In 2003, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom was launched and have become a touchstone for a technology of youngsters already obsessive about the cartoon. While nostalgia performs a big issue, I, like many individuals round my age, maintain that recreation in excessive regard, even when the expertise would not fairly maintain up all these years later. Now, 20 years later, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake has been made as a non secular successor and, for higher and for worse, it performs the way in which I keep in mind Battle for Bikini Bottom.In The Cosmic Shake, SpongeBob and Patrick come upon a Mermaid named Kassandra, who sells vintage and mysterious objects. SpongeBob purchases bubble cleaning soap that supposedly grants needs, working round city and asking everybody he is aware of for his or her needs. Unfortunately, the entire needs kick in without delay, tearing holes in actuality and sending the residents of Bikini Bottom off into the multiverse, with SpongeBob and Patrick left to choose up the items.

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This opening units up the seven ranges gamers will discover all through the sport, every one with a distinct theme and atmosphere. The aesthetic design of those ranges is among the locations The Cosmic Shake shines, pulling collectively references to iconic episodes of the present, whereas including new components that match throughout the recreation’s story. A movie-set-themed episode combines SpongBob’s obsession with karate with an motion film, and a pirate stage has an enemy ship always firing pie bombs at you.As for the place The Cosmic Shake pulls most of its inspiration from, it stems virtually completely from the older seasons of SpongeBob. While the present continues to be airing, most of the references made via the sport are from the seasons I watched as a toddler and simply may have appeared in Battle for Bikini Bottom 20 years in the past. There are just a few nods to the extra trendy seasons of the present, particularly Plankton’s pet Spot, who serves as a collectible in every stage, however the majority of its jokes and callbacks are old-school. Most of those references really feel well-placed and do not overstay their welcome, with one main exception.That exception is the caveman stage, the place Spongebob and Patrick are despatched again to the prehistoric period to try to save Squidward. This pulls straight from the episode SB-129/Karate Choppers in Season 1, the place Squidward finally ends up time-traveling to each the previous and future. In the previous, language hasn’t been invented but, so everybody speaks in gibberish. What works as a small part of a half-hour cartoon overstays its welcome right here. In most ranges, SpongeBob and Patrick are incessantly commenting on the extent, spouting off jokes that principally land, however right here, it is an hour to 90 minutes of caveman converse, which actually kills the sport’s momentum.As for the design of the degrees, The Cosmic Shake takes a much more linear strategy than Battle for Bikini Bottom and this principally works in its favor. The ranges have a little bit of width to them, permitting you to discover off the crushed path to seek out further Cosmic Jelly, which you might be tasked with accumulating all through the sport. But past this small quantity of freedom, this concentrate on a extra linear setup permits for the platforming to shine, since there’s a single outlined path that may be purposefully designed across the motion expertise which were unlocked to this point. SpongeBob comes geared up with a double-jump out of the gate however is shortly given much more motion talents all through the sport, making for fluid platforming. These motion talents make SpongeBob really feel quick when they’re all working collectively and the sections that ask you to make use of all of them collectively really feel extremely satisfying.You achieve talents like a glide, a karate kick, a floor pound, and even a grappling hook. Doling out a brand new potential in most ranges means there’s all the time a brand new mechanic to maintain the sport recent, and it gives a strategy to cover secrets and techniques in every stage so that you can come again to. Levels require you to platform via them, ultimately needing to seek out numerous objects to maneuver additional. These sections often have an arena-like space, the place you possibly can select which route to start out in on your accumulating, however all the time find yourself on the identical vacation spot. It’s a pleasant break from the extra linear platforming sections and these sections by no means overstayed their welcome. Where the linear design falls flat is within the recreation’s secrets and techniques and non-compulsory aims.As for fight, you utilize your new talents to combat off Cosmic Jelly monsters. There are numerous several types of Jelly Monsters, and every one has a particular strategy to beat it. Unfortunately, as time goes on, this turns into a tedious job, particularly with enemies the place you must watch for a gap. For instance, the big enemies carrying bathtubs require three hits to take down, however they solely take harm after lacking an assault on you. By the time you combat certainly one of these for the 10th time, it turns into extra tedious to attend and hit it, which is true for different enemy sorts as properly. There is much extra platforming than fight in The Cosmic Shake, however lengthy battles, particularly late within the recreation, really feel like a chore.Each stage caps off with a boss combat of some variety, with the precise format of the battle altering from stage to stage. The opening western stage concludes with you chasing Mr. Krabs via a practice whereas battling enemies, and the film stage concludes with a showdown in opposition to Sandy. None of those are significantly difficult, however they’re all completely different and quick sufficient to be pleasing.With a linear design and unlockable motion talents, going off the primary path to discover a secret can have combined outcomes. Sometimes you discover a Gold Doubloon, which is required to unlock further costumes, and it feels rewarding. Many occasions, although, you discover a aspect goal that’s locked behind a capability you do not have but, which might really feel irritating within the second. This is clearly meant to get you to return again via every stage after beating the sport, however replaying ranges is the place The Cosmic Shake actually begins to flounder.Since every stage is linear, replaying them can really feel like a slog. There are checkpoints which you could select to start out from in every stage, however the recreation would not let you know the place the collectibles are, simply that you’re lacking them. This means you realistically must run via the extent from begin to end, until you keep in mind precisely the place all of the secrets and techniques had been once you could not attain them. And in the event you miss one on that second runthrough, your solely alternative is to go for a 3rd. There are some new challenges and sections added after finishing the sport, however not sufficient to justify a full second run via any stage.While enjoying The Cosmic Shake is actually enjoyable, its collectibles and unlockables go away so much to be desired for one specific cause: There is not any level to accumulating them. While it’s a part of the sport and platforming is enjoyable sufficient to make the method pleasing, the rewards are sometimes lackluster. One of the primary mechanics is that with every new multiverse stage, SpongeBob is given a brand new costume to assist him match into the atmosphere. In addition to these costumes, you may also buy extra utilizing the Cosmic Jelly you accumulate after unlocking them by discovering sufficient Gold Doubloons. The downside right here is that the costumes do not influence gameplay in any means, so the novelty wears off shortly. It’s cool to identify an outfit that SpongeBob wore in a particular episode, however with none influence on the sport itself, they simply aren’t that attention-grabbing.Gallery In addition to these disappointing costumes, the opposite collectibles aren’t wanted for the rest. The recreation tells you to gather Cosmic Jelly, however you do not want it to advance from stage to stage. If an merchandise is not part of the primary goal in a stage, there’s zero want or incentive to gather it. Once I spotted this in the previous few ranges, I started ignoring non-compulsory platforming challenges that solely appeared to reward Cosmic Jelly, because it did not really feel value my time.Despite just a few hiccups and disappointing facets of The Cosmic Shake design, at its core it achieves its objectives. Playing it felt the way in which I keep in mind Battle for Bikini Bottom enjoying and the entire jokes and references felt aimed toward older SpongeBob followers, pulling straight from the traditional episodes. There are tons of small jokes and references within the ranges that can make you smile and SpongeBob and Patrick could have you not less than chuckling most of the time. It’s not a revolutionary platformer, however it’s adequate to maintain you engaged all through all the recreation’s size. If you don’t have any reverence or appreciation for SpongeBob, whether or not it’s the outdated video games or the cartoon, The Cosmic Shake possible will not enchantment to you. But for these of us who love SpongeBob, the Cosmic Shake is a good time with some outdated associates.