Pyro Studios

1st Logo (1998)


Logo: On a black background, the text "PYRO STUDIOS", with "PYRO" in a futuristic font and "STUDIOS" being much smaller than "PYRO" with an line dividing them, comes in from the side of the screen and turns into place. A flash happens and a abstract black flame with a red tip turn into place. The Y in "PYRO" turns red.

Technique: The text turning, the flame appearing.

Music/Sounds: An echoed hard rock tune.

Availability: Seen on Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines.

2nd Logo (1999-2001)


Logo: A commander from the game walks in carrying a red block to a wall of red and black blocks. He pushes the block in a space and rests in exhaust. We pan around the wall to see that the blocks make the Pyro Studios logo, looking like a voxel-art creation. The text is in black and "S T U D I O S" is in red.

Technique: The commander's movements, the pan.

Music/Sounds: Grunts from a commander with the military theme in the background which then segues to a synth note with a whoosh that continues when the logo fades out.

Availability: Seen on Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty and Commandos 2: Men of Courage.

3rd Logo (2001)
Logo: On a blue background, a ribbon in black/red swirls around and then forms the flame. The name appears below, with the Y first then the rest of the name appearing a bit later. The flame becomes a ribbon again and overtakes the screen.

Technique: The ribbon.

Music/Sounds: Whooshes of the ribbon with a little bell ditty.

Availability: Seen on the trailer of Commandos 2: Men of Courage.

4th Logo (2003)


Logo: Unknown.

Technique: Unknown.

Music/Sounds: Sounds of thunder, boiling and fire cracking.

Availability: Only seen on Praetorians.

5th Logo (2003)


Logo: On a red background, a bunch of flames swirl around. They disappear, revealing the Pyro Studios logo.

Technique: The flames.

Music/Sounds: Sounds of fire humming followed with loud crash.

Availability: Only seen on Commandos 3: Destination Berlin.

6th Logo (2005)


Logo: On a white background, the Pyro Studios logo drops down from above, tilted. It drops onto the floor and tilts to normal position. The background turns black and the logo, except for the red parts, turns white.

Technique: The logo falling.

Music/Sounds: A whoosh

Availability: Only seen on Imperial Glory.

7th Logo (2006)
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Logo: On a black/red gradient background, the logo wipes in with a flame effect. The flames go away, leaving the regular logo.

Technique: The flames.

Music/Sounds: The sound of flames.

Availability: Seen on Commandos: Strike Force.

8th Logo (2009)
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Logo: On a white background, we see Rover from Planet 51 in the distance moving when suddenly a rock falls and he notices it. He goes near it and picks it up, analyzing it. He puts it away and looks around when he surprising notices something. We pan around and we see the Pyro Studios logo without the flame. He scans it, becoming more flat, and he rolls away.

Variant: There is a still version that was discovered in the Wii disc of Planet 51 associated with the still logo of Ilion Animation Studios. It was intended to be used upon startup, but was replaced with the separate animated variant.

Technique: Rover's movements.

Music/Sounds: Just the sounds of Rover moving and scanning. For the leftover still version, none.

Availability: Only seen on Planet 51.