{"id":6345,"date":"2011-07-29T00:01:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T06:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamesanityblog.com\/?p=6345"},"modified":"2011-07-29T00:01:33","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T06:01:33","slug":"game-review-the-smurfs-dance-party-wii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/29\/game-review-the-smurfs-dance-party-wii\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Review: The Smurfs Dance Party (Wii)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After starring in the recent summer animated movie, the Smurfs are ready to party! You\u2019re invited to smurf along with Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Grouchy, Brainy, and even Gargamel in this all-ages dance game for Nintendo Wii.<\/p>\n

The Smurfs Dance Party has three modes of play. In Story Mode, Papa Smurf tells the story of the new movie and how he and the other Smurfs escaped from Gargamel in New York City. At certain points you\u2019ll dance along on stage as Papa spins the tale. In Dance Mode, you can pick any song you want to dance to, and there are three ways to groove. Regular is the normal game, Team Mode has up to four players co-operating for the score, and in Freeze & Shake, you must freeze or shake the Wii remote really hard when the game prompts you to. Finally is Playlist Mode, where you can dance along to preset playlists of songs, or make your own.<\/p>\n

To dance, just hold the Wii remote in your right hand, and follow the picture cues of how you\u2019re supposed to move on the bottom. Or watch the Smurfs and match their movements. Their right hands will sparkle to let you know how the Wii remote should be held. The closer your moves are to the beat of the song, the higher your score and rating will be. Only problem is it\u2019s sometimes a little hard to know when you\u2019re doing a move right. But the game really doesn\u2019t penalize you for anything, so it doesn\u2019t matter much.<\/p>\n

The game has nearly two dozen songs. Some are specific to the game, like the Smurfs theme song (Laa, laaa, la-la, la laaa\u2026). Others are smurfy renditions of familiar songs with Smurf lyrics thrown in, like \u201cWho Let the Smurfs Out\u201d or \u201cMr. Smurftastic.\u201d There are also a selection of pop tunes like \u201cJust the Way You Are\u201d and Katy Perry\u2019s \u201cOne of the Boys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parents, there\u2019s even a special section in the game menu where you can track your child\u2019s progress through the game, how long they\u2019ve played, what awards they\u2019ve unlocked, and even how many calories they\u2019ve burned. So if your kids loved the new Smurfs movie and enjoy games like Just Dance (made by the same people), then you may want to check out this one.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Smurfs Dance Party is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Lyrics, but it\u2019s nothing worse than what you hear on the radio. There is no reading required, as there are picture cues and voice overs to go with all the text and instructions. Plus, the game won\u2019t frustrate little ones, as you don\u2019t get penalized or held back in the game, no matter how much you may be like Clumsy. So kids of all ages can just have fun dancing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only a shame that Jokey Smurf isn\u2019t in the game, he was always my favorite. Of course, I never really liked the Smurfs TV show. I only watched it as a kid because it came on right before the Pac-Man Saturday morning cartoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After starring in the recent summer animated movie, the Smurfs are ready to party! You\u2019re invited to smurf along with Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Grouchy, Brainy, and even Gargamel in this all-ages dance game for Nintendo Wii. The Smurfs Dance Party has three modes of play. In Story Mode, Papa Smurf tells the story of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}