''The Smurfs Dance Party'' is a

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developed by Japanese studio Land Ho! and published by

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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.

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to the concept

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

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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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