Game music worth putting on your iPod
Not all game music sucks. Check out these beauties
Soul Edge/Soul Blade (PSone, 1996)
The intro video to Soul Blade was rocking indeed, but it's actually an eclectic mix of musical styles. There's an off-beat punk snare in the drum beat, with electric guitar coupled with an eastern scales and cymbals, all underneath a female vocalist who sounds like she's a big Iron Maiden fan. Still, it's great in a cheesy kind of way.
Above: A tale of souls and swords, eternally retold. With cheesy rock/world fusion, natch
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.
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