Despite of being released in ’89, the style in “Hot Games” is mid-eighties Melodic Rock / AOR with the typical German and Scandinavian sound, with lots of keyboards & synths, melodic guitars and hooky choruses. Actually, Vera Cruz sounds here quite Swedish, like early Skagarak (not so tight), early Treat, Quolio, Maeday and alikes. All tracks are catchy with good musicianship, and although production isn’t stellar, if you dig ’80s Scandi-AOR you’ll love it.
