The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)

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Developer:	AWE Games(PC) Heavy Iron Studios(GC, Xbox, PS2)WayForward Technologies(GBA)
Publisher:	THQ
Released:	February 6, 2005
Genre:	Platformer
Ratings:	ESRB-Everyone
Platforms:	GameCube (can also be played on Wii), Game Boy Advance, Xbox, PC, PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 (Using PlayStation Store)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game, played on Playstation 2, Wii (through the Gamecube Memory Card), PC, Game Boy Advance, PS3 (through the Playstation Store), Nintendo Gamecube and Xbox. The game is based on the film, which itself is based on the show.

Cast

Tom Kenny - SpongeBob SquarePants, French Narrator

• Bill Fagerbakke - Patrick Star
• Rodger Bumpass - Squidward Tentacles
• Clancy Brown - Mr. Krabs
• Mr. Lawrence - Plankton
• Jeffrey Tambor - King Neptune
• Scarlett Johansson - Princess Mindy
• Jim Wise - Various Voices

Plot

PS2/Xbox/GC Version

The graphics are similar to those from Battle for Bikini Bottom. There are 18 levels in the game that loosely follow the storyline of the movie.

Characters

• SpongeBob: (Main Protagonist), A happy yellow sponge who fry cooks at the Krusty Krab and goes to get King Neptune's crown. His attacks are rather distance and firearm based. His disadvantage is some enemies (Spinner) are resistant to his attacks. SpongeBob is also physically weaker than Patrick, so in some areas, he may need Patrick to cross.
  • Attacks:
    • Karate Spin: Spongebob's basic attack in which he uses his red karate gloves to attack. When upgraded, they become metal gloves and can reflect enemy projectiles back at them (Flinger, Popper, and Merv).
    • Bash: Spongebob's secondary attack in which he uses a red boxing glove to attack enemies directly above him (Flinger, Merv), push buttons and hit floating crates. When upgraded, it becomes a spiked metal glove that will stick to things and detonate, destroying anything in the explosion range. This is similar to the Bubble Bash in BFBB.
    • Sponge Bowl: Spongebob's third attack in which he rolls a yellow bowling ball that can press buttons, defeat enemies and destroy crates. When upgraded, it becomes a spiked bomb that can destroy nearby things and detonate destroying and thing within explosion range. This is similar to the Bubble Bowl in BFBB.
    • Sonic Wave: Spongebob's longe-ranged attack in which he uses a guitar and portable amp to play a heavy metal guitar rift that can be steered to destroy distant enemies, buttons, and crates. When upgraded, it becomes SpongeBob's "Goofy Goober Guitar" that plays a hard rock rift that can lock on to even further targets. It can only be used for six seconds and will destroy on impact. This is similar to the Cruise Bubble in BFBB.
• Patrick: (Deuteragonist), A happy pink starfish who loves to be best friends with SpongeBob. His attacks are primely physical. Patrick's main disadvantage is that he is slower than SpongeBob and some enemies (Flinger, Popper, and Merv) are unaffected and harder for him to defeat. Patrick is used when brute force and strength is required.
  • Attacks:
    • Star Spin: Patrick's basic attack in which spins his arms to attack. When upgraded, it is a stronger spin that can reflect enemy projectiles (Flinger, Popper, Merv). (The Star Spin replaces Patrick's Belly Attack in BFBB, which only attacked in one direction.)
    • Cartwheel: Patrick's secondary attack in which he does a fast cartwheel that destroys anything in his path. It can be useful for destroying groups of enemies or making escape dashes. When upgraded, it resembles an orange comet with a tail and shield that destroys anything that comes to close.
    • Smash: Patrick's third move in which he jumps into the air and lands on his butt destroying enemies (Spinner), breaking through floors and pressing buttons on the ground. When upgraded, he lands on his upper torso and neck, stunning nearby enemies there by allowing him to pick up and throw them (When he earns the "Throw Move"). Similar to his Belly Flop move in BFBB.
    • Throw Move: Patrick's longe-ranged attack in which he can pick up, carry and throw crates, throw fruits, freezy fruits and stunned enemies (via his "Smash Attack") to press distant buttons, TV's (Shell City Dead Ahead), destroy enemies, and (for freezy fruits) freeze water, oil, and lava. When upgraded, he spins around, allowing him to hit even further targets.
    • Swing: A move in which Patrick can swing from a floating block of ice with his tongue over large gaps (though it is unable to be used as an actual attack, it is still counted as one).  In BFBB, Sandy could swing like this with Texas Trailer Hitches.
• Plankton: SpongeBob's arch nemesis. He takes over Bikini Bottom using mind control helmets (which could have really blinded them) and is the main antagonist and villian.
• Mr. Krabs: A greedy but understandable and kind crab who owns the Krusty Krab. He has a minor role, mainly because he was frozen by King Neptune for most of the game. In the last level, he helps you defeat King Neptune by acting as a reflective item that helps you avoid getting hit by Neptune's trident.
• Squidward: A lazy, grumpy, squid who is a cashier at the Krusty Krab. He has a minor role, and was absent in many scenes.
• Dennis: A hit man hired by Plankton to Kill SpongeBob and Patrick. He tracks them for most of the game and is the main boss of two boss levels. He is one of the main antagonists.
• Sandy: A land squirrel who's friends with SpongeBob and Patrick. Sandy has a very minor role and her home is not seen. She had a large absence from being the Krusty Krab 2 Convention, to being blinded, to being freed by SpongeBob. She is seen in "Welcome to Planktopolis... Minions"  exercising on an exercise wheel.
• Mrs. Puff: A pufferfish who's always losing her temper on SpongeBob. Mrs. Puff has an extremely minor role, and one line. She was absent for most of the game from being at the Krusty Krab 2 Convention, to becoming blinded, to working, to being freed.
• Gary: SpongeBob's pet snail. He was blinded by Plankton to rebuild Planktopolis from Bikini Bottom. Gary has a very minor role in the movie, and only two lines.
• King Neptune: The ruler of the sea, He is blinded by Plankton and is the final boss of the game.
• Mindy: King Neptune's daughter, she will usually help SpongeBob and Patrick in their adventure.
• Pearl: Mr. Krab's daughter, she has one line in the movie and is not seen again.
• Larry Lobster: The local macho guy who, like Pearl, only makes a small cameo and is not seen again.
• Mermaid Man/Barnacle Boy: The heroic duo make a very small cameo as a poster in SpongeBob's house.

