Arcade-grade horror metal crashing through cabinet speakers at max volume. House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn brings the series' signature over-the-top energy into 2019 with a soundtrack that never lets up. "The Chariot" slams in as a boss theme with the kind of intensity that matches dumping quarters into a machine.
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"Nightmare" and "Silent Dark" do the atmospheric heavy lifting, pulling the mood into genuine dread between action sequences. Then "The Hanged Man" ramps right back into full-blown panic. The tarot-themed boss tracks are the backbone of this thing.
There's a bizarre tonal shift with the bonus idol character tracks at the end. Sumomo Hiiro showing up on a House of the Dead OST is... something. Perfect for anyone who wants to feel like they're standing in a dark arcade with a plastic gun in their hands.