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  1. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Классика игровой индустрии, ведьмак в мире Бикини Боттом .От себя ставлю 12/10,но вот эти выходцы из нижнего интернета снизили оценку игры до 9.3/10 Лично мне дал... ТОЧНЕЕ Я КУПИЛ 7 копий для себя,сестры, брата, мамы,папы,бабушки и деда,подарил подруге в которую был влюблен,после чего она сразу вышла за меня замуж.Классика игровой индустрии, ведьмак в мире Бикини Боттом .От себя ставлю 12/10,но вот эти выходцы из нижнего интернета снизили оценку игры до 9.3/10 Лично мне дал... ТОЧНЕЕ Я КУПИЛ 7 копий для себя,сестры, брата, мамы,папы,бабушки и деда,подарил подруге в которую был влюблен,после чего она сразу вышла за меня замуж.
  2. Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This is one of the few games of my childhood that I really don’t remember too much of. Playing though was a huge nostalgia kick for me and some parts felt like new experience. The story is way better than what you would expect from a spongebob game and the gameplay is incredible. But there is one big problem that people shouldn’t ignore... this game is game is littered with glitches.This is one of the few games of my childhood that I really don’t remember too much of. Playing though was a huge nostalgia kick for me and some parts felt like new experience. The story is way better than what you would expect from a spongebob game and the gameplay is incredible. But there is one big problem that people shouldn’t ignore... this game is game is littered with glitches. Nothing that completely breaks the game, just small annoyances that can get in the way of platforming. It definitely doesn’t effect the experience negatively. And then there’s the loading screens like wtf is going on? The game is beautiful but it’s not impressive enough to merit a 3 minute long loading screen! There are a few graphical glitches, but most of which I find are pretty funny so I like them. The game is incredible... but there are a ton technical problems that just can’t be ignored. Expand
  3. Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This game is perfect for spongebob squarepants hardcore fans. And I am one of them.
  4. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Graphics are great, gameplay is fun unlike some other games. Fun Puzzles and colorful levels.
  5. Jul 16, 2020
    10
    *Complete review edit* They fixed it!!! Looks gorgeous in docked mode and runs so much more smooth! The game itself is amazing and I love that it features references from (much better) earlier seasons of the show. It's a nice little trip down memory lane and the people who ported this cared enough to fix it. Thank you!!
  6. Jun 25, 2020
    9
    A certain freshness has been rekindled into this game I hadn’t played since I was very little. Now that I am experiencing it again, I have a deep respect for Purple Lamp Studios for remastering this game with passion and attention to its more hardcore fans. Playing almost exactly like it’s original version, I enjoy the tidbits and fixes added to each level. Although there are some problemsA certain freshness has been rekindled into this game I hadn’t played since I was very little. Now that I am experiencing it again, I have a deep respect for Purple Lamp Studios for remastering this game with passion and attention to its more hardcore fans. Playing almost exactly like it’s original version, I enjoy the tidbits and fixes added to each level. Although there are some problems with frame rate and controller input, these issues did not hinder my score of the game as I know they will be fixed with time. Overall this was a great game to get back into, my thank you to the developers and I can only hope that the movie game may be remastered as well. Expand
  7. Jun 23, 2020
    7
    As fun and faithful as this game is to the OG spongebob game. The low framerate + the buggy mess of certain sections is too much for me to give it anything higher than a 7.5

    The remastered music is great, the reuse of old voice lines gives a GREAT nostalgic feel to it. Not to mention its quite nice to have something to give my sisters to play that I used to when I was their age!
  8. Jun 26, 2020
    10
    The best game to come out this month and this year. Graphics are great, gameplay is fun unlike some other games.
  9. Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Super fun game! Brings me back to my childhood in the best way! Definitely worth the play
  10. Jul 3, 2020
    6
    F is for Framerate Issues, even when Docked.
    U is for Unoptimized.
    N is for New Issues that were Nonexistent Before. PLEASE FIX THIS GAME, PLEASE! Considering not much was changed aside from graphics for this remake, it's surprising how many new issues are present within the new game. Framerate consistently and constantly fluctuates even in small areas, abysmal loading times even
    F is for Framerate Issues, even when Docked.
    U is for Unoptimized.
    N is for New Issues that were Nonexistent Before.
    PLEASE FIX THIS GAME, PLEASE!

    Considering not much was changed aside from graphics for this remake, it's surprising how many new issues are present within the new game. Framerate consistently and constantly fluctuates even in small areas, abysmal loading times even when respawning, sounds either not playing or playing all at the same time, SpongeBob sneaking even when holding the control stick all the way down, extreme pop-in even on enemies and objects, the controls feeling noticeably slower and floatier, all issues that weren't present within the original. It's jarring too considering the other games with similar graphics and technical prowess on the Nintendo Switch that run better.

    Despite these shortcomings, there's genuine fun to be found. There's platforming challenges, combat challenges, puzzle challenges, all exceptionally crafted and faithfully recreated to feel as if the player is truly traversing through an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. Although it's greatly hindered by the aforementioned issues and controls that feel slightly off from how the original played. It makes me wonder how much of this is worth it for the incredible shiny new visuals or if the visuals even matter on a console like the Nintendo Switch when the gameplay is being severely held down.

