Pure 3DS eShop action game energy and every track sounds like it belongs in a lost Mega Man spinoff. Legend of Dark Witch's soundtrack goes hard for a budget indie title. "Dark halation" has this driving synth bassline with layered melodies that could loop forever during a boss fight.
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"Sleeping rock 'n' roll" shifts into this funkier groove that catches you off guard. "Blue heat haze" is the standout, this catchy, upbeat theme that got popular enough to earn its own vocal version later. Even the stage clear jingle has personality.
The whole OST runs on that specific formula of tight melodic loops built for side-scrolling stages, and it nails it. If you miss when eShop games had surprisingly good soundtracks, this is exactly that.