01. Boost Up! - XEXEX (2:59) 02. Machine Graveyard - THUNDER CROSS (5:04) 03. Nostalgic - TRIGON (5:27) 04. Gradius Boss - Salamander Boss - Fire Dragon (5:10) 05. Maximum Speed - Graduis II (4:38) 06. Departure Again - Salamander -MSX- (4:48) 07. A-JAX - A-JAX (4:55) 08. Dog Fight III - THUNDER CROSS II (5:22) 09. Out of the Blue from Hyperspace - XEXEX (3:43) 10. Battles of Battleship - THUNDER CROSS II (5:21)
Обзор (англ.)
Review by Adam Corn Old-school shooters meet old-school hard rock in the best possible way. Just as the outstanding Dracula Battle album does for the Castlevania series, Konami Shooting Battle applies raging hard rock arrangements to Konami's line of classic scrolling shooters. Never mind if game titles like Thunder Cross and A-Jax are unfamiliar or unplayed - once you've heard their arrangements on this album you'll be happy to call them classics regardless. The wicked menace that characterized many of the arrangements in Dracula Battle is mostly absent in Konami Shooting Battle, in its place being elements befitting a sci-fi outer-space action adventure. In the aptly titled "Boost Up" it's a sense of speed, supercharged right from the start by quick, nimble cymbals and thrashing backing guitars. In "Gradius Boss - Salamander Boss - Fire Dragon" it's rhythmic percussive synth that's well suited to accompany the endless stream of enemies common in these classic shoot-em-ups. The electric guitars are the star of the show, performed and mixed with the same masterful mid-80s hard rock quality as Dracula Battle. However what keeps the arrangements on a higher plane is the excellent synth programming. Even when at times a bit quirky in an '80s rock meets sci-fi meets gaming sort of way, the synth compliments the hard rocking guitars perfectly. In "Departure Again" an airy lead synth instrument leaves no mistake of the album's video game origins, while an unabashedly proud synth anthem hails its '80s rock influence. In the sole case where the synth borders on being cheesy, namely the bright lead horns in "Dog Fight III", an oh-so-rocking chorus and a no-nonsense guitar solo put everything right back into place. A word of advice to listeners quick to judge - don't even think of passing off Konami Shooting Battle until you've had a good listen to its closing arrangements. Though aforementioned early tracks like "Boost Up", "Salamander Boss" and "Departure Again" are excellent in their own right, they're just a warm-up for the rock and roll tour de force commencing from track 7 "A-JAX". The rolling, blues-inspired guitars in this arrangement make for a great track on their own, but when a synth horn section joins in for the chorus you can just soak up the '80s hard rock goodness. After the anthemic "Dog Fight III", that taste of blues returns for more - in rowdy and rambunctious form - in "Out of the Blue from Hyperspace". Not many albums save the very best for last but this is one of them. "Battles of Battleship" is simply entirely too epic to go anywhere else. As fun as the other rock arrangements are and as well as some capture the essence of a sci-fi shoot-em-up, this closing track merges senses of impending, insurmountable danger with adventure, triumph and exhilaration like no other. From the dark, deliberate opening chords (which really do conjure the image of some massive behemoth of an enemy ship approaching) to the indomitable solo that completes the piece, it's a space-operatic hard rock masterpiece. Anyone with an affinity for hard rock or a nostalgia for old-school shooters absolutely needs to hear Konami Shooting Battle. The throwbacks to '80s hard rock certainly belie the album's age, but the driving themes and infectious energy behind them haven't diminished a bit over the years.
