Review by Airborne6176

A good soundtrack for Metal Gear/Konami Fans, but IMO could have contained less vocal tracks and more of the action/sneaking themes from past M.G. OSTs. Too bad this was not a double CD that had the vocals and instrumentals on their own discs. Track #s 1, 4, & 8 are about the only "new" tracks to M.G. fans. The others are from previous CDs. Still, a must-have OST for Metal Gear Fans.

Decent OST for Ridge Racer 7 on two discs, but Namco could do better (look at the Ridge Racers series OSTs). What ever happened to R.R. 6's OST from the X-Box 360? R.R. 7's OST trys a bit too hard to be "new" and loses the classic techno/club sound of other Ridge Racer soundtracks. Both CDs have average tracks at the most with only a couple that stand out. Better luck next time Namco. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it..."

This driving mix album is a good CD for Namco's Ridge Racer 7. There are a few vocal tracks on the CD that would be better if they were just instrumental, bet they don't ruin the CD as a whole. Most songs are great by themselves, but they are seemlessly blended together to make a good CD to play while driving through traffic on the highway (safely)...

The two versions of the Intro Theme (track 1 & 3) are worth the price of this Maxi-Single CD for the animated modern jet-fighting series. A good CD to have in your Area 88 (or dance music) collection, but the best one by far is the Mission Cyber Trance release. Keep up the great work Avex!

Very good and energetic soundtrack for the animated modern jet-fighting series. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that track # 2 (Awakening) was not the actual track used in the anime. Still, a great track as it is. Avex has done a good job releasing these discs. Highly recommended!

Very good and energetic soundtrack for the animated modern jet-fighting series. For this CD there are a few repeated tracks from Sound File 1 and there are some tracks that don't seem to fit in too well with the dance/trance feel of the series. Avex has done a good job releasing these CDs. Highly recommended!

Seemless, mixed CD that combines both sound files for Area 88. Even if you don't have the other CDs, you can't go wrong with this one. Great driving music with a good variety of beats. Highly recommended!

Another must have for Metal Gear fans! Great soundtrack that follows up the excellent PS2 game, Metal Gear Solid 3. More "stealth" themed tracks with the classic M.G. sound. I hope this PSP game is released on the PS2 in the future. Great tracks for Big Boss fans! Keep up the great work Konami!

Another fine release by Namco for their drift driving series. Just like the first Ridge Racers CD, this one has re-releases of older songs from the series, but with fewer new, re-mixed tracks. I also wish this was a two CD release with even more songs. Nonetheless, a good soundtrack for Ridge Racer fans.

Once again, Namco's Sound Team releases a great OST to not one, but two different games at once. Both game's OSTs retain the classic "Tekken techno" sound, but the main aspect that keeps this release from being rated a 5 is the fact that the tracks need to be longer in length. They are each around 2 to 3 minutes in duration, considering the amount of songs on each CD. Next time, Namco should follow what was done with King Records release of Ace Combat 5's OST, create an OST on more CDs if neccessary to make a great soundtrack for the fans to really be thankful for. Other then that minor complaint, a good OST overall. Thanks Namco! (where's Ridge Racer 6's OST?)

While most listners will buy this Ace Combat OST for the song "Zero" (track 19 on disc 2), this is still a great addition to the already excellent work by Namco's Sound Team. A good mix of electric and Spanish guitars for this action-themed soundtrack. A must have, along with Ace Combat 5's OST. Keep up the great work, Namco!!

A great soundtrack for an awesome modern "old-school" arcade game! My only complaint is that Sega did not include more bonus tracks (and new arranges) from Turbo Outrun/Outrunners. Vocals have NO place in Outrun driving themes...!

This one has a different "tone" indeed. There are decent background themes for this average game, but SNK/Capcom failed to recapture the same energy from the "Capcom vs. SNK" games before. No overall great tracks on this OST, but it's o.k. for collectors of the SF series.

Awesome OST for the Street Fighter series! All of the remixes for each of the SF characters are perfectly arranged, especially Ryu's & Ken's. Highly recommended for SF fans!!

For Street Fighter Fans, an absolute must-have!! Great remixes and edits of classic S.F. soundtracks. Perfect tournament background music!!

A must for Metal Gear fans!! Great soundtrack that follows the same "stealth" themed formula that is so successful in all of the other M.G. OST's. Great fan service for the PSP games! Thanks Konami!!

Great OST to a great racing game. This is a keeper for sure, as it not only contains a good amount of classics, it also includes some new tunes to drift to. Awesome soundtrack if you love driving music. You can't go wrong with this one!

All I have to say is, outstanding collection of Sega classic soundtracks. Playing this CD is like a trip down memory lane for old school arcade games. A must if you did not get the chance to buy the original OST CD's when they came out the first time, or if you are a Sega fan like myself! Great driving music!!

Decent soundtrack from Sega, but it does not reach the same "classic" sound of Sega Rally & Sega Rally 2. Too many techno tunes with no sense of direction to be a good driving OST. As with the first two games, if it is not broken, don't fix it... Then again, I have yet to play this game here in the U.S. to try "drifting" to while driving.