While most licensed games are often accused of being lazy cash grabs,SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottomis often regarded by fans as a genuinely superb cult-classic. Not only does the title manage to deliverfully explorable areas of Bikini Bottomfor players to explore, but it also brought a lot of the humor and charm of the popular franchise to an entirely new medium.
Naturally, a lot of the game’s biggest fans were overjoyed when it was announced that the title would be seeing afull remake during THQ Nordic’s pre-E3 announcements last year, with the game going under the new title ofBattle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated.Luckily, players now know when the game will be released, with developer Purple Lamp Studios announcing that the remake will be coming to Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on June 23.
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Alongside this announcement, THQ Nordic has also released three new trailers. The first shows off what players can expect from the remake, highlighting each of the game’s characters and their abilities. It first shows offSpongeBob, then Patrick, and finally Sandy, displaying each of their unique playstyles as well as how they’re used during different scenarios. The trailer does have one more surprise, however, showing off a small slice of the title’s new multiplayer gameplay, which seems to be a wave-based combat challenge that pits multiple players against numerous enemies.
The other trailers both concern the game’s collectors copies, with the first being for theShiny edition and the second for the F.U.N edition. Both collector’s edition trailers showcase a detailed statue of SpongeBob and his pet snail Gary, as well as a pair of themed Tennis socks, some art prints, and a pack of wall stickers. The F.U.N edition, however, has a few more items included that are shown in the trailer, including additional statues of Patrick and Sandy, as well as a set of tiki keyrings. Evidently, there’s a number of different options for fans looking to grab a copy of the exciting new game and these trailers look to show what fun goodies come in each one.
Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydratedlooks to be the first of a number of exciting new games for THQ Nordic in the coming years, with the company looking to deliver a remake ofDestroy All Humansand eventually anew entry in theTimeSplittersfranchise. Hopefully, the game will be a raring success when it drops in just a few months' time.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehyrdatedwill be released on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on June 23.
