THE SMURFS & CO – GAME INTRODUCTION

The Smurfs & Co. is a new social network game that allows anyone, anywhere to play as a Smurf, allowing you to build up wondrous towns to uncover special ingredients Papa Smurf needs in order to create a magic potion to erase Gargamel’s memory.

As the town’s most promising Smurf, players must guide their town to become a thriving, happy place, clearing the land of weeds and rocks, gathering resources, completing quests, visiting friends and attracting Smurf friends in your quest to find ingredients for Papa Smurf!

The game is launching globally on Facebook in six different languages including: English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German and Chinese

FEATURES:

Town Building:
Build your Smurf Town from the ground up, adding residences and entertainment options to increase the happiness of your Smurfs. Make your town known and attract Famous Smurfs who will help you find the special ingredients with their contributions, allowing you to develop additional towns in various locales.

Gather, Build and Grow:
Plan the layout of your town in the best way possible to make the Smurfs happy, generating more Smurf Coins and resources! Shop for new items, supply your structures, build new attractions and decorate your town to keep the population growing and your economy booming.

Famous Smurfs:
Over 30 of your favorite Smurfs will be available at launch, including Handy Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf, Smurfette and so many more! Each will provide you with new options that will not only provide an incentive to your economy and the happiness of the Smurfs but will get you one step closer to finding all the ingredients for the magic potion.

Connect with Neighbors:
Invite your friends to play and build out their dream Smurf towns. Lend them a hand by helping them secure more energy, decorations and items. Send them gifts to finish building projects or by clearing the land so they have more room to grow. Helping friends has its rewards as it will also help you accelerate your own growth while providing more things to share with your friends!

Additional Content Rollout:
Several new features are being developed to enhance the gameplay and to extend the storyline. These include Power Ups and Wonders which will grant special abilities to do amazing things that a normal Smurf can’t do, Epic Quests, Daily Bonuses, Customizable Smurf Avatars and so much more. Content will be rolled out on a regular basis, with the first major release scheduled in September 2011.

The Smurfs head to Facebook in The Smurfs & Co

With a hit movie and top grossing iPhone game, it should be no surprise that the smurf phenomenon is now coming to Facebook as well. Ubisoft's The Smurfs & Co is a city builder much like its mobile counterpart, with equal amounts of nostalgic charm.

It seems that Gargamel, that relentless villain from the smurfs universe, has discovered the secret location of the smurfs' village. So, in order to help make him forget and thus ensure the safety of smurfs everywhere, you'll need to create a magical potion. But in order to get the ingredients you'll first need to build a town and harvest everything from weeds and flowers to rocks and thorns.

The game actually plays a lot like Gnome Town or Ravenwood Fair. Before you can build anything you'll first need to clear some space, so much of your time will be spent cutting down brush so that you can build homes. As your town grows, famous smurfs will join the population. Sometimes you'll even be able to have brief chats with other smurfs. There are, of course, quests to complete and there appears to be a relatively large map to expand out on to.

Though it's built as a tie-in to the new live action/CG film, The Smurfs & Co actually sports a similar, 80s cartoon style to that of Smurfs' Village, which means that it looks a lot like you're playing an old cartoon. But that's not a bad thing.

Aside from the smurfy theme, though, it doesn't look like The Smurfs & Co offers too much new for fans of city builders on Facebook, at least early on. The gameplay and quests aren't particularly original and, as a brand new release, the game is currently plagued with connection problems. You may want to wait a while before heading into The Smurfs & Co lest you be constantly bombarded with these:

If you do play, though, be sure to "like" The Smurfs film on Facebook to get an exclusive in-game movie theater for your budding smurf town.

Stay tuned to Gamezebo for more coverage of The Smurfs & Co, including our full review.

THE SMURFS & CO.

The Smurfs & Co. is a new social network game that allows anyone, anywhere to play as a Smurf, allowing you to build up wondrous towns to uncover special ingredients Papa Smurf needs in order to create a magic potion to erase Gargamel’s memory. 

As the town’s most promising Smurf, players must guide their town to become a thriving, happy place, clearing the land of weeds and rocks, gathering resources, completing quests, visiting friends and attracting Smurf friends in your quest to find ingredients for Papa Smurf! 

The game is launching globally on Facebook in six different languages including: English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German and Chinese 

FEATURES:

Town Building:
Build your Smurf Town from the ground up, adding residences and entertainment options to increase the happiness of your Smurfs. Make your town known and attract Famous Smurfs who will help you find the special ingredients with their contributions, allowing you to develop additional towns in various locales. 

Gather, Build and Grow:
Plan the layout of your town in the best way possible to make the Smurfs happy, generating more Smurf Coins and resources! Shop for new items, supply your structures, build new attractions and decorate your town to keep the population growing and your economy booming. 

Famous Smurfs:
Over 30 of your favorite Smurfs will be available at launch, including Handy Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf, Smurfette and so many more! Each will provide you with new options that will not only provide an incentive to your economy and the happiness of the Smurfs but will get you one step closer to finding all the ingredients for the magic potion. 

Connect with Neighbors:
Invite your friends to play and build out their dream Smurf towns. Lend them a hand by helping them secure more energy, decorations and items. Send them gifts to finish building projects or by clearing the land so they have more room to grow. Helping friends has its rewards as it will also help you accelerate your own growth while providing more things to share with your friends! 

Additional Content Rollout:
Several new features are being developed to enhance the gameplay and to extend the storyline. These include Power Ups and Wonders which will grant special abilities to do amazing things that a normal Smurf can’t do, Epic Quests, Daily Bonuses, Customizable Smurf Avatars and so much more. Content will be rolled out on a regular basis, with the first major release scheduled in September 2011.