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16	[[caption-width-right:350:♫''...And it’s sweet, sweet, sweet victory, yeah…''♫]]
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18	''[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]: The Cosmic Shake'' is a 2023 [[LicensedGame licensed]] 3D action PlatformGame based on [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants the Nicktoon of the same name]]. It functions as a spiritual sequel to ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsBattleForBikiniBottom'', with Purple Lamp Studios and Creator/THQNordic, the team behind the ''Rehydrated'' remake, returning as developer and publisher, respectively.
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20	When visiting Glove World one day, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick cross paths with the mermaid fortune teller Kassandra, who gives them a bottle of King Neptune’s bath soap, made from genuine Mermaid Tears -- which, according to legend, can grant wishes for those pure of heart. Being the goofy goobers that they are, the duo make multiple bubble-based wishes at once with the soap, ripping a hole in the fabric of space and time. Not only does this unleash a plague of monsters made of sentient Cosmic Jelly onto Bikini Bottom, but it causes their friends to get lost in fantastical "Wishworlds" full of cowboys, ghosts, and cavemen (among many other things).
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22	Thus, the task of rescuing their missing buddies and fending off the monsters spawned from the Cosmic Jelly falls onto [=SpongeBob=] -- with the help of Patrick, now turned into a balloon after their wishing misadventure. Donning a variety of cosmic costumes along the way, the duo must traverse the Wishworlds and hopefully bring things back to normal.
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24	The game was released on January 31, 2023, for Platform/NintendoSwitch, Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, and Platform/MicrosoftWindows (via Platform/{{Steam}}). A next-gen version for Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS and Platform/PlayStation5 was released on October 5th of that year.
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26	''The Cosmic Shake'' notably uses music licensed from the Associated Production Music library, the same library that provides much of the show's background music. This is a first for games based on the series, which have traditionally used songs originally composed for the show or entirely new music. According to its Steam page, 101 songs from the show will appear in the game -- as demonstrated by the reveal trailer, which prominently features APM's "Sweet Victory" from the episode [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E15TheSecretBoxBandGeeks "Band Geeks"]].
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28	'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/LSgW3cyl5jo Announcement teaser]], [[https://youtu.be/6i8SvEiibP4 Gameplay reveal]], [[https://youtu.be/Z3cp_O3VJhg Gamescom gameplay]], [[https://youtu.be/SvECyr6FrVs Pre-order trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iXg1CaFZoE Languages trailer]]
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30	!!''[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]: The Cosmic Shake'' includes examples of:
31	* AdvertisedExtra: Both the announcement trailer and the game's BFF Edition drew particular attention towards [=SpongeBob=]'s marching band outfit from "Band Geeks". Come the game's release, it's solely obtained via the Costume DLC, has no plot significance, and therefore doesn't even count towards the achievement for getting all the costumes.
32	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Several side quests that [=SpongeBob=] completes have him being rewarded with different costumes that he can wear at any point in the game.
33	* AntiFrustrationFeatures:
34	** When searching for Spot's hiding spots, Spongebob will verbally call out something along the lines of "this seems like a spot where Spot might go" whenever you're close.
35	** Courtesy of [[NonPlayerCompanion Balloon Patrick]]:
36	*** If [=SpongeBob=] gets reduced to one hit point, Patrick will bring him another pair of underwear after a few seconds to ensure he can take another hit without dying.
37	*** If you're unsure of where to go next, Patrick will turn into an arrow and point to the relevant item, location or NPC.
38	*** Falling into a hazardous surface like goo or jelly while [=SpongeBob=] has more than one hit point will have Patrick [[BottomlessPitRescueService fly him to safety]] without needing to return to the last checkpoint.
39	*** If you ever go after a side-mission that brings you away from the beaten path, Patrick will automatically fly you back to the main road when you've completed it so that you don't have to backtrack.
40	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At the start of the plot, [=SpongeBob=] acquires bath soap made from Mermaid Tears, which have wish-granting properties. However, as a result of the bubble collision caused from excessive wishing, the effects all occurred at once with unexpected results. For instance, the wish meant for Patrick was "the biggest, ballooniest adventure he'll ever have", and was [[ForcedTransformation turned into a balloon]] as a result of the disaster.
41	* BigBad: [[spoiler:A mermaid fortune-teller, Madame Kassandra gives [=SpongeBob=] King Neptune's bath soap in order to open up rifts to other dimensions, which can only be accomplished by those with a pure heart, in order to obtain cosmic jelly. She needs this cosmic jelly in order to overthrow King Neptune and become the sea's new ruler.]]