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01. Beginning (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) (4:06) 02. Bloody Tears (Castlevania II: Simon's Quest) (3:50) 03. Ripe Seeds (Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge) (3:49) 04. Cross a Fear (Dracula X: Rondo of Blood) (4:49) 05. Requiem for the Nameless Victims (Castlevania: Bloodlines) (6:11) 06. Op.13 (Dracula X: Rondo of Blood) (4:24) 07. Vampire Killer (Castlevania) (3:32) 08. Calling from Heaven (Castlevania: Bloodlines) (5:19) 09. March of the Holy Man (Dracula X: Rondo of Blood) (3:08) 10. Don't Wait Until Night (Haunted Castle) (4:32)
Обзор (англ.)
Review by Adam Corn 'Rocking' is the operative word. Dracula Battle - Perfect Selection is pure rock. Hard rock. Guitar laden, distortion racked, drum pounding, organ infested Konami Battle style rock. And it's awesome. The haunting atmosphere, evil mood, and highly-charged melodies from various classic Castlevania themes have been juiced exponentially... warn the neighbors - things could get loud. Although many of the melodies here were not initially familiar to me, it was still impossible to miss the distinct Castlevania style inherent in these tracks. One can almost imagine the game-synth melody behind "Requiem for the Nameless Victims", which is intense with the feeling of Castlevania's more pensive musical side. Then there are classics like "Beginning" and "Bloody Tears", featuring the better-known action-oriented side of Castlevania music composition - fast, unforgettably melodic, and with the insidious nature of Dracula behind it. Also included are more recent Castlevania additions like "Cross a Fear" and "Op. 13" from the PC-Engine classic Dracula X. Although a bit more pop-oriented than earlier compositions, they still feature that trademark intensity and action. Konami takes these base Castlevania melodies and charges them with a classic hard rock edge. The guitars here are hard, loud, and viciously distorted in a way that will make pre-alternative rock fans proud. "Bloody Tears" in particular simply must be heard. Unrelenting lead guitar, wicked bass guitar accompaniment, and the most hard-rocking use of organs I've heard make for almost dangerous intensity. In the few somber tracks the hard rock instrumentation is just as beneficial. "Requiem for Nameless Victims" has that classic rock ballad appeal, and "Calling from Heaven" is nearly gut-wrenching. The funeral style organ and perfectly-placed choir samples in combination with the moving lead guitar almost speak words in their sadness. A few complaints include a disappointingly toned-down version of "Vampire Killer" and an arrangement of "Don't Wait Until Night" which seems less-defined than the slightly remixed version in Konami Battle the Best. Also it should be noted that at 43 minutes, the CD isn't exactly filled to the brink. But the tracks that are present make themselves count in a big way. People who dislike loud rock music with wailing guitars will want to avoid this CD. Those people I can't help but pity just a bit. There's a certain vitality in such unabashed old-school hard rock music that in my opinion is good for the spirit. Those who can relate should pick up a copy of Dracula Battle as soon as possible.
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Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009 EAC extraction logfile from 9. August 2009, 20:18 Naoto Shibata Project / Perfect Selection Dracula Battle Used drive : TSSTcorpCDDVDW SH-S223Q Adapter: 1 ID: 0 Read mode : Secure Utilize accurate stream : Yes Defeat audio cache : Yes Make use of C2 pointers : No Read offset correction : 6 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000 Gap handling : Appended to previous track Used output format : User Defined Encoder Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s Quality : High Add ID3 tag : No Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\FLAC\FLAC.EXE Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %s -o %d TOC of the extracted CD Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector --------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 0:00.00 | 4:06.02 | 0 | 18451 2 | 4:06.02 | 3:49.73 | 18452 | 35699 3 | 7:56.00 | 3:49.17 | 35700 | 52891 4 | 11:45.17 | 4:49.15 | 52892 | 74581 5 | 16:34.32 | 6:11.35 | 74582 | 102441 6 | 22:45.67 | 4:23.48 | 102442 | 122214 7 | 27:09.40 | 3:31.72 | 122215 | 138111 8 | 30:41.37 | 5:19.13 | 138112 | 162049 9 | 36:00.50 | 3:08.32 | 162050 | 176181 10 | 39:09.07 | 4:31.43 | 176182 | 196549 Track 1 Filename F:\01 - Beginning.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00 Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 99.9 % Test CRC 28BBC59A Copy CRC 28BBC59A Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [0E6A2269] Copy OK Track 2 Filename F:\02 - Bloody Tears.