SpongeBob and Patrick have a few moves, and when they get a sufficient amount of points, they can upgrade a move or increase their max health.
In order to learn the moves required to advance in levels and the stories, SpongeBob and Patrick will have to complete these side missions (like the extra driving and minigame challenges) to get these tokens. Bosses - There are a total of four boss battles in the game, none of which contain side tasks.Įach completion of a challenge or its sidequest grants the player a Goofy Goober Token.The same side tasks as in the driving sequences. 'Sliding' - Using a small bathtub (or a shell and King Neptune's crown) which acts almost like a sled with its movement, the player must slide through the area.All of the driving levels have three identical side tasks: a time challenge, a ring challenge, and a 'Macho' (or harder) time challenge. Driving - Using the Patty Wagon, sometimes the player will need to drive through an area.Combat Arena Challenges - SpongeBob, with only a few health units throughout the level, must defeat some waves of enemies.Floating Block Challenge - Patrick must jump from block-to-block to reach the Goofy Goober Token before time runs out, and each block has different attributes.Spongeball - The player must guide a ball-form SpongeBob through a platforming area, similar to the Super Monkey Ball series.Sonic Wave Guitar - The player has to use SpongeBob's Sonic Guitar (his fifth and last move) to guide the wave throughout rings without missing one.Each level has some side tasks which offer a Goofy Goober Token, and some of the ones which are recurring throughout the levels include: Several skills such as combat, careful movement, and most notably, the use of SpongeBob/Patrick's move-sets are needed to progress. Platforming - Ultimately, the main levels of the game, the player must use SpongeBob and/or Patrick to proceed through the levels.The game does not use a life system if the player dies, they are reverted to their last checkpoint, the game does not count deaths. Although very helpful in progressing and completing the game, upgrades are not mandatory to doing so. Additionally, the player will receive points as they go through the levels once the player gains enough, they get an 'Upgrade Point' which can improve a skill's effect (or be used to increase the player's Max Health from three to up to six units). As the player progresses to levels, they will learn new moves for SpongeBob and Patrick which are needed to win the game.
There is also an update system in the game. Although the player only needs to complete a level's main component in order to unlock the next level, it is not possible to complete the game only doing the main levels (though the player does not need to do all of the side tasks). Each main level and side task will give the player a Goofy Goober Token once completed, and the player needs these tokens to learn certain skills and proceed to the game. Boss enemies include a giant frogfish, Dennis (who is fought against twice), and King Neptune. Four levels involve a boss enemy that the player must defeat to progress to the next level. Each level contains its main component and side tasks. There are 18 levels in the game that loosely follow the storyline of the film. The gameplay (and some graphics such as SpongeBob and Patrick's model as well as text font) is similar to that from the previous game, Battle for Bikini Bottom. And later again to the Krusty Krab 2, in the Patty Wagon (requiring several Goober Tokens to get it back as this is in their reality, not their dreams). Much of the locations in the game greatly exaggerate the film's screen time for example, SpongeBob never had to tour 'Planktopolis' in the film, but he does so in the game. A few areas in the game are not seen in the film, such as where SpongeBob and Patrick must escape Gooberland (their dreams) by following the Goofy Goober in the Patty Wagon. King Neptune's crown has been stolen by Plankton and SpongeBob and Patrick must retrieve it from where Plankton sold it to (Shell City). The plot of the video game is very similar to the film. The game received mixed-to-positive reviews by critics.
When you get there, scroll down 'til you can see SpongeBob's googly eyes and hit the 'Play the SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month PC Demo' link to download the free PC game demo.
The Microsoft Windows version was developed by AWE Games. The Game Boy Advance version was developed by WayForward Technologies. The PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube versions were developed by Heavy Iron Studios. The game was released on the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 video game based on the animation movie of the same name.