Also, even though the game is universal, no cloud save storage means no cross-device syncing, so you’re always stuck playing the game on the device you start on.īasically, it comes down to this: If you grew up on the Smurfs, you need to download Smurf’s Village just to check out how well Capcom nailed the look and feel of the game. If you delete your game, your smurf village is gone, including any in-app purchases you made of smurfberries. Truly the most confusing thing about Smurf’s Village is why Capcom chose to save all of your data locally. You can gain smurfberries in game, but they’re incredibly rare, and if you want to complete your smurf town you’re going to basically be required to spend at least $12 to get the required amount to buy additional buildings. They’re also incredibly expensive, with smurfberries coming in packs starting at $4.99 and incrementing all the way up to $59.99. I was really hoping the advent of Game Center would push developers away from Facebook dependency.Īlso, smurfberries, the freemium currency used to speed things up and buy premium items in game seem to be a little too close to a required resource if you really want to enjoy Smurf’s Village.
This is a major pet peeve of mine since I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family, and don’t want to invite random Smurf’s Village players in to my personal social networks just so we can play an iPhone game together.
Also, like most of these free to play game, it encourages you to build a massive network of friends building their own Smurfville, but it depends on Facebook to do so. The problem with Smurf’s Village is that for all its retro appeal, at the end of the day, it’s just another farming game complete with a horrid withering mechanic to keep you coming back to the game or else your crops will die. The increased pixel density makes all the sprites and animations that make up the game look incredible, and almost make you forget that you’re playing a typical freemium farming game… At least for a little bit. If you watched Smurfs as a kid, you’re going to be blown away by just how good everything looks, especially on the Retina Display. Papa Smurf rounded up all the smurfs and broke ground on a new smurf village, which just so happens to be what you’re in charge of building.įirst off, as far as retro charm and overwhelming nostalgia is concerned, Smurf’s Village couldn’t be more spot-on.
The premise of Smurf’s Village is fairly simple, Gargamel (the bad guy from the series if Smurfs if before your time) found the Smurf’s home, sending them scattering. Their recently released Lil’ Pirates, Capcom Arcade, and now Smurf’s Village all are utilizing the free to play model. It seems like everyone is building freemium games for the iOS platform these days, and Capcom is no exception.