It is particularly amusing watching Patrick interpret having to put on Sponge‘s underwear (although the same lines over and over can get grating in the later parts of the game). You have pairs of Spongebob’s underwear that you put on if you are hit by an enemy or robot. Spongebob is best utilised for using the bubble wand and for speeding through catching collectibles. Any combo that required jumping and precision was best left switching to character Sandy to complete, while Patrick excels at speed based runs and tumbles due to his weight.
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There are particular moments when you have to get around switches and Spongebob moves forward automatically, which it takes a bit to figure out how to get past. The controls are a little touchy and jumping onto platforms, particularly as Spongebob, are fiddly to master. This was my only real gripe with the game, and it could easily just be a homage to the original game, which had the same issue.Īt the core of Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, the gameplay is a platformer with simple controls and moves. Surely on the current console, a game of this magnitude should be able to go from one room to the next with no loading time, right? I was wrong. The biggest surprise was the loading screens, when you move from room to room or area to area there is a loading screen which presented a ‘What the?’ moment. The game runs smoothly ( I reviewed on the Xbox One X) and noticed no bugs, lag or frame rate dips during my playthrough.
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While there has been no update to these characters in form of speech, just seeing the beautiful addition to the world really helped the game come alive. In the original game these felt lifeless as did the NPCs that inhabit the world.
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Apart from the characters, the biggest improvement I can see is in the level design and buildings around Bikini Bottom. While it doesn’t match the 2D beauty of the original television series, the 3D model update is very close to the Sponge Out of Water film from 2015. This is something that the Playstation 2 version sorely lacked. Every frame pops with colour bursting with life on the screen.
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What instantly stands out with this game is the incredibly detailed and beautiful graphics that offer up a feast for the eyes.
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It is up to Spongebob, Patrick and Sandy to take care of the robots and ensure that the recipe for the Krabby Patty is safe from Plankton‘s grip. Unfortunately for Plankton, he has left the ‘Don’t Obey’ setting on the robots and they revolt and start destroying Bikini Bottom, capturing Plankton in the progress. The premise starts out as any usual Spongebob adventure does with Plankton creating a robot army to steal the recipe for the Krabby Patty and destroy Bikini Bottom in the process. Fans of the original game will delight in the lovingly crafted remaster that makes Spongebob and the world of Bikini Bottom look incredibly beautiful to watch. Sitting at about 15-20 hours there is a sense of repetitive fun in the single player story with just enough Spongebob with to keep it entertaining throughout the campaign. While the original was splashed with colour and fun, this remastered version is 100% faithful to the original, not offering many improvements over the last game, which really feels like a missed opportunity. Are you ready kids? Aye-aye! Spongebob is back with a completely faithful remaster of the classic Playstation 2 game.