The Smurfs Travel the World

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Mega Drive
Master System
Game Gear

The Smurfs Travel the World

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Infogrames

Developer:

Virtual Studio, Climax

Virtual Studio

Distributor:

Halifax (IT)

Sega-Ozisoft (AU)

Licensor: I.M.P.S.

Sound driver:

Images Software/Russel Shaw

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

Français

Deutsch

English

Español

Release	Date	Code
EU	1996-11^[3]	T-151046-09
PT	1996	MDJIM0407
AU	1996	FTHE42SMC
EU	1996	MK-27085-50
IT	1996
CZ	1996
EU	1996-11^[3]	T-151028-50
FR	1996

Non-Sega versions

The Smurfs Travel the World (Les Schtroumpfs Autour du Monde) or The Smurfs 2 (Les Schtroumpfs 2) is the sequel to The Smurfs. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, and Sega Game Gear exclusively in Europe in 1996, although copies of the Master System version were found released several years later, making it the last Sega Master System title to be released in Europe.

Story

Inquisitive Smurf and Smurfette sneak into Papa Smurf's laboratory one night to see the Magic Crystal that makes it possible for the smurfs to travel to anywhere in the world. The crystal shatters when they touch it, sending them across the world and away from their village. The two smurfs must retrieve all of the crystal fragments in order to return home.

Gameplay

Mega Drive version

The game is a platformer played as Inquisitive Smurf or Smurfette, who play identically, in various locations around the world. The game has a greater emphasis on exploration than its predecessor; the smurfs must collect the ten crystals scattered throughout the stage, and stages have no time limit. Crystals are sometimes visible in plain sight, but sometimes they are hidden behind terrain or inside enemies. Smurfs walk with and and run by holding . They duck with and jump with . They jump higher when running. They kick with , which can be used to attack enemies or to interact with some stage objects. The smurfs can also defeat enemies by jumping on top of them. In underwater stages, the smurfs swim with .

Smurfs start each life with four health points (shown as hearts) and lose one after taking damage from an enemy. A smurf loses a life after losing all four health points and taking an additional hit or after falling into a bottomless pit or deep water. The game ends after losing every life. The player is given a password after completing each world. There are three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, and Hard).

Items

	Crystal
	Collect 10 crystals to complete each stage.
	Heart
	Restores a health point, up to a maximum of 4.
	Key
	Collect 3 keys in a single world to play a bonus stage.
	Smurf Doll
	Awards an extra life.
	Shrink Potion
	Shrinks the smurf down to a small size.
	Grow Potion
	Grows the smurf back to normal size.
	Clock
	Provides another 15 seconds of time in a bonus stage.

Worlds

Each world consists of three stages.

	South America

	North Pole

	North America
	In the second stage, the smurfs have to outrun the dog instead of collecting crystals. In the third stage, the smurfs can use the potions to shrink or grow. When they are small, they can fit into smaller spaces but cannot climb ropes or defeat enemies.
	Africa
	In the first stage, the flamingo ascends with . In the third stage, bananas can be kicked toward the gorillas with . The last crystal is held by a big boss gorilla whose area unlocks when the other crystals have been collected.
	Australia
	The surfing stage is autoscrolling and has no crystals to collect. The smurfs can hop ahead on the surfboard with .
	Asia
	The third stage is a boss fight with no crystals to collect.

Bonus stage

After collecting three keys in a single world, the smurf is whisked away to a bonus stage. The player can collect as many items as possible before time runs out. A counter tracks how many items have been collected. When time runs out, the items are tallied into hearts; whenever four hearts are counted, an extra life is earned.

In the Asia bonus stage, the lower rows of items only appear after kicking a ball into a gong and the higher rows of items appear after kicking all of the balls into the gongs.

South America

North Pole

North America

Africa

Australia

Asia

History

The Master System version of The Smurfs Travel the World was the last officially-licensed release for the system in Europe. It is consequently one of the single-rarest titles for Sega's 8-bit hardware, so rare that the community doubted its existence for some time.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	The Smurfs 2	The Smurfs 2
French	Les Schtroumpfs 2
German	Die Schlümpfe 2
Spanish	Los Pitufos 2
Italian	I Puffi 2

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Produced by: Bruno Bonnell
Developed by: Virtual Studio

Development Team

Project Managing: Olivier Richez
Programming: Yu-Ou Wang, Olivier Richez, Claude Verstraeten
Art Work: Stephane Arson, Youri Junquas
Additional Graphics: Cyril Masquilliere
Primal Testing: Vincent Noiret
Music and SFX by: Climax
Production Unit: Xavier Cucuel
Production Team: Edith Protière, Nadège De Bergevin
Special Thanks to: Thierry Culliford, I.M.P.S., Stéphane Pradier, Sébastien Mayorgas, The Testing Department