SpongeBob & Sagwa

SpongeBob & Sagwa is a puzzle-platforming action video game developed by Tantulas Media, PBS and Nickelodeon and published by THQ Inc. The game was released on December 7, 2004 in Canada and on December 16, 2004 in the United States for the Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Windows. As its title suggests, the video game is a crossover between the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants and the PBS Kids animated series Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat.

Reception for the console and PC versions of SpongeBob & Sagwa was generally mixed. Critics rated the console and PC versions on a 6.4/10 score, as they praised it for its unique gameplay and great voice acting while criticizing the game for its difficulty and passable storyline. The GBA versions of the game received mediocre reviews as it was scored as a 4.2/10 for its simplistic gameplay, bland level design and short length.

Despite the mixed reviews, the game is considered to be one of the most well-known and nostalgic crossover titles as well as the first SpongeBob SquarePants game to mash up with a non-Nickelodeon trademark, the second being SpongeBob UnCanon. It is also the only licensed video game to include Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat.

Plot
SpongeBob opens up a portal that warps him to the Qing Dynasty of ancient China, where meets Sagwa, a curious and adventurous Siamese Cat, and the Miao family. When Patrick arrives however, he accidentally unleashes a colony of malicious spirits known as Jade Bats commanded by their leader, Yu Bianfu-Wang (which translates to English as King Jade Bat) and becomes their prisoner and "errand boy". When the Foolish Magistrate is informed of this, China falls under a moral panic. SpongeBob and Sagwa team up with each other to defeat the Jade Bats and rescue Patrick.

Gameplay
The player is primarily in control of SpongeBob and Sagwa and occasionally, Patrick. While playing on the side of Sagwa and SpongeBob, the player can switch between characters depending on certain obstacles they come across in a level. Both characters have their own unique abilities. SpongeBob can use his spatula to attack enemies and launch projectiles, can both survive in and collect hidden objects from underwater and can blow bubbles to help him reach higher places. Sagwa can call for Fu-Fu to help her cross gaps, can dodge enemies' attacks with her acrobatic tricks and can dig for hidden treasures. Every level with SpongeBob and Sagwa as the playable characters requires the player to solve a puzzle in order to reach the next area. While playing in the perspective of Patrick, the gameplay is mission-based, requiring the player to complete one or more tasks to "help fulfill Bianfu-Wang's needs".

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