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:01.30 Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 173A7623 Copy CRC 173A7623 Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [45A6C7FB] Copy OK Track 3 Filename F:\03 - Ripe Seeds.wav Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 95C48E7D Copy CRC 95C48E7D Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [5B263EAC] Copy OK Track 4 Filename F:\04 - Cross a Fear.wav Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 99.9 % Test CRC 4CFD7A4E Copy CRC 4CFD7A4E Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [83F12A5B] Copy OK Track 5 Filename F:\05 - Requiem for the Nameless Victims.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:01.47 Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 8D2ED46A Copy CRC 8D2ED46A Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [26A45367] Copy OK Track 6 Filename F:\06 - Op.13.wav Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 99.9 % Test CRC E3B8A969 Copy CRC E3B8A969 Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [7489059C] Copy OK Track 7 Filename F:\07 - Vampire Killer.wav Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 60511418 Copy CRC 60511418 Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [59E56945] Copy OK Track 8 Filename F:\08 - Calling from Heaven.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.12 Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC C547AA5C Copy CRC C547AA5C Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [899439E4] Copy OK Track 9 Filename F:\09 - March of the Holy Man.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:01.20 Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC BF2A3737 Copy CRC BF2A3737 Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [8C9A2363] Copy OK Track 10 Filename F:\10 - Don't Wait Until Night.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:00.62 Peak level 97.7 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 11A51BDB Copy CRC 11A51BDB Accurately ripped (confidence 3) [BE9339C9] Copy OK All tracks accurately ripped No errors occurred End of status report
Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)
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01. DIFFICULT MOVE (4:17) 02. THEME OF IZABEL(PART1) (3:39) 03. THE PEACEFUL AVENUE (3:53) 04. BLOW UP TRICYCLE (4:59) 05. THEME OF JUNKER (3:36) 06. TWILIGHT OF NEO KOBE CITY (2:57) 07. CODA (4:49) 08. RESISTANCE (3:43) 09. IN DANGER (4:07) 10. THEME OF SNATCHER (4:46)
Обзор (англ.)
Reviewed by Eric Farand Snatcher Battle Perfect Selection is the first soundtrack from the "Battle" series that we review here on RPGFan (since the others are for games that we don't cover). If you have any familiarity with Konami soundtracks in general, you probably already know about the "Battle" series but if not, let me explain what this series is all about. The "Battle" style of music is basically Japanese Power Rock. It's usually extremely fast and furious with a LOT of emphasis on electric guitars and fast-pounding drums sometimes mixed with synths. It's really different in style from the usual "rock" videogame albums. Snatcher Battle Perfect Selection is a little tamer than the other Battle soundtracks. It doesn't rock as much as the Dracula Battle (Castlevania) or Shooting Battle soundtracks. That's not to say that it doesn't rock at all, but not to the same insane level as the others. As a big fan of Snatcher on the Sega CD and a big fan of the "Battle" series, I was ecstatic when I found out there was a Snatcher Battle soundtrack. Two of my favorite things brought together in harmony. Unfortunately, it was too good to be true. Since my experience from Snatcher was from the Sega CD version, I expected some of the familiar themes from that version to be covered on this soundtrack. Unfortunately it seems like the songs covered are from an older release of Snatcher on the MSX or from the non-redbook music of the Sega CD version or are arranged to a degree in which the original song can't be recognized. In any case, I couldn't recognize any of the songs on the soundtrack except for one or maybe two if I stretch my imagination. Now, despite the fact that I don't recognize most of the songs, this is still a Konami Battle soundtrack and as such, the music is great because I love that style of music. The guitars are still wailing, the drums are still pounding and I can never get enough of it. The only 2 exceptions are Twilight of Neo Kobe which is a lot slower and done in a rock balad style and The Peaceful Avenue which is a vocal track. Basically, I don't necessarily recommend this soundtrack to a Snatcher fan since he'll have a hard time recognizing the songs but I do recommend it to fans of hard rock music and fans of Konami Battle style music.