Worlds

• SpongeBob's Dream - SpongeBob is dreaming and thinks he is the manager of Krusty Krab 2. There is only a tutorial level in this world: "No Cheese".
• The Krusty Krab 2: The new Krusty Krab in which SpongeBob tries hard to become the manager of. There is one level in this world: "Turn the Tables on Plankton".
• Goofy Goober World: A world full of theme parks and ice-cream, SpongeBob and Patrick love this place. There are two levels in this world: "I'm Ready... Depression" and "Sundae Driving".
• Desert: A big desert that is claimed impossible to pass. There are two levels in this world: "Three... Thousand Miles to Shell City" and "Rub a Dub Dub, Slip-Slide in the Tub".
• Thug Tug: A big sunken boat that has been transformed into a rough and tough bar. There are two levels in this world: "Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt" and "No Weenie Parking Anytime".
• Skeleton Road: A long road made out of skeleton bones, strange creatures live here, setting up traps to catch prey. This world only has one level: "I'll Let You Pet Mr. Whiskers".
• Trench: A dark scary trench of lava and giant sea creatures. There are two levels in this world: "Rock Slide" and "Now That We're Men".
• Trash Land: A big polluted place of oil and trash, inhabited by Plankton's minions. There are two levels in this world: "Shell City Dead Ahead" and "Name's Dennis".
• Land: The cruel, air land in which SpongeBob finally makes it out of water into Shell City. There are two levels in this world: "Google Eyes and Smelly Knick-Knacks" and "Dennis Strikes Back".
• Planktopolis: The final world, Bikini Bottom overrun by Plankton and his minions. There are two levels in this world; "Welcome to Planktopolis Minions" and "Drive of the Knucklehead-Mcspazitron".

