Black Ops Entertainment

Black Ops Entertainment is a video game company based in Santa Monica, CA founded in 1994 by four MIT graduates. Most games they made are from the action and sports genres. The company has been inactive since 2006.

1st Logo (November 2, 1995)

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Visuals: A still picture of a soldier in the jungle with red skies. The soldier has a helmet and goggles and appears to be shouting in the air with a raised fist. The reflection of fighter jets are seen in his visor. In front of the picture, there is

DEVELOPED BY

BLACK OPS

ENTERTAINMENT

in a white Stencil font.

Technique: Sprite animated graphics.

Audio: None.

Availability: Only appears on Agile Warrior F-111X on the PlayStation.

2nd Logo (October 24, 1996-March 16, 2004)

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Visuals: On a black background, the words "BLACK OPS" and "ENTERTAINMENT" (in a silver 3-D Stencil font) fly in from the top and bottom and meet in the upper part of the screen. A light flashes behind the logo and as it gets bigger, the words explode into tiny pieces and emitting sparks. The sparks then die down as the logo fades away.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A low humming which stops with a "THUD" when the words meet, then the sound of an engulfing fireball is heard then the explosion, which leaves a sound that trails off as the logo fades out.

Availability: Seen on a handful of games such as Black Dawn, Tomorrow Never Dies, Warpath: Jurassic Park and The World is Not Enough for the PlayStation and on Knockout Kings 2001, Street Hoops, Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror (and its European counterpart America's 10 Most Wanted), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and The X-Files: Resist or Serve for the PS2.

3rd Logo (October 3, 1999-September 1, 2006)

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Visuals: On a black background, a silver rectangle with the black text "BLACK OPS" (like before, in Stencil) and black line with "entertainment" inside underneath it fades in. The logo has a shining effect on the upper right of the rectangle. The logo then fades out.

Variants:

• In the credits of the Xbox version of Knockout Kings 2002, the shine is absent. It also cuts instead of fading.
• On AND 1 Streetball, the logo (without the rectangle) is on a basketball during the opening movie. It then spins, showing the motto "I BALL" and the AND 1 logo underneath it.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

Audio Variants:

• On Knockout Kings 2002, "TKO" by Hidden Masters plays.
• On AND 1 Streetball, a whoosh is heard when the ball spins.

Availability: Seen on the Nintendo 64 version of Knockout Kings 2000, in the credits of the Xbox version of Knockout Kings 2002, and AND 1 Streetball for PS2 and Xbox.