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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

Released: 1/31/2023

Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could possibly go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the very universe very together could come very undone, opening up portals into Wishworlds full of knights, cowboys, pirates, and prehistoric snails. But that’s nothing everyone’s favorite sponge can’t handle - with the right cosmic costume! Everybody do the Cosmic Shake! KEY FEATURES Unlock classic and new platforming skills like the Fishhook Swing and Karate Kick Don more than 30 F.U.N.tastic costumes like SnailBob and SpongeGar Travel to 7 distinct Wishworlds like Wild West Jellyfish Fields and Halloween Rock Bottom Experience all the buddy movie banter with SpongeBob’s permanent companion Balloon-Patrick Meet all your favorite Bikini Bottomites from the series, voiced by their original actors Brand-new soundtrack from the composers of Battle for Bikini Bottom + dozens of songs from the series!

Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could possibly go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the very universe very together could come very undone, opening up portals into Wishworlds full of knights, cowboys, pirates, and prehistoric snails. But that’s nothing everyone’s favorite sponge can’t handle - with the right cosmic costume! Everybody do the Cosmic Shake! KEY FEATURES Unlock classic and new platforming skills like the Fishhook Swing and Karate Kick Don more than 30 F.U.N.tastic costumes like SnailBob and SpongeGar Travel to 7 distinct Wishworlds like Wild West Jellyfish Fields and Halloween Rock Bottom Experience all the buddy movie banter with SpongeBob’s permanent companion Balloon-Patrick Meet all your favorite Bikini Bottomites from the series, voiced by their original actors Brand-new soundtrack from the composers of Battle for Bikini Bottom + dozens of songs from the series!

Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could possibly go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the very universe very together could come very undone, opening up portals into Wishworlds full of knights, cowboys, pirates, and prehistoric snails. But that’s nothing everyone’s favorite sponge can’t handle - with the right cosmic costume! Everybody do the Cosmic Shake! KEY FEATURES Unlock classic and new platforming skills like the Fishhook Swing and Karate Kick Don more than 30 F.U.N.tastic costumes like SnailBob and SpongeGar Travel to 7 distinct Wishworlds like Wild West Jellyfish Fields and Halloween Rock Bottom Experience all the buddy movie banter with SpongeBob’s permanent companion Balloon-Patrick Meet all your favorite Bikini Bottomites from the series, voiced by their original actors Brand-new soundtrack from the composers of Battle for Bikini Bottom + dozens of songs from the series!

Critics
70
Steam
92
Metacritic
77

Score Breakdown

69.7

Critic Average

84 reviews

92

Steam User Score

4,719 reviews

77

Metacritic User Score

140 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-22.5
Metacritic Disparity
-7.3
Combined Disparity
-14.9

Average of both sources

Review Timing

53 early (63%)30 launch window (36%)1 late (1%)