42	* BigBoosHaunt: Rock Bottom returns, this time with a [[HalloweenEpisode prominent Halloween theme.]]
43	* BigFancyCastle: One level, the Medieval Sulfur Fields, largely takes place in a huge castle where Princess Pearl is planning to throw a big party.
44	* BottomlessPitRescueService: If [=SpongeBob=] falls into goo, jelly, or a bottomless pit, Patrick will fly him back to safety, provided he has more than one health available.
45	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Patrick does this in Wild West Jellyfish Fields.
46	--> '''Patrick:''' Soda? Water? Soda water?
47	* CircusOfFear: [[spoiler:The final level takes place in Glove World after being corrupted by the Cosmic Jelly and completely cut off from the rest of Bikini Bottom. The theme park's mascot, Glovey Glove, has [[GoMadFromTheIsolation gone mad]], and serves as the level's boss fight.]]
48	* ContinuityNod:
49	** The announcement trailer is set to the song "Sweet Victory" from the episode "Band Geeks".
50	** The caveman level, as well as the appearances of the characters in the level, is a call back to the episode "Ugh" and a segment of "SB-129", each of which portrayed the characters as cave people in prehistoric times.
51	** One level is designed after the Wild West themed episode "Pest of the West", and has [=SpongeBob=] riding a seahorse resembling Mystery from "My Pretty Seahorse".
52	** [=SpongeBob's=] glide move has him use a box of Krusty Krab pizza from the episode "Pizza Delivery" to catch the wind.
53	* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: [[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsBattleForBikiniBottom In [=SpongeBob's=] previous home console platformer]], the main antagonistic race were {{Killer Robot}}s who quickly invaded and ransacked Bikini Bottom, forcing a small LaResistance consisting of [=SpongeBob=] and his closest friends to retake their home. The threat in this game is an army of sentient cosmic jelly that splits Bikini Bottom into several different wishworlds and forces [=SpongeBob=] to rescue his friends from said wishworlds. Their leaders were also outed at different points in their respective games, with [=SpongeBob=] and the Bikini Bottom news suspecting Plankton halfway into ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'' while no one suspected [[spoiler:Madame Kassandra]] [[DevilInPlainSight despite being painfully obvious]] until the end of this game.
54	* DemotedToExtra:
55	** After being playable in ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'', Patrick is relegated to a NonPlayerCompanion (albeit one who's by [=SpongeBob=]'s side for most of the game), while Sandy is a boss and recurring NPC.
56	** Plankton goes from being the usual BigBad of ''[=SpongeBob=]'' games to an NPC, and has no bearing on the plot besides a comment about somebody else possibly causing trouble.
57	* DenserAndWackier: Compared to ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsBattleForBikiniBottom''. While that game was largely grounded (at least, by [=SpongeBob=] standards), with the main threats being robots, this game involves [=SpongeBob=] and a balloon-ifyed Patrick traversing through far more wacky and fantastical locations and facing off enemies made out of cosmic jelly.
58	* DivingKick: [=SpongeBob=] can perform a diving kick that also acts as a homing attack of sorts.
59	* EdibleAmmunition: Admiral Prawn uses pies as cannon fire.
60	* EldritchAbomination: The sentient Cosmic Jelly monsters that invade Bikini Bottom and the Wishworlds. It is not known how these sentient blobs of jelly are alive and almost none of them (barring the regular Jellies and the Big Jellies) resemble any known characters in the series. No two Cosmic Jelly creature types look remotely similar to each other barring the color and eye type, and thus can be seen as different species. Their language (if they even have one) [[StarfishLanguage is composed of incomprehensible gibberish]].
61	* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:A DualBoss with Kassandra, and a Cosmic Jelly-infused Squidward.]]
62	* GameBreakingBug: There's an infrequent bug that can occur towards the beginning of the game: During a section where you're supposed to learn the bubble tossing move to hit a target that moves a floating platform, the tutorial slide doesn't appear. And since the slide is what triggers your ability to use the move, you're unable to progress. This can be fixed by deleting the autosaves and restarting the game with a fresh save; luckily this is early on in the game so it doesn't take long to get back to it.
63	* GangplankGalleon: Pirate Goo Lagoon.
64	* GetBackHereBoss: The boss fight with Mr. Krabs involves chasing down the train he's on, then traversing the Cosmic Jelly-filled wagons until he gets cornered in the engine room.
65	* GoMadFromTheIsolation: [[spoiler:Glovey Glove, the mascot of Glove World, is driven insane from being trapped at Glove World after the cosmic disruption. He kidnaps Patrick at the beginning of the level, forcing [=SpongeBob=] to track him down and defeat him as the level's boss.]]
