You never venture too far from the core 3D platforming, but we appreciated the gameplay variety on offer here, as it gives each Wishworld its own feel while new abilities give you reason to revisit previous levels to ferret out collectibles you couldn’t reach before. For example, one level features several stealth sections where you need to sneak around enemies and scare them, while another has several auto-scrolling platforming and combat sections as you ‘act’ in a karate movie. Plus, there are occasional simple minigames tossed in to break things up even further, tasking you with things like cooking Krabby Patties or outdrinking Sandy in a saloon.Įven beyond obstacles focused on SpongeBob’s expanding moveset, each level introduces some fun, exclusive gimmicks to mix up the action. One level may teach you how to grapple and swing between fish hooks, while another unlocks a new bubble surfboard that you can use to glide set distances. Unlike its predecessor (which had three playable characters) you only play as SpongeBob here, but he learns new techniques as you progress. Gameplay in The Cosmic Shake follows typical 3D platforming game design, tasking you with exploring vast playgrounds, beating up baddies, and picking up a whole lot of collectibles along the way. SpongeBob and Patrick’s banter and commentary as they explore the worlds help to fill the silence well, and all the characters (even minor ones like Fred or the chocolate guy) being voiced by their original voice actors helps to add that extra touch of authenticity. References and in-jokes abound and will be appreciated by fans of the show, though even newcomers will still find plenty to love in the goofy and irreverent humor on display here. The story isn’t anything exceptional, but it does a fantastic job of emulating the feel and humor of a typical SpongeBob episode, especially one from the first three seasons. The two thus set out to repair the damage and collect jelly for Kassandra, who totally doesn’t have ulterior motives.Ĭaptured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) As a result of their mistake, Bikini Bottom has become drenched in cosmic jelly and overrun by strange jelly creatures, while all of SpongeBob and Patrick’s friends have been scattered across the various Wishworlds that opened portals all around town. The tears have magical properties and legend has it that they have the ability to grant wishes, but things get out of hand when SpongeBob and Patrick overuse them and tear apart the multiverse. The Cosmic Shake picks up with SpongeBob and Patrick meeting a mysterious mermaid named Kassandra who offers them a bottle of mermaid tears for them to use as bubble soap. Though The Cosmic Shake isn’t exactly a game that reinvents the 3D platforming wheel, it offers an enjoyable and delightful experience that no fan of this nostalgic genre will want to miss. Built from the ground up for modern hardware, this new release carries on the spirit of the original while integrating many new ideas and designs of its own. Sales for that remaster were evidently robust enough to justify development of an all-new sequel, as SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake was announced a little over a year later. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.A few years ago, Purple Lamp Studios released SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, a solid revival of a 3D platforming classic from decades past. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Continue without accepting’ or ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices or learn more. Third parties use cookies for the purposes of displaying and measuring personalised advertisements, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we will also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences, and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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