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Background

Revolution Software is a British video game developer based in York, founded in 1989 by Charles Cecil, Tony Warriner, David Sykes, and Noirin Carmody. The studio is best known for the Broken Sword series of point-and-click adventure games, but has also worked with Disney Interactive on a few PS1 games.

1st Logo (June 1992-March 22, 2002)

Visuals: Over a black background, there is a red or orange circle of skies with a hilltop and silhouettes of a horde of horsemen with flags. The logo is usually taken into a red box and the word "Revolution" appears below. Later on, the word was designed in a custom font.

Variants:

On Lure of the Temptress, the logo has no box and the name reads "REVOLUTION" in plain white font. On the Amiga version, the second line appears with "SOFTWARE LTD." and the circle had purple borders.
On Beneath a Steel Sky, the color is orange, the circle is cut by the thin red box and the name is written inside the box with a relief effect, in a plain white font.
On Circle of Blood, the name appears underlined in orange font, inside the box. The first letter has custom design, which was later changed. Also the circle has vague borders.
On The Smoking Mirror, the logo has more print look, with the name in orange colors. The same was later used on the GBA and NDS versions.
On The Road to El Dorado, the box appears first on the white background, colorless, then the circle fills red and the print version of name slowly zooms in below.
For Disney's Mulan, the special Kids Revolution logo was used.

Technique: None. Sometimes the logo fades.

Audio: None. Sometimes, a rising choir with some twinkling at the end is used.

Availability: Seen on the company's first games, Lure of the Temptress and Beneath a Steel Sky; then on the first two Broken Sword games, Shadow of the Templars (Circle of Blood in the US) and The Smoking Mirror, then it was seen on Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado.

2nd Logo (March 29, 2002-February 13, 2007)

Visuals: The sequence starts on a black background, but suddenly a horizontal line appears and the logo flashes intro the screen, showing the same horsemen horde, but the mountain has no borders or boxes around. The horde is surrounded by purple light, more intensive right behind them. The name reads "REVOLUTION" in capital white letters, and a dim purple R letter form the previous logos appears behind the text. Then the logo fades out.

Technique: Simple effects.

Audio: A sound of hollow blast.

Availability: Seen on the third and fourth Broken Sword games, The Sleeping Dragon and The Angel of Death (Secrets of the Ark in the US). Also seen on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: 2nd Edition for PS2.

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-Logo description by EnormousRat
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-===1st Logo (1992-2002)===
+===Background===
+'''Revolution Software''' is a British video game developer based in York, founded in 1989 by Charles Cecil, Tony Warriner, David Sykes, and Noirin Carmody. The studio is best known for the ''Broken Sword'' series of point-and-click adventure games, but has also worked with [[Disney Interactive (1995-2005)|Disney Interactive]] on a few PS1 games.
+===1st Logo (June 1992-March 22, 2002)===
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-File:Revolution (1992).jpg
+Revolution (1992).jpg
-File:Revolution (1994).jpg
+Revolution (1994).jpg
-File:Revolution (1995).jpg
+Revolution (1995).jpg
-File:Revolutions (1998).jpg
+Revolutions (1998).jpg
-File:Kids Revolution.jpg
+Kids Revolution.jpg
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 {{YouTube|id=4tBVI85AROM}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the red or orange circle of skies with the hilltop and the silhouettes of the horde of riders with flags. The logo us usually taken into a red box and a name Revolution appears below. Later the word was designed in a custom font.
+'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, there is a red or orange circle of skies with a hilltop and silhouettes of a horde of horsemen with flags. The logo is usually taken into a red box and the word "Revolution" appears below. Later on, the word was designed in a custom font.
 '''Variants:'''
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 * On ''Beneath a Steel Sky'', the color is orange, the circle is cut by the thin red box and the name is written inside the box with a relief effect, in a plain white font.
 * On ''Circle of Blood'', the name appears underlined in orange font, inside the box. The first letter has custom design, which was later changed. Also the circle has vague borders.
-* On ''The Smoking Mirror'', the logo has more print look, with the name in orange colors. The same was later used on Shadow of the Templars for NDS.
+* On ''The Smoking Mirror'', the logo has more print look, with the name in orange colors. The same was later used on the GBA and NDS versions.
 * On ''The Road to El Dorado'', the box appears first on the white background, colorless, then the circle fills red and the print version of name slowly zooms in below.
 * For ''Disney's Mulan'', the special Kids Revolution logo was used.
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 '''Technique:''' None. Sometimes the logo fades.
+'''Audio:''' None. Sometimes, a rising choir with some twinkling at the end is used.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on the company's first games, like ''Lure of the Temptress'', ''Beneath a Steel Sky''; then on the two "Broken Sword" games, named ''Circle of Blood'' (''Shadow of the Templars'' in other prints) and ''The Smoking Mirror'', then it was seen on ''Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the company's first games, ''Lure of the Temptress'' and ''Beneath a Steel Sky''; then on the first two ''Broken Sword'' games, ''Shadow of the Templars'' (''Circle of Blood'' in the US) and ''The Smoking Mirror'', then it was seen on ''Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado''.
+===2nd Logo (March 29, 2002-February 13, 2007)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Revelations (2005).jpg
-===2nd Logo (2000-Late 2000s)===
+</gallery>
-[[File:Revelations (2005).jpg|frameless|center]]
 {{YouTube|id=Sntsdk3b3H4}}
-'''Logo:'' We start on a black background, but suddenly a horizontal line appears and the logo flashes intro the screen, showing the same horsemen horde, but the mountain has no borders or boxes around. The horde is surrounded by purple light, more intensive right behind them. The name reads "REVOLUTION" in capital white letters, and a dim purple R letter form the previous logos appears behind the text. Then the logo fades out.
+'''Visuals:''' The sequence starts on a black background, but suddenly a horizontal line appears and the logo flashes intro the screen, showing the same horsemen horde, but the mountain has no borders or boxes around. The horde is surrounded by purple light, more intensive right behind them. The name reads "REVOLUTION" in capital white letters, and a dim purple R letter form the previous logos appears behind the text. Then the logo fades out.
-'''Technique:''' The logo flashes into sight.
+'''Technique:''' Simple effects.
-''Music/Sounds:''' A sound of hollow blast.
+'''Audio:''' A sound of hollow blast.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on the fourth "Broken Sword" game: ''The Angel of Death''. Also seen on the British PS2 adaptations of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on the third and fourth ''Broken Sword'' games, ''The Sleeping Dragon'' and ''The Angel of Death'' (''Secrets of the Ark'' in the US). Also seen on ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: 2nd Edition'' for PS2.
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