GIZORAMA - Games that are movie cash-ins have a terrible reputation. All of us 30-something gamers have experienced six or so console generations littered with the remains of licensed garbage. It is hard to get away from the stigma created by that history even when the games have been on a upward trend this generation. With a terrible movie to cash in on, I came into this review without high hopes for Smurfs 2. Not even coming from a great developer like WayForward gave me any hope. Thankfully, Smurfs 2 turns out to be a solid 2D platformer of yesteryear that will further scratch the nostalgia itch for any child of the eighties that normally the Smurf’s license alone would be calling dibs on. Oh and children might like it too.
With children now overcome with Smurf-fever, a movie tie in game has been released to coincide with the most recent movie. The surprise is, its actually good!
Hardcore Gamer: The Smurfs 2 game has been available for a month and the film it's based on is a domestic flop (good going, France!), but that's not stopping Ubisoft from releasing a new trailer.
Smurfs 2 is a movie tie-in, but it's not as awful as you'd think. In fact, if you play with a little one, you may pull some enjoyment from it.
And we gamers thank you for it, because there are some young kids that might enjoy this game.