    I think THQNordic and Purple Lamp are very lucky we live in a time were games can now be patched and fixed via updates over the internet. If these issues were present in the original release I doubt it would be as greatly loved, and certainly not a game speedrunners would be playing. With the right fixes or even the necessary hardware (I don't know if these issues are present in the other versions), this would be a truly fantastic remake of a truly fantastic game. However, it's still a shame this game is initially plagued with the issues it has now and is a haunting blow to it's reputation, something which no amount of patches can fix.
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  11. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Я поиграл эту игру и скажу что она ШЕДЕВР 12/10!!!!
    Журналисты поставили такую низкую оценку иза того что их купили Сони со своим tlou 2 и CDPR со свои киберпанком.
    Они понимали если они не купят журналистов Спанч Боб точно станет игрой года. В этой игре шикарно ВСЁ!!! Сюжет, персонажи, геймплей, игровой мир, ВСЕ ЗДЕСЬ ШИКАРНО!!! Сюжет: не буду спойлерить, но скажу что это лучший сюжет на
    Я поиграл эту игру и скажу что она ШЕДЕВР 12/10!!!!
    Журналисты поставили такую низкую оценку иза того что их купили Сони со своим tlou 2 и CDPR со свои киберпанком.
    Они понимали если они не купят журналистов Спанч Боб точно станет игрой года.
    В этой игре шикарно ВСЁ!!!
    Сюжет, персонажи, геймплей, игровой мир, ВСЕ ЗДЕСЬ ШИКАРНО!!!
    Сюжет: не буду спойлерить, но скажу что это лучший сюжет на данный момент за всю историю игровой индустрии.
    Персонажи: в каждого персонажа вложена душа, видно что ребята с PLS старались.
    Сенди это лучший женский персонаж в играх, если другие персонажи женского пола были добавлены в игру только чтобы на них дрочили то в Сенди выложили душу.
    Патрик и Спанч Боб это просто пример какими должны быть мужские персонажи, в отличие от других игр в которых мужских персонажей добавляют потому что тупые феменисты им это говорят, в эту игру их добавляли намеренно и я скажу PLS не прогадали.
    Геймплей: я не верю что в играх может быть настолько крутой геймплей, я как-то оторвался от екрана чтобы написать этот пост, это 12/10 Визуал и графика: визуал этой игры шикарный это какой то некс ген, а если добавить графику которая очень подходит игре то будет просто топовая картинка!
    Единственная претензия к PLS, это то что такой труд не может так мало стоить.
    Я купил купил два раза эту игру и ни разу не пожалел! Вывод игра шедевр лучше ваших ведьмаков и ласт оф асов.
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  12. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The one of best games in "2000's, more one time this game is wronged on Rating and reviews, exaclty as in 2003.
  13. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This game deserves much more than it has. Really cool gameplay and graphic.
  14. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    After a terrible tlou 2, i thought nothing good would come of it, but no, it appeared, THE GAME OF THE YEAR;) И да, Шевцов, после такой рекламы ты можешь спокойно идти требовать деньги)
  15. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Great remaster sadly Switch version looks little bit worse but that slow hardwares fault. Game is very enjoyable the reviewers are dumb or what? Gamers love the game anyway! BUY!
  16. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The best game to come out this month and this year. a true masterpiece amazing story 10/10
  17. Jun 26, 2020
    8
    My childhood has returned!

    If you've played this game back in middle school then it's the same game as before. All the collectables are still the same. Plot points, music, locations, platforming, etc. This is as faithful of a remake as possible. The textures are uprezed to modern times. And, while the lines are the exact same, the voice actors were hired to redo their lines with the
    My childhood has returned!

    If you've played this game back in middle school then it's the same game as before. All the collectables are still the same. Plot points, music, locations, platforming, etc. This is as faithful of a remake as possible. The textures are uprezed to modern times. And, while the lines are the exact same, the voice actors were hired to redo their lines with the exception of Mermaidman and Mr. Krabs who have new voice actors. Overall this game is purely for nostalgia sake and I feel like a kid again playing this. If you never got a chance to play this try and tone down expectations for this. I know us fans have praised this so much you'd think it was the only game we ever played. But this is still a 2002 game with better textures. It's still holds up even by today's standards.

    Saddly the Switch version is not as good as the others. Of course we would expect that given the power of the Switch. But it feels like they built the game with modern consoles in mind and after they were done they just downrezed the game to switchs standards. Texture and full model popin are abundant depending on the zone. The hub world feels like it chugs below 30 frames. Zones like kelp forest and flying Dutchman also suffer from too-much-on-screenitus. But these are not consitant and they are still fully playable after they finish loading in.

    However the level that suffers the most from this is sand mountain as sliding down the ramp creates this fog of war effect no more than 50 ft infront of you and the hazards popin sometimes right when you're on top of them. The level is winnable but expect tons of failures and frustration in this. This level needs more attention and pronto. Completely unacceptable. However, for the asking value of $30 this is the correct pricing in my opinion. Anymore and I'd say wait for a sale. The game is totally beatable even with sand mountain being what it is. For those looking for that nostalgia trip this is definitely worth the buy.

    For the rest if you love platformers this is a great buy. If not I'd wait for a sale on the eshop. This is THQNORDIC so they'll probably put it on sale within the month.
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  18. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The best game to come out this month and this year. a true masterpiece amazing story 10/10
  19. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Remember playing this game back on the GameCube and loving it back then. Playing it again relighted my love for this game. Critics clearly don’t like to play fun games.
  20. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated succeeds in breathing new life into this cult game, bringing it to a new generation of players the best way possible.
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  21. Jun 23, 2020
    9
    i had the chance to play it and gotta say it looks amazing really pays homage to the original in a big way and hoping some of these patches iron out a few of the problems it has like a few bugs camera inverts at certain times which can be annoying this game for me is a solid 9/10 don’t listen to the dumb ole critics
  22. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    First video game i ever played on my brand new gamecube in 2004, seeing it in HD is a blessing. The devs put so much love and care and fan input into this game and it truly is a treasure
  23. Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Amazing game, but why no Russian voice acting ( And also fps isn't as good as I expected.
  24. Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Reviewd with ver. 1.0.1

    When the game was announced, i was pretty happy to see battle for bikini bottom being remaked. I also heard that purple lamp studios were listening to the community about their opinion. So i was pretty confident in the studio. But when i'd played the game i've noticed that some imputs weren't read. So i've missed a lot of jumps. I also noticed that the
    Reviewd with ver. 1.0.1

    When the game was announced, i was pretty happy to see battle for bikini bottom being remaked. I also heard that purple lamp studios were listening to the community about their opinion. So i was pretty confident in the studio.

    But when i'd played the game i've noticed that some imputs weren't read.
    So i've missed a lot of jumps.

