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SpongeBobSquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is loaded top-to-bottom in homages to the long-running animated series, to the point of having entire levels built off of single episodes from the show. Prehistoric Kelp Forest is one such outing for players onXboxSeries Consoles,Nintendo Switch, PC, andPlaystation 4, dropping players into the prehistoric past in homage to the beloved episode ‘Ugh.’
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Tasked with rescuing Squidward from becoming a caveman’s feast, SpongeBob and the player will have to navigate long-dead threats and locations that once more roam the earth. Here’s the play-by-play for completing Prehistoric Kelp Forest in The Cosmic Shake.
Unga Bunga
Turned into babbling cavemen, SpongeBob immediately has to flee the cave he’s in, as the stalactites drop from the ceiling and a boulder chases SpongeBob from behind.Ground pounding a pile of bonesto clear a hole in the ground, SpongeBob now has to navigate a sliding section, avoiding more stalactites, cave bears, and massive vines. Landing on the ground and being refreshed on theGrand Slam ground pound move(Jump + Jump + Right Button), players are confronted by another new enemy type, the Jelly Bullworm.Bullworms can be attacked with a ground pound while tunnelingunder the dirt and smacked directly while they’re above ground.
With the Bullworm defeated, players will platform, Hook, swing, and Karate Kick their way up a tree and to a nearby cliff side. Platforming over a lava bed and Gliding across the air, eventually making it down to the lava, then back up through more Karate Kicks and Gliding rings. After finding Squidward as he’s being taken away as a captive by other cavemen, SponeBob will give chase by rolling through the lava on a massive rock.
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Lava Slides & Monster Hides
Rolling down the embankment of lava, players will glide over a small cliff at the end and face a new obstacle. A massive creature, the Dorudon, is in a deep sleep and blocking SpongBob’s progress. Players will now have to capture 15 blue Jellyfish nearby in order to awaken the creature.Capturing the Jellyfish is as simple as swatting them with a standard melee attack, and once completed, a cutscene will play where the creature is shifted from its sleep and clears a path forward. Entering another cave system, SpongeBob is dropped down to another lava bed and will have to navigate it with another sliding segment.
Players will find themselves deep within an underground lava system at the end of a long, gliding, segmented sliding journey.Having to clear out Jelly Monsters to progressover collapsing bones, Hook swings, and sinking rocks over rivers of lava, players will clear out more Jelly Monsters until reaching a perilous set of back-to-back platforming challenges. Rock Rolling, Karate Kicks, and Glide ring challenges bring back an old friend, as the rolling boulder has returned with a vengeance, and SpongeBob is forced to slide away through the underground tunnels while avoiding lava, dinosaur spines, and cave bears once more. The end of the slide brings SpongeBob before another puzzle and the prelude to a boss fight.
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Every Stone Left Unturned
The combination of the stone puzzle panorama picture is hidden behind a stack of Tiki Crates, showing which marked stones should fall in what order to complete the puzzle.
The position for the puzzle stones is Flower - Jellyfish - Fish - Shell - Heart.
With the puzzle completed, players are now confronted by Pom Pom, the prehistoric cavewoman Pearl that’s holding Squidward captive. Her first phase is relatively easy, simply jumping over her shockwave attacks until the stalactites fall near the branches on the wall holding up the chandelier above Pom Pom and knocking them down. After avoiding more shockwaves and defeating the Jelly Monsters that spawn, the next branch will become available to knock over. With the three branches destroyed, the second phase of the fight begins.
A variant ground-pound attack will happen in the second phase, where a wall of lava shoots outward, and players have to have SpongeBob scoot through the gaps in the lava to avoid damage, in addition toPom Pom firing waves of tears in a clockwork pattern, forcing players to shift camera perspectives regularly to avoid getting hit with streams of tears from behind or in front. After surviving for a period, the lava under Pom Pom will recede, and the three stones holding up her platform will be left open to attack, one at a time, each instance adding more Jelly Monsters and shockwave attacks than the last. With the third pillar destroyed, Squidward is freed and is taken home by SpongeBob to Bikini Bottom.
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