Game music worth putting on your iPod
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, 2004)
"Some day you'll feed on a tree frog" sings Cynthia Harrell. What a lovely sentiment. It could only be the theme from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, which sounds just like a James Bond offering. It's good, certainly - you can't fault the big voice and massive brass staccato stabs... but it's a little bit strange. Still, for an MGS3 fan, it's a classic.
Above: Any tree frogs in here? No? OK, sorry to bother you...
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.
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