It's up to our bumbling buddies to fix the cosmic catastrophe they've caused, so the two head off to rescue their friends and bring them home safely. However, moments later rifts start appearing all over Bikini Bottom, sucking up citizens and beloved landmarks into different dimensions. Well, SpongeBob and Patrick excitedly start blowing the bubble soap, asking for the silliest wishes and at first, it all seems like harmless fun. She offers to sell the pair a vial of wish-granting Mermaid Tears, which of course they gleefully accept. We’ve been waiting a long time for a proper sequel to Battle of Bikini Bottom (20 chuffing-years) but Purple Lamp has not only created a solid sequel to what is known as one of the best-licensed games ever made but a superb platformer in its own right.Liked: Hilarious Story and Dialogue SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake begins with our bubbly heroes SpongeBob and Patrick heading off for a trip to Glove World, when along the way they come across Madame Kassandra, a mermaid fortune-teller. The only issue I found is that there are occasional sound glitches where the music would drop out, but this is a minor niggle, and kind of thing easily remedied in a patch. The soundtrack is also bright and breezy, and the voice acting and writing are top-tier, but that is to be expected when the show’s main cast and creators are all in attendance. So making it across larger gaps with it often feels more like the result of luck than judgment. Likewise, the glide move, which sees Spongebob drift to the ground with a pizza box is just a little too heavy. However, some of the trickier platforming sections demand a level of precision that the controls don’t quite allow for. ![]() The platforming is also for the best part, pretty solid. My personal favourite is a battle against Sandy, dressed as Bruce Lee, trying to run you over in a gigantic wheel. There’s a wide selection of Jellies to battle too from the simple rank-and-file monsters armed with bubble blowers to infantry-spawning blob monsters, things that fire ink at you like rejects from a Splatoon 3 audition, and hulking brutes that swing bathtubs at you. It feels surprisingly badass to sail through the air and punt a Jelly in the head before smacking them with the bubble blower and watching them explode into a shower of brightly coloured bubbles that are then gathered up by the murderous sponge and used for currency. The combat is simple, yet effective, once you unlock the fantastic karate kick it really begins to click. With each new dimension, SpongeBob visits he unlocks new abilities and attacks which expand both your platforming and combat capabilities. The moment-to-moment gameplay is also fairly slick. The loveable goof points his friend in the right direction, rescues SpongeBob when he falls in the cosmic jelly, or tumbles off a cliff, and brings him a spare pair of pants when he’s almost out, just like every best bud should. Patrick, now a balloon, is also on hand to help. This means that younger players can enjoy the adventure with not too much hassle, while older gamers and those looking for a challenge are also catered for (and so are those that want to have sponge bob just running around in his pants.). If they complete these trickier sections players are rewarded with gold doubloons that can then be used to unlock one of 30 new costumes for SpongeBob. ![]() If you just want to breeze through the story you can in a few hours, but those looking for more of a challenge will also find plenty of more complex platforming challenges. Each expansive level is easy to navigate, with almost too much signposting (it is a kid’s game) and plenty of checkpoints. Inspired in part by similarly themed episodes from the series, and the monkey paw-like wish fulfilment grated by Neptune’s bubble blower. I couldn’t help but chuckle along with the bright and barmy adventure unfolding in front of me.Įach of the game’s seven Wish Worlds is packed with colour, charm and plenty of things to do including collecting socks for the spirit of a sulking sea dog in Pirate Goo Lagoon, being a stuntman in director Squidward’s latest action flick while exploring the backlot of Karate Downtown, or syphoning off cactus juice for a prospecting Mr Krabs while riding seahorses across the planes of Wild West Jelly Fields In short, it feels like the tie-in for a movie that doesn’t exist in the best possible way.Īs someone who has a soft spot for the original series even though, I’m staring down the barrel of my forties. It has the same irreverent humour, cheery outlook, and even the same voice cast as the series. ![]() In that, it feels like a natural and authentic extension of the cartoon. So far so SpongBob is probably the best thing I can say about The Cosmic Shake.
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