

The game comes with a very cartoony animation in shades of pink, blue, and green. Surprisingly, near misses gives you extra points.Īs with the name, Tanuki Sunset depicts a scene in which the raccoon skateboards on a seaside road during sunset. There are also cases where the road narrows down without any boulders, so you’ll need to watch out for that. Hitting them will get the raccoon instantly killed. It is also worth noting that aside from cars and the raccoon falling off the road, there are also boulders that will narrow down your course. Also, it is very sensitive to the controls that if you press a little longer to movement keys, the raccoon will veer off left or right so hard that it will fall off the cliffs. For one, the pace in which the raccoon skateboards downhill is fast. For a game with an easy-to-understand premise, doing well in the game is quite a hard task.

However, having simple controls doesn’t mean staying on the course is also simple. There are corresponding keys for moving left or right, and there are also keys for increasing speed and performing 180 slides and drifts. Controls using the keyboards only uses a few keys. Controlling the raccoon is also very simple, allowing players to use either their Xbox controller or their keyboard. Tanuki Sunset has simple game mechanics, but its simplicity does not end there. Simple controls, surprisingly challenging gameplay The longer you stay on the road, the more points you gather. Of course, while you show off your Tony Hawkesque skateboarding prowess, you need to stay alive. The game rewards you with extra points for every drift and airtime that you can perform. It can even be brave enough to jump over the scariest raccoon shredder-cars.

Skating downhill is hard, but don’t worry, the tanuki is more skillful than you’ve thought.
