Team Ninja

Background

Team Ninja is a Japanese video game company best known for creating the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden series.

1st Logo (March 30-December 15, 2000)

Logo: On a white background, we see a black square without line on the bottom with spikes with the words "Team NINJA" in bold and the words "TECMO CREATIVE #3" in the same font at the bottom.

Technique: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on the updated PlayStation 2 version of Dead or Alive 2, DOA2: Hardcore (known as DOA2: Dead or Alive 2 in Europe).

2nd Logo (November 15, 2001-)

Logo: We see an ocean view in an intense thunderstorm with multiple lightning strikes. Then we see the dark sky and start going up through the clouds. Up the clouds, there are multiple rocky mountains and a sunset sky. The Team NINJA logo, which consists of the word "Team NINJA" in a rough script font with a red cruddy zig-zag drawing below, forms from multiple light ripples and the atmosphere fades to black.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: Thunderstorms and water splashing, whooshing and then a synth note.

Availability: First seen on Dead or Alive 3 for the Xbox, and can also be seen on every Team Ninja game afterward.