Massive, thundering arcade battle themes designed to overwhelm you while you're burning through tokens. Lord of Vermilion III hit Japanese arcades in 2014 and the soundtrack goes completely over the top in the best way. Code - Vermilion is a main theme that announces itself like a final boss showed up in the first five seconds.
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Rhythm Fang, Over Sword drives the surprise battle sequences with frantic energy, while Screaming Doo Doo (yes, that's the actual track name) somehow manages to be an absolute banger for an escape battle on Kiriku Peninsula.
LoV Rave Go Go keeps the party-battle energy at max. Square Enix arcade games always had budgets that felt disproportionate to the format. Every track here sounds like it belongs in a console RPG climax. For anyone who wants to know what competitive card-battling sounds like when the volume is set to eleven.