''The Smurfs Dance Party'' is a

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developed by Japanese studio Land Ho! and published by

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for the

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as a spin-off title to the ''Just Dance Kids'' series. The game was released on July 19, 2011, in North America, July 29, 2011 in Europe and September 8, 2011, in Australia. The game has gained extra attention because it was originally scheduled as an

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, but development for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 was abandoned and ''The Smurfs Dance Party'' was released for the Wii alone.

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to the concept

dance franchise '' Just Dance'', ''The Smurfs Dance Party'' allows players to dance alongside Papa Smurf,

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. The game also includes a Story Mode, which is based by the events of the film, ''

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'', and features 8 songs.

Track list

The track list consists of 25 songs.

Reception

''The Smurfs Dance Party'' received an overall score of 3.0/10 from Gameplay Today, stating "The Smurfs Dance Party had the makings of a sleeper hit for the simple fact that it was a dance game being made by the people who brought us '' Just Dance'' and ''

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References

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