My Top Ten Audio Tracks

Columns (1990)

The first Mega Drive games I owned, and one of my favourite theme tunes of all time.

Street Fighter II (1991)

Guile’s Theme, I think it’s one of the coolest fighter levels ever, and Guile has always been my favourite Street Fighter characters.

Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)

Sonic is one of my earliest game memories, and it’s my favourite level tune. I always liked the slow, peaceful tune playing when I was going insane trying to complete the stages.

Streets of Rage II (1992)

Another of my favourite tunes, it was one of the first times I realised just how great music in games could be.

Resident Evil (1996)

I always appreciated Resident Evil, because even though it’s one of my scariest gaming memories from my youth, it always had appalling dialogue, and this is the perfect example of it.

Abe’s Oddysee (1997)

As if this section wasn’t terrifying enough, the music accompanying it made it 100 times worse, making a truly tense experience.

Metal Gear Solid 2 (2001)

I love the MGS series, it’s probably my favourite of all time, and trying to pick just one thing from it is insanely difficult, but I thought this was the best rendition of the iconic tune, and every time I hear it it just gets me really pumped to play through the games again.

Mass Effect 2 (2010)

Two Steps From Hell – Heart of Courage

I was insanely hyped for this game to come out, with the trailer being what I thought was the high point in the promotion process, and this song went so far just to make the game feel as huge as it was.

Scott Pilgrim (2010)

I love chiptune, and this soundtrack was basically my gateway drug for the genre. That and Anamanaguchi are just awesome anyway.

Far Cry Blood Dragon (2012)

Friends (Forever) – Dragon Sound

This soundtrack had a lot of amazing songs from Power Glove, but I chose this one because it was the most delightfully ridiculous piece of 80s power ballad nostalgia that fit perfectly with the tone of the game. Plus it reminds me of Top Gun, basically.