The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf

The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf
Developer(s)	OSome Studio
Publisher(s)	Microids
Director(s)	Lionel Barranco Mathieu Fremont
Producer(s)	Zoé Lemaître Brice Pinquet
Designer(s)	Mathis Bressaud Hubert de Buyer Paul Barbier Alicia Bruchon
Programmer(s)	Cédric Dodard François Hautier
Artist(s)	Yohan Lardy Emeline Oleszko Dorian L'Héritier Fallone Peyravernay
Writer(s)	Laura Garcin Nicolas Pothier
Composer(s)	Valentin Lafort
Engine	OEngine
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 5 Amazon Luna
Release	Windows WW: 26 October 2021 Switch, PS4, Xbox One EU: 5 November 2021 NA: 16 November 2021 AU: 20 November 2021 AU: 24 November 2021 (PS4) Xbox Series X/S NA: 16 November 2021 PlayStation 5 AU: 1 December 2021 EU: 2 December 2021 NA: 14 December 2021 Amazon Luna WW: 4 November 2022
Genre(s)	Platform, adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf (French: Les Schtroumpfs: Mission Malfeuille) is a platform video game developed by OSome Studio and published by Microids, released on 26 October 2021.[1] This video game was based on the Belgian animated series The Smurfs (and in turn in the Belgian comic book series of the same name, created by Peyo).

Characters

Main article: List of The Smurfs characters

• Papa Smurf
• Smurfette
• Hefty Smurf
• Brainy Smurf
• Chef Smurf
• Gargamel

Development

On May 15, 2020 Microids announced a publishing deal with IMPS, the current worldwide licensors for The Smurfs, to make a new 3D game based on the franchise developed by OSome Studio.[2] It was officially revealed on April 8, 2021 as The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf, and would be the first in an agreement to publish a series of Smurfs games over the next five years.[3]

Release

The game was originally slated to release simultaneously for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 26 October 2021 and PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2022, with special and collector's editions also being available for the first three consoles.[4] On 14 October it was announced that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One collector's editions were cancelled and the console versions were delayed until November.[5] The Microsoft Windows version was released as originally planned on 26 October 2021 with the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and versions released in November, and the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S released later that year.[6] A version for Amazon Luna was made available on 4 November 2022.

References

1. The Smurfs – Mission Vileaf. Microids. Accessed January 24, 2022.
2. Microids and IMPS to conclude a publishing agreement. Microids. Accessed January 25, 2022.
3. Microids and IMPS/The Smurfs sign a major publishing deal regarding future Smurfs video game adaptations. Microids. Accessed January 25, 2022.
4. The Smurfs – Mission Vileaf gets a teaser!. Microids. Accessed January 25, 2022.
5. The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch delayed to November 5 in Europe, November 16 in North America. Gematsu. Accessed January 25, 2022.
6. "The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch delayed to November 5 in Europe, November 16 in North America". Gematsu. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2022-12-18.