    I also noticed that the loading screen took so long before you can play.
    So if you die a lot (what happend a lot to me because of imputs) you need to wait for about 20 seconds before you can play again.

    Some other thing i've noticed is that the clam in jellyfish field would always take shiny objects from you whenever you respawned.

    But to give the game his + points

    The animations were amazing
    The voice acting was great
    Most of the original voice actors were taking their role as their characters

    The game is in my honest opinion not worth it at this moment.
    I've heared that purple lamp studios is working on a patch that will fix the game

    You can always wish that i would be patched fast.
    But i hope they will take their time with fixing its problems.
    Because it would be sad when this game will come down as a bad remake
    You can tell the passion Purple lamp have put in the game

    As time will tell, i hope this game will turn out amazing
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  25. Jun 24, 2020
    0
    If you happen to see this 0 review and go "what the hell is this idiot review bombing for" hear me out. I was wrote excited to play this game. And I'm sure other ports of this game are good. But don't play the switch version. The load time is insane. There was the expectation that the loading screen for new areas might be long, but when you die in the game you also get a loading screenIf you happen to see this 0 review and go "what the hell is this idiot review bombing for" hear me out. I was wrote excited to play this game. And I'm sure other ports of this game are good. But don't play the switch version. The load time is insane. There was the expectation that the loading screen for new areas might be long, but when you die in the game you also get a loading screen that feels like an eternity. This should not be the case just to respawn your character. And this game has some notoriously difficult portions. The loading screen became far to annoying for me to continue playing. Expand
  26. Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This game is a 3D Platformer done right so You know you should buy it. Why am i giving 8? Cus you cant pet the dog in this game
  27. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This games has wonderful graphics, even though the framerate is a bit low on the nintendo switch. But that's to be expected on the switch, otherwise you should prefer to play on ps4, xbox one or pc. It brings back the fealing from 2003 and is a wonderful example of what licensed games are capable of. For platforming fans a must play. Thanks THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp Studios.
  28. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    50/10 its the best game of all time
    I bought it on my Switch, Xbox One, PS4 and PC
  29. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Honestly just a very fun game throughout. The challenges are fun and fulfilling to complete. The platforming and movement is tight. The visuals are spectacular. True to the original while fixing problems and bugs with the original. The best example of what a Remake should be.
  30. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    this is the best game of all time. Not often give the opportunity to play on the sponge gay in nature.
  31. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    One of the best games ever, a port of a timeless classic from PS2 era. Yes, it runs not perfectly on the Switch, but for amount of content in this game, it's truly amazing how devs can accomplish that on a weak Switch hardware. Easily one of the best 3D platformers and one of the best games in 2020. Way better than The Last of Us Part 2.
  32. Jun 26, 2020
    2
    The game assets constantly load in blurry then take a few seconds to become clear. Even in 1080p game is pixelated and loads like **** The characters feel like they are moving through sand. I went back to play the old one to see if I was crazy. My andriod phone running a gamecube emulator plays it better than the new thats ,"optimized for the switch". Hopefully a patch fixes it. But rightThe game assets constantly load in blurry then take a few seconds to become clear. Even in 1080p game is pixelated and loads like **** The characters feel like they are moving through sand. I went back to play the old one to see if I was crazy. My andriod phone running a gamecube emulator plays it better than the new thats ,"optimized for the switch". Hopefully a patch fixes it. But right now I feel like I wasted my 30 bucks. I really wish it was better Expand
  33. Jun 28, 2020
    1
    Ill be completely honest. I hated the new battle for bikini bottom game. I played the original a few years after it came out and i loved it. I still love it, ive played and completed it multiple times. So when the remake was announced, i got incredibly excited. I had such high hopes for it. And then the trailers a month ago came out. My excitement turned to dissatisfaction. But i still hadIll be completely honest. I hated the new battle for bikini bottom game. I played the original a few years after it came out and i loved it. I still love it, ive played and completed it multiple times. So when the remake was announced, i got incredibly excited. I had such high hopes for it. And then the trailers a month ago came out. My excitement turned to dissatisfaction. But i still had faith. I played the rework day one. It was awful. The game play was bad in the sense of being either too fast in animations making the game itself seem less polished or in the sense of it being buggy. Everything felt wonky. Me and my wife tried the multiplayer and it was horrible. Some characters didnt correctly hit or register being hit, some models wouldnt even load in, attacks were slow and the actual damage and the animation almost never played at the same time. The waves were tedious. The knockback was rediculous and robo squidwards attacks were either incredibly easy to dodge because of the indicators showing up on time, or impossible as the indicator showed up late and the model never showed. The most frustrating thing was the music.On the main screen it was loud and vibrant, on the boss fights it was annoyingly quiet. Even at full, the volume still sounded muffled. I really wanted to like this game. But I just cant. Its just too bad. I had high hopes from the devs.I cant believe im saying, or rather writing this, but i wish there was a day one patch, no matter how big, i would appriciate just abit more polishing of the game. Ill give the game a 1 for the nostalgia and excitement i used to have. Expand
  34. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The same people giving this game a 2/10 and 5/10 are the same people giving the last of us 2 a 10/10, and that speaks volumes
  35. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра этого года после The Last Of Us Part II. Рекомендую поиграть всем, так как это шедевр в геймплейной и графическом плане. 12/10. Купил себе и сестре.
  36. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Best platform game ever this really is fun by playing it in handheld mode I think this will be awesome and fun during this closed times
  37. Jun 23, 2020
    10
    this game is awesome, i played for 143 hours and i still want to come back to play. Слава Україні! Героям слава!
  38. Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Фанаты айтипедика, вы вообще игру запускали? Хватит вести себя как стадо, не позорьтесь, это смешно
  39. Jun 26, 2020
    0
    Game has much bad bugs.
    Too difficult for kids but its a game for kids.....
  40. Sep 8, 2020
    8
    The game is magnificent for its platforming genre so you will find it a 10/10 if you haven't played any game of the high-level platforming genre in the past (e.g the 3D Mario games or other derivatives like A Hat in Time). However if you are very experienced in the genre you might find it for the largest part derivative so you can expect to love it if you're into the genre but don't expectThe game is magnificent for its platforming genre so you will find it a 10/10 if you haven't played any game of the high-level platforming genre in the past (e.g the 3D Mario games or other derivatives like A Hat in Time). However if you are very experienced in the genre you might find it for the largest part derivative so you can expect to love it if you're into the genre but don't expect to find any serious originality unless you count the fact it's Spongebob. The main flaws other than the lack of serious originality in the platforming genre was the fact that the levels were not designed impeccably (see Mario 3D games for that) so in several cases you had to follow counter-intuitive routes and they were also in a small but noticeable part bugged so it needed more quality-assurance testing too. Expand
  41. Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Nice game plays decently well, little bit of frame drops in small sections doesn’t have smooth shadows but it’s not a deal breaker overall good port for me.
  42. Jun 27, 2020
    9
    Great game. Fun to it's very core, every minute. Don't miss it. You won't regret it.
  43. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    muy buen juego , muy bueno, recuerda viejos tiempos, los colores son muy buenos, y bob tiene buena texturas, aun que esta versión tiene menos gráfica es aceptable
  44. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    A perfect example of a great remaster. This game was my childhood. I have to say it does justice in every way. I love the enhanced graphics. And it is exactly how I remembered it when I was little. I couldn't be more happier with this remaster!
  45. Jul 10, 2020
    10
    God just having childhood nostalgia with the old playstation 2 version of this game had me hooked for this revamped title. A HUGE gem with the cheesy writing to how it plays it’s something you have to play to understand why its so fun!
  46. Jun 24, 2020
    8
    Игра хорошая, это классика, вся атмосфера передана на должном уровне, но реализация не очень. Игру брал на Switch, и я не увидел, того, что обещали разработчики 60 фпс, да, в закрытых помещениях 60 фпс есть, но в Бикини ботом фпс опускается до 30-35. В в остальных локациях 40-50, честно говоря, с такими скачками играть не комфортно, лучше уже были стабильные 30 фпс. Графика, ну графикаИгра хорошая, это классика, вся атмосфера передана на должном уровне, но реализация не очень. Игру брал на Switch, и я не увидел, того, что обещали разработчики 60 фпс, да, в закрытых помещениях 60 фпс есть, но в Бикини ботом фпс опускается до 30-35. В в остальных локациях 40-50, честно говоря, с такими скачками играть не комфортно, лучше уже были стабильные 30 фпс. Графика, ну графика конечно хуже, чем на старших консолях, в Switch версии не хватает сглаживания, или фильтрации текстур, чтоб лесенки не было видно, так-как они бросаются в глаза, нем
    ного уменьшена дальность прорисовки, ну и в принципе все остальное на должном жеуровне. Порт могли лучше сделать в любом случае.
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  47. Jun 24, 2020
    8
    This is a game that is near and dear to my heart. My family has had it since, I'd like to say, 2004 or so and I've loved playing it ever since. This was once of my favorite games growing up, and to see that so many people agreed with me just filled me with so much joy that you wouldn't believe it. When this remaster was announced, I was hyped beyond belief to find out that one of myThis is a game that is near and dear to my heart. My family has had it since, I'd like to say, 2004 or so and I've loved playing it ever since. This was once of my favorite games growing up, and to see that so many people agreed with me just filled me with so much joy that you wouldn't believe it. When this remaster was announced, I was hyped beyond belief to find out that one of my childhood games was getting a complete HD overhaul; all I had to do was wait until June 23rd and see what it was like.

