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The Top 7... Rockin' intros

Seven hot games, tuned and ready to roll

Words: Christian Nutt, GamesRadar US

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4. Silent Hill 3 (PlayStation 2, 2003)

Breaking rank even more than Ghost in the Shell did, Silent Hill 3 doesn't contain a trace of anime. If anything, SH3 has some of the most realistic character designs we've seen in the history of games: lead Heather looks like a girl you might actually, y'know, meet.

And, by that token, the dirty alt-rock of the opening theme, "You're Not Here," contrasts wildly with the pristine technical precision of the metal of Guilty Gear X2. And that's what makes it great - if Heather is a girl you might meet, this is music you might actually listen to outside of the game. Capturing the desperate tone of the game against a backdrop of its disturbing, realistic images - no list of rockin' intros is complete without it.

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drprofessor - 1 month 4 days ago

I love the Silent Hill intro for life. It's always been a fav (hell they all pretty much rule.)
But what about the Sonic CD intro?
That was pretty boss.
Other than that great list.

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PastItAll - 1 month 4 days ago

No Onimusha 3 Intro? It should have been #1 by far. It is the best non MGS video to date. The ending video to Onimusha 1 was amazing too, but thats a different list.

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Ravenbom - 1 month 3 days ago

Maybe should have traded out the Silent Hill intro for Wild ARMs intro or FF8 intro and called it Top 7 Japanese Intros or Top 7 Anime Intros.
Damn it! Now I'm all pumped up from all those rawking intros! Now I'm going to be up all night and tuckered out all day tomorrow.

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Yo2252 - 1 month 3 days ago

the Kingdom Hearts intros were pretty boss to. # 2 in particular.

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FancyRat - 1 month 2 days ago

The music from the first one makes me want to kill the shit out of Dracula. And some Medusa Heads. Those mother fuckers.

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GamesRadarMikelReparaz - 29 days 2 hours ago

Key word here is "Rockin'," guys. In the musical sense. Not necessarily the awesome sense. Yes, the Silent Hill and Onimusha 3 intros were badass, but were they set to bitchin' hair-metal riffs and wailing guitars? No, they were not. Therefore they failed to rock in the manner defined by this article.

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sumi66 - 25 days 8 hours ago

ZOMGWTFBBQ AND MOAR LETTERS!!! That Tales of The Abyss intro was freaking EXTRA-MUSICIZICAL-RIFFIC! Man I need that game with a damn passion now. I am kind of dissapointed the Eternal Eyes intro was missing. But, i guess it doesn't quailify as "rockn'". Too bad.

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Telekinesis - 21 days 21 hours ago

How about Karate Champ on the NES, that seriously kicked ass.

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madadam - 19 days 23 hours ago

Command and Conquer: Red Alert had Hell March as the intro! HELL MARCH!!! I always used the C&C jukebox to play this song while tank rushing! It was the best.

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