The Smurfs Dance Party is a dance rhythm game developed by Japanese studio Land Ho! and published by Ubisoft for the Wii as a spin-off title to the Just Dance Kids series. The game was released on July 19, 2011, in North America,[2] July 29, 2011 in Europe and September 8, 2011, in Australia.
| The Smurfs Dance Party | |
|---|---|
 North American box art | |
| Developer(s) | Land Ho![1] |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Composer(s) | Tom Zehnder, Drew Ryan Scott, Mike Eagle, Lily Howard, Justin Bowler, Gigi Abraham, Walmes Steeges, Patricia Krebs, Brian Ibarra, David Lee Brandt |
| Series | Just Dance |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Music, rhythm, dance |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
editThe gameplay is similar to the concept Ubisoft dance franchise Just Dance, The Smurfs Dance Party allows players to dance alongside Papa Smurf, Clumsy Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf, Gutsy Smurf, Smurfette and Gargamel.[2] The game also includes a Story Mode, which is based by the events of the film, The Smurfs, and features 8 songs.
Track list
editThe track list consists of 25 songs.
| Song | Artist | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Smurfberry-licious" | Tom Zehnder | 2011 |
| "Go Go Go Get It" | Drew Ryan Scott | 2011 |
| "More Than a Name" | Drew Ryan Scott | 2011 |
| "Very Blue Moon" | Tom Zehnder | 2011 |
| "Gargamel" | Mike Eagle and Tom Zehnder | 2011 |
| "We Have Us" | Drew Ryan Scott, Lily Howard, and Tom Zehnder | 2011 |
| "Everybody Up" | Lily Howard | 2011 |
| "Welcome to New York" | Mike Eagle and Tom Zehnder | 2011 |
| "Mr. Smurftastic" | Justin Bowler | 1996 |
| "Living Color" | Gigi Abraham | 2011 |
| "Like Whoa" | Aly and AJ (covered by Gigi Abraham) | 2007 |
| "Blame It on the Boogie" | Mick Jackson (covered by Patricia Krebs) | 1978 |
| "The Noisy Smurf" | Walmes Steeges | 1996 |
| "Smurfs (Main Title)" | The Smurfs (covered by Patricia Krebs) | 1981 |
| "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston (covered by Patricia Krebs) | 1987 |
| "We Like to Smurf It" | Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman (covered by Justin Bowler) | 1993 |
| "A Year Without Rain" | Selena Gomez & the Scene (covered by Gigi Abraham) | 2010 |
| "Walking on Sunshine" | Katrina and the Waves (covered by Gigi Abraham) | 1985 |
| "Who Let the Smurfs Out?" | Baha Men (covered by Tom Zehnder and Brian Ibarra) | 2000 |
| "Boom Shack-A-Lak" | Apache Indian (covered by Justin Bowler) | 1993 |
| "Barbara Streisand" | Duck Sauce (covered by Tom Zehnder) | 2010 |
| "Just the Way You Are" | Bruno Mars (covered by Drew Ryan Scott) | 2010 |
| "Smurf This Way" | Drew Ryan Scott and Tom Zehnder | 1975 |
| "Higher" | Taio Cruz feat. Kylie Minogue (covered by Drew Ryan Scott and David Lee Brandt) | 2011 |
| "One of the Boys" | Katy Perry | 2008 |
Reception
editThe Smurfs Dance Party received an overall score of 3.0/10 from Gameplay Today, stating "The Smurfs Dance Party had the makings of a sleeper hit for the simple fact that it was a dance game being made by the people who brought us Just Dance and Just Dance 2. The lineage means nothing here though because this game couldn’t be farther from its successful "smurfless" cousins."[3] In 2021, the game became an internet meme as users would post the meme onto TikTok.
References
edit- ^ "Ubisoft Announces The Smurfs Dance Party Is Now Available On Store Shelves". IGN. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ a b "Ubisoft Launches The Smurfs: Dance Party.. With Barbara Streisand?". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
- ^ "The Smurfs: Dance Party (Wii) Review". Gameplaytoday.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-08-12.