The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf Reviews

The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf is ranked in the 34th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
5.5 / 10.0
Nov 3, 2021

This might actually be the best product ever made with the Smurfs named attached to it. The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf is not terrible, it’s just aggressively mediocre. It has some good ideas here and there, such as some above average level design and well-animated characters, but it is hampered by a series of technical issues. Then there’s the biggest culprit of them all: the fact it’s based on such a bland franchise to begin with.

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7.2 / 10.0
Nov 3, 2021

The Smurfs: Missin Vileaf is a tiny adventure meant for parents and kids to share the game. Slow paced and with litte to lose the game will undoubtely entertain the little ones for quite some time.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 3, 2021

Dear Smurfs, Gargamel is smurfing something bad again, so your head in it to thwart his plans. Grab the smurfizer and let's get to work!

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5 / 10
Nov 4, 2021

With The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf, Osome Studio offers a kind of huge tutorial to 3D platformers: folded in the space of just a few hours, the adventure is only for beginner players in full development of their fine motor skills. With beacons every two meters and invisible walls in abundance, this initiatory course with a very nice tone remains much too wise to satisfy other profiles.

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6.8 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2021

If you are a long-time fan of Papa Smurf and his little friends, you will surely enjoy this. The game is pretty far from perfect and shows some hiccups on Nintendo Switch, but it's fun enough to achieve what he wanted: to entertain the younger players with a cartoonish and colorful adventure.

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GameSpew
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Nov 5, 2021

Thanks to a colourful, well-designed world, challenging platforming sections and engaging gameplay, The Smurfs – Mission Vileaf solidifies itself as an example of one of the best children’s franchise tie-in games we’ve seen in recent years. It might be a bit too challenging for younger players by themselves, but it means it’s just as fun for adults, too. This is a commendable 3D platforming adventure that players of all ages will enjoy.

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7.5 / 10.0
Nov 7, 2021

Lovers of Smurfs and 3D platformers should try, especially since the price is not excessive. However, this is certainly not a production that will break into the canon of the genre.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 9, 2021

The Smurfs - Misson Vileaf is a big surprise with its well structured challenge. The difficulty may be a little high for the target audience, but the more nostalgic players and platformer fans will have an excellent title to enjoy hours of Smurf fun.

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JVL
JamHet
Top Critic
13 / 20
Nov 9, 2021

Finally, Microids has prepared a platform game for everyone, which will be fun for both the youngest and adults who remember the Smurfs of their childhood. Despite some bugs, a not very developed mechanic and a fairly simple story, it is a smurfly pleasant title for the whole family.

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7.8 / 10.0
Nov 10, 2021

I didn't start out with the best of expectations, but The Smufs Mission Villeaf turned out to be a nice little game! For a few hours it brought me back to the age when I hastily dined to leave my parents to their sad newsreel, and went to watch the Smurfs on the TV in my room. The graphic rendering of the characters is commendable (certainly more rounded than that of the two recent films) and the soundtrack a small masterpiece.

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65%
Nov 10, 2021

The Smurfs – Mission Vileaf is a decent adaptation of the cartoon series, even though it's not exactly noteworthy or memorable.

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DVS Gaming
Captain Steve
Top Critic
8 / 10
Nov 11, 2021

Again, if you go into Project Vileaf expecting a life-changing game experience, um, you won’t get it. It’s lacking in long-term features to keep you hanging for too long. However, it’s got a pretty fun presentation, backed by gameplay that will keep you coming back for more. It could’ve used some better balancing with enemies in some places, along with possible multiplayer, but overall, we’re just Smurfed that the game ended up being more positive than expected.

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6 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2021

In looking for a way to compose a product suitable for children, Microids seems to have lost sight of what is really needed to convey a bit of healthy fun pad in hand.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 16, 2021

Whenever approaching a licensed property, especially one associated more with kids, veteran gamers are going to come to the table with a healthy amount of earned skepticism...

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73 / 100
Nov 19, 2021

‎If you are looking for an adventure for a player, that young and old can enjoy, it is one of the best options you will find this Christmas. It is not very original and always goes on insurance, but its pleasant and entertaining development and great dubbing invite you to continue playing. On Switch it has slight frame petardeos, but it is perfectly playable.‎

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 20, 2021

‎Is the game worth it? Yes and no. The game lacks some dots on the i's and also lasts a short time. After about four hours, the credits roll across the screen. Fifty euros is quite tough for that. Still, if you can see through the flaws and you love the smurfs or love platformers, this is definitely one to bring home. It's nice to feel for yourself how you can escape Gargamel and hang out the hero by freeing various smurfs.‎

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No Recommendation / Blank
Nov 20, 2021

Faced with the aim of consecration an experience based on platforms, puzzles and an action component, it can be said that the producers of this virtual entry into the Smurf universe, were based and felt influenced by some experiences of 3D platforms of Nintendo, although united with an art and a design quite own.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 29, 2021

Simple, cute, and a colorful Smurfs game with a coop mode as a bonus.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 30, 2021

The Smurfs: Operation Vilhoja is a great platformer for the smallest fans of these characters, as well as a great trip to do in the company of the little ones thanks to its cooperative.

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Ken McKown
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Dec 1, 2021

Like I mentioned at the top this is a game that just feels like it exists. I was drawn in thanks to my connection to the Smurfs from my childhood. Playing with my son he enjoyed the game, but had little interest in learning about the characters. It feels like the game is more built to tug at nostalgia instead of bringing in new interest. Even so the core game is enjoyable enough to recommend for parents looking to play games with their kids. It is easy enough to play while also not being too simplified for the sake of being a ‘kids’ game. Definitely worth checking out for parents and kids alike.

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