VIRTUA FIGHTER 2 MUSIC CD GUIDE ------------------------------- VERSION 1.1 [8/95] Produced by John Kawamura (kingcoyote@aol.com) Redistribution of this file is permitted by the author given that it is not modified or edited in any form. The general purpose of this guide is to give information about the "Virtua Fighter 2" soundtrack CD to those who are interested in purchasing it, or to those who may already own it but wish additional material concerning their product. Corrections/suggestions/whatever -- email me. Written in MSWks courier new size 10 w/1" L/R margins. Contents- Basic CD info Tracks Sound team CD Booklet Cover/back Pg. 1 Pg. 2 Pg. 3, 4, & 5 Back cover Ad. Where to find this CD Buyer's notes My opinions VIRTUA FIGHTER 2 SOUNDTRACK CD Basic CD Info - Mfd. by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. in Japan Futureland Stereo 1994 TYCY-5410 23 Tracks 45 min., 39 sec. total CD tracks - (All caps text translated from Japanese) 01 BEGIN NEW CHALLENGE [Main title] 00:55 02 VIRTUA FIGHTER 2 [Character select] 01:05 03 I AM THE FIST [Lau stage] 02:40 04 Black Cat Moon [Sarah stage] 03:30 05 DREAM EMPEROR OF GOD MT. [Shun stage] 03:09 06 STAR FROM H.K. [Pai stage] 03:11 07 Young Knight [Lion stage] 02:42 08 FISHERMAN FROM 7 SEAS [Jeff stage] 02:28 09 SECRET RULE W/O MERCY [Kage stage] 02:11 10 Escape [Jacky stage] 03:17 11 SONG OF SORROW [Wolf stage] 04:07 12 Ride the Tiger [Akira stage] 03:20 13 MESSENGER FROM THE DARK [Dural stage] 01:38 14 Chicago [Jacky vs. Sarah stage] 01:49 15 Afterimage [Congrats] 00:40 16 A MOMENT FROM ETERNITY [Name input] 00:49 17 Game Over 00:16 18 Stage Clear 00:04 19 KYU [Ranking mode] 00:09 20 DAN [Ranking mode] 00:10 21 MEIGIN [Ranking mode] 00:15 22 BONUS TRACK [Jacky VF1] 03:42 23 BONUS TRACK [Sarah VF1] 02:32 Sound Team - Composers/Arrangers: Nakamura, Mitsu Yoshi, Hashimoto Sound Programmer: Yada Played On: SEGA CG Board Model 2A (Lockheed Martin) Exec. Producer: Nakamura Special Thanks To: Corp. 81, VF2 Team CD BOOKLET On Cover - Virtua Fighter 2 THE SECOND WORLD FIGHTING TOURNAMENT HAS BEGUN. With their polished skills and improved speed, the following ten fighters will compete in an effort to determine the new world's number one fighting champion. TYCY-5410 Back of front cover - (See above) Pg. 1 - [N/A] Pg. 2 - (Notes/info about CD written all in Japanese) Written by: Nakamura [1994/12/27] Basically says things about the new soundboard and sound chips, people who made the CD possible, other works they did, and tells you to enjoy the music. Pg. 3, 4, & 5 - Character descriptions: (Quoted directly from booklet; I am not responsible for some of the bad English =) ) Lion ---- Lion Rafale Toroken Nationality/France Having been born to the Rafale family, one of the most wealthy families in France, which is in the aircraft industry and at the same time secretly developing arms behind their official business, LION has been practicing Toroken under an instructor as part of management education from his childhood. In his youth, he increasingly had an antipathy against his father's dictatorship. During some of their arguments, his father proposed to LION to win the Tournament as a prerequisite to become free from him. Thus, LION is participating in the tournament competition. Akira ----- Akira Yuki Hakkyokuken Nationality/Japan The only person to whom the ultimate martial art (complemented on the basis of the Chinese "Hakkyokuken") is handed down. Realizing that last time he lacked experience, Akira is now testing the results of his hand training for the last year. Jeffry ------ Jeffry McWild Pancratium Nationality/Australia A fisherman who mastered Pancratium on his own. He had his newly built boat destroyed by an evil shark. He is participating again in the competition to earn him the prize money. Wolf ---- Wolf Hawkfield Pro-wrestling Nationality/Canada Being an Indian descendant, he has Herculean strength. He is determined to fight again against Akira, an opponent he fought with at the last tournament. Shun ---- Shun Di Suiken Nationality/China While drinking with his friends, SHUN hears them boasting about the success of their student fighters in recent tournament competitions and suddenly says, "I also want to participate in the tournament." SHUN's friends pleaded with him not to, but once SHUN had mentioned his intent to fight, he was reluctant to change his mind and eventually he joined the tournament. Kage ---- Kagemaru Hagakureryu Jujutsu Nationality/Japan Kage, whose specialty is Jujutsu, is fighting against the Syndicate that killed his father and took