Wii Game Review: “Spongebob Squigglepants – uDraw”

Spongebob Squigglepants – uDraw

Developer: THQ

Released: April 12, 2011

ABOUT:

In SpongeBob’s most crazy, creative adventure yet, be prepared to laugh your SquigglePants off as you tilt, flick, tap and draw through more than 100 Nanogames set in six zany worlds. SpongeBob SquigglePants puts you in the driver’s seat for a dizzying series of lightening-speed Nanogames,  giving you mere seconds to finish one before moving right on to the next. Within this rapid-fire succession of challenges, SpongeBob SquigglePants exposes players to never-before-seen SpongeBob art styles from the Nickelodeon vault. SpongeBob SquigglePants also lets players digitally draw, paint, color and choose from dozens of SpongeBob-themed stamps, using the uDraw to create a masterpiece worthy of a place in Patchy’s own collection of SpongeBob art, or their own refrigerator, thanks to the uDraw’s exclusive ability to export art to the Wii’s SD card slot.  The entire game is hosted by SpongeBob’s biggest fan, Patchy the Pirate, in a never-before-seen live action experience for an added level of under-the-sea silliness.

Features:

• Wacky Nanogames – Tilt, flick, tap and draw through more than 100 Nanogame challenges, frantically timed for laugh-out-loud and fast-paced excitement
• New Splashin’ SpongeBob Looks – Never-before-seen SpongeBob art collections unlocked from the Nickelodeon vault and featured in six zany worlds
• Patchy the Pirate Live – President of SpongeBob’s fan club, he serves as a guide for the game in a never-before-seen live action experience adding hilarity and under the sea silliness
• Endless Creativity – Create, color and draw anything imaginable with custom paint, palettes, stamps and art tools to create a masterpiece worthy of a place in Patchy’s own collection of SpongeBob art, or your own refrigerator
• SD-Card Support – uDraw GameTablet capability enables players to save, share and print their artwork

MY THOUGHTS:

We are big Spongebob fans in our house and Spongebob Squigglepants was actually the game that pushed us to get the uDraw Tablet for the Wii.  It is a game with so much jam packed in it that I haven’t even played with half of the game yet.  The game starts out with the actual Patchy the Pirate skits and from there you start exploring different picture frames.

The big part of this game is Nanogames, which are basically minigames.  You have to complete 20 challenges without dying to beat the level.  If you loose five times in a nanogame then you have to start all over.  You use the uDraw tablet then to draw lines, tilt the board, flick items, drag, tap to take a picture and more.  You see a brief description of what you need to do and then the game pops up, you have to be quick!  If you are looking to draw you can check out the Art Studio where you can use Spongebob stamps and just free-draw.  You can even save your masterpieces to an SD card for your computer but I haven’t tried that out yet.  My boys (3 and 4) really like drawing and stamping in the game as it is a little too quick for them to play on their own.  I like the game though as it keeps me on my toes and allows me to do a bunch of fun activities on my uDraw.  This is definitely my favorite uDraw game. It also features all the Spongebob characters in different nanogames so the gang is all there!

BUY IT: Look for “Spongebob Squigglepants – uDraw” wherever video games are sold or check it out online.

Mom and More Disclosure: I was sent this game to review in exchange for my honest opinion. Please see my Disclosure Policy.