Nickelodeon Portal Chase: Definitive Edition

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**Nickelodeon Portal Chase: Definitive Edition** (known as **Portal Chase! - Definitive Edition**) is a platform video game crossover based on Nickelodeon's Portal Chase! online games developed by Black Forest Games and published by THQ Nordic in association with Nickelodeon for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows PC in March 2021. The game itself is a port of the game was first revealed on September 3, 2020 as part of the Nickeloden Portal Chase! 2nd Anniversary THQ Nordic Store. The port updates the gameplay of the game by making characters run and climb faster by roughly 30%. This game will support online co-op multiplayer.

Definition Edition appears to be an expansion on the original online games of the same name, with at least one more expansive level, more akin to an open world similar to that seen in Mitchell Van Morgan: Global Marathon & Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated. Not much is known about this expansion, but more info will be available near launch. The game is set to release on March 12, 2021.

## Description

Get ready for an epic Portal Chase! Lily Loud has found a teleportation device and it's up to you, Lincoln Loud, Kid Danger, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants to get her back home, safe and sound. In Nickelodeon's newest free and fun online adventure game, Nickelodeon: Portal Chase!, you get to play with characters from your favorite shows like The Loud House, Henry Danger, and SpongeBob SquarePants to help save Lily. Finish each level and collect enough orbs to finally face the boss, a four-headed boy band dragon! Choose from tons of different types of games, including matching, slingshot, platformer, arcade and more to try to catch Lily. Play Nickelodeon: Portal Chase! and tons of other fun adventure games on nick.com. How to Play: Follow on-screen instructions.

## Gameplay

The game levels play similarly to those of Super Mario 3D World and it's sibling game Mitchell Van Morgan 3D-World, which combine the free-roaming gameplay of the Nickelodeon's 3D videogames with the mechanics of its 2D side-scrollers, including a timer and a level-ending finish line. Up to four players may control player characters, including Lincoln Loud, SpongeBob SquarePants, Sandy Cheeks, and Kid Danger. Additionally, Captain Man, Patrick Star, Phoebe Thunderman, Max Thunderman, Mitchell Van Morgan, Drake Parker and Josh Nichols appears as a hidden, unlockable playable characters. Similar to their appearances in the Nickelodeon Portal Chase! online games, each of the characters possesses unique abilities and controls differently: Lincoln Loud can throw his playing cards at faraway objects (or enemies) for target practices and can also talk to the audiences about breaking the fourth wall survival, but has jump height and falls faster; SpongeBob can use his own spongey body to squeeze through tight gaps and he can blow bubbles of his own actions, but jumps higher and falls slower, but has slightly lower traction; Sandy Cheeks can use her martial arts skills and her trademark bull rope Lasso to swing in mid-air (or to take out baddies and tie them up) but can climb up walls to reach new areas; Kid Danger can use the gadgets seen in Henry Danger, but has stealth and reflexes; Captain Man can use the gadgets seen in Henry Danger, but has the slowest running speed and Balanced strength and perform unique attacks. Patrick can body slam enemies below him while in the air and picks up and throws heavier objects but cannot jump as high and has the slowest running speed; Phoebe Thunderman can use has telekinesis, freeze breath, and heat breath, but runs slowly; Max can use telekinesis, freeze breath, and heat breath like his sister, but has more effective attacks; Mitchell is capable of running at the speed of sound and he can use a mid-air spin jump which eliminates baddies, but has balanced running speed and jump height; Drake Parker can use the mop seen in Drake & Josh, but has balanced running speed and cannot jump as high; Josh Nichols can use his own magic tricks as seen in Drake & Josh, but has balanced strength and cannot jump as high. The player can select any of the eleven characters to use before beginning a level, and up to four players may explore the same level simultaneously, sharing from a pool of lives. Players are also able to pick up, carry, and throw each other.

Levels are accessed through a world map, in which players can find hidden areas to earn more items or nickelodeon coins. Each level contains three collectable portal orbs which are required to access certain levels, and each main level contains a hidden Stamp which can be used in handwritten posts from nick.com within the game's community. Players can also view messages left by other players, both on the world map and after clearing a level, and can download 'Ghosts', which are live records of other players completing levels. Ghosts can be raced against, and they sometimes hold gift prizes such as nickelodeon coins or extra lives. Additional portal orbs can be earned in Captain Toad, Mystery House, and Challenge levels. They're
different types of minigames, including matching, slingshot, platformer, arcade and more to try to catch Lily.

Players can also ride on cannon karts, which fire cannon shots at enemies; grab a Flashlight, which can defeat ghosts; and enemy disguises, which let them blend in with enemy. Players are also able to pick up various objects, such as bombs, baseballs, and Piranha Plants (which can be used to defeat enemies or solve puzzles), and can ride around in a Skating Shoe or on a mine kart.

## Plot

The Loud family has done it again in the Nickelodeon Portal Chase game. They've left Lily unsupervised for only five minutes, and she already managed to make a mess of a situation! She found a teleportation device to another dimension. Now, Lincoln Loud, Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob Squarepants, Kid Danger, Captain Man, Patrick Star, Phoebe Thunderman, Max Thunderman,
Mitchell Van Morgan, Drake Parker, and Josh Nichols are all following her foot tracks to bring her home.

Your job is to help them successfully finish each mission and find Lily. The more you play and the higher your score, the more Portal Orbs you will get. You will need those to come back home. Are you ready to enter this wonderful world full of adrenaline-filled fun rides and activities? Let's go!

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## Trivia

* This is the very first appearance of Mitchell Van Morgan in the Nickelodeon Portal Chase! series.

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* spin-off video games**

 Miscellaneous | *Mitchell Family* (2002, Game Boy Color) • *Mitchell Pinball Party* (2003, Game Boy Advance) • Mitchell leapfrog series (**Mitchell Van Morgan* (Leapster)* (2005) • *Mitchell Van Morgan* (Didj) (2008) • *Mitchell Van Morgan* (Leapster Explorer) (2012)) • *Drawn to Life: Mitchell Van Morgan Edition* (2008, Nintendo DS) • *Mitchell Fit* (2010, Wii) • Mitchell Fit 2 (2017, Switch) • Lego Mitchell Van Morgan (2017, multi-platform) • Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands Trilogy (Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands (2011, Nintendo 3DS) • Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands 2 (2015, Wii U) • Mitchell Van Morgan: The Four Islands 3 (2020, Switch)) • Kinect Rush: A Nickelodeon Adventure (2019, multi-platform) • Dr. Mitchell (2020, multi-platform) • Nicktoons Heroes (2020, multi-platform) • **Nickelodeon Portal Chase: Definitive Edition** (2020, multi-platform)