Underplayed Gems

The Smurfs (1999)

The Smurfs cover
Developer
Helio Game
Publisher
Infogrames North America, Infogrames
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Platform
Rating
2.9 of 5, 13 player ratings
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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A gentle, cheerful romp through colorful storybook environments designed to ease young players into basic platforming without much challenge.

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About

This game is targeted to young players. This is a 3D lateral view platformer where the player controls one of those little blue people through 20 levels in order to save his friends captured by the evil Gargamel. Levels features forest, icy plains, volcano undergrounds, Gargamel's castle, the Smurf's village, and so on. The adventure itself is split in two parts, one being a simple tutorial while the second parts represents the game itself.

Screenshots

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