66	* GrossUpCloseUp: Several cutscenes feature this.
67	* HalloweenEpisode: One of the worlds is Rock Bottom set during Halloween.
68	* HereWeGoAgain: [[spoiler: At the game's end, King Neptune rewards [=SpongeBob=] for defeating Kassandra by allowing him one wish with his bath soap... which Patrick bungles by wishing they could go through everything again.]]
69	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: One of the last enemy types encountered in the game is a giant squid made of jelly that spits miniature squids at you. To defeat it, you use the Reef Blower to suck up the smaller squids and shoot them right back at the big one.
70	* HubUnderAttack: As you complete more levels, some sections in the hub world of Bikini Bottom become invaded by various enemies from those levels.
71	* IGotARock: An NPC says this in Halloween Rock Bottom.
72	* IceCreamKoan: The cowbones in Wild West Jellyfish Fields mostly spout out pseudo-spiritual advice that isn't especially useful or relevant to the actual gameplay.
73	--> '''Cowbone:''' You don't live longer in the city, it just seems that way.
74	* InformedSpecies: Prehistoric Kelp Forest features a giant prehistoric whale-like creature, seen in the episode "Ugh", that is identified as a ''Dorudon''. However, the real-life ''Dorudon'' resembled more of a dolphin and did not have a row of fins running down its back or small spines on the forehead, plus the creature in the game is missing the vestigial hind-flippers of ''Dorudon''.
75	* InternalReveal: It is quite clear as day that [[spoiler:Kassandra]] is the BigBad of the game, but [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick don’t realize it until the end of the game.
76	* JumpScare: InvokedTrope. The only way to defeat a Spooky Jelly is to sneak up behind it and scare it.
77	* KungFuProofMook: Some species of Cosmic Jelly possess resistances or outright immunities towards certain attacks that [=SpongeBob=] uses and forces him to use unconventional tactics to defeat them.
78	** Big Jelly can't be bubbled or karate kicked and can't be hit unless their attacks miss, which can only be done if you dodge at the last minute and stomp on them while they try to lift their tub off the ground. This has to be done three times.
79	** Spooky Jelly can't be attacked at all and will freeze you once it catches you in its gaze. The only way to defeat them is to sneak up behind them and scare them.
80	** Burrower is a giant worm that burrows underground and the only way to defeat them is by stomping around the cracks on the ground which will stun them and leave them vulnerable for attack. This has to be done three times.
81	** Squid Jelly can't be attacked at all and can only be defeated using the Reef Blower
82	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall:
83	** One female NPC [=SpongeBob=] can come across early on asks him if he ever feels like he's being controlled by a higher power (or some kid). [=SpongeBob=] himself occasionally feels like someone is controlling him.
84	** One [=NPC=] in Bikini Bottom reminisces on when the city was only two dimensions.
85	* MadameFortune: Madame Kassandra, the mermaid FortuneTeller.
86	* MirrorWorld: Several of the levels in this game take levels from ''[[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarepantsBattleForBikiniBottom Battle for Bikini Bottom]]'' and apply new themes to them, changing their layouts quite drastically, such as [[GreenHillZone Jellyfish Fields]] taking place in TheWildWest.
87	* TheMultiverse: …well, technically the Jellyverse, as it involves King Neptune's royal jelly, which rips a hole or two into time and space, creating portals to other versions of worlds.
88	* NamedByTheAdaptation: The Prehistoric Kelp Forest features a giant prehistoric whale-like creature, seen in the episode "Ugh", that is identified as a ''Dorudon''. This name was never mentioned in its original appearance in the episode "Ugh".
89	* NonPlayerCompanion: A tiny balloon-ifyed Patrick accompanies [=SpongeBob=] on his adventure.
90	* NoOntologicalInertia: The usual result of [=SpongeBob=] clearing a Wishworld is for the affected areas of Bikini Bottom to be restored of their damage, mostly when their missing buildings are brought back. After the giant-sized Gary's defeat, Patrick invokes this when he assumes that it will apply to Gary as well ([[SubvertedTrope it didn't]]).
91	* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler: When [=SpongeBob=] reaches the Krusty Krab to save Patrick from Glovey Glove, he finds Patrick taking friendship selfies with Glovey Glove. [=SpongeBob=] is displeased until Patrick says this quote.]]
92	* PirateEpisode: The world Pirate Goo Lagoon centers on [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick helping the Flying Dutchman by becoming pirates.
93	* PrecisionFStrike: Squidward's Karate counterpart uses the dolphin chirp censor when complaining about the agency hiring [=SpongeBob=] as the starring role.
