Since my last review on the old Ps2 version of the game I have played the Remake: Rehydrated.
First of all, the graphics are amazing, very nice changes were made to the character models and the game world. One of the changes I love the most is the dream world, looking more like an actual dream now, rather than a simple box.
As someone who has played the original game, I am amazed how well they have portrayed the nostalgic atmosphere of the first game. The only issues I have with the game are some of the lags and bugs, they aren't a big deal, but they destroy, the atmosphere. For example: in the original game, a hand would almost always come out and reach for the character model, in this version the death screen is just a dark grey screen or some bubbles. The bubbles and the hand were always a part of the death sequences. The hand seems to glitch out sometimes and most of the time it doesn't even reach SpongeBob/Patrick/Sandy, before changing into the death screen and letting you respawn. The long awaited multi-player could have been handled much better and they could have added a co-op campaign. The multi-player we have is repetitive and boring. (I love how they added 4 new characters for the multiplayer tho)
Overall they could have tested the bugs more. Lovely map and simple for kids, not as great as the original but close.
