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[Cold-Steel]

Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec (PS2)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2) [Easily the best theme I know to date]
Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox) [This is, by far, one of my favorites]
Metroid Prime (GameCube)
SOCOM II: US Navy Seals (PS2) [Special Mention - SOCOM 3: US Navy Seals]
Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox) [The chorus is outstanding in 5.1 DD Surround]

 

[Manaka]

Wild Arms - Into the Wilderness - Michiko Naruke

Absolutely awesome - though I'm not a huge fan of the game itself, the intro probably is my favorite one!

other great openings:

Suikoden II and III (and one of the Gaidens with "Two Rivers" , I forgot which Volume it was...)
Star Ocean 3

I don't like Jpop songs in openings but the songs found in most of the Tales titles really fit the videos and games themselves perfectly ^^

 

[Tabris]

Hmmm.

Wild Arms, that's probabaly one of the best parts to the game.

Light from the Netherworlds from Xenogears was a good opening song.

I have to give the win to the Terra/Mechs walking in the snow towards Narshe opening.

 

[Ash Housewares]

I'll take Soul Calibur

 

[Tabris]

Oh wait, fuck that, Suikoden III for the win. How could I forget that?

That is seriousely the best opening music ever.

 

[n-off]

Metroid Prime
Zelda: OoT

 

[JRPereira]

Obligatory and fucking justified QFT!

I must agree. Just, wow!

 

[Grug]

Eternal Darkness

 

[Excelion]

correct answer is Fallout: InkSpots - Maybe

 

[Dsal]

Chrono Cross
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Phantasy Stars 2 and 4
Katamari Damacy
Was it Ninja Gaiden 2 or 1 that had the awesome opening music? Or both?

 

[DieNgamers]

The opening of Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 and Jet Force Gemini is fantastic.

 

[negitoro7]

ZoE2 - Beyond the Bounds

Tenchu: WoH - Sadame

 

[Hooker]

Total Annihilation

Furthermore:
- Desert Combat (hints of it in BF2)
- Doom 3 (I like it)
- Zelda: Wind Waker

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

FFX-2 intro is the greatest song in gaming

 

[Amir0x]

Wild Arms. Winner.

That was my choice. It's also not over produced crap like liberi fatali from FFVIII.

Suikoden III also has a good opening, although it's just pretty fresh in my mind so I don't know where it'd fit in the overall scheme of things.

 

[Hero]

No SSB:M opening intro lovers? That music is really hot, especially the orchestrated one that they did in Japan.

Probably all of the Zelda's.
FFIV, FFVIII, FFT.
MMX4's intro was catchy, as was MM8's.

 

[biodegradablebean]

Any Metroid game.
But Zelda: The Wind Waker really wins. :0)

 

[Max^Samp]

Liberi Fatali (FFVIII)
Outerworld (FFX) well, that's not exactly the opening...
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete (not a great song but I love it, dunno why)
Cannon Fodder

 

[Y2Kev]

Did FFVII have an opening theme?

Oh, right, Bombing Mission. But I think of like the first few seconds...just the twinkling noise with Aeris looking into the...sewer/broken mako pipe thingy. I guess that being silent makes it that much more special.

But Bombing Mission is awesome too. I love how it hits the first big note right as the camera pulls out to show all of midgar.

 

[Hydro_Alexis]

Final Fantasy VII


If anyone has this and not the fully orchestrated version PLEASE pm me.

 

[Wulfer]

Panzer Dragoon (all 3 games)
Phantasy Star Online opening song
Nights (Dream delight)

 

[hooded pitohui]

Lunar- The Silver Star had a nice song in the intro

MGS2, Rika Muranaka was awesome.

I was about to suggest L:TSS for the worst opening song. :lol

Yet I agree with you on MGS2?! BIZARRO

ZoE2's Beyond the Bounds was also pretty cool.