Is it doable to play a recreation completely underwater? Nicely, Jim and Connor have been assigned a vital job to show the feat doable with the assistance of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, the brand-new recreation from THQ Nordic out now on Nintendo Swap, PS4, PS5, Home windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X|S consoles.
The Cosmic Shake is the most recent journey with SpongeBob and his associates as they discover alternate universes due to the haphazard use of magical bubble blowing liquid. As a third-person motion journey recreation, you’ll be leaping, spinning, slamming, and battling your means by means of the colourful world of Bikini Backside and past. What higher recreation to play underwater?
Whether or not you’re a long-time fan of the cartoon from the nice ol’ days, or perhaps even a mother or father with some younger SpongeBob followers of your personal, this recreation has quite a bit to supply. Everybody’s favorite characters have returned as a part of the story in SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake: first showing in Bikini Backside earlier than popping up throughout the completely different worlds you go to.
There’s additionally a bunch of costumes out there for these keen to scour every degree for hidden cash. No battle go, no seasonal content material, only a treasure hunt for collectables that opens up an entire universe of references and callbacks so that you can get pleasure from. For those who’ve pre-ordered the sport, there’s even a choice of DLC costumes out there too for the keenest of SpongeBoB followers on the market. Missed that pre-order window? You possibly can at all times seize it post-launch for €9.99/$9.99/£8.99.
The gameplay itself, full of platforming and fight sections, is enjoyable with a capital F (which as everyone knows, stands for associates who do stuff collectively). With a dodge and even a ranged stun at your disposal, there’s extra depth to this oceanic motion romp than you might have thought. Not too powerful, however no joke both. Make sure to regulate your pants whereas taking part in to ensure you do not run out — they’re your lives and are a treasured useful resource identical to in actual life.
Additionally, and this may be a real shock to these of you who left Bikini Backside a while in the past, the sport’s darn humorous. Even Jim and Connor, adults jaded by taxes, lease and the truth that adults can’t reside in a pineapple underneath the ocean (irrespective of how excessive home costs get) can discover a wholesome chuckle whereas exploring. The youthful crowd nonetheless in that concentrate on viewers are certain to have a blast, however you previous people watching alongside them are certain to be something however bored.
Our video solely reveals off the primary hour or so of the sport and already it appears to be like like an excellent addition to any land lubber’s assortment. You should buy it now on PC, Nintendo Swap, Xbox or PlayStation!
