Let's face it -- the DS isn't loved for its aural qualities. Still, there are some games that really outdo themselves in terms of music. A few that immediately come to us as examples are the Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) games and Professor Layton. Yet, everyone has different musical tastes, so we wanted to see if you thought any DS games had soundtracks worth noting. If so, list them here!
DS Daily: Stellar soundtracks
Let's face it -- the DS isn't loved for its aural qualities. Still, there are some games that really outdo themselves in terms of music. A few that immediately come to us as examples are the Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) games and Professor Layton. Yet, everyone has different musical tastes, so we wanted to see if you thought any DS games had soundtracks worth noting. If so, list them here!
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4-06-2008 @ 10:41AM
Roto13 said...
Definitely definitely definitely Sonic Rush. Sonic Rush Adventure is also great.
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4-06-2008 @ 10:52AM
C02M0 said...
you make it sound as if any other game system has an amazing number of those.
the DS have some great stuff too !
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4-06-2008 @ 5:47PM
Kia said...
What the hell, man? >_>;
The PS2 has a -ton- of fantastic soundtracks. Way more than most consoles just because of the sheer amount of games it has, but still.
4-06-2008 @ 5:55PM
Jacksons said...
You can say that again, boatloads of great soundtracks on the ol' PS2.
4-06-2008 @ 10:56AM
RupeeClock said...
Something about Megaman ZX really stood out for me, the ZX Tunes album is actually a favourite of mine.
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4-06-2008 @ 10:57AM
Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force said...
Sonic Rush has an amazing soundtrack. I don't sit down to listen to it - that seems a little odd - but it's good music all the same.
I likened the music of Professor Layton. It reminded me of Amelie, which is a beautiful film.
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4-06-2008 @ 11:02AM
Keith said...
One of the best soundtracks to come from a DS game is Luminous Arc. If you've never played it, RPGFan has a few samples and you can buy the CD import from a few places such as play-asia.com and amazon.com.
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4-06-2008 @ 11:09AM
Keith said...
I guess it didn't like my link so let's try: http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/lumarc/index.html
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4-06-2008 @ 11:24AM
Mr Khan said...
Kirby Squeak Squad
sooo cute ;)
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4-06-2008 @ 11:28AM
tamriel said...
Etrian Odyssey has a great soundtrack too. It's as soothing as it is mysterious and eerie.
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4-06-2008 @ 11:46AM
Wilerson said...
Advance Wars (both DS and DoR) have some fantastic tunes. And I love Meteos soundtrack.
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4-06-2008 @ 11:47AM
pas said...
How could you not list nanostray 1 and 2 ? Best soundtrack ever ! Metroid Primer Hunters was a earworm too.
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4-06-2008 @ 11:47AM
Fululian said...
I'm failing to get my hands on the soundtrack of the NEW FFIII. There seems to be only the ancient one. It's the best music I ever heard on the DS. Ah, and yeah:
Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii!!
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4-06-2008 @ 12:21PM
T2Master said...
I'm suprised nobody's mentioned EBA.
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4-06-2008 @ 12:34PM
zipmartin said...
I'm surprised no one mentioned Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow. It's one of the best Castlevania Soundtracks ever.
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4-06-2008 @ 12:51PM
manaman said...
Maybe it's because the game wasn't as popular as it should have been, but "Heroes of Mana" has such an amazing soundtrack and it sounds so good on the DS!
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4-08-2008 @ 5:48PM
Setai said...
I second that. HoM had a great soundtrack due to the fact that it was composed by none other than Yoko Shimomura, the composer of Kingdom Hearts I & II.
4-06-2008 @ 2:24PM
nil said...
The Nanostray games, Etrian Odyssey, Layton, Advance Wars: DoR, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Gundam 00, Megaman ZX, FFCC: Ring of Fates, New Super Mario Bros., Polarium, Meteos, Trioncube, Tetris DS and Ouendan are all great soundtracks. Hmmm... The DS has some really great soundtracks, it seems.
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4-06-2008 @ 2:36PM
engineer # 9 said...
Contra 4's tunes are orgasmic to the ears.
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4-06-2008 @ 4:11PM
Lucretius said...
Metroid: Zero Mission
REALLY did justice to the original while giving it a new vibe and electricity. Love it so much.
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