Radical Entertainment

Credits

Descriptions by
EnormousRat

Background

Radical Entertainment was a video game developer situated in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in 1991 and was acquired by Vivendi in 2005, subsequently falling into the hands of Activision. The studio experienced massive layoffs on June 28, 2012 and was reduced to a support team for Activision products.

1st Logo (October 1992)

Nickname: "Radical Script"

Logo: Against a black background, we see the text "created by", the hand-written "Radical" with a gray shadow below and a white frame with, a white "ENTERTAINMENT" inside and all below "Radical". At the right, we can see 14 white square sparks with light gray shadows. In the bottom part of the screen, we can see the credits.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the game.

Aviability: So far, it was only spotted on The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends for NES. It's unknown if other games used this logo.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1993-May 1996)

Nickname: "Radical Script II"

Logo: The hand-written "Radical" word lies on a box where "ENTERTAINMENT" can be seen. Some games have the logo in 3D. It has "designed and developed by" hanging above.

Variants:

• Some games have the R-Team logo below.
• On Power Piggs of the Dark Age, a pig from the game walks over the logo.
• On Speed Racer for SNES and the end credits for Beavis and Butt-Head for Genesis when you complete the game, the logo is rainbow-colored.

FX/SFX: None, or the logo shining.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Pele Tournament Soccer, Brett Hull Hockey 95 for all platforms, and the games mentioned above.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (October 31, 1996-February 28, 1997)

Nickname: "Radical Script III"

Logo: We see a metal field burnt out from four corners to reveal the Radical logo similar to the previous one. The background then clears.

FX/SFX: The fire burning out.

Music/Sounds: Burning sounds.

Availability: Seen on Grid Runner and The Divide: Enemies Within. It also appears on ID4: The Game as well.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (1996-2001)

Nicknames: "The R Sphere", "Radical Sphere", "rE"

Logo: The surface of a red ball passes in a blurred form, then we see the same red ball in a distance, with a handwritten "r" on it, as the ball rotates. Three blue lines move from the ball and stop next to it. The name "radicalentertainment" wipes itself below.

FX/SFX: The ball and lines moving, the name popping out.

Music/Sounds: Metallic ambient, followed by a funky male voice pronouncing the company's name.

Availability: Seen mainly on PS games.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (2001-2003)

Nicknames: "Bouncy Dot", "Radical Joystick"

Logo: We see a red circle drawing itself with a red dot jumping inside. Then, a pin forms as the dot freezes near the top, creating an "i" inside the circle. The rest of the text "RADICAL" in white blurs in around it, so that the circle is the "i". "ENTERTAINMENT" appears below.

Variants:

• On The Hulk, a green radioactive circle is zooming-out. Then, Hulk's roar is heard and the circle attacks us. It comes back to the complete logo and turns to its print colors (the letters and circle are in blue).
• For the normal logo variants, they are generally pre-rendered in 4:3 format, but due to the largely black background, they can be scaled using widescreen hacks, such as Lucas' Mod Launcher tool for The Simpsons: Hit & Run on PC.

FX/SFX: The dot bouncing, the circle forming and the letters appearing.

Music/Sounds: Jumping rubber sounds, followed by burning.

Music/Sounds Variant: On The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Snake Jailbird (voiced by Hank Azaria) says "Whoa! Radical!", accompanied by a synthesized noise with a clang at the end.

Availability: Seen on the company's games from the early 2000s, including The Simpsons: Hit & Run, The Simpsons: Road Rage, Dark Summit and James Cameron's Dark Angel.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo (May 27, 2003-October 19, 2005)

Nicknames: "Radical Lights", "Radical Joystick II"

Logo: A bright red flash occurs, lighting the entire screen, then zooms out and we see the red circle rotating around. The circle then becomes part of the logo, where the "i" letter poses, as the other letters join the circle, leaving sparks and shadows around. The logo slowly zooms in and "ENTERTAINMENT" fades in light underneath.

Variant: The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction has the logo tinted green.

FX/SFX: The flash, the circle rotating and the letters appearing.

Music/Sounds: A specific "puff" sound when the flash occurs, followed with whizzing and the bang.

Availability: Seen on The Incredible Hulk and Crash Tag Team Racing.

Editor's Note: None.

7th Logo (July 25, 2006-October 7, 2008)

Nicknames: "Radical Arcade", "Radical Joystick III"

Logo: The three games from this era had two different logos, albeit with a similar concept:

• Scarface: The World is Yours: On a white background, an arcade machine faces towards us and zooms. We fade to a closeup shot of it panning downwards facing on the right side, where we can see it has an angel printed on the right side. After this, we fade to a shot where the machine turns to the left and reveals that the Radical Entertainment print logo is on the left. When it is in center, the machine fades out leaving only the logo. The web address appears one word at a time (starting with "radical", then "www." and ".ca") and we fade out.
• Crash: Mind Over Mutant: In a dark environment resembling the bottom of a cliff at night, a similar arcade machine is positioned. We 360° around it (revealing the titular Crash Bandicoot is on the right side this time) before once again getting to the Radical logo on the left. We fade back into the white background, leaving only the company logo again. The web address again appears in the same order.
• Crash of the Titans: Almost the exact same as the Mind Over Mutant variant, except the machine is on a white background and it is somewhat sped-up.

FX/SFX:

• Scarface: The World is Yours: The fade-ins and outs, the camera moving.
• Crash: Mind Over Mutant and Crash of the Titans: The camera spinning, the background fading out.

Music/Sounds:

• Scarface: The World is Yours and Crash of the Titans: Begins with a synth drone, which fades into a chill electronica piece ending when the logo is revealed (the latter game has it shortened and altered)
• Crash: Mind Over Mutant: A gloomy background tune with whoosh sounds.

Availability: Seen on the games stated above.

Editor's Note: None.

8th Logo (Prototype variants) (June 9, 2009; April 24, 2012)

Nicknames: "Radical Lights", "Radical Joystick IV"

Logo:

• Prototype: After the white with red outline Activision logo appears with trembling effects, it's followed by the Radical logo. The background is covered with red colors and interlacing lines. The logo trembles a bit, then becomes old and cracked. It "strings" away to be replaced with the game logo.
• Prototype 2: On what seems to be a dark house background with a gray square "beeping" in the bottom-left corner, the Radical logo lights up via white neon lights and zooms in. The lights tremble throughout, then the logo flashes into the Activision logo.

Trivia: The Radical logo appears as an easter egg in both games.

• In Prototype, the front of any bus would feature the "i" part.
• In Prototype 2, one of the taller buildings seems to be that of Radical Entertainment's, as is evident from the logo found on it. Here, only the letters "RAD" are present, and the joystick "i" is placed below them.

FX/SFX: The logo twitching and the lines in the background.

Music/Sounds: A droning noise.

Availability: Seen on Prototype and its sequel.

Editor's Note: None.