TPWW Forums - **Rate the Music: Week 21**

Happy belated Canada Day! Just 2 days until America's birthday! That's all that matters, you know. OK, maybe not, but thank you for joining me in ringing in the new month of July with another edition of Rate the Music. Last week we had a taste of some old school 8-bit goodness coming out of Ninja Gaiden. Aside from PTSD, the game delivered a lot to us. How did Act 2 Part 2 fare in the grand scheme of things? Observe....

One-Winged Angel (Final Fantasy 7) - 8.71
Aquatic Ambience (Donkey Kong Country) - 8.66
At Doom's Gate (Doom) - 8.375
Guile Stage Theme (Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo) - 8.25
Go Straight (Streets of Rage 2) - 8
Bloody Tears (Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest) - 7.85
Anything But Tangerines (Earthworm Jim 2) - 7.75
Green Hill Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog) - 7.72
Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64) - 7.71
Fight Against Smithy (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) - 7.2
Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved) - 7.125
Spark Mandrill Stage (Mega Man X) - 7
Act 2 Part 2 (Ninja Gaiden) - 6.66
Ozar Midrashim (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver) - 6.6
Breeze - In Monochrome Night (Silent Hill 3) - 6.25
Big Apple, 3AM (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Turtles in Time) - 6.16
Still Alive (Mirror's Edge) - 5.5
The Instinct (Killer Instinct) - 5.42
Heaven (The Impossible Game) - 4.16
The Jack Attack (You Don't Know Jack: Television) - 3.57

6.66, huh? Well, it does feel like that game was made by Satan. Anyway, it's out of the running for the top ten and it looks like One-Winged Angel is going to continue to sit pretty at the top of the mountain. Can anything unseat it?

This week's tune is certainly going to give it the old college try. This month is all about some superhero antics, from Ironheart on Disney+ to James Gunn's Superman to Marvel's first family giving it one more go at the movies with Fantastic Four: The First Steps. Let's tackle some super audio to honor the occasion. Marvel has another top team in its ranks and they've had a roller coaster of a ride when it comes to games. This week, we look at Marvel's band of merry mutants in their smash action-RPG sequel to X-Men Legends. It's X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse giving us the final battle theme of the villain of the hour. Here's Apocalypse Battle....

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A grand, epic fight against a grand, epic villain needs some grand, epic music. Does this fit that description? It's your call! Do that rating thing you do and we'll see you next week!