Aggressive, pounding doujin-style rock that hits like a bullet hell screen full of pink lasers. eXceed 2nd: Vampire REX is a PC shmup from 2008, and the soundtrack does not mess around. "Bestrafung" rips in with heavy guitars and that frantic energy that makes your hands tighten on the keyboard.
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"CONQUEST" goes full triumphant shred. And "Girl who accelerates" has this relentless forward drive that matches dodging through impossible patterns. It sits right in that mid-2000s Japanese indie shooter sound. Crunchy guitars, synth leads, drums that never let up.
Tracks like "Melancholic Sunday" show it can pull back just enough before throwing you into the next wave. If you miss the era when PC shmups had soundtracks that went unnecessarily hard, this one delivers.