An absolute treat for fans of the earlier seasons of SpongeBob. I never played the original BFBB but I've always wanted to try it because I love those old-school collect-a-thon 3D platformers and everyone's favorite sponge. Gotta say, it exceeded expectations for what was supposed to be just another licensed platformer from the early 2000s. The controls felt just right and the levels are ripped from iconic locations from the show. I also liked how each main level is split into several side areas with their own sets of collectibles, challenges, and secrets. The visuals, sound design, and music are also all on point and put you right into Bikini Bottom. This game won't blow you away by any means gameplay-wise but this still a great time and a must play for any self-proclaimed Goofy Goobers. Shout out to my buddy for gifting this to me as a birthday gift. Thanks K, love you bro.

This game is such a vibe and a great introduction into collectathon games like it was for me. shoutout to Bon for gifting this for me love ya homie

fun

This was one of my first games on the OG Xbox growing up as a kid, so there's a lot of nostalgia in this one for me. This game is pretty much perfect for young kids getting into gaming for the first time, introducing core game concepts and thought processes like collecting objectives, gaining special abilities, needing an amount of material to progress, and a difficulty curve. If you've got a small child who watches you play RPGs or platformers, this is a perfect one to start your kid on.

Apart from that, if you've got a friend who's never played games before but may be part of the generation that grew up w/ Spongebob, it's another perfect game for them. If you're looking for a chill platformer that might make you think outside the box for a bit, I absolutely recommend this game; there hasn't been another like it.

One of my favorite games ever. I've played BFBB like 3 times and it hasn't gotten old once. This game is so much fun, the most bad thing I could say about it is that Mr. Krab's voice actor not getting recasted even for the remake kind of stinks but it barely matters.

the spognops are plentiful

Being a critic, I found the original Battle for Bikini Bottom game to have mostly good qualities. The Rehydrated remake definitely tries to improve over the original, and it does an okay job at doing that. But what hinders it from being a high-quality product is the many bugs and other issues which are unlikely to be patched at this point, given how old the game is, unfortunately. (Could modding fix these issues? I guess, theoretically.) And if you're curious about Multiplayer mode, I really don't recommend playing it. That mode is bland and lengthy, with nothing new added to the BFBB experience.

Also, I note an issue to anyone going for the Steam achievements: Steam's achievement tracker keeps track of how many collectibles you've gathered in total, rather than in a single save for this game. Meaning that it counts up how many times you've earned a collectible across all save files. Yes, even if a save file is deleted.

I don't think this remake is the best Spongebob game out there, but being average, it manages to stay afloat.
Final Score: 7/10

Incredible game

👍

FIRE GAME