Punchy, gritty late 80s arcade synth that sounds like zombie horror filtered through a sound chip. Beast Busters is a 1990 rail shooter about blasting through a monster-infested city, and tracks like "THE PARADISE OF MONSTERS" and "OH!
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MY BUDDHA!" deliver exactly the frantic energy you would expect. "HOTBED OF VICE" kicks in with this dirty bassline that just screams quarter-muncher arcade tension. The way it transitions into "I JUST KILLED A MONSTER" feels like the game is narrating your panic in real time.
"WORLD PEACE" and "THE PAIN OF PARTING" hit different after all the chaos. A brief moment of calm before the credits roll. If you miss the sound of arcade halls and need proof that 1990 sound hardware could go hard, start here.