PRODUCED BY: THQ
DEVELOPED BY: Climax
PLATFORMS: PlayStation / Gameboy Advance
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2001
GENRE: Action / Adventure
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 1
Whether human or Koopa, I think everybody in the universe knows the funny sea-sponge SpongeBob SquarePants. Though it is only in its 6th season, I think, SpongeBob is a phenomenon around the whole wide world. In here, I'm going to tell you, readers, about one of the games that SpongeBob has. Although it was released for PSOne and GBA, I really think that it would be better be only for the GBA. Read below.
STORY - 8
The story is
really that nonsensical and funny theme from the show. It's Patrick's birthday,
and SpongeBob decides to give him an autographed photo of Mermaid Man and
Barnacle Boy. However, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy want some peace, and
when SpongeBob arrives at the retirement community where they live, the
elder superheroes start giving SpongeBob a lot of tasks that he needs to
do if he wants the photo. Not seeing that this is only an excuse so the
two guys can rest without SpongeBob pestering them, our yellow hero starts
a quest through all the corners of Bikini Bottom searching what Mermaid
Man and Barnacle Boy want.
GAMEPLAY – 8.5
To search for
the bizarre things that Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy want, SpongeBob must
travel through all of Bikini Bottom: from the downtown of the city to the
prehistoric version of it, from the gloomy and abyssal Rock Bottom (shown
on the homonymous episode from the first season) to caves leading to the
nucleus of the Earth. Scattered through each level are 100 golden spatulas.
If SpongeBob collect them all in one level, he'll win an extra life and
unlock the secret level "Six Clams Adventure Land", where the player must
collect all the flower coins so he can buy some elements for Patrick's
birthday party. But if SpongeBob touches an enemy, he is going to lose
all his spatulas, and if he touches an enemy without any spatulas, he'll
die. Through his quest, SpongeBob can also find his friends, who will give
him items that he can use to defeat enemies or reach high places. Those
items are:
JELLYFISH NET:
The net that SpongeBob uses to grab jellyfish. Pressing the Square button,
SpongeBob will grab the jellyfish floating in the background, and pressing
the Circle will make him throw them. The net can only carry five jellyfish.
JELLY LAUNCHER:
A ray gun-esque weapon used to throw dried-up jellyfish at enemies. The
launcher is stocked by ammo (in this case, a pot with the drawing of a
skull with jellyfish tentacles).
BUBBLE BLOWER:
SpongeBob uses this to blow bubbles (duh!) that he can climb like a staircase.
However, the bubbles will blow up after a time, and the blower is also
stocked by "ammo" (a pink pot with a drawing of bubbles).
CORAL BLOWER:
The machine featured in the episodes "Reef Blower" and "Squidville", in
the game there are not many differences to its function from the cartoon.
If SpongeBob finds a piece of coral or anything that can be launched, press
the "Square" button to suck it up. Press "Circle" to throw it at a wall,
unblocking the passage.
SQUEAKY BOOTS:
These boots allow SpongeBob to walk above spiky surfaces without being
hurt. Their effect is temporary.
KARATE GLOVE:
The big gloves worn by Sandy and SpongeBob when they fight karate. While
with this glove, press the Square button to slap enemies and grab items.
It's also temporary.
GLOVE WORLD BALLOON:
SpongeBob can use this balloon to float. Also temporary.
You can unequip those items by pressing the Triangle button. And, as a final footnote, SpongeBob also will do a butt bounce if you twice press the X button.
GRAPHICS - Mixed
5.5 / 9.5
Well, as I've
said, this game was released for PSOne and GBA. The graphics are very nice
for the GBA, as they remind me of the "Super Mario Advance series. However,
as the graphics didn't change between the two version, for the PSOne it's
considered quite dull.
MUSIC - 10!
The music is
very catchy, and reminiscent of the ones from the cartoon. My favorite
is the battle with Sub-Shark (the boss of the second world).
FUN FACTOR! –
5.5
The game is hard
and frustrating, mainly because of that spatula part. Look: you got 98
spatulas. The two remaining are right in front of you. But suddenly, some
random slug runs into you, making you lose all the spatulas, and you can
only recover half of them! Aw, man... I already went through this.
FINAL NOTE – 5.5
(PSOne) / 8.5 (GBA)
Well, this game
was made mainly thinking of the GBA, so I think it's better to buy it for
the GBA instead of the PSOne. Hear me.
BE PREPARED FOR
MY NEXT REVIEW:
Pac-Man World
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