SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit

Really entertaining

10/10, I absolutely love this game. Was browsing apple arcade hankering for a decent adventure game— luckily spongebob squarepants is one of my fave shows, either way the game went well-above and beyond what I expected, it provides days of entertainment and it’s brilliant how they have the buddy-system where you can utilize all the main characters from the show. Great levels and challenges, beyond amazing graphics, and super entertaining as you go down memory lane, from Glove World to Rock Bottom. Major plus: voiced by the original one and only cast. If you make an update with some kind of optional payment perk I’m all for it, take my money. Worth it.

Better than I expected! (But there are issues)

I had low expectations for a licensed Spongebob game, but hey, it’s pretty good! The attention to detail in the backgrounds is insanely good, and there are a lot of callbacks and references for fans of the show. The world selection is awesome, and I love exploring places like Glove World and Rock Bottom. A real treat for everyone who has seen these iconic episodes. That said, I encountered frame rate drops on an iPhone XS Max (there really shouldn’t be on such a new device), but thankfully, the Apple TV version ran flawlessly. I also wish the game hadn’t been an auto-runner, so that we could have full control of Spongebob in these levels. I would like to see more traditional platformers that don’t cater to mobile controls with simplified control schemes. We can use PS4 and Xbox controllers now developers, please keep that in mind! Don’t be afraid to require a controller to play, or simply implement a touch-screen dpad for those who don’t own one.

Pretty good!

So when I first saw this I expected this game to be pretty bad, but to my surprise it’s not and pretty decent. The mechanics are pretty nice, the scenery is nice as well, although it feels like a Mario makes level where everything is just thrown in there (platforms, coins, anchors, etc) also they use way too many anchors per level, like each one most likely has 30-50 a level. A lot of the background is re used and pretty bland, but it’s pleasant to look at. The music is very chill, and as far as I can tell re used in some places, even so the music is my favorite thing about this game. The dialogue is kinda bad and very re used example: in the first battle, against plankton, plankton says “you can’t beat me, I went to college!” But he says that so often it’s just annoying and he says “thats just not fair” every time you cause him damage. When you unlock a character, you can use them in a level but they just kind of float around you and mimic what you (spongebob) are/(is) doing, which is pretty boring. Spongebob as a few idle movements, but the rest of the characters only have one which is fair, but I digress. This game is fun, the music is nice, easy to play but its not that entertaining even so, I recommend you get this game, and if you have a young kid, they will love it.

Pretty good but…..

I like this game until I got to the second level on jellyfish fields. It made me really angry because everything was killing me and why do you have to put a character that you don’t even have at a level I’m trying to collect every coin and it’s really frustrating when I die. I play on an iPad not even accidentally bite it when I am mad. Can you please make it so the levels have areas where you can go onto the weather available character that you’ve already unlocked the mystery one would you can’t unlock I think until the end of the game. I might have some spelling errors because I use dictate. I have a section for games that need to be approved before I play them if this keeps happening I’m going to put in that section.

Love it

I actually love this game. I do like that it’s not too easy and there’s levels I’ve taken a few minutes to beat. But one thing I don’t get it is why make a level where I need two other characters? There used to be a point where I could meet up with who I need but when you go back into an old level to get more spatulas or maps, I can’t anymore. So I need to sometimes play the same level twice or even three times to get the right character to break open a door. And sometimes when I jump it delays or doesn’t register and I end up dying. :( Overall it’s a really fun game for any SpongeBob fan.

Jumping

Loved the game till I made it near the in of glove world not sure what happen but now there is a big delay when tapping to jump worked fine till I got to glove world and has gotten even worst in rock bottom to where I don’t even want to play the game anymore when I tap to jump it’s a couple second delay before he will actually jump causing me to fall and die it’s really annoying so I have to tap really fast several times when I want to jump to make sure he jumps in time it’s ether a delay or not registering me tapping and I know it’s not my phone I have no problems with any other game or when texting everything responds fine buts it’s so bad almost unplayable would be a 5 star game if it wasn’t for that jumping is the main part of the game if you can’t jump then the game doesn’t work

A MUST for any SpongeBob fan!!!

This game is awesome. Let me start by saying that. It is free to play, you can earn achievements to brag to all your friends, and you can get coins to unlock all kinds of different cosmetics for SpongeBob. You also free your buddies along the way and they can join you and even help you get to inaccessible areas. If you like the show, you’ll love this game. SpongeBob can transform into different variations of himself to get you to new places as well. And you can expect all the same humor you know and love. This app is totally free, so do yourself a favor and download it!!!

Almost perfect

I loved spongebob as I child so I obviously loved this game as well! It is quite annoying that you can't pick multiple characters on the levels having to go through each level multiple times is very tedious. Also every time I go on the app all the game center achievements pop up and it is very annoying. *spoiler alert* after you collect all of the original spatulas you get to go and collect golden spatulas & these blue coins, but I have heard that nothing happens after that, which is quite disappointing. I would love to have an update on this game & be able to play more. New story plots, maybe had more characters? Pearl & spongebobs grandma would be lovely additions! Or even Larry the lobster!

Great but crashes a lot

I just got 3 months of free Apple Arcade so naturally I’m making the most of it. This game is one I’ve wanted to try for awhile but couldn’t justify paying for Apple Arcade just for this game. The game and play is amazing. Everything I hoped it would be. There is, however, an annoying glitch that makes the app crash right after I finished a level. It seems to be pretty random, sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn’t. But it usually happens at least 1-3 times every time I play the game—it’s not just a one time thing. I was just disappointed because I would hope if someone would potentially pay to play this game, that it wouldn’t crash and make me reopen the app to keep playing it.

A pleasantly well crafted surprise mobile game

I wasn’t sure what to expect when downloading but I was so happy to find out that this game is a quality side scrolling platform. This game is so much fun! The level design blends perfectly with the mechanics of the game and it’s so much fun when you get the hang of it and can maneuver fluidly. Plus, the levels have higher replay value because you need to unlock different characters to unlock secret sections. I just wish the standard adventure mode was longer! It’s a really good game and faithful to the franchise. They did a great job with this one.

5/28/20: Apple Arcade has added a new game from Nickelodeon called SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit. Here's how it's described: Trouble has come to...

9to5Mac Fri Nov 17 2023

SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit () is the most recent Nickelodeon game on Apple Arcade. Plankton is trying to steal the Krabby Patty's secret...

TouchArcade Tue Jun 23 2020

Next PostNext 'SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit' from Nickelodeon Is This Week's Apple Arcade Release and It Is Out Now. We were unable to load...

TouchArcade Tue Jun 23 2020