The Smurfs have been around. Lauded for their lessons in cooperation and criticized as symbols of communism, this animated franchise features one of the most well-recognized fictional creatures in history.

Originally released as a series of comic strips in the fifties, the Smurfs became a hit animated cartoon series in the early eighties with over 400 total episodes, plus a movie or two to their credit. They have had their own balloon at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They were featured as shapes in 80s pasta. Coloring books, Halloween costumes, spin-off series, and a new set of live-action movies is in the works for a 2011 release.

And now, just to keep the classics rolling, Smurfs’ Village hit the top of the charts as a top selling application for iOS. The first week of May 2011 saw them at a solid number seven for iPhone and number one on the iPad…that made three consecutive weeks in that spot, officially smoking the much-talked about Angry Birds.

Free to play but with buyable in-game content, Smurfs’ Village has proven once again that you just can’t kill the eighties or really anything that came out of it. Smurfs’ Village joins a hot list of smurfy games, with several coming as Colecovision edutainment titles. However, the platform and racing games (The Smurfs—Sega Master System 1994 and Smurf Racer on PS1 in 2001, to name but a couple) were also popular plays for smurf fans.

Check out the complete list of smurfy games here, or download the Smurfs’ Village to see what all the smurf is about. Free, after all, is a good smurf!

Smurfs’ Village iPhone Gameplay Review

Classic content, modern game = Smurfy, 5.0 out of 5 based on 3 ratings

Tags: iPad Games, iPhone Games, iPod Games, Sega Genesis Games

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