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1. #THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE VIDEOGAME LICENSE#
2. #THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE VIDEOGAME SERIES#
3. #THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE VIDEOGAME TV#

In the film Spongebob and Patrick are oblivious that the crown was stolen by Krabs’ business rival, Plankton, in order to frame him, steal his business and take over Bikini Bottom, until late on.

#THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE VIDEOGAME LICENSE#

While the game does largely stick to the film’s plot, there’s also some story areas the game makers have taken license with. For example, SpongeBob’s seeking solace at Goofy Goober’s ice cream parlour after being passed over for a promotion, a small part of the film, becomes the first major level of the game. The places they visit and the ensuing events are faithfully re-created, though some are given more prominence. ŒAll Hail Plankton!”Ī lot of the film’s plot major elements are ported over into the game – Spongebob and Patrick being sent on a mission to retrieve the crown of King Neptune after their friend, Mr Krabs, is implicated in its theft. This does interrupt the natural story progression and, later on, it can be irritating to have to go back and complete some of the missed tasks. Some later levels require a lot of tokens to access, which can mean a lot of backtracking, as some early challenges can only be completed with techniques learned later on. Here it is Goofy Goober Tokens the heroes have to acquire in order to advance. Each level in the BFBB required collecting Golden Spatulas in order to progress and unlock further levels. The similarities go further than that: both characters have the same attacks they do in Battle, such as the bubble bowl and cruise bubble, though that has been renamed the Sonic Wave in TSSM. The games share two playable characters, SpongeBob himself and his best friend Patrick Star, and they both have near-identical controls and move in the same way as they do in BFBB. €œNow that you’re men, can you make it to Shell City?”p>Īnyone who has played the previous Spongebob game, Battle for Bikini Bottom  (henceforth BFBB)– the classic of many a childhood – will find The Spongebob Squarepants Movie very familiar indeed. Released at the same time as the film, was it a quick cash-in or did it have the cartoon’s same mark of quality? Expecting such a response to the film, Nickelodoen of course produced a lot of merchandise to coincide with the release – among them was a video game for the GameCube, Xbox and Playstation 2. It was a big success with both audiences and critics alike as well as at the box office, where it raked in more than $140 million worldwide. November 2004 saw the world premiere of The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (henceforth TSSM). This, of course, opened the door for a lot of merchandising, with all manner of spin-offs coming to be, which included a feature film.

#THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE VIDEOGAME TV#

In this edition Jack Ford looks at The Spongebob Squarepants Movie game.ÂĪfter debuting on TV screens in May 1999 it didn’t take long for Spongebob Squarepants, the cartoon creation of the late Stephen Hillenburg, to become a pop culture touchstone, recognizable all over the world.

#THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE VIDEOGAME SERIES#

Lights, Camera, Action Button! is a series exploring film-to-game adaptations in regard to their faithfulness, quality and value long after the original film may have passed into nostalgia.