Oh man, It's been so long ever since I have made a review on the vizzed board! This is mainly because I have been really really busy with tons of other stuff, like school, housework, you name It. But just because I have been busy does not mean that I will stop making wonderful and descriptive game reviews on the vizzed board! Because today I am back and I am reviewing one of my ALL time favorite licensed cartoon games for the PlayStation 2, what game is this you ask? I will tell you guys in a sec right now! This is spongebob squarepants battle for bikini bottom for the PlayStation 2!

Story-7/10
Our adventure begins in bikini bottom, the peaceful town where spongebob and his friends hang out and socialize. We are then shortly brungen to the chum bucket, where the evil plankton is planning his next scheme to take over the sea. Plankton is conducting the duplicatontron 3000, a big machine that will send robots out to take over the world, he is thinking of a checklist on something (They don't really tell us) But the only problem is that he sets on the machine, This all sounds fine and dandy as candy right? WRONG! Because little does he know that the machine has been set on "Disobey" mode! This sending the robots out to destroy the world. Which then brings us to spongebob squarepants, who is playing robots with his best friend Patrick star. They are productively playing until spongebob gets a really cool idea! He tells his big tubby friend "Wouldn't it be really cool if we had real robots to play with?" Unfourtanetly they (Or just spongebob at least) are in a shock when spongebob wakes up the next morning to find his whole house destroyed by those pesky robots from earlier! Will spongebob and his friends stop the evil robotic army of robots? Will they save all of mankind? Let's just get On with it shall we folks?

Gameplay-8/10
In this 3D action adventure platformer, players will get a chance to take control of spongebob squarepants, Patrick star, and sandy cheeks, as you guide the three through big and amazingly vass levels and worlds, collecting spatulas, defeating robots and baddies, and just exploring in general! The controls are your stuff, Left analog stick moves, Right analog stick controls the camera, X is jump, O is special ability, And Square is attack, that is all. Now for the actual gameplay! The game plays very similarly to games like super Mario 64 and banjo kazooie in that the player must control the titular hero through big levels composed of many quests and tasks to accomplish, each paying off with a special object of currency (Spatulas in this case) Quests arrange from shutting down a computer security system to finding a certain amount of objects (I:E kids, steering wheels, etc) Tons of props and such will help our heroes along the way, Such as trampolines which will spring the player high up into the air, Bus stops which will let the player switch between spongebob Patrick and sandy, buttons which will activate certain machinery, and so much more! Now let's get to the actual characters and their contributes, Spongebob being the leader of the group, can attack with a bubble wand, ground pound with his feet, and launch himself into the air with a head bash. Patrick being the muscles of the group, Can pick up heavy objects, slam the ground with his belly, and well, Yeah. Lastly, sandy being the brains of the group, can use her lasso to help get rid of obstacles in the way, And she can use it to swing through the air. Every once in a while you will have to fight a powerful boss, each fight gets harder and harder as the game progresses and they all have their own strategy, such as head butting a button, or dodging attacks until him or her tires out, either way, the bosses still offer lots of fun! Lastly, spatulas and shiny objects are clear essentials in the duo's quest, as they will need this stuff to grant access to newer and newer areas, much like Super Mario 64's stars or Banjo kazooie's jiggies (Or at least I think) Now while the game doesn't quiet stack up to other platformers like the latter, you do got to admit the game still captures the spongbob feel we all know and love!

Graphics-9/10
My eyes are visually dazzled, Let alone just looking at the screenshots for this game, I had no actual idea what to expect, But once I popped this game in my PS2, I was amazed! The game really captures the eptinomic spongebob squarepants feel and charm that the cartoon series Itself has always maintained, and that Is a huge plus when making a cartoon/Licensed game. But let's just get the graphics down shall we? Each world and locale after the last Is filled with color, depth, vastness, and just overall charm and flair to them! You will explore through the green and sunny jellyfish fields, The busy street of the downtown bikini bottom, The sunny and water infested goo lagoon, and so many more places from the TV series! The thing about the levels though is how much they offer, There are about +7 tasks to do per level and just completing all of them feels so rewarding after all your work, Big levels, a huge staple of the 3D Mario titles. Now let's get to the character models, While they are pretty plain and such, they are still pretty good! They look exactly like what you would see on the TV, and that is another huge plus! Spongebob is still your lovable yellow sponge with a carefree attitude, Patrick is your dumb yet lovable sidekick, And sandy is your typical female genius who also helps out the latter through their problems. Lastly, The cutscenes, and boy are they fun to watch! It actually feels like you are watching an actual episode of the show, with the funny humor and lovable characters. The HUD is pretty self explanatory, It displays how much health you have left, How many shiny objects you have collected, Your amount of spatulas, And other stuff from certain levels?(I:E Shutdown buttons in the mermalair, Kids in the goo lagoon)

