Digimon Rumble Arena Playstation 1 Box Art
Digimon Rumble Arena Playstation 1 Box Art source

Digimon Rumble Arena

Developer:
Bandai
Platforms:
PS
Release Date:
6 Dec 2001
Genres:
Fighting

I have never played this game, only its successor Digimon Rumble Arena 2. So I didn't expect that almost all the tracks should resonate so strongly with my music taste. Many of the tracks are upbeat and action-packed compositions that could just as well fit the excitement of racing games such as Sega GT 2002

Freezy Artic mixes a deep humming bassline, constant rythmic percussion and a ticking guitar line to describe the fight on the frozen and barren stage.

Badguy's Festival is a lot more energetic. The jamming and soloing guitar really fits the thrill of racing just as well as battling.

Out in the Country and This Power in Me both have a tasty saxophone added in the mix. The first one sounds truly hopeful, mostly brought forward by its upbeat and exciting guitar motif.

A Wish for Life starts with a synth-like motif somewhat reminiscent of eurobeat and power-metal.

Both Mini-Game Madness 2 and Mini-Game Madness sound quite quirky and exotic.

The Sanctuary in the Sky has an ethereal, yet eerie quality to it. The dissonant call and return of the string-like synths, the unnerving scraping sounds and sparse drum rolls give the track a tense and almost ominous vibe. Not really fit for a sanctuary theme, but maybe describing some sinister secret behind the facade 🤔.

Reapermons Den is another fast-paced racing-like track, throwing you right into the action.

Dangerous Forest uses subtle drums, guitar strumming and several flute synths to fit the forest theme. It doesn't really sound like a dangerous forest though.

Burning Volcano truly makes you feel like you're witnessing a natural disaster with its quite perilous vibe.

The start of The Biggest Dreamer sounds like a sped up version of a part of the Shadilay meme track. I'd say the track is a mix between synthwave and eurobeat/racing influences. Its high-energy and brimming optimism should put a smile on everyone's face.

Mecha Factory is also a pretty interesting electronic synth track.

Favorites

  1. The Biggest Dreamer
  2. Freezy Artic
  3. Badguy's Festival
  4. A Wish for Life
  5. Reapermons Den
Published:
13 December 2024
Last Updated:
6 September 2025
  1. Freezy Arctic
  2. Badguy's Festival
  3. Before Storm and I Am the Champion
  4. Out in the Country
  5. This Power in Me
  6. A Wish for Life
  7. The Fight for My Friends
  8. Crazy Battlefield
  9. Mini-Game Madness 2
  10. The Sanctuary in the Sky
  11. Reapermons Den
  12. Dangerous Forest
  13. Burning Volcano
  14. Mini-Game Madness
  15. The Biggest Dreamer
  16. End Credits
  17. Mecha Factory