94	* {{Prehistoria}}: One of the worlds is based on the prehistoric Bikini Bottom featured in "SB-129" and "Ugh".
95	* ProductionThrowback:
96	** One of the 7 pre-order DLC costumes is [[spoiler:[=SpongeBot=] [=SteelPants=]]], the final boss in ''Battle for Bikini Bottom''. What makes this relevant is that it's specifically based on its ''Rehydrated'' design.
97	** Similarly, Prawn shows up as one of the game's bosses, much like he did in ''Battle for Bikini Bottom''.
98	* RealityBreakingParadox: At the start of the game, when [=SpongeBob=]'s wish bubbles collide, they end up tearing a hole into the space-time continuum and all of Bikini Bottom is sucked up into it.
99	* RemovedFromThePicture: [[spoiler: All over Glove World, there are pictures of [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick, except Glovey Glove has taped over [=SpongeBob's=] face with a picture of himself.]]
100	* SeahorseSteed: In Wild West Jellyfish Fields and Medieval Sulfur Fields, [=SpongeBob=] can ride seahorses.
101	* SelflessWish: [=SpongeBob=] uses all the magic bubble soap to make wishes for his friends: giving Patrick “the biggest, ballooniest adventure of his life”, Squidward being appreciated for his art and for the whole world to see how amazing Sandy is.
102	* SequelNonEntity: Mermaid Man, Barnacle Boy, and Bubble Buddy are some of the few characters from ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'' to not be in this game. The former two are a result of their voice actors having passed away.
103	* ShipTease:
104	** In Pirate Goo Lagoon, Patrick’s thing for pretty mermaids returns full swing, as he quickly falls for one they meet there and is then on determined to become a real life pirate so that he can score a date with her. Even sweeter, the mermaid actually blows him a kiss goodbye before he and [=SpongeBob=] return to Bikini Bottom.
105	** Whenever [=SpongeBob=] encounters Sandy or one of her alternate selves in another world or dimension, he will excitedly say, "Look, it's Sandy!" before clearing his throat and saying "I mean... Look, it's Sandy!" in a much deeper sounding voice, likely in an attempt to sound cooler in front of her.
106	* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:When [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick return to Glove World near the end of the game, the latter is almost immediately kidnapped by Glovey Glove, forcing [=SpongeBob=] to brave the creepy theme park by himself.]]
107	* ShoutOut: The supervillain Prawn returns as Admiral Prawn. Yes, they managed to change him from a Star Trek reference into a Star Wars reference.
108	* StealthBasedMission: The boss fight against Gary has [=SpongeBob=] trying to cut the monster snail's candy supply, all without being caught in Gary's crazed field of sight.
109	* {{Studiopolis}}: Has Karate Downtown Bikini Bottom, as a movie studio with a version of Squidward as its director.
110	* SuperDrowningSkills: As in ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'', [=SpongeBob=] can't swim in goo or jelly. Falling in will result in either Patrick [[BottomlessPitRescueService pulling him out]] or [=SpongeBob=] drowning on the spot.
111	* TheBusCameBack: After almost 20 years of being absent since his debut in Battle for Bikini Bottom, Prawn finally makes a return in this game, this time as an admiral in the pirate-themed Goo Lagoon.
112	* UniversalAdaptorCast: As a result of being flung to the Wishworlds, any Bikini Bottomites save for [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick end up with new identities that fit the theme of wherever they are.
113	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The game allows you to hit [=NPCs=] you encounter, which will make them either yell out in irritation or pain. Doing this enough times awards you an achievement.
114	* VideoGameFlight: [=SpongeBob=] is now able to glide using a box of Krusty Krab Pizza to catch the wind. In some levels, he also has access to a floating bubble surfboard to ride towards very large gaps.
115	* VirtualPaperDoll: You can dress [=SpongeBob=] up in various outfits, most of which are ones that he has worn previously in the series.
116	* WhatTheHellHero: King Neptune shows up just before the final boss fight against [[spoiler:Kassandra]] to show just how bad [=SpongeBob=] messed things up for Bikini Bottom.
117	-->'''King Neptune:''' [=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=], this time you've took things ''too'' far!
118	* WhereItAllBegan: The story starts off with [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick going to Glove World in the opening cutscene, where they meet Kassandra and the story kicks off. Later on, [[spoiler:a [[CircusOfFear cosmically-corrupted version of Glove World]] acts as the game's final main level.]]
119	* TheWildWest: One of the worlds is Jellyfish Fields in the Wild West.

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