Thumping arcade techno and mech-combat adrenaline pouring out of a Naomi board. Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force was the four-player arcade sequel, and this ver7.5 soundtrack is packed. "High on Hope '01" carries that classic Virtual-On optimism, "Destructive Happiness" is a contradiction that somehow makes total sense as a track name, and "Black Minalouche" goes somewhere darker and moodier.
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It even closes with a rendition of Holst's "Jupiter" which is such a bold move for a mech arena game. The whole OST bounces between electronic club energy and surprisingly emotional pieces. Very early 2000s Sega arcade energy throughout.
Thirty tracks of mech combat fuel from the arcade golden era. If you miss when Sega put real composers on cabinet games, this one delivers.