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Psycho Dream features in-game Jukebox with music by Michiko Naruke

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Psycho Dream features in-game Jukebox with music by Michiko Naruke
Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden have published Psycho Dream, available for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Series X|S consoles, and Windows through Steam.

First released for Super Famicom in 1992, the cyberpunk-themed 2D sidescroller was directed by Moon: Remix RPG Adventure designer Kenichi Nishi at developer Riot, a division of Telenet Japan. The digital soundtrack is streaming on YouTube Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music Unlimited.

Quality of life features include save state functionality, screen filters (retro-style monitor or black-and-white), a gallery with images of the original game’s manual and box design, and cheats, including infinite lives and invulnerability. The in-game Jukebox allows for playback of 13 music tracks by Wild Arms composer Michiko Naruke.

Psycho Dream is also included in the Nintendo Switch Online's Super Nintendo library of games.


From the Nintendo product page:
A dangerous trend has emerged among young people: they are evading reality by taking permanent refuge in a new entertainment medium known as DMovies, which allows people to immerse themselves in a world of virtual reality and become part of a movie.Some of them remain in that alternative reality for so long, their bodies ultimately give up and die. These people are known as Sinkers.

The government has created a new special division composed of agents known as Diamond Dogs, whose mission consists of entering the virtual reality worlds of the DMovies and rescuing the people trapped in them. Join Diamond Dogs Ryo and Maria in their mission to rescue young Sayaka from the DMovie she’s trapped in before it’s too late.
CDJapan - Psycho Dream Original Soundtrack

Play-Asia - Psycho Dream Original Soundtrack

YouTube Music - Psycho Dream Original Soundtrack