SpongeBob SquarePants: A Sketchy Nightmare

SpongeBob SquarePants: A Sketchy Nightmare is a 3D platformer developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by Activision for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It was first released in North America on December 19th, 2018, and Europe on December 24th, 2018. The game returns to the format of previous SpongeBob games developed by Heavy Iron Studios, such as Battle for Bikini Bottom and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. It is a retelling of the episode "Frankendoodle", but with key differences.
==Plot==
One day, an artist is out at sea, sketching something with a pencil, when he drops it. This brings the narrator to cite rule #1 of the sea: always bring a spare pencil. The pencil then drops right next to SpongeBob's house. SpongeBob and Patrick go to investigate, and then they find the pencil. They try to see if they can draw stuff with it, and it magically comes to life! SpongeBob then decides to prank Squidward by drawing a clone of himself and having him knock on his door. Once "DoodleBob" knocks on Squidward's door, Squidward answers, appearing annoyed. But then DoodleBob beats up Squidward, takes the magical pencil, and starts to go on a crime spree. SpongeBob and Patrick must now chase DoodleBob to take back the magical pencil and cover SpongeBob's name.
==Gameplay==
The game plays similar to Battle for Bikini Bottom. There are many collectibles to get from the level, including Golden Spatulas, 10 Krabby Patty pieces which you can collect and put together to feed to Bubble Bass, who will give you a Golden Spatula after you feed him, Flowers (the game's version of Coins), and Pictures which you can look at in the game's photo album. SpongeBob can use his bubble blower and can run and jump better than Patrick, but Patrick can use his stomach to bump into enemies, dealing more damage than SpongeBob's bubble blower. The 2 can also go into "Hyper Mode", where they can kill any enemies (excluding (mini) bosses) with a single hit and have the qualities that their normal selves don't. SpongeBob's hyper mode is his Anchor Arms, and Patrick's hyper mode is Patrick-Man. The 2 will revert back to their normal selves after 15 seconds.
==Areas==
There are 12 areas in the game, counting DoodleBob's castle, where you fight him.
*Conch Street - Spatulas Needed: 0 | Number of Spatulas: 5
*Jellyfish Fields - Spatulas Needed: 1 | Number of Spatulas: 8
*Goo Lagoon - Spatulas Needed: 6 | Number of Spatulas: 8
*Coral Caves - Spatulas Needed: 10 | Number of Spatulas: 8
*Krusty Krab - Spatulas Needed: 14 | Number of Spatulas: 5
*Sandy's Treedome - Spatulas Needed: 19 | Number of Spatulas: 6
*Downtown Bikini Bottom - Spatulas Needed: 23 | Number of Spatulas: 8
*Sand Mountain - Spatulas Needed: 27 | Number of Spatulas: 8
*Mustard Mine - Spatulas Needed: 32 | Number of Spatulas: 8
*Salty Spitoon - Spatulas Needed: 39 | Number of Spatulas: 8
*DoodleBob's Castle - Spatulas Needed: 72 | Number of Spatulas: 1
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