Games that use Handel Gothic

Video games that use the font Handel Gothic, beloved sci-fi font of the late 90s and early 2000s, famously used in Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Halo. Games in this list will typically use the typeface as either part of the UI or as the games logo, exceptions and standout cases will be mentioned in the notes.

Please note that several games, like Dead or Alive 2 or Sega Rally 2 make use of the similar yet distinct Terminator typeface. It is easy to mistake one for the other considering their shared focus on rounded forms and a distinctly curved capital E, but the Terminator typeface is entirely unrelated, being derived from the Earth typeface and designed for the James Cameron film of the same name.

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Urban Reign
Urban Reign

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Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story

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Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter 2

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Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Used for the text that pops up in matches, "SET 1", "READY", "WINNER" etc.

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Virtua Tennis
Virtua Tennis

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WALL-E
WALL-E

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WinBack 2: Project Poseidon
WinBack 2: Project Poseidon

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World's Scariest Police Chases
World's Scariest Police Chases

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WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw
WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw

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WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role

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WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
The lower thirds during wrestlers intros used Handel Gothic during WWF Smackdown broadcasts of this era, and therefore appears in the majority of Smackdown games released at the same time.

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Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Used for the Headers in menus, with a bitmap rendition of the font used for in-game dialogue

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WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations
Halo 4
Halo 4
In keeping with the previous games in the series, the logo for 343 Studios is rendered in Handel Gothic
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo 3
Halo 3
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Illbleed
The Narrow Escape text when you run away from combat.
https://imgur.com/NDGZzKt
Halo 2
Halo 2
Sega Bass Fishing
Sega Bass Fishing
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Here on a technicality. The logo and title screen for the japanese release, Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce includes the Super Famicom logo, which was rendered in Handel Gothic. https://i.imgur.com/BTFJBTm.png
Halo 3: ODST
Halo 3: ODST

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10 months ago

How did I only just see the Handel Gothic on the mass effect title. I use this font every day.


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