Underpants Slam is an action puzzle game that features licensed characters from SpongeBob SquarePants. It was released on Xbox Live Arcade on December 26, 2007.
On January 7, 2013, the game was delisted from the Xbox Live Marketplace. However, on September 24, 2018 it was relisted on the Xbox Live Marketplace by THQNordic.[1]
Plot
A storm current has disrupted a shipment of the undergarments of King Neptune's underwear, spreading them across the ocean floor. Neptune has called upon his subjects to collect the lost undergarments, with a reward offered to the one who collects the most pairs of underwear.
Gameplay
Players progress through 9 levels of play by collecting 99 pairs of underwear in each level. Playable characters include SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Plankton (unlockable), and Sandy. Levels are populated by jellyfish, who can swim away with pairs of underpants. These stolen underpants can only be retrieved by attacking the jellyfish, and failure to attack at the right moment results in an electrical shock. The jellyfish can be purple, blue (these ones steal the underpants), red, or yellow.
Most pairs of underpants are scattered around levels, though several are hidden in objects such as pipes and boxes, which must be destroyed. Power-ups such as a magnet can be used to draw in nearby bloomers can be collected throughout the levels; though, some can have negative effects such as reversing the controls.
Reception
- The game received mixed to negative reviews from critics due to the confusing level design. Metacritic gave the game a score of 55[2] and a score of 3.5 out of 5 on GamesRadar.[3]
Trivia
- Some of this game's soundtrack is reused from Creature from the Krusty Krab.
- The game is THQ's first game designed for download, alongside Screwjumper!, another action game for the Xbox Live Arcade service.
- This is the first SpongeBob game to have HD graphics.
- This game used to be considered lost.
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