Ken McKown writes: Do you hear that? Anyone old enough to remember The Smurfs cartoon cannot help but hum the familiar tune in their head anytime the name is mentioned. In 2011 Sony Pictures reinvigorated the franchise with a live-action meshed with CGI movie. Of course, with any good licensed property we are always bound to receive video games to coincide with its release. Smurfs 2 fills that quota with a traditional platformer. The big shocker to me upon booting it up though, was its developer.
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.
