Smurf Racer – A Not So “Smurfy” Racing Game
Smurf Racer Developer: Top Publishing Price: $0.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Those who can’t get enough of everybody’s favorite little blue creatures might well be enticed to download Smurf Racer – a game that (at first glance) would appear to involve a Smurf, if not multiple ones, driving race cars. Developed by Top Publishing, Smurf Race does indeed feature a Smurf in a race car, along with Gargamel and a few “smurfy” power-ups, but despite what it appears Smurf Race is not exactly a racing game in the traditional sense.Smurf Racer could best be described as a game somewhat along the lines of early Atari’s Kaboom, except a smurf in a race car plays the part of the bucket, Gargamel’s head takes the place of bombs, and the objective is for the smurf to avoid Gargamel and collect the occasional power-up. Misguided as this comparison may be, it’s strictly an attempt to explain how a purported racing game could be so different from what anyone might imagine a racing game to be. (more…)
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Smurf Racer – A Not So “Smurfy” Racing Game
