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RenderWare is the massively-used game engine developed by Criterion Studios.

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1st Logo (1999-2000)	2nd Logo (2001-2002)	3rd Logo (2002-)

1st Logo (1999-2000)

Logo: On a white background, a C-shaped row of yellow balls appears moving on and surrounded by another row of red balls, which just fade in. Then "RenderWare" materialises next to the rings and a gray number "3" zooms in rotating next to "RenderWare".

Variants:

There is a still prototype variant which takes place on a black background, and the color rings face down and have a 3D effect. The name (without "3") is below it.
There is a still version of the logo with a copyright notice below.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: A harsh electronic jingle, followed by a rather loud whoosh. The still variants are silent.

Availability: Rare. The animated version can be seen on Aqua Aqua for PS2. The still black-background version appeared on TrickStyle, while the still version with the copyright notice can be seen on Rayman Revolution.

2nd Logo (2001-2002)

Logo: On a blue background, three colored shapes appear, each accompanied with a name of a Renderware core, which dissolves immediately. Blue comes first with Graphics, green with Audio and pink with Physics. Then the shapes zoom back and "RenderWare" in a black, shiny font appears below them. There is also "PLATFORM" below.

Variants:

There are still variants. One of them has a yellow background, and another has a black background and is missing "PLATFORM".
On Grand Theft Auto III, the logo has a fade in effect on a black background with the "PLATFORM" text.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: Three "bing" sounds followed by an electronic whoosh.

Music/Sounds Variant: On the PS2 version of Scooby-Doo: Night of 100 Frights, the logo is silent.

Availability: Rare. Appeared on the first Burnout, City Crisis and MegaRace 3, among others. The black-background version was seen on Frank Herbert's Dune, while the yellow-background variant appears on Antz: Extreme Racing.

3rd Logo (2002-)

Logo: Over a white or black background, the silver relief word "RenderWare" zooms out rapidly and stops.

Variant:

On programs packaged in the RenderWare Software Development Kit, the text was used as an on-screen bug on the bottom left and is abbreviated "RW".
Some games have the logo in-credit.
Later games have the logo fading in.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: None, or the game's opening theme in some games.

Availability: Can be seen on many games using this engine. The variant with "Graphics" appeared on Donkey Xote for PSP. The in-credit version appears in Sonic Heroes, as well as some other games.

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 {{guidance detail|reason=audio}}
-'''Logo:''' On a white background, a C-shaped row of yellow balls appears moving on and surrounded by another row of red balls, which just fade in. Then "'''RenderWare'''" appears inside the cut by ripple effect and "'''3'''" is blasted next in gray font.
+'''Logo:''' On a white background, a C-shaped row of yellow balls appears moving on and surrounded by another row of red balls, which just fade in. Then "'''RenderWare'''" materialises next to the rings and a gray number "'''3'''" zooms in rotating next to "'''RenderWare'''".
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Variant:''' There is a still prototype variant where the color rings face down and have 3D effect. The name is placed below.
+* There is a still prototype variant which takes place on a black background, and the color rings face down and have a 3D effect. The name (without "'''3'''") is below it.
+* There is a still version of the logo with a copyright notice below.
 '''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A clanking electronic beat, then a rather loud whoosh. The still variant is silent.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A harsh electronic jingle, followed by a rather loud whoosh. The still variants are silent.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. The animated version can be seen on ''Aqua Aqua'' for PS2. The still version appeared on ''TrickStyle''.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. The animated version can be seen on ''Aqua Aqua'' for PS2. The still black-background version appeared on ''TrickStyle'', while the still version with the copyright notice can be seen on ''Rayman Revolution''.
 ===2nd Logo (2001-2002)===
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 </gallery>
-'''Logo:''' On a blue background, three colored shapes appear, each accompanied with a name of a Renderware core, which dissolves immediately. Blue comes first with Graphics, green with Audio and pink with Physics. Then the figure zooms out and "'''RenderWare'''" in a black, shiny font, appears below. There is also "PLATFORM" below.
+'''Logo:''' On a blue background, three colored shapes appear, each accompanied with a name of a Renderware core, which dissolves immediately. Blue comes first with Graphics, green with Audio and pink with Physics. Then the shapes zoom back and "'''RenderWare'''" in a black, shiny font appears below them. There is also "PLATFORM" below.
+'''Variants:'''
-'''Variant:''' There are still variants. One of them has the yellow background, another has black background and is missing "PLATFORM". On ''Grand Theft Auto 3'', the logo has a fade in effect on a black background with the "PLATFORM" text.
+* There are still variants. One of them has a yellow background, and another has a black background and is missing "PLATFORM".
+* On ''Grand Theft Auto III'', the logo has a fade in effect on a black background with the "PLATFORM" text.
 '''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Three chimes followed by electronic whoosh.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Three "bing" sounds followed by an electronic whoosh.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On a PS2 copy of ''Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights'', the logo is silent.
+'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the PS2 version of ''Scooby-Doo: Night of 100 Frights'', the logo is silent.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Appeared on the first ''Burnout'', ''City Crisis'' and on ''MegaRace 3'', among others. Black-background version was seen on ''Frank Herbert's Dune''.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. Appeared on the first ''Burnout'', ''City Crisis'' and ''MegaRace 3'', among others. The black-background version was seen on ''Frank Herbert's Dune'', while the yellow-background variant appears on ''Antz: Extreme Racing''.
 ===3rd Logo (2002-)===
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 {{youtube|id=U5nFAYfQh0k|id2=4jczUxHe-ys}}
-'''Logo:''' Over a white or black background, the silver relief word "'''RenderWare'''" zooms out faster and stops.
+'''Logo:''' Over a white or black background, the silver relief word "'''RenderWare'''" zooms out rapidly and stops.
 '''Variant:'''
 * On programs packaged in the RenderWare Software Development Kit, the text was used as an on-screen bug on the bottom left and is abbreviated "RW".
+* Some games have the logo in-credit.
 * Later games have the logo fading in.
 '''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the game's opening theme in some games.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on many games using this engine. The variant with "Graphics" appeared on ''Donkey Xote'' for PSP. The in-credit version appears in Sonic Heroes.
+'''Availability:''' Can be seen on many games using this engine. The variant with "Graphics" appeared on ''Donkey Xote'' for PSP. The in-credit version appears in ''Sonic Heroes'', as well as some other games.
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