Recorded straight from the console game
Streets of Rage 2 had one of the best video game soundtracks on the Sega Genesis, which is why it was the first or second game soundtrack I actually recorded from the game itself and burned onto a CD, way back in the mid-late '90s. (I'm so glad I got the Genesis with a headphone jack for Christmas and not the compact model which was already on the market!) The music was so awesome that I still listen to that CD often while working on the computer.What surprises me about the official soundtrack here is that, according to Amazon's samples, it's a straight recording from the original game's music renderer, whereas most game soundtracks released in the 21st Century (regardless of how old the original game is) are remixes either performed live or rendered with modern music synthesis software. But that's okay, because it's so good it's still worth listening to! It looks like the only thing missing from this soundtrack is the short "Stage Clear" tune.