Crunchy, distorted guitar riffs slamming over arcade PCM drums. Fighting Vipers is Sega's armor-breaking 3D fighter from 1996 and the soundtrack goes just as hard as the combat. Armstone Town Day has this surfy punk energy that makes you want to pick a fight immediately, while Big Factory drops into heavy industrial rock territory that fits the wrecking-ball gameplay perfectly.
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Bay Side cools things off with a cleaner groove but never lets the tension drop. The whole OST runs on that mid-90s Model 2 board sound, all gritty samples and compressed attitude. Character select themes, stage bangers, even the name entry screen has swagger.
If you ever wanted a fighting game soundtrack that sounds like a garage band playing inside a Saturn, this is the one to throw on.