===Background===
'''Universal Interactive''' (formerly known as '''Universal Interactive Studios''' until 2001) was a video game company originally owned by [[Universal Studios]]. ItEstablished in January 1994, it was focused on developing and publishing games based on original content (most notably the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Spyro'' game series, both of which are currently owned by Activision Blizzard) and Universal Studios characters, movies, and television series. In 2000, the company was merged into Vivendi Universal and became its internal studio. In 2004, the company was folded into Vivendi Universal Games (later "[[Vivendi Games]]"); since then, the standard Universal logos of the time have been used on licensed titles.
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|universal interactive 1994.png|1st Logo (May 10, 1994-December 1996)
|Crash Bandicoot 2 variant.png|2nd Logo (October 31, 1997-December 15, 2000)
|Universal Interactive Studios (2000).jpeg|3rd Logo (October-November 2000)
|Universal Interactive (2001).png|4th Logo (November 8, 2000-August 26, 2004)
|Universal Interactive (2003).png|5th Logo (May 2001-October 16, 2003)
===|Universal Interactive (2003) (1).png|6th Logo (September 29, 2002-November 14, 2003) ===▼
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===1st Logo (May 10, 1994-December 1996)===
* On ''Crash Bandicoot'', the copyright notice is under the still logo.
'''Technique:''' The3D globecomputer flyinganimation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' Rare.
* The animated version appears on ''Jurassic Park Interactive'' and ''Way of the Warrior'' on 3DO.
* The still version appears on ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Disruptor'' for [[PlayStation]]PS1.
===2nd Logo (October 31, 1997-December 15, 2000)===
Running Wild variant.jpeg|''Running Wild'' (1998)
Crash Bandicoot Warped variant.png|''Crash Bandicoot: Warped'' (1998)
Spyro_2_Ripto's_Rage!_(Sep_15,_1999_prototype)_-_2.png|''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'' (September 15, 1999, PAL version)
Universal Interactive Studios (1999, Spyro 2 NTSC).png|''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'' (1999, NTSC version)
Universal Interactive Studios (2000, Spyro Year of the Dragon).png|''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' (2000)
Universal Interactive Studios (2000, The Grinch PS1).png|''The Grinch'' (2000, PlayStationPS1)
Universal Interactive Studios (2000, The Grinch PC).png|''The Grinch'' (2000, PC)
Universal Interactive Studios (2000, The Grinch Dreamcast).png|''The Grinch'' (2000, Dreamcast)
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' 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 the US) and ''Year of the Dragon''), ''Running Wild'' for the PlayStationPS1, and ''The Grinch'' for the PlayStationPS1, Dreamcast and WindowsPC.
===3rd Logo ( 1999October- November 2000)=== ▼
▲===3rd Logo (1999-2000)===
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'''Variant:''' A shorter variant exists. This version instead just features the "V" in "INTERACTIVE STUDIOS" rotating before continuing on as normal.
'''Technique:''' None3D computer animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening/closing theme to the trailer.
'''Availability:''' Rare.
* The long version appears on a trailer for ''The Mummy'' (PlayStationPS1/WindowsPC).
* The short version also appears on aanother trailer for ''The Mummy'', as well as the trailers for ''Woody Woodpecker Racing'' (PlayStationPS1) and ''The Grinch''(PlayStationPS1/Dreamcast/WindowsPC).
===4th Logo (November 8, 2000-JulyAugust 826, 2004)===
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Universal Interactive (2001).png|''The Mummy'' (2000)
Universal Interactive Studios (2000, Crash Bash).png|''Crash Bash'' (2000)
Universal Interactive Studios (2000, Woody Woodpecker Racing).png|''Woody Woodpecker Racing'' (2000)
Universal Interactive Studios (2000, The Grinch and The Mummy GBC).png|''The Mummy'' and ''The Grinch'' (2000, Game Boy ColorGBC)
Universal Interactive Studios (2000, Crash Bandicoot Worlds prototype).png|''Crash Bandicoot Worlds'' (2000, PlayStation 2PS2 prototype)
Universal Interactive Studios (2001, The Mummy Returns GBC).png|''The Mummy Returns'' (2001, Game Boy ColorGBC)
Universal Interactive Studios (2001, Spyro Season of Ice).png|''Spyro: Season of Ice'' (2001)
Universal Interactive Studios (2001, The Mummy Returns).png|''The Mummy Returns'' (2001)
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the game.
'''Availability:''' Appears on games such as ''The Mummy'', ''Woody Woodpecker Racing'' for PlayStationPS1, ''Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure'' and ''Monster Force'' for Game Boy AdvanceGBA, and ''Bruce Lee: Quest Of The Dragon'' for Xbox.
===5th Logo ( 2000May 2001-October 16, 2003)=== ▼
▲===5th Logo (2000-October 16, 2003)===
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'''Logo:''' The camera zooms in around some moving {{color|blue}} circular traces. During that, the words "{{color|blue|'''UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE'''}}", along with the website URL "{{color|blue|'''www.universalinteractive.com'''}}" below it, fade in under the particles. The tracing particles clear out, and the familiar globe fades in the center. The letters of "{{color|blue|'''UNIVERSAL'''}}" fly, rotating from beyond the screen and take their places, forming the logo.
* On the trailer for ''The Mummy Returns'', no URL appears.
'''Technique:''' TheCGI moving traces and flying lettersanimation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Some wheezing sounds of the circular particles, then typewriter-like effects when "UNIVERSAL" flies.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* On the trailer for ''The Mummy Returns'' for the PlayStation 2PS2, the trailer music plays, with the typewriter sounds intact.
* On the trailer for ''Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure'', the trailer music simply plays with no sounds from the logo.
'''Availability:''' Rare. This logo was mainly used on trailers for games.
* The prototype version appears at the end of trailers for the PlayStation 2PS2 version of ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex'', ''Spyro: Season of Ice'' for Game Boy AdvanceGBA, and ''The Mummy Returns'' on PlayStation 2PS2. 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 AdvanceGBA and later showed up on one of the trailers for ''The Thing'' (PlayStation 2PS2/Xbox/PC). It also appeared on two retail games: ''The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian'' (PlayStation 2PS2/GameCube) and ''Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis'' (PlayStation 2PS2/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 AdvanceGBA, ''Bruce Lee: Quest for the Dragon'' on Xbox'', ''The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian'' (PlayStation 2PS2/GameCube), and the GameCube port of ''Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex''.
===6th Logo (September 9, 2002-November 14, 2003)===
▲===6th Logo (September 2, 2002-November 14, 2003)===
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon.
* 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''. 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 2PS2 and the GameCube version of ''4x4 EVO 2''.
* However, onOn 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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