| SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | |
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| Publisher | Play THQ |
| Director | Joel Goodman |
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| Composer | Todd Masten |
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| Platforms | Nintendo DS,PlayStation 2,Wii |
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| Genre | Action-adventure |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom, also known asSpongeBob SquarePants: Globs of Doom, orNicktoons: Globs of Doom, is a 2008action-adventure video game, a sequel toNicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, and the fourth and final installment in theNicktoons Unite! series. Characters fromThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius,Danny Phantom,SpongeBob SquarePants,Invader Zim, andTak and the Power of Juju appear. The original developers of the previous games for consoles,Blue Tongue Entertainment, did not return to create this installment.
SpongeBob andSquidward's usual walk to work is disrupted when huge orange asteroids start raining down onBikini Bottom. A chunk of goo falls on Squidward, causing him to be brainwashed by an alien creature called a Morphoid. He chases SpongeBob andPatrick like a zombie untilJimmy Neutron intervenes and takes them to the Mawgu Lair on Volcano Island. There they meetDanny Phantom,Tak, and a newly formed Evil Syndicate composed ofTechnus, Beautiful Gorgeous, Tlaloc, andPlankton.Zim andDib arrive, with Zim joining the heroes because he is "curious", and Dib joining the Syndicate to not be on Zim's side. They make a plan to stop the Morphoid invasion, and the Wise Old Crab arrives to inform them about some technology in the lair. Jimmy uses the technology to equip everyone with weapons fitting their personality.
The group teleports to Bikini Bottom to freeGary, Squidward, and Patrick from the goo, battle an army of Morphoids, and defeat Bubble Bass, who grows gigantic and brainwashed after eating a goo-covered Krabby Patty. After being defeated, Bubble Bass vomits a large amount of goo onto SpongeBob, which leads to him intermittently speaking in an evil voice after returning to the lair. The Wise Old Crab informs them that a giant robot-like spacecraft called the Vessel of Portentia is hidden in the Mawgu Lair, and requires four special components to power it up. They then warp to Earth within Zim's universe, whereGIR is playing with the first component of the vessel, becomes corrupted by the goo, and runs off. The group freeMs. Bitters,Gaz, andProfessor Membrane, battle GIR at Zim's house to retrieve the component, and more goo falls onto SpongeBob. After returning to the lair, the group discover that the absorption of goo in SpongeBob's body has created a wavelength enabling the leader of the Morphoids to talk through him.
In Amity Park, the gang frees Dash, Tucker, and Jazz, fight a corrupted Ghost Dog at a power plant to retrieve the second vessel piece, and more goo flies onto SpongeBob. Back at the lair, SpongeBob tells everyone that he saw a vision of Globulous Maximus, the ruler of the Morphoids. At Retroville, the group free Carl, Cindy, and Sheen, fight Jimmy's girl-eating plant at the mall, and SpongeBob gets covered by even more goo. They retrieve the third piece of the Vessel, and SpongeBob states that Globulous Maximus is only a few light-years away from Earth, preparing to send more gigantic Morphoids to destroy it. Finally, they go to Pupununu Village, free Jibolba and Jeera, find the final component of the vessel, and SpongeBob gets covered in goo again. At the Mawgu Lair, the voice of Globulous informs SpongeBob that he plans to "become him" because he is sick of his life. The team insert the pieces of the Vessel of Portentia and blast off into space. They confront and defeat Globulous Maximus, who turns out to be a large asteroid with floating arms and eyes. The Evil Syndicate, deciding that they could use Globulous for their own evil schemes, hijack the Vessel of Portentia and eject the heroes from the robot. Globulous opens up to the heroes, saying that he does not want to be used for evil, and has been destroying their worlds because he was distasteful of his form due to being a result of the universe forming "Big Sneeze", and took out his anger on others. When the heroes plan on how they're going to defeat the Syndicate, Globulous then morphs into a huge, orange, and cycloptic version of SpongeBob.
Depending on the player's actions during the final battle, one of two endings will occur. The "bad" ending is a cutscene of the Syndicate trapping Globulous in a giant glass jar. This requires a second player taking control of the villains' robot and defeating the first player on an incomplete save file. In the "good" ending, achieved by beating the final boss, Globulous and the heroes manage to defeat the Vessel of Portentia on the moon, leaving the villains stranded in space. Globulous returns the heroes to Earth and says that he will right the wrongs in the universe by taking the moniker "SpongeGlob". The heroes bid SpongeGlob farewell as he blasts off into space. SpongeBob lets out a sneeze and the goo finally exits from his body.
The music ofGlobs of Doom was composed by Todd Masten. Masten noted that the story of the game had a "real 1950s sci-fi feel" and thus incorporated thetheremin into many of the game's tracks. Masten based most of the game's music on the existing franchise music, but took several liberties including the use of heavy techno instruments in the scenes of the characters leaving the world and heading into space. Masten worked to give each environment and boss encounter a unique feel to help build suspense and tension. Masten worked 7/4 sections into the main theme to "mix things up a bit". The game's closing theme is a variation of the opening theme played with more modern instrumentation.[5]
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| GameRankings | 66.40% (DS)[6] 58.83% (Wii)[7] 57.50% (PS2)[8] |
| Metacritic | 47/100 (Wii)[9] |
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| GameZone | 7/10 (Wii)[10] 4.5/10 (PS2)[11] |
| IGN | 5.5/10 (Wii)[12] |
Globs of Doom received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Louis Bedigian ofGameZone described the Wii version as "a button-masher for gamers under 12" and decided that "it won't rock anyone's world, but if you know a kid who loves these Nicktoons characters and enjoys simple, battle-filled games,Globs of Doom is one of SpongeBob's better adventures."[10] Angelina Sandoval, also ofGameZone, said that "Globs of Doom could have been that extraordinary kid's title andSpongeBob SquarePants game but it just falls short in almost every way. It's also not a very fun game despite the variety of characters and co-op gameplay. If your young gamer loves all of these characters I highly recommend a rental instead."[11] Adam Ballard ofIGN concluded that "Ultimately, it's a subparSpongeBob game with Nicktoons tacked on for good measure. Suffice it to say that no amount of licensed characters can save this game from its monotonous gameplay and wretched camera."[12]
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