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According to an old wise crab legend, only nine heroes can save the
day from Mawgu who has escaped from prison and wants to take over
the world by collecting all of the energy from time and space. He
has servants in many forms, including birds, sand monsters, frogs
and
plants whom are enemies along the way. The nine chosen ones are the
only ones that can save the world but they have been scattered
around the universe.
You begin the game with Spongebob Squarepants and Danny Phantom. You
then find Patrick who is being kept prisoner by the birds. The first
two Levels are on the way to a place called Camp Castaway. Camp
Castaway becomes the HUB for choosing Levels from; you are able to
walk around, fight monsters and collect items but it is merely a way
of choosing the next Level. From here you are able to replay Levels
and see if you have collected all of the Hidden Items.
As the game continues you have to rescue the other heroes such as
Squid Woorth who is buried in the sand, Timmy Turner and the
two Fairly Odd Parents has to be rescued from the crabs and others
such as Sam held hostage by the evil servants.
During the game there are many items to collect. Yellow energy fills
up a Bar in the top left hand side of the screen, of which each
block that is filled allows you to fire energy at enemies, hopefully
destroying them. Blue energy restores your health. When collected,
the picture of your character changes and looks happier as they are
feeling better. By salvaging Hidden Items from Levels you unlock
bonus items and Levels. By pressing Select in Camp Castaway, the
Menu will show you which items you have salvaged and which ones are
missing. There are other items that
 have
to be collected such as feathers from birds and tusks from wild
boars. These items unlock different Costumes for the heroes to wear
but are not an essential part of the game.
During Levels there is the option to change your character for a
friend standing near by. All characters have different qualities
whether it is better at jumping, fighting or running. This can be a
big help in the game if you are struggling. Sometimes monsters come
out of an ‘ooze-spout’ which means that they keep Respawning if you
just kill the monsters. You must destroy the ooze-spout and then
attack the monsters to get rid of them completely.
Along the way there are puzzles to solve, large sling shots and
giant lazers to destroy big monsters and hidden secrets adding to
the magic of this game. The game is completed when you have cleared
all of the Levels and defeated Mawgu.
The Bonus Levels are all Speed Levels; racing against the clock to a
finish point. There are three Stages to each of the Bonus Levels.
There is great detail in the Bonus Levels and they are a lot of fun
to play so they are well worth unlocking.
The graphics for the game do it justice and there are some very nice
backgrounds that really set the atmosphere such as monsters that
look like they are tripods out of “War of the Worlds”. The cut
scenes work well moving you quickly on to the next Stage of the
game. The sound effects are as they should be in a cartoon-type
environment and fit the game very well with happy-go-lucky music and
silly noises.
Overall this is a fun game that is aimed at children. Without
providing too much of a challenge, younger players will be allowed
to get a feel of the world that Spongebob Squarepants lives in and
play as some of your other favourite characters.
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