Remember our coverage of BAR OASIS, the drink-mixing girl-wooing iPhone game from Korea? It was my personal pick for indie game soundtrack of the year last year, with jazzy music composed by Korean composer Nauts.
While there isn’t really anything new in terms of music, the development team behind BAR OASIS has disbanded and the soundtrack is now being offered by a newly formed company, Corners Studio. The soundtrack is once again available internationally, and at a new reduced price of $4.99, while the game is available for $1.99 in North America as well as Japan and Korea, two areas that did not previously get the opportunity to enjoy the game. There’s also a ‘lite’ version of the app to try for free, so check out the game and its music. It’s some seriously good stuff.
Did you happen to check out BAR OASIS last year? What did you think of the last track on the album, “Ultra Sexy (Sexy Ver.)?”
We mentioned the iPhone/iPod Touch app BAR OASIS a few weeks back. For those who are too lazy to go check that post, it’s basically a touch and tilt story-based adventure about mixing drinks. Aside from it looking great and being an incredible deal at $0.99, it also features some amazing music composed by Mr. Nauts from Korea.
What we have here is more than 35 minutes of original music with some high production values, which is pretty amazing for a downloadable title for mobile devices. There’s everything here from upbeat jazz themes to emotional cues to ultra sexy tracks that are definitely not safe for work!
Did that last one catch your attention? Read more in our review of the BAR OASIS soundtrack after the jump. (more…)
Have I ever mentioned that I’m completely obsessed with game music from Korea? From Ragnarok Online, TalesWeaver, and La Tale to the DJMAX franchise, I can’t get enough of this stuff. In fact, Patrick Gann and I first got acquainted because we were looking for ways to reach out to composers in Korea about the amazing music they were writing. If you somehow haven’t delved into what’s going on over there, we’ve just caught wind of a cheap and entertaining way to get introduced.
BAR OASIS is an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch title developed by Korean-based Aurora Games that puts you behind the bar mixing drinks by performing various touch and tilt-based gameplay techniques to progress through a story with the game’s “engaging” characters. It not only features some impressive anime-esque visuals, but it also sports 12 new songs created specifically for the game by TalesWeaver and DJMAX contributor Nauts. All of this, and it’s only $0.99! If that isn’t enough to entice you, just look at the freakishly large breasts and suggestive wink on that “engaging” female character above.
If you happen to check it out (and you should!), let us know what you think of the music. Are with with most of the reviewers on iTunes in thinking that they could have easily sold this app for $2.99?
[Thanks Taek!]