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Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010 EAC extraction logfile from 20. April 2011, 18:58 Konami Kukeiha Club / Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle Used drive : ASUS DVD-E616P Adapter: 0 ID: 0 Read mode : Secure Utilize accurate stream : Yes Defeat audio cache : Yes Make use of C2 pointers : No Read offset correction : 102 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface Gap handling : Appended to previous track Used output format : User Defined Encoder Selected bitrate : 320 kBit/s Quality : High Add ID3 tag : No Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" %s TOC of the extracted CD Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector --------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 0:00.00 | 4:16.72 | 0 | 19271 2 | 4:16.72 | 3:38.38 | 19272 | 35659 3 | 7:55.35 | 3:53.25 | 35660 | 53159 4 | 11:48.60 | 4:58.50 | 53160 | 75559 5 | 16:47.35 | 3:35.40 | 75560 | 91724 6 | 20:23.00 | 2:56.52 | 91725 | 104976 7 | 23:19.52 | 4:49.23 | 104977 | 126674 8 | 28:09.00 | 3:42.42 | 126675 | 143366 9 | 31:51.42 | 4:07.13 | 143367 | 161904 10 | 35:58.55 | 4:46.22 | 161905 | 183376 Track 1 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\01 - DIFFICULT MOVE.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00 Peak level 99.4 % Extraction speed 2.4 X Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 3B844D88 Copy CRC 3B844D88 Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [C08E87C9] Copy OK Track 2 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\02 - THEME OF IZABEL(PART1).wav Pre-gap length 0:00:01.98 Peak level 99.4 % Extraction speed 2.3 X Track quality 99.9 % Test CRC 856076AF Copy CRC 856076AF Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [6A9C2997] Copy OK Track 3 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\03 - THE PEACEFUL AVENUE.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.26 Peak level 99.4 % Extraction speed 2.9 X Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC D0638728 Copy CRC D0638728 Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [EFA5D4B3] Copy OK Track 4 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\04 - BLOW UP TRICYCLE.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:00.93 Peak level 99.4 % Extraction speed 3.3 X Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC FDDF2A69 Copy CRC FDDF2A69 Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [79816256] Copy OK Track 5 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\05 - THEME OF JUNKER.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:00.80 Peak level 99.4 % Extraction speed 2.9 X Track quality 99.9 % Test CRC 8A4FB2A4 Copy CRC 8A4FB2A4 Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [F5CD82FA] Copy OK Track 6 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\06 - TWILIGHT OF NEO KOBE CITY.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.20 Peak level 99.4 % Extraction speed 3.4 X Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC A1110842 Copy CRC A1110842 Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [DD84F150] Copy OK Track 7 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\07 - CODA.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:00.42 Peak level 99.6 % Extraction speed 3.8 X Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC A53FC139 Copy CRC A53FC139 Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [B6311969] Copy OK Track 8 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\08 - RESISTANCE.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.01 Peak level 99.3 % Extraction speed 3.9 X Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC AAF9FCCF Copy CRC AAF9FCCF Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [95025405] Copy OK Track 9 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\09 - IN DANGER.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:01.48 Peak level 99.4 % Extraction speed 4.1 X Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 11645E53 Copy CRC 11645E53 Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [CF08D1D0] Copy OK Track 10 Filename H:\Documents and Settings\$$$$$\### RIP ###\Konami Kukeiha Club - 1995 - Perfect Selection Snatcher Battle\10 - THEME OF SNATCHER.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.38 Peak level 99.4 % Extraction speed 4.4 X Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 0B1A170C Copy CRC 0B1A170C Accurately ripped (confidence 2) [FAB9F140] Copy OK All tracks accurately ripped No errors occurred End of status report