his mother away and made her one of their fighters. Lau --- Lau Chan Koenken Nationality/China The strongest fighter and winner of the last Tournament. In his efforts to complement the ultimate fighting art he participates in the competition. He used advanced "Koenken" techniques. Pai --- Pai Chan Enseiken Nationality/Hong Kong Being determined to defeat (this time for sure) her father who has been pursuit of his own ideals at the sacrifice of his family, PAI has been on hard training. Her specialty is Enseiken. Jacky ----- Jacky Bryant Jeet Kune Do Nationality/USA In his effort to seek revenge on the Syndicate and rescue his sister Sarah, he participates again in the Tournament using Jeet Kune Do in which he has the skill of an instructor. Sarah ----- Sarah Bryant Jeet Kune Do Nationality/USA Sarah is captured, hypnotized and further trained by the Syndicate to become the strongest fighting machine in order to kill her elder brother Jacky. Back Cover - (see above) Advertisement - Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter MAXIMUM MANIA TYCY-5409 2000 yen Now on sale Futureland WHERE TO FIND THIS CD Note: I do not make any guarantees concerning the accuracy of the information or the nature of any of the companies listed below. Possible import stores from which to order this CD - DIE-HARD GAMERS CLUB 28310 ROADSIDE DR #240 AGOURA HILLS, CA 91301 (1)-818-865-2599 Laser Perceptions 1739 Noriega St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (1)-415-753-2016 (1)-415-564-3821 Fax Mon-Sat 10am-9pm Sun 11am-8pm Tower Records ???-???-???? (visit a Tower Records store near you) Tommo Inc. (1)-818-839-8755 (1)-818-839-8751 Fax World International Trading (W.I.T.) (1)-305-668-0141 (1)-305-668-0142 Fax Japan Video Games (1)-818-281-9282 (1)-818-458-6845 Fax J-Wave 319 E. 2nd street Suite 122 Los Angeles, Ca 90012 (1)-213-687-9920 Nikaku 615 N. 6th San Jose, CA 95112 (1)-408-971-2822 Mikado 1737 Post Street SF, Ca 94115 (1)-415-922-9450 Bun-ka Do 340 E 1st street Los Angeles, Ca 90012 (1)-213-625-1122 Buyer's notes: The price of this CD varies from store to store. As I first heard the availability of this product I rushed to purchased it no matter what the cost was ($50 in this case). $50 for this CD definitely IS overcharging, so if a store is selling it for upwards of this amount I suggest you look elsewhere. Cases of it being as low as $20 have been sighted. Make sure the store from which you order the CD has it in stock, unless you don't mind waiting (and waiting, and waiting...). My ordering it from a certain store () resulted in well over a month wait. MY OPINION ABOUT THIS CD Basically, I think this is a great CD and a must buy for people who are really into VF. I, certainly, am glad I purchased this despite the high cost of doing so. The downside to the music is that much of it is just not as original as the VF1 BGM. In the original, each of the character's tunes were quite distinct and gave each character his/her own very distinct personality. In VF2, many of the tracks (not all, however) are a bit more similar to each other, and they do not portray the characters as well. Despite this, I do find myself listening to the VF2 CD a lot. Of all the character tracks on the CD, I find myself enjoying Lau, Shun, and Jacky's the most. Lau's for the "catchyness," Shun's for the originality and spirit, and my liking of the Jacky theme is due to its reminiscent qualities of the VF1 Jacky's "upbeatness." Although there certainly isn't any particularly bad tracks, there exists a few themes that seem to have gone downhill from VF1 (Kage and Wolf come to mind). The rest of the character tracks are for the most part, unremarkable. Main title music is nice and fitting for the attract mode demo. Character select should have been given greater emphasis. Dural is good, and then of course there's the end/bonus tunes which are all mighty fine. Well, that's about it. If you wish for some information about any of the other vidgame music CDs I have (currently: VF1, VF2, SS, D/USA, & Front Mission), please ask. . . .Always in search of good soundtracks across the globe. . . "Hymn to Red October" ! ====================================================================== John Kawamura . "Course two-five-zero" BGR ME USA |'| | kingcoyote@aol.com ,-------. --. __|________|_ *AKULA* | \ _____________/_____________\__________________________________ |_ /_________________________________________________________________\ [MSWks courier new 10; 1" L/R margins] ====================================================================== >>END