    Thankfully, it didn't disappoint. BFBB is just as fun to play nowadays as it was to play back in the early 2000s, and this remaster helped solidify that fact tremendously. The environments are lush and varied, the music is top-notch, and the dialogue is amazing as it's always been. It was great revisiting this timeless classic with a brand-new coat of paint.

    However, this remake does have its flaws. The graphics, particularly on the Nintendo Switch, can be a tad... incomplete at times. for example, some effects like the floor breaking in the Downtown Bikini Bottom lighthouse just aren't there, and they just pop out like a game from the N64 days. It's jarring, but it only happens a few times throughout the game. Another complaint I have is that, despite the original cast reprising their roles to record new voice clips, the team still somehow couldn't get Clancy Brown to provide a new voice for Mr. Krabs. The actor of both Krabs and Mermaid Man in the game, Joe Whyte, does a good job as both of those characters, but while I understand recycling voice clips for Mermaid Man as Ernest Borgnine passed away in 2012, it simply confuses me as to why Clancy Brown couldn't come in and voice one of his most recognizable characters.

    Unfortunately, my complaints delve into the gameplay as well. Movement in general is much heavier and slower compared to the 2003 original, which makes platforming more difficult than it needs to be. There are also moments with Patrick and Sandy that are just much more awkward than before, such as Patrick's targeting being a tad unwieldy and Sandy controlling radically different compared to 2003.

    However, the pros outweigh the cons for me. The world is still beautifully designed, the respect for the source material shines through brilliantly, and the game as a whole is a fantastic experience that any fan of SpongeBob SquarePants simply MUST play. This remaster shows that even after 17 years, Battle for Bikini Bottom is still a timeless classic.
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  48. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    OMG DO NOT BELIEVE THE HATERS, I LOVE THIS GAME SO SO MUCH, IT IS THE FIRST TIME IVE PLAYED IT AND I KNOW I WILL ENJOY IT FOR YEARS TO COME. #switchversion
  49. Jun 24, 2020
    10
    This game is pretty fun, mostly if you’ve played the original. On the switch version there are a couple of weird unloaded textures but they will probably fix that in a later update. If you don’t want to play this game portable I would recommend Xbox or pc instead, but if you want a good portable experience this version is the best
  50. Jun 27, 2020
    1
    Seriously who designed this game?
    BAD graphics - even web games got better graphics
    BAD music - almost no music at all but only repetitive violin sound BAD sound effects - all you can hear is sponge bob jumping and swinging sound BAD gameplay design - no clear indication which stage you are at and sponge bob DIE when he GETS INTO WATER If you die you can revive RIGHT ON TOP of a
    Seriously who designed this game?
    BAD graphics - even web games got better graphics
    BAD music - almost no music at all but only repetitive violin sound
    BAD sound effects - all you can hear is sponge bob jumping and swinging sound
    BAD gameplay design - no clear indication which stage you are at and sponge bob DIE when he GETS INTO WATER

