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Platform
SNES
Genres
Action
Player Perspective
Side view
Developers
Infogrames Entertainment
Publishers
Infogrames Entertainment
Release date
February 1, 1997
Languages
🇩🇪 German · 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 English · 🇪🇸 🇲🇽 Spanish · 🇫🇷 French

Summary

The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun takes the beloved Belgian comic and stretches its scenery far beyond the Andes, dropping Tintin into a globe‑spanning set of stages that feel fresh while still echoing the source material. Gameplay is pure platform action: you guide Tintin through each screen, learning the rhythm of every guard, little girl, or stray animal that will try to knock you off course. There’s no combat button, so success hinges on memorising enemy patterns, timing jumps, and staying ahead of a relentless timer. A distinctive twist is the dual‑plane system – you can flip between foreground and background at will, using the shift to dodge hazards or find hidden routes. The visual style and control feel are a clear nod to Infogrames’ earlier SNES title, Tintin in Tibet, and the game landed on the Super Nintendo in 1997, offering a nostalgic yet challenging experience for platform fans.

Storyline

The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun (often just called Prisoners of the Sun) is a SNES game that adapts Hergé’s classic comics. It draws its narrative from the two linked stories, The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun, in the Tintin series. The game follows the same adventure where Tintin and his friends confront the mysteries of the Inca temple. All plot elements are taken directly from those original comic books.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single