{"id":132495,"date":"2023-03-16T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-146632"},"modified":"2023-03-16T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T17:30:00","slug":"gallery-unboxing-spongebob-squarepants-the-cosmic-shakes-250-bff-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/16\/gallery-unboxing-spongebob-squarepants-the-cosmic-shakes-250-bff-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: Unboxing SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake&#8217;s $250 &#8216;BFF Edition&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/60de51e819c06\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/60de51e819c06\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake BFF Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/60de51e819c06\/spongebob-squarepants-the-cosmic-shake-bff-edition.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/60de51e819c06\/spongebob-squarepants-the-cosmic-shake-bff-edition.900x.jpg\" alt=\"SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake BFF Edition\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In October last year, we reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/spongebob_squarepants_the_cosmic_shake\">SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake<\/a> was getting a special &#8216;BFF Edition&#8217; packed with a host of goodies (as well as the game itself, of course). The catch? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/10\/random-spongebob-squarepants-the-cosmic-shakes-usd250-bff-edition-includes-inflatable-patrick\">It costs a staggering $249.99<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>THQ Nordic was nice enough to send us one to open up, so we can at least show you what you&#8217;re getting for all that cash. The headline news for many will be the inclusion of an inflatable 50cm Patrick Star, but there&#8217;s a <em>lot<\/em> more inside this box than just that.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>For example, the 25cm tall &#8216;Cosmic Victory&#8217; statue is lovely; we&#8217;re not sure if we have a big enough shelf in the office to house it, but we&#8217;re sorely tempted to find the room.<\/p>\n<p>You also get four mini bouncing balls (with a different SpongeBob inside each one) and a plastic stand to display them on, and there&#8217;s a BFF amulet necklace which opens up to reveal two pictures of the legendary pals.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding off the goodies are four placemats, each showing a different scene. You also get a certificate of authenticity and a DLC code which unlocks costumes in the game itself.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Is all of this worth the steep asking price? Well, if you&#8217;re a SpongeBob fan, that question might be <em>slightly<\/em> easier to answer.<\/p>\n<p>At least the game itself is worth a look; in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/spongebob-squarepants-the-cosmic-shake\">8\/10 review<\/a>, we said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake is a triumphant and varied 3D platformer that no fan of the series or the genre will want to miss. It\u2019s not the game that\u2019ll change your mind if 3D collectathon-style games aren\u2019t your thing, but it demonstrates at every step that it\u2019s <em>not<\/em> just some half-hearted cash-in. Focused level design, lots of gameplay variety, tight controls, and a charming cast voiced by the original voice artists all combine to make this one of the best SpongeBob games yet. Though it\u2019s occasionally let down by performance issues, we\u2019d still give this one a strong recommendation to anyone who likes a 3D platformer and a Krabby Patty.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"20781\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/20781\/146632\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/20781\/100x100.jpg?v=cc37aa0ba25a117e291971abfe4db481\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake BFF Edition\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Thanks to THQ Nordic for kindly sending the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake &#8216;BFF Edition&#8217; used in this feature.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:143580,138638 @ 2023-03-17T01:04:08+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life In October last year, we reported that SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake was getting a special &#8216;BFF Edition&#8217; packed with a host of goodies (as well as the game itself, of course). The catch? It costs a staggering $249.99. THQ Nordic was nice enough to send us one to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132495\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}