When it comes to EA Trax, I've been less of a fan of how EA has presented its game soundtracks than the actual music itself. Annoyingly huge pop-ups interfering with my gameplay and dragging down the frame rate just so I can do my best to ignore the name of a hip-hop artist I don't care about isn't exactly my idea of successful advertisement for a game's music.

That said, the actual tunes in the games are usually pretty good. The FIFA soundtracks have always been fun, for example, if only because they're typically so different from the traditional mixes of lame rap and aggro-rock that permeates so many sports series (give me the old-time NFL Films music any day). And the music from SSX Blur, a game I recently reviewed, is top-to-bottom fantastic. So good, in fact, that I'd buy it if it were available to me.

Well, now it is. EA is putting making a chunk of their EA Trax games available on iTunes via its Web site. It's a good idea, even if the application leaves a bit to be desired. I'd rather there was just an EA Trax space on the iTunes store where I could browse the songs, instead of having to go to the EA site and then be forwarded back to the iTunes store. Perhaps that's something they'll remedy in the future.

While there's a good mix of songs out there, the list isn't of soundtracks isn't complete. Noticeably missing is the soundtrack for Rugby 06, a game featuring bands like The Rivers and Mainline that I'd never heard of before the game. I'm sure there are more games that haven't made it in yet, and here's hoping they fill out their catalog in the future. In the meantime, I'll be enjoying that SSX Blur mix...

Which currently unavailable game soundtracks would you like to see on iTunes?