SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Sport reviewed by Sarah Thwaites on PC, additionally accessible on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Change.
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Sport is clearly geared extra in direction of youngsters than these of us who grew up loving SpongeBob, however so are issues like Astro Bot and Tremendous Mario Marvel, and people video games are good. Against this, the dearth of thrilling puzzle options or significant challenges supplied throughout this six-hour journey is dangerous sufficient that it appears like an underestimation of that viewers. Propped up by the enduring and playful world of Bikini Backside, it makes a powerful first impression that shortly wears skinny. Its physics-heavy sandbox can briefly be a pleasure to discover in the event you’re a fan of the TV sequence, nevertheless the slew of monotonous minigames and host of on-loop conversations inside it fail to totally seize that present’s spirit. With out an attractive purpose or overarching story to latch onto, the tip result’s a repetitive and uninventive journey that does a disservice to Patrick’s protagonist potential.