Bonus Levels

• Combat Arena Challenge: A giant arena of enemies being spawned by giant Plankton heads on top of Jellyfish Fields plateau.
• Floating Blocks Challenge: Patrick hops across a tricky set of blocks, trying to get to his goal.
• SpongeBall Challenge: SpongeBob transforms into a ball to roll across a course.
• Ultimate Combat Arena Challenge: A joke, perhaps the easiest level. In "Welcome to Planktopolis...Minions", there is a final Combat Arena Challenge called "The Ultimate Combat Arena Challenge". Once in it is found out, you battle a single jellyfish as Patrick.
• Sonic Wave Gutair Challenge: It's on three levels ( "I'm Ready Depression", "Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt", and "Shell City, Dead Ahead".) You have to fly the Sonic Wave around the level without bumping into anything.

Levels

• No Cheese: A mini level. In the first part of the game, help SpongeBob get to the Krusty Krab to investigate the situation there.
• I'm Ready......Depression: Play as Patrick and stroll through the Goofy Goober party boat and take complete the challenges given to you in order for Mindy to grant you the cartwheel move.
• Sandwich Driving 101: The begining of SpongeBob and Patrick's journey to Shell City. Drive the Patty Wagon through the outscurts of Bikini Bottom and make it out without too much damage.
• Three Thousand Miles to Shell City: In a vast area of the desert, play as SpongeBob and destroy Plankton's hypnotizing radio towers in order to prevent more fish from becoming minions.
• Rub a Dub Slip Slide in the Tub: In a slope-like area of the desert, slide SpongeBob and Patrick in a bathtub and take out the last of Plankton's radio towers.
• Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt: Play as Patrick and stroll through the Thug Tug Bar and obtain the key while avoiding the dangerous thugs.
• No Weenie Parking Anytime: Despite obtaining the key, the gates to the open road are locked. Drive the patty wagon around the bar and obtain the five keys to unlock the gates.
• I'll Let You Pet Mr. Whiskers: The first boss level of the game. Play as Patrick and battle the frog fish.
• Rock Slide: Slide SpongeBob and Patrick (who have become men) down the slopes of the monster trench and reach the bottom while avoiding the monsters.
• Now That We're Men: Play as SpongeBob and stroll through the monsterous trench and try to get to the other side alive.
• Shell City Dead Ahead: In a trashed area of the ocean, play as Patrick and destroy Plankton's hypnotizing TVs.
• Name's Dennis: The second boss level of the game. Play as Patrick and battle Dennis.
• Sundae Driving: After falling asleep, SpongeBob and Patrick find themselves dreaming of Goofy Goober land. Follow the Goofy Goober Peanut, who will lead the way out of Goober land.
• Google Eyes and Smelly Knick knacks: Finally reaching Shell City, SpongeBob and Patrick obtain their crown. Slide them on the hoses and cables of the gift shop and find a way out while avoiding the Cyclops.
• Dennis Stikes Back: The third boss level game. On Hasselhalf's back, play as SpoongeBob and battle a deformed Dennis for the last time.
• Welcome to Planktopolis, Minions: Play as SpongeBob, and journey through Planktopolis and destroy three Plankton statues to break his control over the bucket heads.
• Drive the Knucklehead McSpazatron: After Mindy brings back the patty wagon, quickly drive through Planktopolis and get to the Krusty Krab before it's too late while avoiding the obstacles.
• Turn the Tables on Plankton: The final boss level of the game. Play as SpongeBob and battle bucket-headed King Neptune in a Rock-montage game.

Items

There are many items to collect in the game.

