'''Variants:'''
* There is <u>a still version</u> of this logo which looks a little flatter, and the company name is all white.
* On <u>''Way of the Warrior''</u>, after the logo finishes its animation, it segues into the [[Naughty Dog]] logo.
* On <u>''Crash Bandicoot''</u>, the copyright notice is under the still logo.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Variants:'''
* Sometimes, thea <u>copyright notice is under the logo</u>.
* Since 1998, the <u>website URL "www.universalstudios.com" is under the logo</u>.
* On <u>''Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped''</u> and <u>''Spyro the Dragon''</u>, the copyright notice and website URL are all {{color|gold|yellow}}.
* On <u>the September 15 build of ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!/Gateway to Glimmer''</u>, the logo, except for the text is zoomed out, and vertically scaled.
* On <u>''Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back''</u>, the logo appears via zooming on a space background during the opening intro.
* On <u>''Running Wild''</u>, the standard logo is on a starfield background and the copyright notice is intact.
'''Technique:''' A still, sprite-based graphic. 2D animation on the ''Crash Bandicoot 2'' and ''3'' variants.
'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' AppearsIt appears on titles from the company from this time period: ''Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back'' and ''Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped'', ''Spyro the Dragon'' (and its sequels, ''Ripto's Rage!'' (known as ''Gateway to Glimmer'' outside of the US) and ''Year of the Dragon''), ''Running Wild'' for PlayStation, and ''The Grinch'' for PlayStation, Dreamcast and PC.
===3rd Logo (October-November 2000)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black space background, there are the letters in "'''UNIVERSAL'''" flip around quickly, two letters at a time (UN-IV-ER-SA-L). After the "L" flips around, it cuts to the words "INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" flipping over and zooming out. In the middle is a spinning circular outline that represents the globe. The "UNIVERSAL" text then appears through the outline as it stops. The logo then fades out, and then the blue text "WWW.UNIVERSALSTUDIOS.COM" appears and ripples on-screen.
'''Variant:'''
*A <u>shorter variant</u> exists. This version instead just features the "V" in "INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" rotating before continuing on as normal.
**An even shorter version of the logo exists at <u>the beginning of the trailer for the ''The Mummy'' videogamevideo game</u> (after the Konami logo), where all the letters of "'''UNIVERSAL'''" zoom out spinning at once in space, separtingseparating themselves as they go farther from the camera.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio:''' The opening/closing theme to the trailer.
'''Availability:''' OnlyThis was only used on game trailers.
* The long version appears on a trailer for ''The Mummy'' (PlayStation/PC).
* The short version appears on another trailer for ''The Mummy'', as well as the trailers for ''Woody Woodpecker Racing'' (PlayStation) and ''The Grinch'' (PlayStation/Dreamcast/PC).
'''Variants:'''
* Since 2000, the <u>website URL reads "www.universalinteractive.com"</u>.
* Starting in 2002, "UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" was changed to <u>"UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE"</u>.
* On <u>the Game Boy Color versions of ''The Grinch''</u> and <u>''The Mummy''</u>, the text on the bottom simply says "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS".
* On <u>''The Mummy''</u>, in addition to the still logo seen above, the standard Universal logo appears in the intro. The sun rises, and the logo forms into the opening movie.
* On <u>''The Mummy Returns''</u>, the logo is on a misty-like background.
* On <u>''Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure''</u>, the logo is on a "starry" background. Also, it zooms in from the start and zooms through at the end to make room for the [[Vicarious Visions]] logo.
* On <u>''Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park'' for Game Boy Color</u>, instead of the URL, it says "LICENSED BY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LICENSING INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED"
* On <u>''Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend'' for Game Boy Advance</u>, the URL is absent.
* On <u>''Crash Nitro Kart''</u>, the logo is on a shiny {{color|hotpink|pink}} license plate and the text under the logo is outlined. This plate is attached to Crash's kart, and breaks off and spins down face-up where he starts to drive. The Game Boy Advance version has this plate in still form.
'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' AppearsIt appears on games such as ''The Mummy'', ''Woody Woodpecker Racing'' for PlayStation, ''Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure'', ''Spyro: Season of Ice'' and ''Monster Force'' for Game Boy Advance, and ''Bruce Lee: Quest Ofof Thethe Dragon'' for Xbox.
===5th Logo (May 2001-October 16, 2003)===
'''Variants:'''
* A <u>shorter version</u> exists that starts at the letters flying.
* On <u>trailers</u>, after the logo finishes animating, the light in the middle of the globe darkens, leaving only the text before the entire logo fades out.
* On <u>the trailer for ''The Mummy Returns''</u>, no URL appears.
'''Technique:''' CGI.
'''Audio Variants:'''
* On <u>the trailer for ''The Mummy Returns'' for PlayStation 2</u>, the trailer music plays, with the typewriter sounds intact.
* On <u>the trailer for ''Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure''</u>, the trailer music simply plays with no sounds from the logo.
'''Availability:''' This logo was mainly used on trailers for games.
* The prototype version appears at the end of trailers for the PlayStation 2 version of ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'', ''Spyro: Season of Ice'' for Game Boy Advance, and ''The Mummy Returns'' for PS2 (shows up as a bonus feature on the special edition DVD release of the film). The actual games use the third logo.
* The main version first appeared on the ECTS Trailer for ''Spyro 2: Season of Flame'' for Game Boy Advance and later showed up on one of the trailers for ''The Thing'' (PS2/Xbox/PC). It also appeared on two retail games: ''The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian'' (PS2/GameCube) and ''Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis'' (PS2/Xbox/PC) (also appeared on the trailer for that game as well).
** The short version appears on trailers for ''Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure'' for Game Boy Advance, ''Bruce Lee: Quest forof the Dragon'' on Xbox, ''The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian'' (PS2/GameCube), and the GameCube port of ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex''.
===6th Logo (September 9, 2002-November 14, 2003)===
'''Visuals:''' On a black or white background, there is a similar print version of the 1997 Universal Studios logo with "'''INTERACTIVE'''" below it inside a stylized {{color|blue}} square.
'''Variant:''' On <u>the end credits to ''Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly''</u>, the logo fades in with parts of the copyright text surrounding the logo (that are not seen at normal field of view at 4:3) and the [[Check Six Studios]] logo behind the copyright and this logo. When the fade window fades to black and fades in again, the Universal Interactive logo moves down below the text.
'''Technique:''' A still, digital graphic.
'''Availability:'''
* CanIt can be seen on many Game Boy Advance titles released during this time period, like ''Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Traced'', ''Spyro 2: Season of Flame'', ''Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs'', and ''The Incredible Hulk''. AlsoIt also appears on the trailer for the former title in the list.
* It can also be seen on the console titles ''Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly'' for GameCube and PlayStation 2 and the GameCube version of ''4x4 EVO 2''.
* On some games, the logo was used on the cover art, but uses earlier logos on the games themselves (or in the case of ''Battlestar Galactica'' (PS2), the Vivendi Universal Games logo).
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