Late 90s arcade synth with a rock edge, right from the title screen. Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition hit arcades in 1999 and its soundtrack went for something grittier than the Neo Geo originals. "11th Street" on Terry's stage has this gritty urban groove that fits the 3D fighter era perfectly.
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"Black Rose" for Ryuji Yamazaki is dark and menacing, all attitude. And "Unexplored Village" on Mai's stage takes a surprisingly atmospheric turn, almost moody. The track names alone tell a story. "Murderer Select" for the character screen.
"Cosmic Itch." Someone on the sound team was having fun. It sits in that weird late-arcade period where fighting games were experimenting with 3D and the music followed suit. If you like 90s fighters with personality in every stage, this one delivers.