Music sucks

[Nikkomancer]

streets of rage 2 had one of the best soundtracks i ever heard. streets of rage 4 has one of the worst soundtracks i ever heard. thankfully they included the retro soundtrack, BUT some music choices for some levels were straight up horrible. why the hell didnt they use the bar music for the bar level? and why the hell did they use the barbon boss music for the police station level? never ever use streets of rage boss music for a level. streets of rage boss music consists of quick and repetitive beats, to pump you up for the battle. but when you use it for a level, where you have to walk a lot, it becomes annoying very quickly. i hope they update the game so that we can use our own tracks.

[Iceferno]

I think the retro soundtrack feature could do with an update. They could maybe allow you to map the music to levels yourself as long as you've cleared the game once. But yeah, a check/uncheck mark doesn't really work if you have more stages in this game than any previous title.

[Sh1nRa358]

agreed +1. Although SoR1 music > SoR2, this soundtrack is worse than Final Fight's soundtrack. There are only 2 to 3 good songs in this game. Boss musics don't even hype up the fight!

[Nikkomancer]

Originally posted by Sh1nRa358:

agreed +1. Although SoR1 music > SoR2, this soundtrack is worse than Final Fight's soundtrack. There are only 2 to 3 good songs in this game. Boss musics don't even hype up the fight!

absolutely! and yes, the streets of rage 1 soundtrack was also very good. man, playing this game makes me want to have a remake of golden axe and alien storm as well.

[RuiDX]

SoR Remake OST is still the best, with great remixes of the originals and a few new ones, too bad its not official

[Dragon222]

SoR2 Music = 10/10
SoR4 Music = 8/10

[what's that smell?]

Originally posted by Nikko:

barbon boss music for the police station level?

It sort of makes sense contextually, as the there is a riot in the police station and the music screams danger, warning, as well as the heightened stress from the backing sirens within the track.

[V I D A L]

Originally posted by Nikko:

streets of rage 2 had one of the best soundtracks i ever heard. streets of rage 4 has one of the worst soundtracks i ever heard.

Nah.. SOR4 soundtrack is far better than SOR2. Get your nostalgia goggles off.

[mrFaceShoota]

they need to just patch the game so you can choose what plays on what levels or allow full file customization so the superior SOR Remake OST can be used

[Arhat]

Originally posted by V I D A L:

Originally posted by Nikko:

streets of rage 2 had one of the best soundtracks i ever heard. streets of rage 4 has one of the worst soundtracks i ever heard.

Nah.. SOR4 soundtrack is far better than SOR2. Get your nostalgia goggles off.

Now that I have completed the game, music is definitely the weakest part. For once most of the professional game-reviewers was spot on regarding the music.

[Nikkomancer]

Originally posted by V I D A L:

Originally posted by Nikko:

streets of rage 2 had one of the best soundtracks i ever heard. streets of rage 4 has one of the worst soundtracks i ever heard.

Nah.. SOR4 soundtrack is far better than SOR2. Get your nostalgia goggles off.

its not nostalgia. the double dragon neon soundtrack went a completely different route, but i liked it, because it matched the 80s style of the game.

the streets of rage 4 soundtrack on the other hand:
- doesnt match the environment
- doesnt create any atmosphere
- isnt memorable at all

there are so many talented people that could have created a far better soundtrack. take a look at games like super meat boy, vvvvvv, undertale, binding of isaac, just to name a few. they all have tracks that match the environment, create atmosphere, and are memorable. you hear the tracks once, and you remember them for the rest of your life. the streets of rage 4 soundtrack is plain and boring.

[Rhyno]

I like most of the tracks.

[Retromint]

The music dont suck. Playing it again after my first run though i'm appreciating it a lot more now.
BUT its not as good as the legendary first SOR. That one is just badass, especially the boss fight, its so tense.

[TenmaTheGod]

I actually like it

[Omega X]

The music is fine. SoR3's music is arguably worse depending on the track.

[SylveonLover]

one of the worst soundtracks? I really do not agree. Music is like an adquired taste. I didn´t bother with SOR soundtracks at all until I started digging deeper in SOR culture and fanbase. The 3rd one was even my favourite and everyone seems to hate it! The world it´s a strange place.