game Shanghai Musume: Mahjong Girls on 2011 in Japan. Soundtrack A soundtrack album of the Neo-Geo version was released by Pony Canyon and Scitron Label on August 21, 1996 exclusively in Japan under the catalog number PCCB-00215. It contains nearly every background music, as well as sound effects and voice samples from the arcade version. It was composed and arranged by Masato Araikawa. Reception Waku Waku 7 was met with generally positive reception from critics since its initial release in arcades and other platforms. AllGames Kyle Knight reviewed the AES version regarded the graphical presentation as among the best on Neo Geo, praising the audio design, unique fighting system and character roster but criticized its implementation of the power gauge mechanic. The Sega Saturn conversion was met with a more mixed response from reviewers for being a straightfoward conversion of the original arcade game. However, fan reception was positive; Readers of the Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine voted to give the Saturn port a 7.4692 out of 10 score, ranking at the number 527 spot below Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors, indicating a popular following. The Nintendo Switch re-release garnered mostly positive response from retrospective reviewers. The Switch version holds a 76.25% on the video game review aggregator GameRankings. Nintendo Lifes Damien McFerran commended the cartoon-style audiovisual presentation, frantic pacing and varied character roster. Nintendo World Reports Zachary Miller noted its diverse and bizarre character roster but criticized the initial Switch release for the "washed" color palette. In 2012, Complexs Elton Jones ranked this "underrated and virtually unknown fighter" as the 12th best SNK fighting game ever made, commenting: "Waku Waku 7 was a trip. Most of the cast was full of colorful beasts and parodies of popular fighting game characters. Mauru had to be the strangest looking creature on the roster (he was also one of the most fun guys to play with). We appreciate this game’s tight gameplay, super cheery graphics, and hilarious super moves. Do yourself a favor and import a copy of this joint". That same year, GamesRadars Lucas Sullivan included "this cheery, colorful Neo Geo fighter" among the little-known classic fighting games that deserve HD remakes, adding: "Though the zany roster is only seven fighters strong (not including goofy secret characters like a sentient punching bag), Sunsoft crafted quite the fun brawler that gives you super meter and glitzy special moves as often as modern-day Marvel Vs.