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1995 - Perfect Selection Dracula Battle II [KICA-1162] - 42:13
01. Beginning (Dracula X: Rondo of Blood) (3:45) 02. Theme of Simon (Akumajo Dracula X68000) (3:35) 03. Road of Enemy #1 (Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge) (4:51) 04. Den (Dracula X: Rondo of Blood) (4:11) 05. Theme from the Legend of Dracula (Castlevania Adventure) (3:27) 06. In the Castle (Super Castlevania IV) (3:54) 07. Thrashard in the Cave (Akumajo Dracula X68000) (4:50) 08. Reincarnated Soul (Castlevania: Bloodlines) (3:40) 09. Iron Blue Intention (Castlevania: Bloodlines) (5:25) 10. Illusionary Dance (Dracula X: Rondo of Blood) (4:36)
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Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)
REM GENRE Rock REM DATE 1995 REM DISCID 7B09E50A REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.6" CATALOG 4988003173630 PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" TITLE "Perfect Selection Dracula Battle II" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" FILE "01 Beginning.wav" WAVE TRACK 01 AUDIO TITLE "Beginning" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505150 INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 02 AUDIO TITLE "Theme of Simon" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505160 INDEX 00 03:43:40 FILE "02 Theme of Simon.wav" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 03 AUDIO TITLE "Road of Enemy #1" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505170 INDEX 00 03:32:30 FILE "03 Road of Enemy #1.wav" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 FILE "04 The Nest.wav" WAVE TRACK 04 AUDIO TITLE "The Nest" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505180 INDEX 01 00:00:00 FILE "05 Theme from the Legend of Dracula.wav" WAVE TRACK 05 AUDIO TITLE "Theme from the Legend of Dracula" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505190 INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 06 AUDIO TITLE "Ascent to the Castle" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505200 INDEX 00 03:25:70 FILE "06 Ascent to the Castle.wav" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 07 AUDIO TITLE "Thrashard in the Cave" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505210 INDEX 00 03:52:60 FILE "07 Thrashard in the Cave.wav" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 08 AUDIO TITLE "Reincarnated Soul" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505220 INDEX 00 03:41:12 FILE "08 Reincarnated Soul.wav" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00 FILE "09 Iron Blue Intention.wav" WAVE TRACK 09 AUDIO TITLE "Iron Blue Intention" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505230 INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 10 AUDIO TITLE "Dance of Illusions" PERFORMER "Naoto Shibata Project" REM COMPOSER "Konami Kukeiha Club" ISRC JPKI09505240 INDEX 00 05:23:25 FILE "10 Dance of Illusions.wav" WAVE INDEX 01 00:00:00
01. PRELUDE OF LEGEND (GRADIUS III) (3:42) 02. CROSS POINT (A-JAX) (4:42) 03. LOOK FOR A FORTRESS (A-JAX) (5:32) 04. TRY TO STAR (GRADIUS III) (3:01) 05. COLONY (AXELAY) (4:47) 06. CRYSTAL CLEAR (XEXEX) (4:28) 07. FIRST ATTACK (THUNDER CROSS) (3:33) 08. GIVE MY HEART TO YOU (GOFER NO YABOU EPISODE II) (4:36) 09. KIDNEY STAGE (LIFE FORCE) (3:45) 10. FARAWAY (TRIGON) (3:30)
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Review by Adam Corn A slightly different sound from previous Konami Battle albums, but hardly any less exciting.
