Gameplay-wise, Cosmic Shake feels similar to the Bikini Bottom remake in that players control SpongeBob who has different abilities like a ground pound, a bubble projectile, and a swing move that works when he’s near certain hooks. Now, the two are tasked with restoring the now-disrupted Bikini Bottom and saving their friends from being lost in the multiverse. Each of the main SpongeBob cast has been transported to different worlds in a series of disconnected universes, with each of their roles ranging from noble to absolutely dastardly. Taking place in Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob and Patrick find themselves in the middle of a multiverse mess after an encounter with a mermaid fortune teller. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is a brand new 3D platformer developed by the same team behind SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (a title I reviewed back in 2020). I’m definitely in that camp and it’s still something I quote often, so naturally a new game based on the property was something I was eager for. The same way that programs like The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Seinfeld have infected the lexicon of millennials and Gen-Xers, Gen Z absolutely loves SpongeBob. LOW Performance issues, at least on Switch.įor a certain generation, SpongeBob SquarePants quotes are a social currency.
HIGH Solid writing and breezy platforming.