• Goofy Goober Tokens: These are the main items in the game. Collecting them is crucial to learning new techniques to progress through the levels. You earn a Goofy Goober Token by completing missions in the level. There are 68 Goofy Goober Tokens total in the game. Goofy Goober Tokens are extremely similar to BFBB's Golden Spatulas.
• Manliness Points: Collecting Manliness Points will help you upgrade your health and techniques. Each Manliness Point is different and will fill the upgrade meter differently. Red=1. Yellow=2. Green=5. Blue=10. Pink=50. You earn Manliness Points by finding them on the ground, breaking open crates and defeating enemies. HINT: If you defeat a huge number of enemies at once, you will earn smash bonuses, therefore earn bonus Manliness Points. Manliness Points are extremely similar to BFBB's Shiny Objects.
• Treasure Chests: Treasure Chests are hidden throughout the levels. Collecting them unlocks special bonuses in the game. Some are found in hidden spots in the level while others need to appear by completing a task. There are 42 Treasure Chests total in the game. Treasure Chests are somewhat similar to Patrick's Socks in BFBB. It also has a few costumes.
• Crates:
  • Plan Z Supply Crate : These crates are easy to break open. Similar to the Wooden Tiki in BFBB.
  • Balloon Box : A box floating in the air on a balloon. Only air-based techniques can break them open. They can also be used as platforms to cross gaps. Similar to the Floating Tiki in BFBB.
  • Plan Z Computer : These computers can detect you and disappear when you come to close, only reappearing when you back out. They can be destroyed be an explosion or distant techniques. Similar to the Shhh Tiki in BFBB.
  • Thunder Barre l: These barre ls are explosive. A single touch is enough to light their fuses and explode. The blast radius destroys any nearby crates and enemies and detonates other Thunder Barrels. Similar to the Thunder Tiki in BFBB.
  • Steel Safe: Very hard safes that are tough to open. Only an explosion or upgraded technique can destroy them. Steel Safes can also be used to get to higher inclines by stacking them. Similar to the Stone Tiki in BFBB.

Enemies

As you play the game you will encounter different enemies which have different ways of being defeated.

• Jellyfish: Jellyfish roam many areas in the sea and can be very aggressive if anything gets in their environment. They attack you by stinging you with their stingers and are very slow, which gives you the strategy to quickly attack them before they zap you. Jellyfish were also seen in BFBB (except the PC version). They could hurt you too, but they wern't too common and you didn't get any shiny objects for defeating them. Also, there were pink jellyfish and purple jellyfish in BFBB, while only the pink ones are in this game.
• Critter: It is the same as the Jellyfish, but has a bucket helmet.
• Fogger: The fogger is a chubby enemy that has incredibly stinky breath and which is their attack. They breathe a cloud of stink that can make you faint and must fade away before it is safe. Foggers are similar to Chomp-bots in BFBB.
• Slammer: The slammer is slim and armed with a hammer like tool and can perform an overhead slam attack, which can knock you out and give you a headache upon impact, they also create a small shock wave. Slammers are similar to Ham-mers in BFBB.
• Flinger: The flinger is an enemy that floats above the ground in a safety float and is immune to spin attacks, and attacks by spitting a glob of goo that, once hit, not only hurts you and makes the ground slippery, if you are to ever dodge, it will leave a puddle that lasts for an amount of time. Of all the Bucket-Heads, Flinger seems to be the most oblivious and possibly stupid, due to how it behaves when he attacks. Their goo can also be deflected with an upgraded spin attack. Flingers are similar to Slicks and Monsoons in BFBB.
• Spinner: An enemy with a guard worm that spins around to attack you. Spinners are similar to G-Loves in BFBB.
• Turret: An enemy that hides in a barrel. If you get close to it, it will pop out and shoot rockets at you. Turrets are somewhat similar to Chucks in BFBB.
• Popper: An enemy which fires 3 blobs or 7 at a time. If you get too close or if it is hit by projectiles, but not killed, it will burrow to a different area creating blue fogs. This enemy has a weak point.
• Mini-Merv: An enemy that floats above you and, if you get too close, fires a laser. Mervs are similar to Sleepytime in BFBB.
  • Merv: Similar to Mini-merv, yet also shoots out rockets at you. Oddly enough, it appears before Mini-Merv ("Now That Were Men" Combat Arena Challenge).
• Enemy Spawner: A machine that pops out an enemy ball that turns into enemies. Enemy Spawners are similar to Duplicatron 1000s in BFBB.

