Massive orchestral hits and DS-era bombast that punches way above the hardware. Blood of Bahamut is a 2009 Square Enix DS game about fighting colossal monsters and every track sells that scale. "The Colossus Awakens" brings the dread of something enormous waking up while "A Reckless Battle" is pure desperation combat music.
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"Seven Comrades" carries real emotional weight for a handheld title. There's warmth in the quieter moments like "Somebody to Protect" and "Hidden Feelings" before the score throws you back into another giant fight. "Ferruol Ifrit" goes full fire-beast energy.
The DS speakers could barely contain this stuff. It wanted to be so much bigger than the hardware allowed. If you like Shadow of the Colossus vibes compressed into a dual-screen cartridge, give this a spin.