The second Dragon Poker soundtrack volume doubles down on what made the first one wild: genre-hopping arrangements that have no business being this creative for a mobile card game. Opening with a vocal and chiptune arrangement of "Cho-co-la romantica" immediately signals that this isn't a lazy sequel compilation.
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"Twin stars feat. Links [Electro Arr.]" pushes into club territory, and then "We are drunken pirates!" is exactly the rowdy, swashbuckling romp the title promises. The Japanese-themed event tracks are a highlight. "吃驚! 演武～アイヤー!
エクササイズ" and "突撃☆神速孫娘!" bring high-energy martial arts flair, while "菩提樹華 ～flower of linden～" and "色即是空 ～All is vanity～" pull from Buddhist philosophy with compositions that feel genuinely contemplative. "Maledict Jack" has a sinister edge, "Queen's game" plays with regal tension, and "Lost eschatologist" gets into apocalyptic territory that most mobile games never touch.
The closing trio of rearrangements is the real flex. Taking "Yggdrasill" and reimagining it as Celtic folk, transforming "Labyrinth of the love" into a gospel arrangement, and stripping "Jump-off!" down to a piano trio shows a composing team that genuinely loves playing with their own material.
"Sorrowing dryad" and "The price of magic" add emotional depth that rounds out an impressively varied tracklist.