SpongeBob SquarePants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom

by THQ

Product Features

• 3 playable characters: SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star or Sandy Cheeks - each with their own special moves and abilities
• 10 huge 3D environments to explore including bonus levels, hidden items and other secret rewards
• Crazy maneuvers like "Tongue Boarding", "Underwear Bungee Jumping" and the "Lasso Copter" along with insane power-ups like the "Guided Cruise Bubble" and "Bubble Bowl"

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000AHOON
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: July 6, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,691 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: GameCube

From the Manufacturer

In an effort to cause the kind of global mayhem he has only dreamed about, the evil Plankton has put into motion his most diabolical plot ever. He has created an army of robots using his new insidious device called the Duplicatotron 3000. The only problem is that he forgot to turn on the "obey Plankton" switch and now his robot army is running amok in Bikini Bottom.  The fate of Bikini Bottom and possibly the world has been put in the hands (or small tentacles) of three unsuspecting heroes.  Join SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy in their fearless crusade to stop Plankton's evil scheme...

Product Description

In an effort to cause the kind of global mayhem he has always dreamed of, the evil Plankton has set in motion his most diabolical plot ever to take over the world and the fate of Bikini Bottom has been put in the hands (or small tentacles) of three unsuspecting heroes. Put your platform skills to the ultimate test as SpongeBob, Patrick or Sandy Cheeks with an array of insane new maneuvers and power-ups at your disposal! Explore a huge 3D world, comprised of five huge worlds, encounter familiar friends and finally put an end to Plankton's evil scheme!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Game ROCKS!!!, November 14, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom (Video Game)

I think that this game is the best SpoungeBob game that they have ever made. Some of the games, like SpoungeBob and the Dutchman, are almost completely pointless to me. I usually think that SpoungeBob is dumb, but this game is so fun! You get to be Sandy Cheeks, Patrick Starfish, and of course, SpoungeBob Squarepants. I can sit and play it for hours! I gave this game 5 stars because of the animation (it's in 3-D and the technique's not cheesy at all), the voices (they sound exactly like the do on the show), and most of all, how fun the game is. It's not like Mario for Super Nintendo, where you follow a path and that's it, it's more like Mario Sunshine, where you can go all over the place, like an adventure type deal. There are about 10 Stages and somewhere around 10 levels within the stages. This is a good game to just sit, relax and play for hours. (If you want to try it, rent it from somewhere to try it out and see if you like the game or not. That's what I did.)

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good and solid platform game, January 18, 2005

By 

Arnout Koeneman (the netherlands) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom (Video Game)

If there's one cartooncharacter that immediately will turn a smile on my face it's Spongebob.
Everything about this yellow guy is funny: his voice, his laugh, his view on life and so on.
When I saw the game on the shelves of my favorite gamesshop I didn't hesitate to buy it, I didn't regret it a single day.
Now what's so good about it?

Is the game innovative? Nope.
Is the game up with te best platform games like Mario, Ratchet & Clank etc.? Nope.
Is it any fun then? Yes, it's great fun!

First of all, the graphics are really great, Spongebob's 3D-world (translation from 2D) is very well done and looks very similair to the world in the series, very colorful, charming and funny. The characters too are nicely animated, especially Patrick. Spongebob himself looks a bit weird in 3D, but still very funny.

The gameplay is that of an average platform game, in some cases very like Mario 64 (turning cubes). The real fun lies in switching from characters: becoming Sandy is the most fun, flying in the air using her lasso while shouting in redneck slang.
In general the game is rather easy to play and die-hard gamers will rush through this game like it is peanuts. I'm not very skilled, however, and it took me a while to beat this game. But still there are very few real challenges; some endbosses are tough to beat, especially the Spongebob-robot, but that's it.

There isn't really a story, only the knowledge that Plankton couldn't longer control his robots and that Spongebob is offered to safe Bikini Bottom for which he in return gets golden spatulas.
Yes there are quite a few cut scenes, mostly dialogues between characters which all are very funny, but you can hardly call it a story.

It may seem now that I'm pretty negative about this game in the end, but that is certainly not the case, I loved every minute I played the game, mostly because of the great looking animations, humor and overall platform gameplay.


Good:
- The world created: great looking surroundings, characters, robots etc. You can sense that the developers put a lot of effort and love (for Spongebob and his friends) in this game.
- The gameplay, although not innovative and original, is solid and fun to play.
- The humor, need I say more?

Bad:
- It can become repetitive after a while (especially for those who play a lot of games and obviously are spoiled in a way, as said: it isn't innovative).
- For some a bit too easy
- I wished more things in Bikini Bottom to be interactive, for instance the Crusty Crab: it would have been nice if you could walk into the kitchen and make your own Crabby Patty.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, July 31, 2004

By 

I. Kaplan "Isabelle" (Winnetka,IL) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom (Video Game)

This a fantastic game that is funny and you have to use your logic to fugure out how to get through. I am very smart and it still leaves me puzzled how to get through this game. It is very hilarious and the characters are comical. The instead of lives these charecters have underwear. And the best thing you can get in this game is a golden spatula.This is definetly my favorite gamecube game and that is saying a lot because I have played about 30 different games for gamecube. I would highly recommed this game for children.

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