Every version of Ketsui's soundtrack crammed into one massive box set. This 15th anniversary collection covers the arcade original, the Xbox 360 port, and multiple arranged takes on CAVE's shmup score. If you thought one version was intense enough.
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"INTERCEPTION" appears in raw arcade form and again as "DISPOSABLE SQUAD" with a completely different arrangement that still nails the same frantic energy. "EVAC INDUSTRY" into "HELLS TIERS" shows how the Stage 5 theme evolved across releases.
The "Howl from Beyond mix" goes somewhere unexpected. Hearing the same compositions reworked across hardware generations tells its own story. The 360 versions carry more low-end weight while the arcade originals have that raw, compressed punch.
Put this on if you want to hear how a shmup soundtrack ages across fifteen years of rereleases.