SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game released for the PlayStation 2, Wii, and Nintendo DS. The video game was developed by Incinerator Studios on the console versions and Natsume on the Nintendo DS version and published by THQ. It was released on October 20, 2008 in North America, October 23 in Australia, and October 31 in Europe. It serves as the sequel to the 2007 video game Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots along with being the fourth and final installment in the Nicktoons Unite! series. The game features characters from the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants, Danny Phantom, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Tak and the Power of Juju, and Invader Zim.
Plot[]
After SpongeBob and Patrick get their home invaded by mysterious orange globs, Jimmy Neutron brings them to Volcano Island, where he and the other Nicktoons heroes are planning to save the multiverse once again. However, the Evil Syndicate (now comprised of mostly new members) have to team up since this new threat is too strong for just one force. They all agree on helping each other so long as their worlds are restored. While on the adventure, a giant mech is being built to fight back against the creature responsible for the destruction, and the team must find all of the pieces (a taco from Invader Zim's world, a ghost energized battery from Danny Phantom's world, a metal atom from Jimmy's world, and a tiki head from Tak's world) to power it up. Eventually, the mech is finally completed and the Nicktoons band together to face off against the perpetrator, Globulous Maximus. During the fight, the villains have a "change of heart" and abandon the heroes into space with the creature. It's here that Globulous isn't actually evil, but a misunderstood space being who was unhappy with who he was. After eating a bunch of krabby patties, he becomes happy and changes his identity to "SpongeGlob", defeating the Evil Syndicate in the process. Thus, the multiverse is saved once again, and all of the worlds are restored.
References to Jimmy Neutron series[]
In the game, there are two playable characters from the series. Those being Jimmy Neutron (naturally) and Beautiful Gorgeous. Each of them has their own special abilities and combat weapons. Jimmy has a head contraption (similar to the Brain Drain 8000) that can turn enemies into atoms, while Beautiful can stun enemies with a megaphone by making them fall in love with her.
Jimmy is only playable in two sections of the game, in Bikini Bottom (Dump City) and Retroville (Retroland). He is paired with Plankton (from SpongeBob SquarePants) and Dib (from Invader Zim) in the respective levels. Concept art shows that Jimmy was going to help SpongeBob in the first boss fight, but the idea was scrapped.
Beautiful Gorgeous is playable in three sections of the game, in Bikini Bottom (Downtown), Zim's Town (Zim's House; which is a boss level), and Amity Park (Fenton Underground Site; also, a boss level). She is paired with SpongeBob, Nicolai Technus, and Tak (from Tak and the Power of Juju) in the respective levels.
Like the other worlds in the game, there are two long levels and a boss fight. Before each level however, you have to go through slide portions, which act as portals. When traveling to Retroville, objects such as Jimmy's Rocket, his laboratory screens and various houses can be spotted.
Upon arrival at Retroland, the Girl-Eating Plant is mutated in size and strength by the globs. It is also holding Cindy captive. It also eats a piece that is needed to power up the mech currently being built. However, both characters as well as the piece aren't seen until much later, and instead Jimmy and Dib defeat other monsters in Retroland. Retroland is setup pretty good with all the attractions such as Bat Outta Heck, the Ferris Wheel, the Octopus ride, and the Petting Zoo to name a few.
They soon make it to the front entrance, where Carl is trapped in some goo. He's rescued and the two make it back to the headquarters.
Danny Phantom and Plankton are then tasked to go to the suburbs of Retroville, where they rescue Sheen and travel through the depths of Jimmy's Lab. The two hijack Jimmy's rocket near the end of the lab and fly to the Candy Bar, where Cindy is being surrounded by more monsters while being trapped in goo. She is then rescued and scoffs ungratefully.
Finally, SpongeBob and Technus arrive at the Retroville Mall, where the Girl-Eating Plant is residing. In order to get into its stomach to get the atom, the pair must wear dresses and wigs, making the plant think they're girls and eating them. After attacking its stomach, the piece is retrieved, and the plant spits goo all over SpongeBob.
Playable Characters[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Zim (Invader Zim)
- Dib Membrane (Invader Zim)
- Jimmy Neutron (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
- Beautiful Gorgeous (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
- Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Technus (Danny Phantom)
- Tak (Tak and the Power of Juju)
- Traloc (Tak and the Power of Juju)
Reception[]
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom has received mixed to negative reviews from critics on all platforms. Louis Bedigian of GameZone described the Wii version as "a button-masher for gamers under 12" and decided that "it won't rock anyone's world, but if you know a kid who loves these Nicktoons characters and enjoys simple, battle-filled games, Globs of Doom is one of SpongeBob's better adventures." Angelina Sandoval, also of GameZone, said that "Globs of Doom could have been that extraordinary kid's title and SpongeBob SquarePants game but it just falls short in almost every way. It's also not a very fun game despite the variety of characters and co-op gameplay. If your young gamer loves all of these characters I highly recommend a rental instead." Adam Ballard of IGN concluded that "Ultimately, it's a subpar SpongeBob game with Nicktoons tacked on for good measure. Suffice it to say that no amount of licensed characters can save this game from its monotonous gameplay and wretched camera."
Goofs[]
- On Amazon.com, the product description of the game says that Professor Calamitous is a playable character, but he is neither seen nor mentioned in the game.
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