1. ****Castlevania: Symphony of the Night| Composer: Michiru Yamane
2. Super Hang-On| Composers: Katsuhiro Hayashi, Koichi Mamiki, Sachio Ogawa, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
3. Guilty Gear XX| Composers: Daisuke Ishiwatari, Koichi Seiyama
4. Sonic Riders| Composers: Tomonori Sawada, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi
5. Super Metroid| Composers: Minako Hamano, Kenji Yamamoto, Hirozaku Tanaka
6. Final Fantasy VII| Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
7. Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City| Composer: Yuzo Koshiro
8. Persona 4| Composers: Shoji Meguro, Atsushi Kitajoh
9. Vectorman| Composer: Jon Holland
10. Shinobi III: Revenge of the Ninja Master| Composers: Masayuki Nagao, Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama
11. Einhänder| Composer: Kenichiro Fukui
12. Ikaruga| Composer: Hiroshi Iuchi
13. Melty Blood: Actress Again| Composer: Raito Kate
14. Armored Core| Composer: Kota Hoshino
15. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time| Composer: Koji Kondo
16. Radiant Silvergun| Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto
17. Street Fighter III: Third Strike| Composer: Hideki Okugawa
18. Sonic Rush| Composer: Hideki Naganuma
19. OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood| Various artists
20. Ristar| Composer: Tomoko Sasaki, Naofumi Hataya, Masafumi Ogata

Honorable Mentions

Castlevania: Bloodlines/ the New Generation| Michiru Yamane

Streets of Rage| Yuzo Koshiro

Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3| Yuzo Koshiro, Motohiro Kawashima

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection| Namco Sounds

Shadow of the Colossus| Kow Otani