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SpongeBob SquarePants en Zijn Vrienden Samen Staan Ze Sterk for PlayStation 2
SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends: Unite! for PlayStation 2 brings four cartoon heroes together in one action adventure. SpongeBob, Jimmy Neutron, Danny Phantom and Timmy Turner face the Evil Syndicate. Professor Calamitous has recruited Plankton, Vlad Plasmius and Denzel Crocker to conquer the world with a dangerous device. You travel through Bikini Bottom, Retroville, Amity Park and Dimmsdale, defeat their troops and look for solutions to obstacles.
The heroes have different weapons and powers. Jimmy can shrink objects, Danny can move through certain solid obstacles and Timmy can freeze water. SpongeBob absorbs water to push enemies back, fill containers or extinguish flames. You switch characters to use the right ability and combine fighting with puzzles. You spend collected NRG Tokens at robotic dog Goddard on weapon and ability upgrades, expanding your options as the journey continues.
You can play the adventure alone or cooperate locally with up to four players. Participants can join and leave during play. Each player controls an available hero; you cannot take over a character already being used by someone else. Two players need two controllers; three or four need a PS2 Multitap and additional controllers. Everyone shares the same journey, rather than playing separate contests outside the story.
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 en Zijn Vrienden Samen Staan Ze Sterk 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 en Zijn Vrienden Samen Staan Ze Sterk
THQ and Nickelodeon released this adventure in North America in 2005 as Nicktoons Unite! Blue Tongue Entertainment developed the PlayStation 2 console version. In Europe it became known as SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends: Unite! Rather than following one television series, the game brought four worlds and their protagonists together. The opponents also formed a shared team, allowing familiar villains to appear outside their own series.
The design used this meeting to place different powers alongside each other. Jimmy's inventions, Danny's ghost abilities, Timmy's magic and SpongeBob's body each offered different solutions. The original PS2 manual develops this through separate weapons, environmental actions and upgrades at Goddard. The fifteen levels in the publisher's announcement therefore shared a structure: fight, find a way through and use the right team member. Local cooperation belonged to the main adventure rather than a separate minigame package.
The PS2 release also formed part of THQ's Nickelodeon Cross Save system. Saved data from other participating games could unlock extras such as costumes and concept artwork. This worked through the memory card. The project also differed from Nicktoons: Movin', the earlier EyeToy game mentioned by THQ in its launch announcement. Unite! built its cooperation around standard controller input and a continuous battle against the Syndicate, allowing players to join during the journey.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Shrek 2 uses a group of four heroes with different abilities on PS2, just like Unite! When playing alone you switch characters; other players can join the campaign locally. Both require a PS2 Multitap and additional controllers for three or four players. Shrek 2 follows a comic fairytale journey with separate Hero Time challenges. Unite! connects four television worlds and lets you upgrade weapons and powers at Goddard.
Over the Hedge shares the cooperative fighting, use of objects and coordination between cartoon characters on PS2. Two animals travel through neighbourhoods to collect food and avoid security; a second player can join the campaign. Unite! expands the team to four different television heroes and travels between their worlds. The similar cooperation therefore serves different goals: raiding homes and gardens versus stopping an alliance of villains with special powers and upgradeable weapons.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe likewise lets a group of heroes with individual abilities solve puzzles and fight enemies on PS2. The Pevensie children also use combined moves, and two players can follow the film journey locally. Unite! allows up to four people to cooperate and distributes science fiction, magic and ghost powers across the team. Both make character choice important, but Narnia connects its action with film footage while SpongeBob and his friends travel between television worlds.
Up also makes cooperation part of the main adventure on PS2. Carl and Russell use individual items and help each other overcome obstacles, while a second player can join locally. Unite! offers the same possibility of continuing the journey together, but supports up to four participants with the necessary PS2 Multitap and additional controllers. Up mainly focuses on tools and jungle routes; the Nickelodeon heroes combine combat with special powers and collect tokens for upgrades.
Madagascar gives different animated characters their own moves on PS2, just like Unite! Alex roars, Marty sneaks and the other animals tackle obstacles in different ways again. Both games connect recognisable traits with action and exploration. However, Madagascar divides its solo adventure into chapters featuring a particular animal. Unite! keeps its four heroes together as a team and lets several players complete the campaign cooperatively, with switchable powers and upgrades at Goddard.
