The games themselves are incredibly simple, however most of the difficulty will arise from the pressure the game puts on the player, with many games lasting no more than five seconds they’re over pretty damn quickly.

Players have to “survive” their way through a whole bunch of mini-games that don’t really give you too many instructions on what to do outside of random one-word instructions. Those of you who have played the WarioWare games will have a pretty good idea of what to expect from SpongeBob SquigglePants. Some levels don’t even use the 3D effect, though this is due to the gyroscopic feature, which can be excused.

During some levels, the 3D slider being up to full won’t even seem to make a difference and the levels will still feel really flat and drab. Players will easily wade through hundreds upon hundreds of mini-games without actually seeing more than ten or so games that utilise a decent 3D effect. Each “set” of the mini-games are illustrated in a unique and very appealing artistic style which is something we’ve definitely come to expect from WayForward, and they don’t falter here.ĭue to these varying levels of artistic direction, however, there simply isn’t a well implemented 3D effect in sight. Players will see themselves immersed in all different kinds of stylistic depictions from that point on. Players will seek to complete “nanogames” in order to join the SpongeBob SquarePants Fan Club, which is run by Patchy the Pirate. SpongeBob SquigglePants is essentially a WarioWare clone developed by the now revered developer WayForward. SpongeBob SquigglePants 3D is the first SpongeBob game for the Nintendo 3DS, and unfortunately it’s not anywhere near as great as the (in my opinion) last great SpongeBob game, Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition, but SquigglePants does borrow heavily from another certain Nintendo game and adds its own signature charm to it. However, it appears to have lasted this long on TV for a reason and just like any good franchise, there’s bound to be the odd adaptation of it in video game form. It’s a bit weird, but for some reason the series just doesn’t appeal to me.

I’m admittedly not a huge fan of SpongeBob SquarePants and every single person I speak to makes me feel like I’m less of a human being for it.

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