Pure late-90s club energy pumping through Sega's Model 3 hardware. SPIKEOUT's score by Hidenori Shoji sounds like someone dropped a rave inside a beat-em-up, and honestly it rules. "Diesel Town" hits with this dirty techno groove that makes you want to throw elbows at the cabinet, while "Imperial Opera" layers in these almost orchestral synth pads over punchy breakbeats.
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The whole thing just never lets up. "Love & Peace" even gets two remix treatments tacked on at the end, going full club-mix mode like this was always meant to be dancefloor material. If you've ever wanted a brawler that sounds like a 1998 Tokyo nightclub, Toshihiro Nagoshi's arcade classic has you covered.