If you're a fan of The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf on the Switch, then good news, because it's getting a sequel later this year titled The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone.
Announced by publisher Microids, the sequel sees you take on the role of Handy Smurf, who is missing a key ingredient - the Green Stone - for his new invention, the SmurfoMix. After the stone shattered and is scattered across the land, Handy Smurf must ally himself with someone entirely unexpected - the evil Gargamel.
Launching on Switch in Q4 2023, here's a look at the key features:
- Meet the team of 4 iconic Smurfs: Handy Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Clumsy Smurf, and Smurfstorm.
- An accessible and intuitive gameplay that will delight both Smurf fans and action/platforming fans.
- Enjoy dynamic gameplay with exploration, platforming and even more intense combat thanks to the SmurfoMix!
- For the first time in a video game, collaborate with Gargamel! Use his teleporters to travel through the Cursed Land and discover 3 brand new unexplored regions.
- Collect various resources to acquire the BoostiBoom and improve the Smurfomix throughout your adventure!
- Embark on the adventure with a friend or family partner in co-op mode.
- A new story which respects the license, set in a beautiful, well-crafted colorful universe!
Will you be checking this one out when it launches later this year? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Highly recommend the first game to anyone interested in The Smurfs and/or 3D platformers. It's no Mario Odyssey but it's certainly an underrated gem.
I’m glad Mission Vileaf is getting a sequel, it’s a rather underrated game if you have an itch for something that’s not Super Mario Odyssey.
Judging by the cover art the smurfs have finally taken a position of armed resistance.
Yaaay...! 😃
I will get the PS5 version for the sequel of The Smurfs.
Well isn’t this just the smurfiest! I hoped they’d have coop play in this sequel. The original was a fun little 3D platformer, so I’ll look forward to trying this out!
But umm, who is “Smurfstorm?” I didn’t know there were smurf ninjas… 😅
I would have prefer something new, like a 2d plattformer in the same style as the Infogrames The Smurfs from 1994 to Snes and Mega Drive. The 8 bit versions of that game are also great.
Mission Vileaf was good so this is good news. Cleaning the levels was fun. Seems like the sequel also has a gimmick (SmurfoMix?).
I certainly will be picking it up. Like the others have said, Mission Vileaf was very good and didn't get the attention it deserved. The same could be said for Microids actually.
@Buizel
I think i'll get it on the next Discount on Gog.
Seen it there and was interested, as it really looks as it could be a nice Game.
My Son is one Year old, sadly still too young to play it with him
This news made my day yesterday, I have Mission Vileaf on PC and I love it. I loved how well it captured the Smurfs' world, and being a fun game. May have to get this on PC or Switch, I may go PC if GOG gets it like they did with the first. I love I have the first DRM-free.
I can’t smurfing believe that no Smurf has smurfed a comment like this.
My wife and I loved playing The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf. It's actually one of my top 10 games for the Switch that I would recommend.
First was a good game. Especially at the price and was a lot of fun. Haven’t picked up the kart racer yet but will and this is a day one purchase.
Smurf me up.
Still have to play the first game (definitely want to do so when I can since I love both 3D platformers and the Smurfs), but I'm glad a sequel is coming out for those here on Nintendo Life and elsewhere who have already played and enjoyed it!
@Teksetter Smurfstorm is a new character, introduced in Smurfs: The Lost Village. If you love Smurfs, I highly recommend the movie, even if you didn't like the live action ones. Smurfs: The Lost Village is fully animated and does a good job staying faithful to the source material.
Not related to the game, but thought I'd put that out there since a character from Smurfs: The Lost Village (and the new cartoon) is in this game.
I'll definitely grab this. The first game wasn't perfect but it was still a perfectly fun 3D platformer with some cool setpieces. I enjoyed Smurf Kart a lot more than I probably should've done as well 😂
@Sunsy
Thank you for the insight! I wondered whether Smurfstorm was a game original character, so I appreciate the tip about the Smurfs: Lost Village movie. That's one maybe I can track down and watch with the kiddos, if they let me. They grow up so quickly!!
I wouldn't qualify as a Smurfs "fan," but certainly like them and I'm glad they're still making games and movies with the IP.
As an elementary schooler in the early 80s, I never missed my weekly serving of Saturday morning cartoons on network TV, and the Smurfs held NBC's prime spot there for years.
Footie PJ's, a big bowl of Cocoa Puffs, and 5 hours of cartoons. Those were good times.
Played Villeaf a bit on the Switch with my daughter. It was actually pretty fun so this one might deserve a once through. Hopefully it performs better technically, than the last one though.
@KIRO Whoa! Watch your mouth! You just berated an entire community.😉
Has the first one been patched on Switch? The launch version ran horribly!
@Teksetter You're welcome. I think it's cool they're incoporating some of the new smurfs from The Lost Village into the games and new cartoon (Nickelodeon has a new Smurfs cartoon based off The Lost Village).
Enjoy the movie if you and your kids watch it. Sounds nice. I was a 90's kid, and I do remember Saturday Morning cartoons, Sonic SatAM was one of them for me. I did get to see the original 80's cartoons of the Smurfs after seeing Lost Village wanting more Smurfs, got some of the DVDs.
@Sunsy @TenEighty @Stocksy @JohnnyMind @TromaDogg @Teksetter @JONOFTHEJONS @Buizel The Smurf games have come a long way since the Atari 2600 version!
You have convinced me to give the first game a try. 😊
@Sunsy Didn't know about the new animated movie (didn't mind the live action ones, but I much prefer animation especially when the source material is comics, "cartoony" videogames etc.) and cartoon either so thanks for mentioning them, I'll check them out when I have the chance!
@DwaynesGames
I never played Smurfs on the 2600, but I do agree these licensed games have evolved a lot over the decades!
I liked Smurfs: Vileaf almost as much as Smurfs on the Colecovision, and that is saying a lot because that game (and Jumpman Jr.) were my favorite run & jump games till SMB came along.
I don’t think you’ll regret giving Vileaf a try. Enjoy!
@DwaynesGames Hope you like it. They certainly have, I've played Smurfs 2 on Wii U and it's just an average movie tie-in. Had fun with it, still Mission Vileaf is possibly the best Smurfs game I've played IMO. They did a great job with it.
@JohnnyMind Yeah, Smurfs: The Lost Village came out in 2017, and it's rather underrated too. I think it does a great job living up to the source materal, beautiful animation too. Enjoy whenever you get to watch it.
Haven't played a Smurf game since somewhere around 1992 when I bought the Coleco game version (used). This game might be the next one 😎
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