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With the new Smurfs film out, your kids may have a touch of Smurf mania - and with the long summer holidays in full swing, you might want something to keep them quiet for a bit. The Smurfs: Dance Party does an admirable job - even if it is pretty similar to Just Dance, but with Smurfs thrown in. All you need to do is choose your song and get ready to dance along, holding the Wii Remote in your right hand and following the on-screen prompts - gaining points based on how well you perform.
The Smurfs: Dance Party is based on the recent Smurf's film, and it's story mode follows the events of the film - retold by Papa Smurf through cut-scenes and clips from the film, you'll get to dance to songs about picking Smurfberries, going gangsta in New York and even try your hand at being the evil Gargamel. The only reading involved comes from picking a mode and song from the menus, as everything else is fully voiced, making this potentially suitable for kids even younger than five - although those aged five and up have the best chance of actually being able to do it.
The Smurfs: Dance Party is totally free of any mature content, with no swearing, sex or violence. Perhaps most importantly, none of the songs have any untoward lyrics (seeing as those that perhaps, at a push, might have counted have instead had the word 'Smurf' inserted into them).
Part of the reason Just Dance soared to popularity was its easy to pick up and play multiplayer madness, and The Smurfs: Dance Party is no different. Up to four players can join in in any of the 24 songs, across three different multiplayer modes - Regular has you dancing as normal and competing for a high score; Team has you co-operating to try to get the highest combined score; and Freeze and Shake is a bit like a game of Simon Says, where you need to follow the dance moves as normal until either a Freeze or Shake icon appears. Freeze means you have to stay as still as possible until the icon goes, and Shake means you need to shake the Wii Remote like your life depends on it. It's a blast - and one that'll keep kids happy for hours.
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Format Reviewed: Nintendo Wii
