SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Review | GameGrin

Jamie Davies of GameGrin reviews SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, writing: "Cult classics are a funny thing. When Heavy Iron Studios (a subsidiary of THQ) released SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom in 2003, it couldn’t have foreseen the cult following of speedrunners that, years later, would latch onto the game like barnacles to a long-derelict ship. Now, a whole community has grown and flourished around the licensed, 17-year old 3D platformer. In response to this boom in popularity, THQ Nordic has commissioned Purple Lamp Studios to remake the surprisingly revered game—even working with speedrunning icon, SHiFT, to weigh-in on speedrunning matters during development. While it’s certainly showing its age after two generations and 17 years, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (BFBBR) is still a decent remake of a platformer that—above all—triumphs in capturing the tone of its source material."