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It would seem the nights in Bikini Bottom are as strange as
the days as you get to experience the nocturnal fantasies
of the heroes and villains from the show. SpongeBob, finally,
gets to indulge his fantasy of driving a car in a stylised
hot rod race, complete with psychedelic '60s graphics. Patrick
gets to become Starfishman as he bounces around the '50s pop
art comic book levels. And Plankton has to escape from a rather
large Krabby Patty...
Creature
from the Krusty Krab is basically an excuse for a series
of SpongeBob mini-games that never quite reach the
quality that they should. The game starts one night in Bikini
Bottom. All of the residents are sleeping and having their
own fantasy dreams.
You
start off as SpongeBob, who is dreaming of driving his own
race car - made out of his bed - and in-between each race
he has to run around different levels collecting parts for
his car for the next race.
Next
you play as Patrick, who is dreaming that he is the secret
super hero Starfishman. The levels are designed to look like
an old comic book and there are some great comedic moments.
In truth this, for me, was the most fun to play. There are
some truly inspired moments - like the henchmen coming alive
from the posters and Patrick entering the phone boxes to get
more information on how to progress.
Next
up you get to take on the role of Plankton as he messes around
with his size altering machine - first growing a small part
of a Krabby Patty into a giant monster and then making himself
a little bigger. Can he out run the giant Patty monster?
In
truth, though, there is nothing here that we haven't seen
a million times before - and done a whole lot better in much
more impressive games.
The
game's developers also try to paper over some of the cracks
by adding comical on-screen text. For example, when you start
the Plankton levels you are informed that: "Suddenly,
for no apparent reason, everything turns 2D". So, are
we to seriously believe that the shift in design was intentional,
and not that everything was thrown together at the last minute
and the main segments were roughly stitched together at the
eleventh hour?
Despite,
what appears to by my moaning, this should find a welcome
home in younger fans of the show, but anyone older than 10
will probably get a little too bored rather quickly. Bright,
colourful and fun, but not overly challenging.
Nick
Smithson
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