Konami Shooting Battle II continues in the tradition of its excellent predecessor, taking high-energy themes from classic 2D shooters and giving them the hard rock treatment. However while the first Shooting Battle could be considered a hard rock album with substantial game music influences, Shooting Battle II feels more purely like game music, but with a heavy hard rock slant. The electric lead, rhythm and bass guitars boast the same spot-on performances and professional mastering found in other Konami Battle series albums. The difference in Shooting Battle II is that the guitars take a less prominent role. Though several tracks are guitar rock first and foremost and sound great, in many others the guitars are relegated to backing rhythms and extended solos that compliment the lead. Filling the void is the synth, which takes a more prominent role as well as a more game-like quality. This is revealed with complete clarity by the bright gamey synth horns and optimistic synth chimes in the opening track "Prelude of Legend". It's a fairly drastic change of pace from earlier Konami Battle albums and I didn't care for it at all at first. "Colony" from Axelay succinctly shows that contrast between the guitar and synth sounds of the album. The grinding lead guitars at the climax of the track sound surprisingly similar to Dracula Battle, even more so when a mean bassline goes solo for a few seconds; I just find it a shame that the emphasis on some very bright synth horns in the rest of the track takes that hard edge off a bit. Fortunately there is some excellent shooter'esque synth programming to be found, most notably "Kidney Stage" from Life Force, which like the same series' "Departure Again" from Shooting Battle I boasts a catchy lead instrument that brings memories of the hordes of enemies common in those early games, plus an anthemic lead melody that gets you fired up to take them all on. Once you grow accustomed to the more pronounced synth sound, the similarities to the first Shooting Battle are plentiful and almost entirely positive. The sense of speed in "Cross Point" is reminiscent of Shooting Battle's "Boost Up", with rapid percussion and energetic guitars at the forefront and intermittent bursts of synth adding to the effect. Like "Out of the Blue from Hyperspace" from Xexex, the same series' "Crystal Clear" in Shooting Battle II gives bluesy guitars and piano a raunchy, energetic kick, made even better by some well-timed synth horns. And as in Shooting Battle's "Dog Fight III", the extremely bright, gamey lead synth in Thunder Cross's "First Attack" might seem a bit much at first, but once a driving chorus anthem and a grinding guitar solo kick in you can't help but love the piece in its unbridled enthusiasm. One final, important similarity to note between Shooting Battle II and its predecessor - both albums save the very best for last. As with other arrangements, "Faraway" comes full-on with the synth, and while its anthemic '80s hard rock quality is easy enough to enjoy from the outset, a hard and wicked yet perfectly complementary guitar solo takes the piece to the next level; when the synth anthem comes blasting back it makes a perfect climax to the album. I'll admit to at first being disappointed by Konami's second Shooting Battle album, and I'll also admit to being mistaken in that early judgment. Though in some ways I personally would have preferred the more guitar-focused approach of previous Battle series albums, there's no denying the same energetic, exciting themes and climax-building arrangements at work here. And for those who absolutely demand their hard rock guitars, even in the few purely guitar-driven tracks and the synth-supporting solos there's enough to get that fix. The first Dracula and Shooting Battle albums remain my highest recommendations in Konami's renowned Battle series, but Konami Shooting Battle II comes close behind.
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Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)
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Об исполнителе (группе)
The Naoto Shibata Project was a studio band with revolving performers lead by bass guitarist Naoto Shibata. The group performed arrangements from Konami games for the Perfect Selection Battle series of albums. Naoto Shibata: all arrangement, bass guitar (all albums), guitar (Shooting) Eizo Sakamoto: vocals (Snatcher) Masanori Kusakabe: guitar (Dracula)
Katsu Ohta: guitar (Snatcher, Dracula II, Shooting II)
Akio Shimizu: guitar (Shooting, Dracula)
Kazumasa Saitoh: guitar (Dracula II, Shooting II, the Best)
Kyoji Kudoh: guitar (Dracula II, Shooting II) Tatsuya Kase: synthesizer (Shooting II)
Koichi Seiyama: synthesizer (Dracula II), keyboard (the Best)
Yusuke Takahama: synthesizer (Dracula, Snatcher)
Jeff Fujimoto: synthesizer (Shooting) Hirotsugu Homma: drums (the Best)
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