Friday, November 5, 2010

My choice for a good use of sound design in a game: Megaman 2

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Megaman 2 is one of my all-time favorite games, and a big part can be attributed for its good use of sound in terms of atmospheric music as well as the sound effects. The music in itself is composed very well to correspond accordingly to the level that is selected. It captivates the player into the game and you don't really notice that it is looping over and over. But overall the soundtrack is amazing in my opinion. As far as the sound effects goes, the simple sounds of jumping, shooting, taking damage, going through the door, etc. reflect the game's environment of being in a futuristic world where robots are the soldiers in a battle between good and evil. Although very outdated being a game from the 80s, the sound effects fit the game perfectly.

-Alvin Torres

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