Bosses

• Frog Fish ("I'll Let You Pet Mr. Whiskers"): The first boss of the game before you head to the Trenches. After SpongeBob gets caught by the frog fish, Patrick goes out to rescue him. The Frog fish will charge at Patrick, so he must dodge it and uses his cartwheel to knock him off the edge. After doing it several times, it sends out its tongue which will at first slam and then do a spin attack at the player. During the process, the frog fish spews acid bombs at you. Repeat these strategies until the boss dies.
• Dennis ("Name's Dennis"): The hitman hired by Plankton to stop SpongeBob and Patrick. Throughout the fight, Dennis will use SpongeBob as a hockey stick and whack old toilets (which will release a toxic gas ring if it hits the ground) at Patrick. The player must either deflect the toilets with his upgraded star spin or throw melons at him. As Dennis' health decreases, he will summon spinners into the arena. Once the boss' health meter is empty, he gets squished by a boot, but this isn't the last you'll see him!
• Deformed Dennis ("Dennis Strikes Back!"): After SpongeBob and Patrick get King Neptune's crown and get a lift from David Hasselhoff, the boot that squashed Dennis returns along with Dennis! This time, he will throw several daggers at SpongeBob. It's worse if players try to get close to him, he will just leap to a different spot. To beat him, just use your bowling attack or deflect the daggers using an upgraded spin attack. As Dennis' health decrease, he calls in slammers into the arena. Once the boss' health meter is empty, Dennis gets hit by an oncoming boat. This is the only boss level not to take place underwater.
• Buckethead King Neptune ("Turn the Tables on Plankton"): This is King Neptune, but he's under Plankton's mind control and/or blinded. He cannot be harmed in any way, as he will swat you (but not damage you) if you get too close to him, or block your sonic ring guitar attack with his trident. For the first round, Neptune will shoot a fire at you. During the part when he reloads his trident, hit all the tables with your karate spin, otherwise you can't attack him directly. If you dodge his attacks twice without getting hit, quickly run behind the frozen Mr. Krabs. King Neptune will then shoot a laser that will reflect on all the tables  and Mr. Krabs, stunning him. Once the boss is stunned, use your sonic guitar attack and hit him. After Neptune loses a third of his health, he will fire an electric wave at the floor. Repeat the same strategy as the first round. After Neptune loses another third of his health, he will break the floor into ledges and call two flingers for backup. Use the same strategy as before as well as jumping the ledges and avoid the flinger's attacks. Once the boss health meter is empty, the bucket that controlled/blinded breaks and you win the game! This is the only boss level to take place in Bikini Bottom.

Bosses (GBA Version)

