SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

IGN

Travis Northup·Jan 30, 2023

Critic50/100

Agreement—

A barebones platformer manages to be supremely boring despite its SpongeBob charm.

GameSpot

James Carr·Jan 30, 2023

Critic70/100

Agreement—

Classic SpongeBob humor combined with solid platforming makes for a fun nostalgia trip through the multiverse in The Cosmic Shake.

Kotaku

Zack Zwiezen·Jan 30, 2023

Critic—

Agreement—

Cosmic Shake looks great and plays well, but it feels smaller and less stable than its predecessor

Game Informer

Wesley LeBlanc·Jan 30, 2023

Critic70/100

Agreement—

When The Cosmic Shake is at its best, it sounds, looks, and plays like the kind of game I would have begged my parents to buy me growing up. But when it falters, it’s boring.

Push Square

Stephen Tailby·Jan 30, 2023

Critic60/100

Agreement—

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is an earnest effort to produce another great game for the character, but it hasn't completely worked. The premise is good, the level design is imaginative, and there's a clear love for the IP with its countless references and costumes. However, some of the gameplay feels very dated, while a number of presentational shortcomings and a laundry list of bugs hold it back. If you're a big SpongeBob fan, there's absolutely a good time to be had here, but a general lack of polish and some played-out design mean it's not quite the sweet victory we were hoping for.

Nintendo Life

Mitch Vogel·Jan 30, 2023

Critic80/100

Agreement—

SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake is a triumphant and varied 3D platformer that no fan of the series or the genre will want to miss. It's not the game that'll change your mind if 3D collectathon-style games aren't your thing, but it demonstrates at every step that it's not just some half-hearted cash-in. Focused level design, lots of gameplay variety, tight controls, and a charming cast voiced by the original voice artists all combine to make this one of the best SpongeBob games yet. Though it's occasionally let down by performance issues, we'd still give this one a strong recommendation to anyone who likes a 3D platformer and a Krabby Patty.