Ginx:One day, someone will craft a movie tie-in game that is fantastic rather than just fantastically awful. Until then, it seems we’re destined to put up with uninspired offerings like WayForward’s rather half-hearted Smurfs 2. Apparently, Smurf 2’s storyline loosely follows that of the movie. So just in case you haven’t seen it, our story kicks off when token chick-smurf Smurfette gets kidnapped by series nemesis Gargamel (GAR-GAH-MEL) and his goth-looking Naughties. It’s up to you and Team Smurf to get her back, following an unelaborate series of platform levels and collecting collectibles along the way. We’d love to tell you more, but there isn’t all that much to say. You’ll navigate Papa, Grumpy, Clumsy, Vanity and co through a myriad of different but ultimately boring backdrops until you eventually rescue her, but thankfully, that shouldn’t take long.
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CSM - As a game for young players, yes, Ubisoft's The Smurfs 2 is a charming, colorful, and a simple-to-pick-up game, whether you're playing by yourself or up to four simultaneous players in the drop-in-and-out co-op mode on the same television (or up to five players in the Nintendo Wii U version). Each of the Smurfs have their own unique abilities -- such as Vanity's poses and Papa Smurf's magic potions -- plus there are a half-dozen worlds to explore for a bit of variety.
