Wobbly synth bass and live funk guitar riffs smashing together on the first track and it only escalates. Streets of Rage 4 brought in Olivier Deriviere to bridge the gap between Koshiro's 90s club sound and modern production, and the result is filthy in the best way.
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"Funky HQ" lives up to its name with a groove that could score a heist movie, and "Shiva" drops this tense, minimal beat that makes the boss fight feel personal. "Ghost Fair" gets genuinely eerie. The retro tracks from the original composers show up too, adding contrast.
Every stage transition feels like a DJ switching sets. If you played this in co-op and never stopped to just listen, go back and do that.