EA Sports BIG

Background

EA Sports BIG was a banner label of the titular division launched in late 2000, which focused on casual, arcade-type extreme sports games. The label produced numerous acclaimed games like SSX, NBA Street, NFL Street, FIFA Street, and the Def Jam series, many of which still remain fan-favorites today, even among those who don't care about sports games. The label was replaced by EA Sports Freestyle in 2008, which produced only five games before going under.

1st Logo (October 26, 2000-June 19, 2001)

Logo: The "EA" letters, followed with "SPORTS", fly into the white circle with black edges, forming the EA Sports logo in the left corner. Large, thick black text reading "BIG" zooms out and slams to the screen with a shake. The byline "EA Sports and EA Sports BIG are Electronic Arts Brands." appears on the bottom. The logo then suddenly zooms quickly to the "BIG" part of the logo.

FX/SFX: The animation of the logo.

Music/Sounds: An announcer (presumably Andrew Anthony) saying "EA Sports" with a deeper voice (provided by rapper Rahzel) saying "BIG", with some loud whooshes.

Availability: Appears on the original SSX game and the PlayStation 2 version of NBA Street.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (November 5, 2001-February 5, 2002)

Logo: Same as before, but the logo flashes to two different rough drawings of the logo. One completely in black and one being in color. The byline this time says "EA SPORTS BIG is an Electronic Arts Brand".

FX/SFX: The logo constantly flashing from different drawings to normal.

Music/Sounds: Same as before.

Availability: Appears on SSX Tricky and the Nintendo GameCube version of NBA Street.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (March 11, 2002-November 14, 2006, January 8, 2008)

Logo: The EA Sports logo zooms out. Some waves come from the circle, revealing the "BIG" part of the logo. The website address and byline "EA SPORTS and EA SPORTS BIG are Electronic Arts Brands" are below the screen.

FX/SFX: The logo constantly flashing from different drawings to normal.

Music/Sounds: Same as before, but slightly different. Sometimes, electric sounds are heard at the end as well.

Availability: Appears on every EA Sports BIG title from Sled Storm (2002) to NFL Street 3. Also appeared on NFL Tour.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (February 20, 2007)

Logo: We see a film reel going from top to bottom, until it gets to an image of the EA Sports BIG logo, with the outline being in a brownish color. The URL is on a box that is tilted, and the same byline from the previous logo is below in white. When the "BIG" phase is said, graffiti reading "STR" can briefly been seen, and the logo then zooms close in and the logo fades out.

FX/SFX: The reel, the flashing, the zooming.

Music/Sounds: Film reel sounds, alongside a different announcer and other sounds.

Availability: Appears on NBA Street Homecourt.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (February 27, 2007)

Logo: On a blue mountain background with moving snowflakes, we see the EA Sports BIG logo forming up, which has a green outline. Then, the logo "shouts" when the announcer says "BIG". Then, the usual URL and byline appear below in a blue font.

FX/SFX: The logo and the snowflakes.

Music/Sounds: A short tune and another announcer saying the name.

Availability: Appears on SSX Blur.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo (February 18, 2008)

Logo: On a tan background with swirly patterns, the EA Sports BIG logo is formed as an ink pattern. Then, as it's complete, a city and a soccer goal appear as the logo closely goes up and back. The city and goal then start glitching.

FX/SFX: The effects and the logo forming.

Music/Sounds: Same as the third logo.

Availability: Appears on FIFA Street 3, which was the last game released under the EA Sports BIG label.

Editor's Note: None.