Wanadoo Edition
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Background
Wanadoo Edition was the gaming division of Wanadoo, formed in 2000 from the merger of Index+ and France Telecom Multimedia and named after their internet brand name at the time. It was bought by Microids in 2003, and France Telecom, in return, became a 12% share holder. The Wanadoo name would be retired for the Orange brand in 2006, though.
1st Logo (2000-2002)
Logo: On a black background, the Wanadoo logo at the time can be seen, which is the text "wanadoo" and a byline reading "France Telecom Group" in either English or French, depending on the game language. Both are either in dark blue or white. To the left of it is a ampersand made of red and orange swooshes, the official logo of France Telecom and its brands at the time.
Variants:
- An animated variant was used on some games. It consists of the logo blurring in and zooming out on a white background, complete with a trail and brief shadow effect.
- Sometimes, the logo would have France Telecom's wordmark instead, which has "com" in orange. This can be seen on The Messenger (2000).
- Later on, an byline reading "edition" would be added, but there would usually be no byline most of the time.
- Some games for GBA had a red background and white logo.
Technique: None. The zooming for the animated variant.
Music/Sounds: None. The animated variant had a techno beat overlaid with wind swishing, mechanical sounds, and a woman saying "wanadoo" twice in different pitches.
Availability: Common. It can be seen in a variety of games like The Messenger (2000), Necronomicon, Aztec for PSX, and other titles. It doesn't appear on all games, though.
2nd Logo (2002-2003)
Logo: On a white background, the new Wanadoo symbol (a rounded black rectangle with a pointed top left corner and a red "w" inside of it, in a futuristic font) fades and zooms out, then quickly flashes through the other letters of "wanadoo" before quickly snapping back a bit and stretching to the left with an afterimage. Then, the "w" fades back in and the text becomes formed up in the following sequence:
- The "w" appears in the square, slides to the left and leaves a black copy of it before flipping over and forming an "n" from its right side.
- 2 copies of the "a" come in and merge together, before briefly blinking and then shooting out one of them to create both "a"s.
- 2 red lines come in and cause a "d" to appear before the lines move back out of existance.
- A "o" comes rushing towards the right before leaving a black "o" and then disappearing, in which another black "o" forms it.
All of these form the text "wanadoo" in black, and finally, the "w" forms 3 red copies to go up, left, and down, and the left one eventually settles inside of the square, forming the final logo.
Variants:
- A still, silent version of the logo exists, either in fill color or pure white.
- On Raging Blades, the word "presents" appears below in red, then grey.
Technique: The letters forming up.
Music/Sounds: A soft series of beeps and whirs with a underlying "chiptune"-styled tune that stops when the logo fully forms up.
Availability: Uncommon. Seen on Pro Beach Soccer for Xbox and also appeared on Iron Storm and Curse: The Eye of Isis. It was briefly used alongside the 1st logo as well for its first few months of existance.