Gaming Soundscapes

Dino Domain - Diddy Kong Racing (1997). This fanciful starter world belies intense challenges ahead

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Earth City - Halo 2 (E3 2003)

Forbidden Forest - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Only foolish students bushwhack these woods

Kaffarov's pool - Battlefield 3 (2011). This luxurious pool provides perfect landings for helicopter high-divers

Kashyyyk - Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005). Delta squad infiltrates this jungle's dangerous lower levels

Airbase - Titanfall (2014). Leviathans grapple with repulsor towers

Jersusalem graveyard - Assassin's Creed (2007). Crows haunt a diverse resting place

Newsroom - Call of Duty 4 (2007). Al-Asad's rants harmonize among countless TV monitors

Rose Cottage - Fable (2004)

Day - Viva Piñata (2006). Apples bloom to the delight of piñatas below

Prisoner - Halo: Combat Evolved (2001). Low ceilings befit the vertically-challenged

Primitive Conch Street - SpongeBob: Lights, Camera, Pants (PC, 2005). SpongeBob visits a living record of how architecture evolves - or doesn't

Missile battery - Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005). A crackling loudspeaker reports on this still-warm weapon

Passenger car - Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004)

Northrend - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002). Deep ice crackles on a bright day

Zanzibar - Halo 2 (2004). Distant foghorns reach a contested beach

Night - Viva Piñata (2006). Pretztails hydrate in a chirping garden

Snow - Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (N64, 1999)

Airport shops - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009). Folk music covers this bookstore