    If you die you can revive RIGHT ON TOP of a bursting area and you can DIE AGAIN

    Seriously LAGGGGGG low frame rate

    This is 2020 I would expect a bit more of a game!
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  51. Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Ver. 1.01

    The GOOD: +Beautiful Graphics +Gorgeous levels +Fluid Animations +Fun and fast boss fights +Responsive controls +Amazing speedrun potential The BAD: -Character movement is stiff (unless you become your own smart camera) -Smart camera does not work the way it should -The framerate is inconsistent -Pop-in textures are extremely common -loading screens are
    Ver. 1.01

    The GOOD:
    +Beautiful Graphics
    +Gorgeous levels
    +Fluid Animations
    +Fun and fast boss fights
    +Responsive controls
    +Amazing speedrun potential

    The BAD:
    -Character movement is stiff (unless you become your own smart camera)
    -Smart camera does not work the way it should
    -The framerate is inconsistent
    -Pop-in textures are extremely common
    -loading screens are LOOOOOOONG!
    -lack of modern features such as a centering camera behind player button and customization outfits
    -Clancy Brown still does not voice Mr. Krabs
    -Inflated Shiny Object requirements for Mr. Krab's spatulas
    -Animations and sound effect bugs

    Here's hoping a patch comes soon. The game is fun but rushed and unpolished.
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  52. Jul 1, 2020
    3
    Boring and obsolete, liked the game in 2003, but now it really stands out from modern games.
  53. Jun 30, 2022
    0
    terrible gameplay with a no good music sounds. why spongebob acts like these on the game
  54. Aug 25, 2022
    0
    this game is very annoying and is not good. i hate it how the story is so boring
  55. Jun 25, 2020
    9
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
    Are you ready kids?
    Spider who? Battle for bikini bottom is the best licensed game of all time… so needless to say I was excited to hop into battle for bikini bottom rehydrated If you didn’t play the original game, this is a remastered version of that classic collectathon from 2003, plankton created robots, its up to you to
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
    Are you ready kids?
    Spider who? Battle for bikini bottom is the best licensed game of all time… so needless to say I was excited to hop into battle for bikini bottom rehydrated
    If you didn’t play the original game, this is a remastered version of that classic collectathon from 2003, plankton created robots, its up to you to save bikini bottom… and rehydrated feels an looks just like I remembered it as a kid… beautiful colors, great and imaginative level design, cgolden spatulas and socks hidden all over the place really incetivizing you to explore.. and even more, every level here has its own feel to it.. theyre all so memorable and the game does a great job of throwing new and different types of challenges at you, giving you new abilitites as you defeat bosses and progress through the game, again adding more and varied level design opportunites… ontop of this, the humour youd expect from a spongebob episode, and all of your favorite characters, a variety of levels, all of which you can play as spongebob and depending on the level youll be able to play as Patrick or sandy as well, all with their own play and feel, adding again to the lelvel variety… sadly though, as a complete remake, the mechanics stay the same in a good and bad way.. all in all there are no major flaws to how the original played or feeled, but it would’ve been appreciated if the character switching was upgraded to todays standards.. aka being a little more instant rather than back tracing to bus stops when you run into a switch or object only Patrick or sandy can interact with… but this is literally this games only gameplay flaw.. even the camera problems have been fixed from the original.. which makes the once challenging boss battles a walk through the park.. as youre fighting just the boss.. not the camera too… the only other flaw rehydrated has is its voice actors.. more specifically mr krabs and mermaid man.. everyone else is fine.. but these two characters in particular really broke the immersion for me and took me out of the world.. im not sure if its possible, but I would’ve preferred in these two instances if they just ripped the audio straight from the old game, even if it wasn’t so crisp and clear… it would’ve been better…
    Im so happy to say that battle for bikini bottom wasn’t just a great distan memory.. it holds up and is just as good as I remember it.. this is how you do a collectathon, and this is how you use a beloved universe… you go all out and deliver an 11 hour epic journey to save the world…
    and even after youre done collecting all 100 spatulas and collecting all of patricks missing socks, battle for bikini bottom offers a new multiplayer mode that can be played both local as well as online.. and well… lets just pretend this mode doesn’t exist… you can play as 4 new characters that you cant play in the base game, squidward, plankton, mr krabs, an gary.. but instead of a fun mini game mode like a Mario party… its just wave based battles that feel like busy work.. see it more as a bonus boss battle than anything.. one that you can play with a friend.. and one with no feeling of life…
    but back to the main game… Battle for Bikini Bottom has always been a must play game in my opinion, and with rehydrated, you can finally play this must play and see what all the fuss is about for yourself in the modern age..
    I give Songebob Squarpants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated
    a 9/10
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  56. Aug 18, 2020
    7
    Now this is still a good game. However, I never played the original growing up. (Unless you count the PC version) I don't really have much love for this game. This is a good game, but it won't be anything special for non Spongebob fans. It just not that interesting compared to Mario games. I did play the movie game which was sort of a sequel to this game. Now maybe the movie game is betterNow this is still a good game. However, I never played the original growing up. (Unless you count the PC version) I don't really have much love for this game. This is a good game, but it won't be anything special for non Spongebob fans. It just not that interesting compared to Mario games. I did play the movie game which was sort of a sequel to this game. Now maybe the movie game is better then this, and I can point to several reasons why that is. But the movie game does have problems. But because of my nostalgia for that game. I think highly of that one, and because I don't have nostalgia for this game I only think this is just good. I think that's the problem with this remake. You have to have some love to the original or at least the source material for me to recommend this. Expand
  57. Jun 26, 2020
    8
    As someone who used to play the original over and over again as a kid, I was so hyped to hear Battle for Bikini Bottom was getting a remake. It looks the part, feels really good to control, the soundtrack is fantastic, and I love everything they brought back and added.

