Best VGM 2483 - Contra : Shattered Soldier - Relic of Moirai

A collection of my favorite videogame music. Note that most of them are from games I played so I might miss some great ones from games I never played.
PS2
Contra : Shattered Soldier (2002)
Relic of Moirai
Akira Yamaoka
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[@SupraDarkyVGM]

Even with Contra being a well known franchise, I feel like this game is quite underrated. It's a very solid run and gun with surprising personality and great bosses. It's actually quite a trippy experience. The soundtrack composed in big part by Akira Yamaoka is solid. I always had a soft spot for this theme that plays during the penultimate boss fight, it oozes retro-techno vibes. The synth at 1:30 sounds straight out of Alexander Brandon's work on Deus Ex.

[@Necromagenvi0n]

The many phases of the final boss is interesting, to say. A descent into the evolutionary roots, from a humanoid figure to a single cell structure.

[@arios6443]

Looking this game up for the first time, I think somebody stuffed Contra, Resident Evil, and Sin and Punishment into a blender and made this. It's incredibly strange, but cool.

[@viniciusnardin5514]

groovy techno vibes, love ittttt

[@Devieus]

Everyone keeps talking about Contra 1, 2 and 3, but this series seriously hasn't slowed down right up until Hard Corps Uprising. And then Konami did a Konami with Rogue Corps.

[@Firguy]

_People_
_Keep on learnin'_
_Soldiers_
_Keep on warrin'_
_World_
_Keep on turnin'_
_Cause it won't be too long_

[@andrewoconnor6824]

keep it rocking