SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
Personal Rating:
Platform-adventure Game
Genre Element: Arcade, Auto-runner Game
Point-of-View: Third-person
Theme: Cartoon Comedy
Storyline: Nonlinear Interactive Narration
Camera: Free
Player Mode: Single-player
Developer: Purple Lamp
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Game Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Maximum Resolution: 3440x1440
Native Display Ratio: 21:9
Recommended PC Configuration:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K / AMD FX 6300
RAM: 8 GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon R9 380, VRAM 2 GB
HDD: 10 GB
OS: Windows 10
DirectX: -
Media Support: -
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is based on the Nickelodeon animated
series SpongeBob SquarePants. The player controls SpongeBob, who, along with Patrick, journeys across several alternative realities called "Wish Worlds" to save their friends and the town of Bikini Bottom while collecting Cosmic Jelly for the mermaid fortune teller Madame Kassandra.
The game was green-lit by Nickeloedon and THQ Nordic following the success of
Purple Lamp's previous title, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (2020), and was conceived as a spiritual successsor to the 2003 original game. The Cosmic Shake received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the faithfulness to the source material, but criticized its lack of innovation.
Reception:
Metacritic score: 73/100 (NS), 71/100 (PC), 69/100 (PS4), 68/100 (XBO)
Destructoid score: 8/10
Digital Trends score: 3.5/5
Game Informer score: 7/10
GameSpot score: 7/10
IGN score: 5/10
Nintendo Life score: 8/10
Nintendo World Report score: 7.5/10
Push Square score: 6/10
Destructoid praised the variety of the game, writing "Each world brings with it a unique
feel and presentation, from chasing down some cosmetics in Medieval Sulfur Fields to setting up a light show in Halloween Rock Bottom".
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