Fans of Epic Games' output will be pleased to hear the company has released a free retrospective soundtrack collection for its 20th anniversary.
In celebration of its 20th anniversary - yes, it really has been that long - Epic Games has announced the release of a retrospective soundtrack collection, featuring music from a subset of its two-decade back-catalogue.
Much of the music included in the collection will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the company's first- and third-person shooter obsession: themes and incidentals from the Unreal Tournament and Gears of War series are present and correct, along with the main theme from arcade-style blaster Bulletstorm.
Other entries in the list may come as a surprise to anyone who missed out on the company's work in its first decade: entries from side-scrolling rabbit-based platformer Jazz Jackrabbit and its sequel are particularly upbeat compared to the rest of the tracks, as is the Space table background music from Epic Pinball. Even 1992's little-known Jill of the Jungle - from back when the company was known as Epic MegaGames - is represented in the collection.
Finally, the collection is rounded out with the main theme from top-down scrolling shooter Tyrian, a track each from iOS-based fantasy title Infinity Blade and its sequel, and the main theme from side-scrolling sci-fi arcade hit Shadow Complex. As a final incentive to download, Epic has included the Cole Train Rap from the end credits of the original Gears of War - although if you've heard the 'song,' you'll be pleased to hear it's an optional download.
All the songs are available to download in DRM-free 320K MP3 format from the
Epic Games website, although you may want to go equipped with a download manager as the company has chosen to provide each song as a separate download.
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Seconded! Loved that track - used to listen to the UT99 soundtrack all the time. Still gets the blood pumping today.
Some truely great gaming memories from my childhood right here with JJR2, Unreal, Tyrian etc.
I might just go install UT '99 I think.
oh snap, that brings back memories.
splatter brain and jumping-railgun-sniping.