Bouncy, bass-heavy party music that sounds like a kart racer got a hip-hop DJ to run the whole show. ModNation Racers hit PS3 and PSP in 2010 and the soundtrack is pure fun from start to finish. "Ain't No Stoppin' It" rips open with the kind of energy that makes you lean forward in your seat, "Make the Bass Go Boom" does exactly what it promises, and "Victory Lap" is that perfect post-race cool-down vibe.
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The whole thing has this create-and-share community energy baked into the sound. "ModSpot Theme" captures that hub world feeling where you are just messing around with mods before the next race. Even "Brake It Down" manages to make slowing down sound exciting somehow.
Tracks like "Put Your Headphones On" and "Turn It Up" feel like they are daring you to crank the volume. If you miss the era when kart racers had actual personality in their soundtracks, this is a time machine.