Customer Reviews

SpongeBob SquarePants featuring NickToons: Globs of Doom

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Our boys are 5 and 6, so this game was a "gotta try" that ended up being a "gotta have." If you played the Nicktoons Volcano Island, you'll notice some obvious similarities. In short, as you advance to each level a Nick hero is paired up with a Nick villian. It's fun because the hero and villian aren't in the same show. The boys got a kick out of seeing them together. Each character has his/her own special weapon geared to his/her personality. You advance through different stages battling the globs in different settings based on your kiddo's favorite shows. Bikini Bottom is one of our favorite levels. The thing I don't understand is before each level you have to play a short mini-game where the characters slide down the same course collecting coins and avoiding the obstacles. It seems like a filler, although you can upgrade your powers and weapons with the coins at the lab. There is no way to avoid this part, and it's repetitive. The boys think it's okay, although they have started to ask me if they can skip it. In addition, you don't get to choose which two characters participate in the level; those are predetermined. It would have been nice to be able to choose the characters you want in order to try out different weapons on different levels. As you advance, you have major battles with one character at the end of the level. You must defeat him/her to advance. The boys love "beating" this character. I like the teamwork required in this game to advance. Neither of the boys mind being the villan! So far, the boys haven't beaten all the levels, but they do like to go back into the ones they've won and get a better score. This game is worth the money. There's tons of play to be had, and we aren't even close to being done! Enjoy! FYI: This is much better than "Attack of the Toybots."

My 4 year old loves his Wii, but he's in between the easy games like Diego and the harder games. It's hard to find games that don't frustrate him, but he did great with this one. He rented it and now it's on his Christmas list. He can't do everything by himself, but he can do most of it. I also like that even if the character falls into the goo over and over, the character doesn't die, so he can keep trying. This is a great game!

My 6 year old really likes this game (as well as a couple of 8 year old neighbors) and I admit I enjoy playing it sometimes as well. The difficulty level is not too high, in fact given that when you die you restart from that same point (but lose a small number of coins), the game is too easy for me at times, but I can see how it reduces the frustration for kids. The different levels are fairly interesting and varied, and the different characters add some extra variety as well.

I think I would give the game an overall 4 stars (instead of 3) where it not for a major flaw in the save game system: Just about every other time we exit the game, either powering off directly from the main game menu or first exiting back to the main Wii desktop, the save file becomes corrupt somehow. Subsequent attempts to reload it yield a corrupt save game message with the only option being to restart from the beginning. I actually emailed THQ about this, and this is the response:

"This is a known issue. We have noted that the corruption occurs more
often on the even numbered levels. So far, the test team has found that
the corrupt save data occurs when the game is exited while the player is
in the Hub. The Hub would be any portion of the game that is not
directly in a stage or level. Try exiting the game after entering the
next level in order for it to save properly.

Please try the following:

1. Complete stages 1 and 2 of the first level.

2. Upon entering the room with the portals to the other stages, enter
stage 3 and allow it to load completely.

3. Once you are in stage 3, it is safe to exit the game or turn off the
console."

Using the above, I have not seen corruption in the last several plays, but I still think it is something that they should fix and offer replacement disks free of charge.

I must say the reviewer who reported the game flaw was right. The same thing happened to us. We had rented the game and later bought it. My son started playing at the level he left off at with the rental. The next day when he went to play it the file was corrupt and he had to start all over. He was upset, and although he is playing it now, I am going to try and exchange it for a new disk or a different game tomorrow. I don't know if this will help, but buyer beware. If my son didn't love the game so much I would definitely return the game. However, he does love it and can play well by himself. It is loads of fun for him, which is why I gave 5 stars for fun level, but this game flaw made me give it only 1 star overall.

Update: I did exchange the game for another copy and we had the same problem. I called THQ and they said that exchanging the game won't help, and then told me all these things to do before exiting (don't exit in the hub and only on odd numbered levels). Well, to me it's a waste. The game should work the way it's supposed to. THQ would not give a refund, but offered to replace the game with another from THQ. I ended up selling it at one of those trade in stores (just easier for me). Too bad, because my son really liked it, but even he wanted to sell it and get something different. To me, the game should be recalled, but what do I know? BUYER BEWARE!

My son really enjoys this game. The game features a number of the Nick Toon characters which he likes to watch. You and another player (either CPU or human) battle glob like aliens from space who have captured your friends and it's up to you to free them. In the one player game you are able to switch back and forth between the two characters on screen. When two human players are participating the game runs into problems however. When the two characters get separated the game does not do a good job of handling it. It can be very frustrating to be off screen and not be able to get back to the lead character until the game eventually spawns you back on screen. Although this doesn't seem to bother my son and his friends so this might just be the rantings of a middle aged experienced gamer. Overall I would say if your child enjoys Nick Toons they will more than likely like this game.

My kids love this game, ever since I got it for them at X-mas. Saving does seem to be a flaw, but only on the even levels. I would defiantly recommended this as a game to get.

I bought this game becouse it has invader zim in it.
I give this 3 stars becouse of all the flaws. this shipped fast & in good condition. all threw the game it glitches! from walking backwards to other graphic flaws! it should have been recalled. the angels on the cam sucks & at times you cant even see what your doing.the game doesnt tell what to do or even tell you when to hit the + sighn . if your a fan of the nick shows pick it up but dont pay much for it . i payed [...]$! I GOT RIPPED OFF!!

My 5 yr old son picked this out. I thought it might be a little too hard. However, he and his brother (3 yrs) made it quite far without any parental assistance. I was impressed how they figured out to beat the bosses and levels. Although my youngest does sometimes get frustrated when his older brother wants to go a different route, it is easy for younger children to learn and enjoy. After Spiderman on the PS3, this is my 5 yr olds 2nd favorite game.

This was a birthday present requested by a seven year old. He played it nonstop for the first day and wanted to take it on a trip with him. I personally was not impressed.

This was very quickly mailed out to my house...I believe it was next day from ordering...Received in perfect condition 3 days after ordering...I would def order form them again!