The definitive Ippo game and the soundtrack goes the full twelve rounds. Over thirty tracks covering every emotional beat of a boxing anime that's really about never giving up. "Road to Glory" and "For the Dream" carry that aspirational energy.
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"Shotguns" and "LALLAPALLOOZA" bring raw fight intensity. "An Unfulfilled Dream" and "On the Dried Riverbed" hit with genuine sadness between bouts. "The Battle of Hawk" scores the Takamura showdown with appropriate gravity.
"Bullet of Light" and "The Collapsing Balance" capture those split-second momentum shifts. "Breath of Revival" is pure hope. "Champion Carnival" and "The Victor's Cannons Roar" deliver triumph. PS2 hardware at its most emotionally range-heavy.
If you love boxing or anime or both, this soundtrack understands why people cry at both.