    My only complaint is that the Switch version runs slightly worse than the GameCube original. I can't find anything to
    As someone who used to play the original over and over again as a kid, I was so hyped to hear Battle for Bikini Bottom was getting a remake. It looks the part, feels really good to control, the soundtrack is fantastic, and I love everything they brought back and added.

    My only complaint is that the Switch version runs slightly worse than the GameCube original. I can't find anything to verify it, but I think the Switch version might be capped at 30fps compared to the original, which ran at 60. (I'm willing to bet that's more a switch issue than anything else.) Either way, it's not too big of a deal, and it's a full remake of one of my favorite games as a kid. I'll take a slightly lower frame rate if it means I can take the game with me anywhere.
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  58. Jul 3, 2020
    8
    it seems like a lot of big review websites are giving this game negative reviews because it's the same game but with better graphics. but I mean, isn't that the whole point? oh well. it's a cult classic, so don't expect them to understand. general audiences seem to love it, and that includes me.
  59. Jul 21, 2021
    7
    A really good remaster of the original. The modern visuals and soundtrack are great, and it's still very fun. However, there are a few problems. A lot of the bugs from the original and some of the toughest levels were not fixed, and the non-cutscene models could use some work. Still really good overall, though.
  60. Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Маленький шедевр, который возвращает тебя в детство, и окунает в море приятных - ламповых воспоминаний. + ну камон, ну кто не любит губку в штанах?!
  61. Jul 11, 2020
    7
    This is not a perfect game. But it's not as bad as the critics say, either. It's somewhere in the middle. It's okay. Just okay.
  62. Jun 29, 2020
    10
    IGN America is the worst reviewer, don't trust on american journalists.
    They only rate videogames as something scientifical and they don't see videogames as kids perspective.
  63. Aug 9, 2020
    5
    Eu não consigo entender como tem tanta gente gostando desse lixo, o jogo não tem nada de impressionante, nada mais e nada menos que é o Bob Esponja de sempre com sua calça quadrada renderizado num jogo vergonhoso e mal desenvolvido, pode ter quantas recomendações for, eu não recomendo, existem vários jogos melhores.
  64. Jul 19, 2020
    5
    I absolutely loved this game when I was a kid.
    However, the game's mechanics did not age well.
    Platforming is tough and frustrating, often leads you to fall and missing the platform because the character's shadow disappeared. It mostly happens with Spongebob and Patrick, less with Sandy because she can hover and her double-jump is easier, for some reason. However, lassoing with Sandy to
    I absolutely loved this game when I was a kid.
    However, the game's mechanics did not age well.
    Platforming is tough and frustrating, often leads you to fall and missing the platform because the character's shadow disappeared. It mostly happens with Spongebob and Patrick, less with Sandy because she can hover and her double-jump is easier, for some reason. However, lassoing with Sandy to the Texas-themed hook is broken, and sometimes the indicator for attaching to the hook isn't showing up, with Sandy falling and then you'd have to restart the whole sequence all over again.
    Loading times are abysmal, at least on the PS4 Pro. it takes around 15 seconds with every death, followed by a major texture pop-in.
    Those one liners are ridiculous and repetitive and overall the game is very frustrating with difficulty spikes at time (E.g. Spongebob's dream, Flying Dutchman's shipyard, the ball's challenge and the slopes at Sand Mountain).
    The game is uninspiring, sometimes the missions feels like a chore and it's just simply isn't fun. Maybe I remembered this game better as a kid, but it doesn't live up to other platformers such as Jak & Daxter or Ratchet & Clank (which I believe this game was heavily inspired by).
    They also changed Mr. Krab's shiny things requirements so if you're going for the platinum, you're bound to a lot of grind.
    I have also encountered a game-breaking glitch with one of the Spatulas not registering even though I picked it up, and luckily I had a save that was only missing a few hours so I did not need to replay the entire game (contrary of what some players did).
    This game is extremely glitchy at times.
    Switching to other players is not made by pressing a button, but finding a bus station (which leads to some unnecessary backtracking) unlike the Spongebob the movie game which had easier character switching method.
    I can say that the game looks better than the original one, and is pretty stable in frame rate (unless you destroy a lot of tikis at the same time and then it struggles for a bit).

    Overall the game is forgettable and even though it looks good and performs well in most of the time, I cannot recommend it, unless you want some nostalgia or just like the franchise.

    Prepare to be frustrated!
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  65. Jun 28, 2020
    8
    , I would like to state that I have not played the original Battle for Bikini Bottom. Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is an excellent 3D platformed that suffers a lot from sloppy coding and poor use of the very powerful Unreal Engine. Each level of this game is well crafted and offers a lot to do with many side quests that actually feel rewarding. The controls,, I would like to state that I have not played the original Battle for Bikini Bottom. Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is an excellent 3D platformed that suffers a lot from sloppy coding and poor use of the very powerful Unreal Engine. Each level of this game is well crafted and offers a lot to do with many side quests that actually feel rewarding. The controls, although clunky at times, are pretty solid and are better than most other games in its genre. The game's main collectibles, Golden Spatula's, are very scarcFirstlye but rewarding and not to difficult to get your hands on. Earlier on in the game, I found myself clipping into the sides of objects and being stuck for multiple seconds and a buddy of mine had an issue where his whole screen would go black and the only way to fix it was to restart his game. Not only did the black screen glitch happen once, but it happened twice. My only other complaint about the game is that the game takes between 10 and 20 seconds to respawn you after you die or when you are loading into a new level. This is almost unbearable and I hope that, if anything gets patched, its this. Overall, the game is a very sold experience and is the best 3D platformer since Super Mario: Odyssey. I would recommend this to fans of the genre and people who enjoy lighthearted, casual fun. Expand
  66. Jul 12, 2020
    6
    Original is one of my all time favorites, however the Switch port is currently an un-optimized mess.

