Games that sacrifice on gameplay but have teh BGM & SFX to make you play them?

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Electroman

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Yes there are plenty of other games that are great and have great music too but these games I feel aren't groundbreaking anymore but their audio just still kicks ass, and compels me to play them once in a while:

Alpha Mission II
Cyber-lip
Eightman
Sengoku 1
Sengoku 2

What do you guys think? What games can you think of that apply to this idea for you?
 
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definitely Zed Blade.

I couldn't stand the game at first, but one day I gave it another try on an emulator and realized it had some friggin awesome tunes. I actually started to accept the game for what it was just so I could listen to the music, which then inspired me to hunt down a copy on MVS (which took a while).

Now... well, it's definitely not one of the best shooters ever made. But it does meet my criteria for being playable/finishable on one credit (fuck you, Ghost Pilots), so I probably have a higher opinion of it than most people who have played it.
 
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Galaxy Fight should make this list, for me anyway. Love the graphics, character design, the ideas and settings, and the cool tunes, but damn does it suck to play. It's a crying shame so much got sank into the visuals and music and the gameplay got left on the back burner.

Also worth noting:
King of the Monsters 2
Crossed Swords 2
Mutation Nation
Ninja Combat
Fatal Fury 3
 
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Hmm interesting fellas...

Nobody <seriously> mention KOF yet. Guess ppl like 'em.

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I thought AOF1 had great music and sound effects. It's probably the worst game in my library though, in terms of animation and gameplay. Heck, even MD3 has better animation.
 
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Electroman:
Yes there are plenty of other games that are great and have great music too but these games I feel aren't groundbreaking anymore but their audio just still kicks ass, and compels me to play them once in a while:

Alpha Mission II
Cyber-lip
Eightman
Sengoku 1
Sengoku 2

What do you guys think? What games can you think of that apply to this idea for you?
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Apparently, you're not a shmupper. Alpha Mission II, besides having ass shaking music, is the best shooter on the Neo, bar none. What it sacrificies in graphics, it makes up for 100 fold in gameplay.
 
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Fatal Fury 3 and KOF '99.

They both have great artwork, backgrounds and soundtracks,
but gameplay-wise they feel stiff and unresponsive.

In fact, that's the only reason why I still occasionally pop in
a few games of '99, just to admire the sharp new artwork
and the hard-pounding BGM tracks.

I'd much rather play '98 or any previous year, but those new tunes
are just stuck in my head... :/

As for FF3, its more the storyline & interactive backgrounds
that bring me back for more, as you get the same music
with better gameplay in Real Bout Fatal Fury.
 
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