Technosoft went absolutely feral on this collection. Reincarnation pulls from Blast Wind and Thunder Force material across both the Mega Drive and Saturn, and the arrangements hit different when you hear them back to back.
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"BLAST WIND" rips open Stage 1 with that thick, gritty FM energy, and "BURNING HEART" by Stage 5 is just pure adrenaline fuel. The boss tracks like "SODOM" and "JUSTICE RAY" have this relentless intensity that makes you grip the controller harder.
Then the arranged versions at the end, "Fighting Back" and "Battle Ship" especially, reimagine the originals with fuller production. "THE LONGEST VOYAGE" ending theme actually hits emotionally too. Real shmup heads already know Technosoft never missed with their sound teams, but this collection proves it.