Tail of the Sun (1996)

Artdink

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable

2.88 from 8 ratings

40 members have it in their collection · 17 backlogged · 19 wish listed

Tail of the Sun, known in Japan as Taiyo no Shippo: Wild, Pure, Simple Life, is an action role-playing video game developed by Artdink for the PlayStation. It was created by Kazutoshi Iida, who worked on Aquanaut's Holiday and would later work with Nintendo on Doshin the Giant. The player's ultimate objective is to build a tower of mammoth tusks … Read more
Tail of the Sun, known in Japan as Taiyo no Shippo: Wild, Pure, Simple Life, is an action role-playing video game developed by Artdink for the PlayStation. It was created by Kazutoshi Iida, who worked on Aquanaut's Holiday and would later work with Nintendo on Doshin the Giant. The player's ultimate objective is to build a tower of mammoth tusks that reaches the sun. To this end, a large map full of various creatures and oddities must be traversed in an effort to locate and gather sufficient food for the tribe to thrive and multiply. Read less
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Release dates

  • Apr 26, 1996 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation
  • Apr 22, 1997 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation
  • Dec 21, 2006 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Japan) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

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Review scoopings 4/5 · May 15, 2026

Unique And Gorgeous, Tho Again, The Play Is Lacking

Preliminary: Very odd Look and Sound so far, but very appealing nonetheless enter image description here

Like its predecessor Aquanaut's Holiday, it is beautiful (even better! love the planets/moons and sunsets and reflections and landscape and animals etc), great music (even better than Aquanaut's too!), with a really neat idea. But again, execution isn't there, namely in the controls.

Look: 8.5/10

Sound: 8.5/10 So …

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Preliminary: Very odd Look and Sound so far, but very appealing nonetheless enter image description here

Like its predecessor Aquanaut's Holiday, it is beautiful (even better! love the planets/moons and sunsets and reflections and landscape and animals etc), great music (even better than Aquanaut's too!), with a really neat idea. But again, execution isn't there, namely in the controls.

Look: 8.5/10

Sound: 8.5/10 So wild for the music, and great atmospheric sounds too.

Play: 7.5/10 Lots of neat ideas in this, just the controls and interaction with the environment can't suffice

Feel: 8/10

Attachment: 7.5/10

Overall: 8/10

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