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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom for PlayStation 2
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom for PlayStation 2 lets you drive a robot army out of Bikini Bottom. Plankton has created machines with his Duplicatotron 3000, but forgot the switch that makes them obey him. Meanwhile, SpongeBob thinks his own wish caused the trouble. You jump through three-dimensional areas, defeat robots and help residents with their problems. The journey takes you through places including Jellyfish Fields, downtown and the beach at Goo Lagoon.
You control SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy, but always one hero at a time. You change characters at bus stops. SpongeBob uses bubbles for attacks and special techniques, Patrick lifts objects and small robots to throw them, and Sandy crosses gaps with her lasso. A route may therefore require a different hero. Between exploring, you slide down long slopes or jump into a ravine while suspended from SpongeBob's underwear.
Golden spatulas are the key to new areas. You earn them through tasks and discoveries, while shiny objects serve as currency to open passages or buy spatulas. Look for Patrick's missing socks too: he rewards you for returning them. Different tiki statues require different attacks or careful sneaking. This is a single-player adventure in which searching, jumping and choosing the right ability together determine how you progress.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
THQ released Battle for Bikini Bottom in 2003, based on Nickelodeon's television series. Heavy Iron Studios developed the console version for PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox. The studio lists October 2003 on its own project page. In its annual report, THQ described bringing SpongeBob's console development into its own studio. The project therefore had a different developer from the earlier Revenge of the Flying Dutchman.
Heavy Iron built the adventure around three familiar characters with separate abilities. The original announcement already highlighted SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy, alongside sliding, bungee jumping and a steerable bubble. The game world used locations from the series as places for tasks and collecting routes. Golden spatulas linked those individual goals to opening new areas, while lost socks provided extra reasons to search behind buildings and along side paths.
The game won Best Video Game at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in 2004, as THQ announced at the time. Heavy Iron subsequently also worked on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, released in 2004. Battle for Bikini Bottom thus became an important chapter in the collaboration between the studio, THQ and Nickelodeon. This original PS2 game has its own single-player structure; the later remake Rehydrated is a separate release for newer platforms.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy on PS2 likewise involves exploring three-dimensional areas and collecting rewards for helping residents. Jak seeks Power Cells and temporarily uses Eco; SpongeBob and his friends earn golden spatulas with their own abilities. Both reward detours to hidden places. Jak remains the controlled hero in a connected fantasy world, whereas Battle for Bikini Bottom lets you switch between three characters at bus stops.
Sly 2: Band of Thieves and Battle for Bikini Bottom give three characters different jobs on PS2. Sly, Bentley and Murray divide stealth, technology and strength between them; SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy use bubbles, throwing strength and a lasso. In both, the chosen character determines which route or approach works. Sly 2 builds its missions towards heists, whereas SpongeBob's adventure is about driving out robots and collecting golden spatulas in familiar underwater locations.
Ratchet & Clank on PS2 also combines jumping, defeating enemies and collecting to make progress. Ratchet buys weapons with bolts and uses technical gadgets on different planets. Battle for Bikini Bottom uses shiny objects as currency and divides special actions between three heroes. Both demand attention to enemies and side routes. Ratchet's growing arsenal makes shooting battles more important, while SpongeBob more often works around a character ability and a collecting task.
Ratatouille and Battle for Bikini Bottom turn familiar animated worlds into three-dimensional platform adventures with hidden collectibles on PS2. Remy climbs, balances and follows scent trails among human objects. SpongeBob and his friends use bubbles, throwing strength and a lasso against robots and environmental obstacles. Both reward attention to the surroundings. Ratatouille follows one rat and his cooking dream in Paris; SpongeBob's adventure alternates three heroes while saving Bikini Bottom.
Like Battle for Bikini Bottom, Robots on PS2 links platforming to mechanical enemies and new ways to tackle obstacles. Rodney collects scrap and blueprints for gadgets, while SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy each bring their own moves. Both combine fighting with searching beyond the main route. Robots expands one inventor's equipment and uses Wonderbot at switches; SpongeBob changes heroes at bus stops and collects golden spatulas to gain access.