    It looks and runs very poorly. No anti-aliasing, pop-in of textures, frame drops and all around sluggish performance. I even played the Original Xbox version in tandem and have concluded it is much better to play with its stabler 60fps and consistent visuals. It seems not much time or
    Original is one of my all time favorites, however the Switch port is currently an un-optimized mess.

    It looks and runs very poorly. No anti-aliasing, pop-in of textures, frame drops and all around sluggish performance. I even played the Original Xbox version in tandem and have concluded it is much better to play with its stabler 60fps and consistent visuals. It seems not much time or effort went into making this look and run the best it can for Switch.

    Very much hope that future patches fix what would otherwise be a must own for the Switch.
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  67. Jun 27, 2020
    5
    It's a great remastered game and my kids definitely love this game. The story is so fun and amusing.
  68. Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Very fun. I would recommend to any Spongebob fan or anyone that likes 3D platformers.
  69. Jun 27, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego del mundo.
    Comprenlo, no se van a arrepentir.
    Un saludo a Shift.
  70. Jun 30, 2020
    10
    I love the game been playing a lot I think it’s a faithful to the original the remake adds more to what the game was. I’ll keep playing it and fun doing so!
  71. Jun 27, 2020
    10
    No lie if it wasn't for the fact that doom eternal came out this year I would say that this is the best game that has come out so far it's a very faithful remaster and is severely underrated by all of the games journalist for no reason don't listen to them listen to me it is a masterpiece of platforming the only game that's released in recent years that compares is Super Mario Odyssey its a 10
  72. Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Iiiiii happpppyyyyyy i happppyyyyyyyy why? I dont nov but i truly happy oohh
  73. Jun 28, 2020
    10
    ИГРА ГОДА ИГРА ГОДА ИГРА ГОДА
    ПРОСИО САМАЯ САМАЯ ЛУЧШАЯ ИГРА ЗА ВЕСЬ ПЕРИОД СУЩЕСТВОВАНИЯ ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСТВА ХВАЛА ШЕВЦОВУ
    UPD: кто с видоса лайк
  74. Jun 28, 2020
    10
    For what it sets out to do, I think this is a wonderful remake. With the promise to iron out bugs and glitches, I think this is a fantastic new look for one of the best licensed platformers of the early 2000s.
  75. Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Nice game awesome SquarePants I've been playing it for hours! All haters a lying, don't trust 'em
  76. Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Привет о Лёши!!!)))
    Nice Nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice
  77. Jul 17, 2020
    10
    Spongebob is one of my childhood cartoon characters. I had fun and enjoying this game on my computer.
  78. Jul 22, 2020
    10
    This is one of the best remakes yet. Now i pad this to 75 characters to post it by writing this
  79. Nov 25, 2020
    5
    It's honestly a fun game, so bear with me through my rant. It's a fun game, but by God is the Switch version terrible. I haven't played much of it on other platforms but I can still say with much confidence that the Switch version is by far the worst looking one.
    But okay, the Nintendo Switch isn't that powerful, I can deal with that. Sadly the fact that textures are scaled WAY down or
    It's honestly a fun game, so bear with me through my rant. It's a fun game, but by God is the Switch version terrible. I haven't played much of it on other platforms but I can still say with much confidence that the Switch version is by far the worst looking one.
    But okay, the Nintendo Switch isn't that powerful, I can deal with that. Sadly the fact that textures are scaled WAY down or just sometimes take literal minutes to load aren't the worst part. On top of that, the framerate is just so horrendous at times. Oh, you destroyed 5 crates right after eachother, better give the system some time to calculate the shinies that spawned. It just gets annoying when the frame rate drops so substantionally. At times it felt more like I was battling not the game or the controls but the Nintendo Switch itself.

    I also wish that where the problems stopped. I, as many others, bought the game because I played the original back on ps2. So I wanted to get the most out of the game, to relive my childhood for as long as I possibly could. Therefore I really wanted to gather all collectibles (all golden spatulas and all socks). Only one problem, it's bugged. Couple of the golden spatulas never spawned (and I watched YouTube-videos of people collecting them to make sure I wasn't just doing something wrong). Thank God that at least you don't need all of them to be able to finish the game. They will still however forever remain a greyed out, uncollected silhouette in the menu.

    On top of that, there's just sometimes these various other bugs and glitches. I got respawned a couple of times when I definitely shouldn't have been, a couple of sound effects kept repeating after performing a certain action until I left the level, I got trapped behind a couple of invisible walls and needed to respawn through the menu in order to escape (you aren't supposed to walk the staircase-esque hill beside the Chum Bucket?) among many others.

    Moving on to something different entirely.
    WHY. does. the multiplayer. in this game. exist? It's so bad, it might even be worse than all the bugs combined. It must've been some kind of inside joke between the developers. (it will most likely have been a requirement the publisher gave the developers that they just crammed in because they could't have time to do it properly) The idea itself really isn't that bad. It's a bunch of islands, (one more uninspiring than the other (with some exceptions)) where you and a friend have to defeat enemies until you get to the boss fight where you then defeat said boss. That alone could've been improved, but not too bad. The reason I dislike it so much is because there isn't any music. Why isn't there any music. Well there is, you can be forgiven for not noticing. I don't know much about music, hardly anything to be honest. But by God, just why? Why did they choose the slowest, quietest, uninspired ~tune~ ever? It makes it even more noticeable that also, the characters make no sounds whatsoever. None. Well, if you're not counting the sound of the characters jumping at least. Ofcourse, this mode can entertain you and a friend for a couple of minutes. Yes, I used the word "entertain" generously.

