Video game soundtracks are great way of getting your music heard and can affect the performance and sales of a game dramatically.
Picture above 2A03 8 bit Sound chip in the NES.
We take in consideration some awards, as well as bring some nostalgia loving goodness back!
We look back on the best Video Games with awesome Music!
10.
Live and learn - Crush 40
- Sonic Adventure 2
Game:
Released on June 19, 2001 as the last Sonic game for the Sega console after the company stopped manufacturing the console.
Song:
Crush 40, originally a musical project founded in 2000 to write music for NASCAR Arcade, consists of Johnny Gioeli on vocals, with frequent collaborators Toru Kawamura and Takeshi Taneda on drums and bass, respectively.
9.
All I want - The Offspring - Crazy Taxi
Game:
Released in arcades in 1999 and then was ported to the Dreamcast in 2000. Gameplay is based on picking up taxi customers, and driving to their destination as quickly as possible.
Song:
Song by American punk rock group The Offspring. It is the tenth track on their fourth studio album 'Ixnay on the Hombre (1997)' and was released as the first single from the album in December 1996.
It reached No.31 in the UK and No.15 in Australia.
8.
Shattering the Skies above -Trivium
- God of War 3
Game:
Released for the PlayStation 3 console on March 16, 2010, the game is the fifth instalment in the God of War series.
God of War III was awarded the "Most Anticipated Game of 2010" at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards.
Song:
"Shattering the Skies Above" was also released exclusively to their fanclub (TriviumWorld) on February 12, 2010 and was released widely on February 15.
7.
Killing in the Name - RATM -
Guitar Hero 2
Game:
Released for the PlayStation 2 in November 2006, and then for the Xbox 360 in April 2007
The game has sold 3.1 million copies.
Song:
Featured on their self-titled debut album, and was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992. In 1993, the song peaked at number 25 in the UK but in 2009 became the Christmas number one.
6.
Carry on - Avenged Sevenfold - COD Black Ops 2
Game:
Released on November 13, 2012 Within 24 hours of going on sale, the game grossed over $500 million. It went sold 7.5 million copies in the U.S. in November 2012.
Song:
Released on iTunes on September 24, 2012.
The song plays at the end of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, showing the band as well as two characters from the game, Raul Menendez (voiced by Kamar de los Reyes) on guitar (guitar played by 'Scarlett') and Sergeant Frank Woods (voiced by James C. Burns) on drums.
5.
I Cum Blood - Cannibal Corpse
- GTA extension : The Lost and Damned
Game:
Is the first of two episodic expansion packs developed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto IV. Several new tracks were added to the radio stations in the expansion. Liberty City Hardcore and Liberty Rock Radio saw the biggest addition of new tracks, to fit with the expansion's biker theme.
Song:
Released in 1992 through Metal Blade Recordss.
Esteemed reviewers Jack Murray and Connur Joyce have both stated their belief that 'I Cum Blood' is a high-concept with extreme necrophilia and sadism. Murray said "It's a very clever idea concerning the rape and murder of a young girl with a large knife, and continuing to rape the corpse until orgasm."
4.
Push it - Static X
- Duke Nukem: Land of The Babes
Game:
Released for the PlayStation 1 in September 19, 2000. The Games slogan was "One man, One mission, One million Babes"
Song:
"Push It" is the first single from the industrial metal band Static-X'"Push It"
It is one of Static-X's best known and most popular songs and is credited.
The song talks about being self-strong, not giving up. The song begins and concludes with heavier segments with screamed vocals, while its middle section is more atmospheric and melodic.
3.
Stricken - Disturbed
- Guitar Hero 3
Game:
Released for the most popular platforms in October 2007. Guitar Hero 3 is the best-selling video game of 2007, both in terms of units sold and revenue earned, and that it is the first single retail video game to exceed one billion dollars in sales!
Song:
Released on July 25, 2005 as the second singlefrom their third studio album Ten Thousand Fists. "Stricken" was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 18, 2008 for selling 500,000 copies. It is one of the first of Disturbed's songs to include a guitar solo!
2.
Falling Apart - Zebrahead - Smackdown vs Raw
Game:
Released on the PlayStation 2 console by THQ and developed by Yuke's in November 12, 2004. Smackdown vs Raw sold a total of 3.33 million copies.
Song:
Released in October 21, 2003, and peaked at Number 9 in the Japanese charts.
The first 1,000 copies of the CD release of it were made available in four different colours, red, yellow, green and blue, with blue being the official colour with later copies.
1.
When Worlds Collide - Powerman 5000
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Game:
Released for the PlayStation 1 in September 29, 2000.
Pro Skater 2 was met with critical acclaim and commercial success. According to GameRankings, as of October 2013, it is one of the highest rated video games of all time, It also holds a score of 98, making it one of the highest rated video games of all time across all consoles and platforms
Song:
Released in July 1999 by the band Powerman 5000 from their album Tonight the Stars Revolt!. The song is virtually always the last song to be played at concerts.
In 2016, the band accused Square Enix of stealing the song for use in their popular MMO Final Fantasy XIV.
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