The first Puzzle & Action Tanto-R, Sega's cult mini-game series. Fresh, addictive, perfect for short local multi sessions.
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Category
Puzzle1 player3+
Description
The player solves varied action puzzles in this Sega Puzzle & Action Tanto-R for Mega Drive. Published by Sega, released in Japan in September 1993. Action puzzle game with mini-games to solve within time limits, solo and competitive multiplayer modes in the Tant-R universe.
Puzzle & Action - Tanto-R review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Each mini-game gets its own dressing, giving a catalogue of styles gathered under a single pastel charter: suspect portraits to compare, cut-out silhouettes, objects to find in a clutter drawn with humour. The two policemen who serve as the thread are animated in small format, always expressive.
The accompaniment changes with every event and takes a resolutely cheerful tone: quick refrains, bright timbres, motifs of a few bars looping for the length of a timer. The success and failure jingles are short and immediately identifiable, feeding directly into the choppy rhythm of the whole.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Between spot-the-difference rounds and quick-reflex dashes, every board dreams up a fresh way to test eye and hand. Its charm lies in that joyful variety, where the smallest win pulls a grin. Rounds flow into one another with giddy ease, perfect for a quick session or a two-player face-off. A playful treat that hasn't lost an ounce of its shine.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
Puzzle & Action Tanto-R is the original Japanese edition of the Sega puzzle game, the founder of the Tanto-R sub-series. Its collector value comes from this founding position and from the fact that the Megadrive version remains the only console appearance of the original Tanto-R arcade in Japan.
Is Puzzle & Action - Tanto-R still worth playing in 2026?
An arcade puzzle action by Sega adapted to Mega Drive, Puzzle & Action Tanto-R offers varied puzzle mini games in the Bonanza Bros universe with the two thief heroes. The vibrant cartoon art direction, mini game richness and two player cooperative mode make it an excellent party game. For anyone fond of Sega puzzle compilations or seeking a charming cooperative game on Japanese Mega Drive, a warm recommendation still valid today without any hesitation for fans truly here indeed.