• Boat Jacker
• Frog Fish
• Dennis
• Cyclops
• King Neptune

Trivia

• There is a glitch in the GC version when you hold the X button before starting a spongeball challenge, the sound of SpongeBob charging a spongebowl is heard but it never ends unless you die or finish the challenge.
• The game's gameplay is extremely similar to its predecessor, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom.
• The game could be considered a sequel to Battle For Bikini Bottom.
• Mindy can be heard saying bad word #11 (a reference to Sailor Mouth).
• The Bucketheads could have blinded whoever wore them, because no one can see through them.
• For some unknown reason, David Hasselhoff is never referred to by name throughout the game.
• In the PC version, the familiar looking guy (the same one from SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month) can be seen.
• Once if your in "Shell City Dead Ahead", start the game. If you look on the right and look up, there should be a floating thing in the sky that looks something like a balloon box, a flinger, or a really high Merv. Note: You have to start from the first task. Also you might get to see it close with the guitar challenge.
• If you start "Shell City Dead Ahead", look at the Merv's face. It can be shown to be the guy that's blue and has a red shirt seen in BFBB walking around alot. In BFBB, he can also be seen in the first cutsene were Mr. Krabs says "NO CHEESE".
• During the fifth chapter of the PC version, trying to make SpongeBob traverse the trench too soon causes him to say, "It's too foggy to see! I could get eaten by a grue."
• There is a cheat code that can turn SpongeBob's costume into Spongegar
• The Merv (guy with red and yellow shirt) can also be seen in the episode "Party Pooper Pants".
• On the Playstation Store on the Playstation 3, you can download this game.
• The "Shell city dead ahead" sign looks much different in the movie.
• Even though the game is based upon the movie, most of it is non-canon.
• It's unknown why Mindy came to them when (only in the game) SpongeBob and Patrick have her other shell mirror, although since it was in the movie and she had to be there to "turn" the boys into men, it's likely why.
• In the PC Version, in Squidward's house there is a chalkboard displaying his new phone number and a picture of Flatts the Flounder beating up SpongeBob.
• Although the games are based on the movie, unlike the PC version, the Hotel Deep Six (Chapter 5) and Dr. Louie's Office (Chapter 6) never appear in the actual movie.

Easter Eggs

There are 4 known "Easter Eggs" in the game, 2 in the "Shell City Dead Ahead" level on the PS2/GC/ version:

• An old license plate reads "HVY IRN", an acronym of "Heavy Iron", the game's developer.
• The robots from the preceding SpongeBob game, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, make a cameo in the game as rotting junk.
• In the "Welcome to Planktopolis...Minions" level, when you get through the Monument-al Destruction task and you are facing the lava pit, drop down to the right lower ledge and keep going right. when you pass the corner, it will say "Heavy Irons best times" and tell you all the greatest Heavy Iron racing times (another reference to the game's creator).
• In the level "3,000 Miles to Shell City", the character that you are not playing as can be seen balancing on a rock in the background.
• In "Welcome to Planktopolis... Minions", there is a part where you can see Patrick swinging and hanging on the ceiling with a bucket on his head, BUT the bucket isn't activated.

PC Version

Unlike the other versions of the game, the PC version has different gameplay, and less levels. It has the same gameplay as "SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month", which is a point-and-click adventure.

GBA Version

The GBA version of the game is similar to that of popular 2D Mario titles such as Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario Bros. Features include world maps containing four stages. At the end of each map is a boss. The player navigates the map as Spongebob and Patrick and completes stages to proceed even further. The stages (except for the bosses) have time limits so the player must cruise through each stage before time runs out.

World 1: Bikini Bottom

• 1-1: Management Materials
• 1-2: Hey Chum!
• 1-3: Not a Kid
• 1-4: Shell City Ahoy!
• 1-Boss: Thug Fish

World 2: Coral Canyon

• 2-1: Where's the Reef?
• 2-2: 100 Leagues Down
• 2-3: Stop for a Bite
• 2-4: Man Babies
• 2-Boss: Thug Tug Thug

World 3: Desert

• 3-1: The Long Road
• 3-2: On the Walk Again
• 3-3: Sea Cave
• 3-4: Yoodle-a-Sea-Doo!
• 3-Boss: Ice Cream Monster

World 4: Trench

• 4-1: Stairs of Fear
• 4-2: Trench Bottom
• 4-3: Stairs of Freedom
• 4-4: Run Men, Run!
• 4-Boss: Dennis

World 5: Shell City

• 5-1: Escape!
• 5-2: Burn Baby Burn
• 5-3: Man Hands
• 5-4: Shiny Crown
• 5-Boss: Cyclops Battle

World 6: Hasslehoff's Bikini

• 6-1: Hold the Hasslehoff
• 6-Boss 1: The Return of Dennis
• 6-2: Bottom Running
• 6-3: Krusty Krab I
• 6-4: Krusty Krab II
• 6-Boss 2: King Neptune's Wrath