Metal Slug on DS and the soundtrack scales down to handheld without losing the series' signature military swagger. "Former Master" carries weight and history. "Scrap Island" scores a junkyard battlefield. "Underground Fortress" goes subterranean.
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"The Beginning Is The End" philosophizes for a run-and-gun game. "Combat School" trains you up. "Beast of Beat 9/8" gets into odd time signatures, which is adventurous for an action game OST. "Melody Of My Own Way" closes the credits with personal resolve.
Series staples return in MS7 versions. Eighteen tracks on a DS cartridge that prove the franchise's music works at any scale. If you missed Metal Slug 7 because it was DS-only, the soundtrack deserved better than portable obscurity.