<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platformer	O
developed	O
by	O
CyberConnect	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Little	O
Tail	O
Bronx	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
steampunk	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
floating	O
islands	O
populated	O
by	O
anthropomorphic	O
dogs	O
and	O
cats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
December	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
1999	O
by	O
publisher	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platforming	O
game	O
featuring	O
three-dimensional	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
's	O
analog	O
sticks	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
movement	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
built-in	O
vibration	O
feedback	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
choose	O
between	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
options	O
screen	O
which	O
directly	O
affect	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
progress	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Prairie	O
,	O
a	O
floating	O
archipelago	O
populated	O
by	O
anthropomorphic	O
dogs	O
and	O
cats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
unique	O
geographical	O
configuration	O
,	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
inhabitants	O
mostly	O
commute	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
airships	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
society	O
is	O
characterized	O
by	O
steam-based	O
technology	O
and	O
mysterious	O
crystals	O
culled	O
from	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
an	O
ancient	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
CyberConnect	O
,	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
CyberConnect2	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
such	O
3D	O
action	O
titles	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
...	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
the	O
company	O
made	O
a	O
proposal	O
to	O
publisher	O
Bandai	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
they	O
"	O
gladly	O
accepted	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
artwork	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
manga	O
artist	O
and	O
illustrator	O
Nobuteru	O
Yūki	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
nearly	O
20	O
minutes	O
of	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
produced	O
by	O
Astrovision	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
spent	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
where	O
it	O
"	O
drew	O
a	O
crowd	O
for	O
its	O
looks	O
and	O
playability	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
website	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
featuring	O
Japanese	O
text	O
and	O
audio	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Imports	O
"	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Underground	O
:	O
Jampack	O
disc	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
expressed	O
concern	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
responsible	O
for	O
translating	O
and	O
localizing	O
the	O
title	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
time	O
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
factor	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
not	O
see	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
these	O
shores	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
deadline	O
passed	O
,	O
publishing	O
rights	O
changed	O
hands	O
between	O
multiple	O
US	O
studios	O
,	O
including	O
Activision	O
,	O
before	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
1999	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
company	O
strategy	O
to	O
"	O
broaden	O
its	O
domestic	O
library	O
through	O
eclectic	O
acquisitions	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
soundtrack	O
originally	O
accompanied	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
1998	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
album	O
called	O
the	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
Perfect	O
Sound	O
Track	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
featuring	O
47	O
tracks	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
For	O
Little	O
Tail	O
"	O
performed	O
by	O
Tomoyo	O
Mitani	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
the	O
vocals	O
for	O
the	O
theme	O
songs	O
to	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
and	O
Little	B-Application
Tail	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionTail	O
Concerto	O
received	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
Silver	O
Award	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
77.5	O
%	O
average	O
score	O
from	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
individual	O
reviews	O
of	O
75	O
,	O
85	O
,	O
75	O
,	O
and	O
75	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Cleveland	O
of	O
IGN	O
found	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
just	O
too	O
short	O
for	O
its	O
own	O
good	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
great	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
little	O
to	O
offer	O
older	O
players	O
who	O
"	O
will	O
most	O
likely	O
require	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
complexity	O
than	O
this	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
films	O
of	O
director	O
Hayao	O
Miyazaki	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
declaring	O
that	O
"	O
CyberConnect2	O
's	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
--	O
drip	O
with	O
Ghibli	O
style	O
,	O
perhaps	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
you	O
can	O
name	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	O
president	O
Hiroshi	O
Matsuyama	O
proposed	O
ideas	O
for	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
2	O
to	O
Bandai	O
in	O
both	O
1999	O
and	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
rejected	O
both	O
times	O
since	O
the	O
publisher	O
believed	O
the	O
franchise	O
simply	O
was	O
n't	O
profitable	O
,	O
leading	O
CyberConnect	O
to	O
instead	O
focus	O
on	O
their	O
then-upcoming	O
.hack	B-Protocol
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Matsuyama	O
and	O
his	O
colleagues	O
did	O
n't	O
give	O
up	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
had	O
fans	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
believed	O
a	O
follow-up	O
could	O
still	O
find	O
an	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
never	O
coming	O
to	O
fruition	O
,	O
CyberConnect	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Nobuteru	O
Yūki	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
public	O
safety	O
mascot	B-Application
who	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Fukuoka	O
Prefecture	O
's	O
disaster-warning	O
email	O
program	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
CyberConnect2	O
released	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
called	O
Solatorobo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
the	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
Little	B-Application
Tail	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
titled	O
Fuga	B-Application
:	I-Application
Melodies	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Trilogy	O
of	O
Vengeance''	O
series	O
,	O
commemorating	O
CyberConnect2	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
