Grimy funk basslines and blues guitar riffs running through every track like a cop drama from the wrong side of town. Verdict Guilty's 2017 soundtrack plays its street-level beat-em-up angle with zero subtlety and it works.
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"Alleycat Blues" has that slinky groove you'd hear in a dive bar at closing time, while "Fanatic funk" cranks the tempo for when fists start flying. "Dojo dancing" shifts the energy with something almost playful. "Pigeon waltz" though.
That one caught me off guard. The track names alone tell you what kind of game this is, from "Jailhouse rock" to "Sinister Senator." If you want a fighting game soundtrack that sounds like a 70s exploitation film score, this delivers.