    Now that I've got all of that of my chest, I can list what's good about this game.
    - It includes Spongebob
    - It's a better-looking version of the classic
    - The singleplayer-campaign can entertain you (unironic) for hours
    - The singleplayer-campaign DOES have sound effects

    TL;DR:
    - Poor performance on Nintendo Switch
    - Tons of bugs and glitches
    - Multiplayer mode is absolute garbage
    + Spongebob
    + Remake of a classic
    + Singleplayer is fun
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  80. Aug 14, 2020
    8
    I don’t have many issues with this game, the main one is the terribly long load times. Besides that is an overall good experience.
  81. Aug 31, 2020
    8
    Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is a nice remake of the original, and brings back the cult classic with only a few scratches during the landing. The visuals are nice and colorful (although some areas like Goo Lagoon can be oversaturated at times), the dialogue had nice quality (the developers reused audio from the original and just "upscaled" it to fit in withSpongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is a nice remake of the original, and brings back the cult classic with only a few scratches during the landing. The visuals are nice and colorful (although some areas like Goo Lagoon can be oversaturated at times), the dialogue had nice quality (the developers reused audio from the original and just "upscaled" it to fit in with the HD environments, which is totally fine), the gameplay is neat and decently fun to control, and the music sounds pretty good (again, reused audio that was upscaled which is fine). I haven't experienced any game breaking glitches in my playthrough (as of Patch 1.02 and Patch 1.03), and had only one frame rate drop which happened in the multiplayer mode. Speaking of multiplayer, it's the biggest gripe I have with this game. The game was not built around horde mode based combat with dozens of enemies all firing at once, and this mode proves that point. I played it all the way through with my little brother, and the only enjoyable part was the satisfaction I got from beating it. Honestly, it feels really tacked on, which is a shame as every other part of the game had real quality to it.

    Overall, as a person who didn't get to experience the original, Spongebob: BfBB Rehydrated succeeds decently well as a remake. It's an enjoyable time, and the only real problem is the lackluster multiplayer. I recommend this game to anyone looking for a decent 3D collectathon, or any fans of the original. Just stay away from the multiplayer, and you'll be fine.
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  82. Oct 3, 2020
    10
    This is a Fantastic Remake of 2003 Battle for Bikini Bottom game for true SpongeBob Fans.
  83. Feb 26, 2021
    9
    Pros

    - The graphics look good - Has a lot of faithfulness to the original - Ok multiplayer mode - Funny references to the original show - Still great music Cons - Bad controls with the B button being used to do the ground pound and A Button being used as the jump button while most versions swap them to make it more easier. - Slightly easy than the original. - Some
    Pros

    - The graphics look good

    - Has a lot of faithfulness to the original

    - Ok multiplayer mode

    - Funny references to the original show

    - Still great music

    Cons
    - Bad controls with the B button being used to do the ground pound and A Button being used as the jump button while most versions swap them to make it more easier.

    - Slightly easy than the original.

    - Some bugs and glitches here and there.
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  84. Mar 9, 2021
    5
    Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is a game that was re-released for Switch in the summer of last year. The original game was released on GameCube in 2004, along with another game for the movie that also came out that year, and that was supposed to be the only game to go with the franchise. However, with the tragic passing of Stephen Hillenburg a couple yearsSpongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is a game that was re-released for Switch in the summer of last year. The original game was released on GameCube in 2004, along with another game for the movie that also came out that year, and that was supposed to be the only game to go with the franchise. However, with the tragic passing of Stephen Hillenburg a couple years ago, that went for naught.

    Nickelodeon has been dancing all over Hillenburg's grave ever since, denying his wishes of more Spongebob movies, spin-offs, and new video games. This alone doesn't make the game not good, however; the game is still very enjoyable to play. But I cannot give this game a good review with that knowledge in mind.

    Other people may feel differently, and that's perfectly fine. The game is fun to play, and I beat it, and I'm sure many people derived enjoyment from this game. As they should; it's a video game. But I cannot and will not give this game a good review with the knowledge I have about this entire situation.

    My rating: 5/10
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  85. Jun 23, 2021
    10
    I love SpongeBob Battle for bikini bottom rehydrated they did such a good job with this game I played it on my Xbox and my Nintendo switch I love this game to pieces
  86. Sep 18, 2021
    10
    GOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOOD
  87. Apr 16, 2022
    10
    Unlike Final fantasy, Spongebob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom-Rehydrated is a true remake of the original. Although it does suffer from some long loading screens.
  88. Apr 24, 2022
    10
    Купил в декабре за 869 рублей,если сравнивать игру с оригиналом то очень многое переработали
  89. Sep 1, 2022
    0
    this game is so bad. i really dislike it, has no good content and you cant have fun
  90. Apr 26, 2023
    9
    I have a weird love for this game. Licensed video games have a bad reputation for being a cashgrab using familiar faces from tv shows. The original was a great 3D platformer featuring locations from the Spongebob tv show. In this remake, you will find a multiplayer mode (a bad one) and updated graphics. It doesnt feel like a game from the PS2 era, it aged really well.
  91. Aug 30, 2023
    0
    i licked cartrage and it taste like **** i almost died because i tasted so bad i almost **** died 0/10
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Dec 16, 2020
    80
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is a faithful remake of the game originally released in 2003. The game has great graphics, multiplayer mode, extensive levels and collectible items. However, it is worth noting the low level of difficulty in the story mode and considerable falls in frame rate at sometimes. Still, it is a great choice for lovers of 3D platform games.
  2. Aug 12, 2020
    50
    A perfect example of nostalgia glasses. In short, this may be a hidden gem, but it is completely representative of its time. 2D Platformers have long moved on, and this deserved some overhaul to the core gameplay, instead of just a graphical improvement and a tacked-on multiplayer experience. The soundtrack is a perfect encapsulation of the game as a whole. Utterly charming for the first few moments, but then each track repeats again. And again. And again. One note. Those who enjoyed the first may find themselves questioning why they did, should they dive into the murky waters here.
  3. Aug 3, 2020
    40
    Battle for Bikini Bottom felt as much a battle to play at times as it did to defeat those robots. It’s great to see a cult classic get a fresh lick of paint, but style over substance just isn’t enough.