SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit

I love the daily challenges and have beaten all the levels, all the main storylines and special events. I’ve gotten all the hats available and all the achievements, except for 2 connected to Plankton’s birthday, which I’ve met the qualifications for, but for some reason it won’t reward me. And judging by how many don’t have them, I’m guessing no one else got them either. I was playing the fun size levels and have 3 stars for almost all the levels. 2 stars for all of them. Tonight the daily mission was to score a 3 star score in a fun size level, so I played one I’m always just short of getting to 3 stars. Tonight I got it! I was thrilled. Until I went back to claim the mission reward and it didn’t trigger the reward. So I went back to the fun size levels and it showed I only had 2 stars for the level and my max score was 4,950. I tried again, got 3 stars again, 5,100 points with 5,000 being the needed score for 3 stars. I moved on to the next level and payed it through thinking maybe the system needed to save the info. After winning the next one, I went back to the fun size menu and it still says I have 2 stars, and that my max score was 4,999! I tried closing the game and restarting, and it is still glitching. It’s so frustrating to finally beat a level with 3 stars and not get the credit. Playing on Apple Arcade, with an I-pad on the newest version of the game.

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.

The game is pretty straightforward. You’re Spongebob, you go through each level that’s themed after places in the show. Each “place” has their own Boss you have to beat if you want to advance to the next level. You collect coins along the way & find hidden spatulas. If you collect all coins & spatulas in a level, you’re awarded an additional spatula. You start off accompanied by Patrick, then as you progress, you unlock other characters who act as companions. Annoying Nuances: 1) Game Center pop-ups are so intrusive & there’s no way to clear them even if your sign-out of Game Center. There’s an in-app, on-screen notification you receive when you achieve something, & there’s literally a notification for every little. 2) Only Specific Characters unlock certain paths, so you’ll find yourself playing the same level at least 3 times because some levels have brick door that only Patrick can slam through, as well as, a slim trail only Gary can slim. So, inevitably, you’ll need to go through the level with each character as your companion & you can only have one companion at a time. 3) If your playing using an iPhone XS, expect some serious lag throughout the game. It may feel like there is a bit of delay when you run or jump in the game, but after troubleshooting with Support, there is not fix. 4/5 Stars. Tutorials are easy to follow, interface is intuitive, not much thinking required from user when navigating through settings or to start a game.