New from Andamiro is SpongeBob Soccer Stars, the company’s third amusement machine title based on the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series.
The game employs the same lever-driven launching mechanism used in Andamiro's Baseball Pro series, which was inspired by the mechanical "pitch-and-bat" arcade machines of the 1950’s.
In the single-player game, users take on the role of SpongeBob. Gameplay is simple; players pull the lever back and time its release when the ball rolls down the delivery track. With SpongeBob as the attacking player, the object of the game is to score as many goals as possible in a given time against goalkeeper Squidward (30 seconds is the default).
Score seven goals and the gameplay enters a 15-second bonus round; if a player gets 15 goals, they win the big bonus. A scoreboard displays goals, time and tickets won, while a second display on the playfield keeps track of bonus data.
Based on the performance of Baseball Pro, Andamiro USA’s president of sales Drew Maniscalco expects equally dependable performance for its SpongeBob Soccer Stars game.
"As we proved with Baseball Pro, players love to be in control of the action," Maniscalco said. "With Baseball Pro, it's the bat. In our soccer application, it's SpongeBob kicking the ball. As a factory, we look for games that players will want to play over and over again. SpongeBob Soccer is that game."
