11, 1999-October 21, 2002)=== |
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Availability: Extremely rare; can be seen on the earliest games. Appears on Mayday, Traffic Giant and Industry Giant. |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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JoWooDPlanets.jpg|The planets |
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JoWooDPlanetsEnd.jpg|The finished logo |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=13S7RTzwbtQ}} |
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'''Visuals:''' There is a water surface with a vague reflection of "'''JoWooD'''" over it. Then the camera moves up to reveal 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. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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'''Variant:''' On <u>''Zak: The Alien Hunter''</u>, the logo is sped up. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' A bombastic orchestra fanfare with some wind sounds of the planets. |
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2nd Logo |
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(1998-2002) |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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JoWood (2001) |
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* On <u>''Zak: The Alien Hunter''</u>, the music is recomposed to become more powerful. |
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* On <u>''Gorasul: Legacy of the Dragon''</u>, the music is compressed, and so is lower quality. |
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'''Availability:''' It was seen exclusively on JoWooD's PC titles from the time period, appearing on ''Rally Trophy'', ''Gorasul: Legacy of the Dragon'' ''Zax: The Alien Hunter'', ''Beam Breakers'', ''Cultures 2: The Gates of Asgard'' and ''Panzer Elite''. Last appeared on ''Beam Breakers''. |
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Nicknames: "Planet Parade", "Wonderful Planets", "JoWood Sunrise I" |
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===3rd Logo (June 7, 2002-May 14, 2007)=== |
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Logo: We see a surface of water, with vague reflection of JoWooD over it. Then we move up to see orange sun rising from water 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. |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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JoWooDMeteors.jpg|The meteors |
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JoWooDMeteorsEnd.jpg|The finished logo |
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JoWood Productions (2004) (From - Söldner- Secret Wars).png|''Söldner: Secret Wars'' |
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JoWooDSantaClausJrAdvance.jpg|''Santa Claus Jr. Advance'' |
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JoWooDKeepTheBalance.jpg|''Keep The Balance'' |
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JoWooD Productions (2005) (from Legend of Kay for PS2).png|''Legend of Kay'' |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=1vG8THm4vrY|id2=nIh5n2b7q2c|id3=y1uBsP6oGgo}} |
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'''Visuals:''' The basic concept is similar to the previous logo. There is 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. |
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FX/SFX: Very good concept, but made enough poorly. Though this is normal among 90's games. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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Music/Sounds: An original fanfare soundtrack with some wind sounds of the planets. |
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* On <u>''Söldner: Secret Wars''</u>, the meteors are replaced with helicopters, and the music contains war drums. |
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* On various games like <u>''YetiSports''</u>, <u>''Neighbors from Hell'' and its sequel</u>, and on the <u>European versions of ''Future Tactics'' and ''Kao the Kangaroo Round 2''</u>, the logo is still. |
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* On <u>''Santa Claus Jr. Advance''</u>, the logo is in an iceberg with the mountains and trees seen above. |
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* On <u>''Keep the Balance''</u>, the logo is seen without the box and superimposed on a half-vertical background with the sun from the logo over it. |
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* On <u>''Legend of Kay''</u>, the still logo has some glow behind. A trademark symbol is also seen on the top-right of the logo. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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Availability: Seen exclusively on PC games likeRally Trophy, Alien Nations, Zax: The Alien Hunter, Beam Breakers and Panzer Elite among other games. |
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'''Audio:''' Same as before, but with added loud whooshing sounds from the meteors. Sometimes, the end part of the fanfare is shortened. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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* First appeared on ''King of the Road'', and appears on other PC titles such as ''Spellforce'', among others. |
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* The shorter ending version appears on ''Michael Schumacher World Tour Kart 2002'' (PS1/PC), ''Arx Fatalis'', ''Europa 1400: The Guild'', among others. |
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* Appears on a few console titles as well, including ''Ski Racing 2005'', ''Ski Racing 2006'', ''Freak Out: Extreme Freeride.'' |
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===4th Logo (April 26, 2007-February 25, 2011)=== |
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JoWooD2007.jpg |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=3DN4fV-_6Cg}} |
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'''Visuals:''' 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. |
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3rd Logo |
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(1999?-2007) |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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JoWood (2001) |
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Nicknames: "Meteors", "JoWood Sunrise II", "Planet Parade II", "Wonderful Planets II", "Enhanced JoWood Sunrise" |
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'''Audio:''' Background rustling and a loud junction sound. |
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Logo: The basic concept is similar. We see water, but with improved visuals and without word reflection, then rise up through the clouds. The screen trembles and the fire meteor passes really close, followed by other meteors to the rising sun. The sun splashes and turns into the complete logo. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the last games from them, such as ''Space Force: Rogue Universe'' and the multiple expansions for the 2004 game ''Painkiller''. |
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FX/SFX: Much better animation than before, all made in amazing CGI. |
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{{Video Game-Navbox}} |
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Variants: |
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[[Category:Austrian video game logos]] |
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On Soldner, the meteors are replaced with helicopters, and the music contains war drums. |
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[[Category:Austria]] |
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On Legend of Kay, the still logo had some glow behind. |
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[[Category:Video game logos]] |
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On various games like YetiSports, Neighbors from Hell and it's sequel, and on the European versions of Future Tactics and Kao the Kangaroo Round 2, the logo is still. |
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[[Category:Embracer Group]] |
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Music/Sounds: Same as in the 2nd logo, but with some loud whooshing sounds from the meteors. Sometimes the end part of the fanfare is shortened. |
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[[Category:THQ Nordic]] |
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Availability: Common. The animated version appears on games such as Spellforce, Arx Fatalis, Ski Racing 2005, Ski Racing 2006, Freak Out: Extreme Freeride (even though the next logo appears on the entire packaging) and Michael Schumacher World Tour Kart 2002, among others. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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4th Logo |
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(2007-2011) |
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JoWood (2009)JoWood (2010) |
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Note: The video above contains two JoWooD logos. The second logo is the one described below. |
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Nickname: "Merging Plates" |
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Logo: On a crystallized blue background, two plates join each other, one contains JoWooD now in slightly different font, another had the sun also made differently. There are eight dots above the curve line. The logo shines. |
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FX/SFX: Two parts of the plate join each other with a splash. After the previous logo, this is a big step back. |
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Music/Sounds: Background rustling and loud junction sound. |
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Availability: Seen on newest games. Was spotted on Spaceforce Captains. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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