A handful of issues (including dull music and a little lack of polish at times) don't at all stop this from being not only a delightful 3D platformer collectathon, but a vast improvement over the misdeeds of Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated. Huge step up in the art department for one, with plenty of vibrant colors replacing the tacky eyesore(s) of THQ Nordic's previous swing at the IP. Still has relatively nothing on the original as a whole, but I actually think this one does combat even better - with so many different ways to take down enemies, it's nothing too crazy but the entire system feels more fleshed-out here. It's also a really funny game; as someone who watched the very first episodes of SpongeBob way back when they first premiered and has been a fan ever since, it warms my heart to see that the series has still got it after all these years. Expectedly great voice acting from the usual crew, and usually I seldom ever mess with costumes in video games but in this one they were so terrific that it had me switching to each one at least once throughout my playthrough. Far from perfect but it feels like a welcomed love letter to its original series in the same way as something like South Park: The Stick of Truth.