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SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off

Play as Spongebob in this DS exclusive cooking simulator and help him become the best chef in bikini bottom

70 3 March 2009

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off is a video game developed by The Fizz Factor, released 3 March 2009 on Nintendo DS.

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What SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off is

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off was developed by The Fizz Factor and released in 2009. It was published by Play THQ. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Both Mr. Krabs and Plankton want to cook for Jack Kahuna Laguna's beach party. Since they can't come to an agreement, Jack demands a competition to see which cook is the best. The winner would get to serve their food at the party. SpongeBob is adamant on the Krusty Krab winning but he needs help since they don't have much staff. Plankton's cousins want to help him, but since he won't pay them anything, SpongeBob recruits them and tells them that Mr. Krabs will pay if they want to help him in the competition throughout the game, players will play through 5 "Episodes", each with a new judge after every 3 workdays, and a new theme for the Krusty Krab. The player will then need to help…
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How it plays

It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Spongebob Squarepants series

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off is the 87th of 155 entries we hold in the Spongebob Squarepants series. The next entry was SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom 500 in 2009. Its critic score of 70 is 2 points above the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom at 100.

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How it was received

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

What it launched against

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off launched on 3 March 2009, within three weeks of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned and Killzone 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Killzone 2.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off — frequently asked questions

When did SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off come out?
SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off was released on 3 March 2009 for Nintendo DS.