Legend of the Lost Spatula

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Video game
General information
Developer:	Vicarious Visions
Publisher:	THQ
Designer:	Ruud van de Moosdijk Ivo Wubbels
Released:	March 14, 2001
Genre:	Action
Modes:	Single-player
Ratings:	ESRB: Everyone
Platforms:	Game Boy Color

Legend of the Lost Spatula is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game. The game was released on March 14, 2001.

Plot

SpongeBob is destined to become Bikini Bottom's greatest fry cook, and must embark on an quest to retrieve a "golden spatula" from the Flying Dutchman, a pirate ghost. The game features platforming-style gameplay, as well as many characters from the television series.

Gameplay

As SpongeBob, the player embarks on an undersea quest to find the Flying Dutchman's Golden Spatula in order to become the ocean's greatest short-order cook. Along the way, SpongeBob meets and interacts with many of the show's popular recurring characters like Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Patrick. The game uses elements of adventure and side-scrolling gameplay.

Reception

The game has received mostly mixed and mediocre reviews. Frank Provo of GameSpot said "One could argue that SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula is geared toward the younger audience of the TV series, which would explain the game's simplified gameplay and lack of variety. However, while the plot is endearing and the characters will no doubt appeal to the series' fans, there is no evidence to suggest that children would actually enjoy playing a game this unremarkable--let alone adults." Provo criticized the game for its "simplified gameplay" and "lack of variety," but gave praise to the graphics, saying the game "at least looks decent". Jon Griffith of IGN complimented the game as a "decent platformer" with "large levels, multiple objectives, and amusing characters" but criticized it for its password saving system, confusing level design, and difficulty in certain aspects of gameplay.

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