‘A brand-new story’
As old cartoons that aren’t namedScooby-Doocontinue to fade into obscurity, the powers that be try to resurrect them every so often in a new way. Live-action films. A revival series that usually doesn’t last one season. You get the picture.
But this bit of news is something strange altogether:The Smurfsare back…in game form!
Announced by way of their official blog, French publisher Microids (who handles ports like XIII and Munch’s Odyssey, among other games) is tackling aSmurfsgame. They will be working with IMPS on a “new 3D action-adventure” game taking place in theSmurfsuniverse. Allegedly it will be a “brand new-story” to be played “alone or with friends.” So a multiplayer-enabled action adventure?
Yeah I’m intrigued. Although many games like this end up as shovelware, some diamonds in the rough slip through the cracks.You ever playedG-Force? Yeah, it’s not half bad. Also if we get plenty of show references through thoughtful little sidequests, even all the Gen X·ers who grew up watching re-runs of this show will be happy.
I hope that Microids tacklesDavid the Gnomenext. After you finish up the campaign and collect all of the red hats across the giant open world map,you die: your save file is erased, and a fox cries while your screen fades to black.
Microids and IMPS to conclude a publishing agreement[Microids]
