Pure late-90s Sega arcade energy, all roaring guitars and military percussion blasting through cabinet speakers. Gunblade NY and L.A. Machineguns were on-rails shooters where you mowed down robots across American cities, and this compilation captures that feeling of burning through quarters.
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TIMES SQUARE opens with a massive, bombastic theme that makes shooting mechs in Manhattan feel appropriately ridiculous. MIDTOWN NIGHT, subtitled Cry For You Lost Rainbow, goes unexpectedly emotional for a game about shooting things from a helicopter.
The fact that NOT USED tracks are included, like a stage select theme that never shipped, is a cool archival touch. Boss themes escalate perfectly across both games. If you ever stood at one of those mounted gun cabinets and wondered what the music sounded like without all the gunfire, here's your answer.