This soundtrack hits like a quarter-munching adrenaline shot. X-MEN Children of the Atom by Capcom's sound team is peak mid-90s arcade energy, all crunchy FM synths and relentless tempo. "Savage Land" for Wolverine's stage has this feral guitar-like riff that just refuses to let up, and then "Moon Night" for Psylocke flips the whole vibe into something almost mysterious and moody.
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The boss themes go even harder. "Avalon" for the Magneto fight especially... that one just builds and builds. Every character stage has its own personality baked into the sound design, which is wild for a fighting game from this era.
If you grew up dumping quarters into this cabinet, the Saturn port soundtrack is worth revisiting.