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Video game

The Yellow Avenger is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game that was released for the Nintendo DS in 2005 and for PlayStation Portable in 2006.

Plot[]

SpongeBob acquires Mermaid Man's powers when he wears his belt. Unfortunately, SpongeBob puts the Dirty Bubble into a washing machine, which causes him to split into countless dirty bubbles! SpongeBob has to stop villains such as Man Ray, the Sinister Slug, Jumbo Shrimp, Atomic Flounder, and the Dirty Bubble, using Mermaid Man's powers to save Bikini Bottom.

The story is divided into Acts, each with a different villain trying to wreak havoc on Bikini Bottom. Man Ray wants to flood Goo Lagoon, Sinister Slug's evil plan is to stop the talent show, Jumbo Shrimp, with the help of Plankton, creates a machine to shrink people the size of the latter on top of the Sea Needle, the Atomic Flounder causes chaos in the Industrial Park, and the Dirty Bubble returns to put the end of the Yellow Avenger with the machine the Jumbo Shrimp used in the third act and plans to hit SpongeBob with more little Dirty Bubbles.

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Differences between the DS version and the PlayStation Portable version[]

While both versions of the video game were both made by Tantalus Media, both versions are different.

  • The DS version uses a lot of 2D objects while in the PSP version uses a lot of 3D backgrounds.
  • On the DS version, the player needs to tap on the button screen to view the cutscenes. On the PSP version, the X button needs to be pressed instead.
  • The PSP version has minigames while in the DS version does not.
  • The PSP version has a lot of super power pods in the levels while the DS version has the same ones.
  • The icons for SpongeBob and Dirty Bubble are different in both versions.
    • Also in the DS version the icons for the three boss fights are in the bottom right corner while in the PSP version they are below SpongeBob's heath icon.
  • In the PSP version, the bus sign is at SpongeBob's house but in the DS version version it's near the Restaurant District entrance and Sandy's treedome.
  • In the DS version the player needed to drawn symbols while in the PSP version the player needed to push the buttons of the PSP.
  • Near Shady Shoals Rest Home in the PSP version, there's a gate while in the DS version these was no gate.
  • During the first cutscene in the DS version it plays the remix of the theme song, In the PSP version it plays the Restaurant District theme instead.
  • When at Rock Bottom in the DS version, the skyblox has the same one as the Industrial Park while in the PSP version uses a different skyblox instead.
  • When you miss up in the Jumbo Shrimp boss in the DS version, it will take you back to the entrance at the Sea Needle, but in the PSP version you will be back in the Sea Needle level.
  • When fighting Jumbo Shrimp in the DS version, the music playing is the Rock Bottom music instead of the Man Ray and Dirty Bubble.
    • Also in the DS version, Jumbo Shrimp does not look at SpongeBob when he is about to throw a box.
  • In the Industrial Park level, the Atomic Flounder is located in the DS version while in the PSP version he near the bus stop.
  • Some incidentals being pestered by little Dirty Bubbles have different color schemes in both versions.
  • In the PSP version of the "help" section you get "Level Unlocking" and "Inactive Super Power Pads" this was never seen in the DS version.

Backward compatibility[]

The game has backward compatibility on the following systems:

  • Nintendo 3DS - The DS cartridge can be played to any of the 3DS family systems.
  • PlayStation Vita - The digital version of the game bought from the PSP's PlayStation Store, prior to its closing, can be downloaded to the Vita. Similarly, the game can be bought directly through the Vita's own PlayStation Store.
    • PlayStation TV - Every digital versions of PSP games that are compatible with the Vita are also compatible with PSTV.

Reception[]

The Nintendo DS version received positive reviews. GameSpot gave it a 7.4[1] and IGN gave it 7.7.[2] ΩThe PlayStation Portable version received mixed reviews. GameSpot gave it a 6.7 and Metacritic gave it a score of 48.

International covers[]

Discs/Cartridges[]

Walkthrough[]

Nintendo DS version[]

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SpongeBob SquarePants The Yellow Avenger - Full Nintendo DS walkthrough

PlayStation Portable version[]

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-PSP HD-Spongebob squarepants the yellow avenger letsplay part 01 no commentary HD HQ

Trivia[]

General[]

  • This was the first SpongeBob video game to be released for both the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable.
  • The DS version was also released as the Ultimate Fun Bundle, which also included a Nintendo DSi system and a SpongeBob 9-in-1 style kit.
  • There is a picture on a wall in Squidward's house that resembles a screenshot from "Just One Bite." The pixelated picture shows the "Unsure Squidward" face that has become a popular Internet meme.
  • In this game, SpongeBob shows how to make jellyfish jelly.
  • After playing the game, the player unlocks a character viewer.
  • It is revealed in the game that the Sea Needle is the tallest building in Downtown Bikini Bottom.
  • Bubble Bass and Flats the Flounder were going to be in the game, but were removed.[4]
  • SpongeBob can explore the Industrial Park from "Prehibernation Week," the Kelp Forest from "Club SpongeBob," and Rock Bottom from the episode of the same name.
  • The little Dirty Bubbles are red, rather than the actual dirty brown color of the original Dirty Bubble.
  • The game does not save after the player beats it. This is so the final boss battle can be played an infinite number of times. This also means that the percentage complete of a game file will always be at 99% and it will never reach 100%.
  • When SpongeBob is in his room, if one looks closely, they can see under Gary's food bowl is the "Town Scared" newspaper from "Pranks a Lot."
  • The PlayStation Portable version was later re-released in the PlayStation Portable Greatest Hits line in 2008. The same version was then re-released again in PAL countries as part of the PlayStation Essentials line.
  • SpongeBob can make water balls like the ones Mermaid Man makes in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy."
  • This is the first SpongeBob game to be Rated 7 by the Pegi rating board.
  • This game is similar to the 1990s video game franchise, Pandemonium!. Aside the fact that this and the said franchise use 2.5D graphics. The bosses are similar to each other because they mostly require puzzle solving-tactics to defeat each boss.
  • This is the only SpongeBob PSP game to have an original story.

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