A shoot-em-up about flying cats and the soundtrack goes way harder than that premise suggests. Neko Navy on Switch and Windows packs a score that shifts wildly across its seven-day stage structure. Premonition of Beginning sets a surprisingly intense tone for a city stage, all driving rhythm and layered synths.
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KOUNTER hits as the boss theme with aggressive energy that demands your full attention. Forest Green and Placebo pull back into mellower territory, the hospital stage track especially carrying this eerie calm. Signal Red for the Nightmare stage goes genuinely dark.
Then Sad Blast as the last boss theme just unleashes everything. FM Kyushu-Central hiding as a secret boss track is a treat. The Karaoke version of One More Time is absurd in the best way. If you play shmups and haven't tried the one where cats are the bullets, the soundtrack alone justifies the download.