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Since the birth of the genre with 1996’sSuper Mario 64, 3D platformers have always had collectibles for players to hunt down and sniff out. Some are mandatory for progressing in the game, and others are secrets to encourage players looking to 100% a game to look through every nook and cranny for hidden objects.
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Purple Lamp Studios and THQ Nordic’sSpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shakeis no exception as it lands on Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. There’s a wide variety of worlds to explore,each hiding collectibles for SpongeBob and Patrick to hunt down!Here’s a breakdown of the collectibles in The Cosmic Shake.
Character Collectibles
Most of the collectibles in The Cosmic Shake aren’t necessary for completing the base game, but instead offer achievements and trophies, side-quests and cosmetics in the game. As players progress through the game, various characters in Bikini Bottom will have a red-flag icon over their heads, indicating they have a side-quest available.
Speaking to them will initiate a side-quest that will task players with locating a set number of collectibles across the game to help these characters with certain issues they’re facing. Completing these side-quests willreward the player with one Doubloon each.
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Standard Collectibles
In addition to these character-focused collectibles, The Cosmic Shake features several standard collectibles that are likewise scattered across the game, and feature unique properties.
The Cosmic Shake is not short on activities and quests to keep players happy and engaged for hours on end, even after completing the main storyline. Utilizing SpongeBob’s growing move set and the branching paths of the game offers plenty of replay opportunities to unlock new costumes and inch ever closer to 100% completion.If you see a button, pathway, or obstacle you can’t get to, try revisiting it later on, it’ll probably be holding one of these collectibles to add to your collection.