Sound-8/10
Upon starting up the game, You are greeted to what seems to be without a doubt one of the greatest renditions of the spongebob squarepants theme that I have ever heard in my life! Seriously, I'm not joking! All though the sailor may sound a little different, It is no problem. But anyways, Sound is like always another part of the game that THQ just nailed on the head really really hard, The music in the game sounds really spongebob-esque and will most likely get stuck in your head after a very long time. Such as the happy and bright streets of downtown bikini bottom, The dark and gloomy trench filled with monsters and other stuff guaranteed to give you nighmares, and one of my personal favorites, Spongebob's exotic dream world! The music for each of the levels really helps you remember the actual local that you are traversing, Never has the music ever gotten on my nerves even one time throughout playing the game, and that Is awesome! Now for the sound effects, Well, what to expect? They are by the numbers, but affordable! We have bong like sounds for whenever you jump, Bashes for whenever you brake a crate open, Splash noises for whenever spongebob ground pounds, and many other typical ones, they aren't bad, but they aren't good either! Lastly, The voice acting, and this is without a doubt the best part of the whole entire game itself! Like the TV series, We have Tom Kenny as spongebob squarepants, Bill faggerbakke as Patrick star, Carolyn Lawrence as sandy cheeks, Rodger bumpass as Squidward tentacles, Clancy brown as Mr krabs, and lastly, we have Doug Lawrence as plankton. Perfect attendance with the voice acting here THQ! As always, you guys never fail to impress and We hope to have the whole cast survive for even longer!

Addictiveness-8/10
The day that I first started playing this game, I just could not put it down! Could it be because of the amazing feeling of the game and how much It really pays homage to It's source material? Could be! But as we were saying, The game is really really fun and here are some reasons why, The first reason is because of the overall feel and atomposphere of the game, The game feels like an interactive version of the TV series and It really shows, I mean just look at how much stuff from the show that appears in the game itself! HECK, They even got back the bus gag from the rock bottom episode into the actual level itself! Second, It is just controlling the characters of the game, It is not everyday that you get to play as the characters from the show and actually do what you see them do everywhere else, It's just unexpected.

Depth-9/10
This is without a shadow of a doubt one of the biggest kids games that I have ever played in my whole entire life! Here is why I say so! Well let's get started shall we? The game offers over +15 levels to explore through each with over 7-9 challenging and fun tasks, so the game will most likely take you about 4-7 hours to finish in total (Depending on how much stuff you plan to go for throughout the course of the game) Second, the amount of spatulas, There are about 100+ spatulas in the whole game spread over 15+ levels like I said, and unlocking all o the spatulas gives you a special ending for the next time that you beat the game. Other stuff to go through Oh yeah! Patrick's socks! Over the course of each level, There are tons of Patrick star's stinky and smelly socks hidden throughout the level, and once you collect a certain amount of them, you can go to Patrick's house and he will give you a golden spatula for your hard work and patience! There are about 90+ socks to find throughout the whole game, so be really prepared or else! Lastly, Mr krabs missions, Mr krabs will be standing by the shady shoals retirement home in the HUB world, and here is where the shiny objects play their biggest role! You can trade in your shiny objects to Mr krabs for some sweet rewards! Okay maybe I was exagerrating the word "Sweet" A little too much, and all he gives you is just a spatula, It's still pretty cool though, you got to admit.

Difficulty-7/10
The game has never really been that easy for me for my whole time owning this game, and so has It been for the rest of all the other spongebob fans I know, They have considered this game AND It's sequel as extremely irritating and mind numbingly difficult, Speaking of the word "Sequel" I shall review this game's sequel once I get the time! But anyways, Here are some levels that have really gave me the cold shoulder throughout the days, The first would have to be the spinning towers of power mission from the mermalair, Here you must smack these towers in a "Certain" type of order, And let me tell you this Is not simple at all, I mean How were fans of the series supposed to know how to do this back when the game was first released? It is as Mr krabs would say...MUTINY. The second mission I recall having trouble on is the Get aloft there matey challenge from flying Dutchman's world, Here you are traversing two broken pirate ships, each with 2 buttons to press, Seems simple right? WRONG! Not because you need sandy for this mission, That is okay as the rest of the game's missions have you as spongebob and Patrick, But when you starting swinging your way to the ships, ALL and I say ALL of the torpedo robots start going after you! And by the time you are above the ship, They shoot you down with a missile, thus leading you falling to your death. And when you start gliding your perilous way to the mission, You are are already throwing yourself in the fiery evil pits of evil! Okay, I may would've gone completely overboard with this section of the game by RedHotToddy standards, But in the end, The game shouldn't give you much trouble despite all those minor setbacks.

Overall-8.4/10
So what did I think of this spongebob squarepants video game? I personally think that this game is one of the best licensed games that I have ever played in a while! I mean seriously! The game feels like spongebob, looks like spongebob, sounds like spongebob, you get the point! But anyways, I gave this game an 8.4 because how much It pays homage to It's source material, How much fun and challenge It offers, and just everything else In general. So anyways, This has been RedHotToddy's 135th review on vizzed board, and see you guys later in my 136th review! I now for sure that my next review will be even BIGGER then this one I just made! But as I was saying, bye everyone!