SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game released for the Wii and PlayStation 2 The video game was developed by Blitz Games on the Wii and PlayStation 2, and published by THQ. It is based on the TV episode of the same name.
A separate Nintendo DS version and Game Boy Advance version was developed by Altron.
Cast[]
- Tom Kenny - SpongeBob SquarePants
- Rodger Bumpass - Squidward Tentacles
- Bill Fagerbakke - Patrick Star
- Carolyn Lawrence - Sandy Cheeks
- Doug Lawrence - Sheldon J. Plankton
Additional Voices[]
Synopsis[]
The game begins with SpongeBob and his friends escaping from Atlantis. Meanwhile, Plankton rampages around Atlantis with a tank he "borrowed" until he comes across the gang. SpongeBob and Patrick begin to remember how they got into this mess. They begin having a flashback that begins with them blowing bubbles until they got trapped in a big bubble that carries them into a cave. The duo makes their way through the cave, avoiding ghost pirates and searching for ladders to venture deeper, where they find the missing half of the Atlantean amulet.
They take it to the Bikini Bottom Museum to see what it is, taking pictures of exhibits and taking down tourists and security blocking the way. Squidward is shocked to see that they found the other half of the amulet. Sandy and Mr. Krabs tag along while walking in the museum. Squidward conjoins the two halves and the path to Atlantis is revealed: the path is a bus.
The bus is powered by song, and the group starts to sing to get to Atlantis in which the bus crash lands along the way, forcing them to drive the bus around Atlantis to find the bus pieces and toolkits to fix the bus.
After repairing the bus and arriving at Atlantis, the group is greeted by the Lord Royal Highness. LRH gives them a tour around the Atlantean palace in which they had to avoid traps that were set around Atlantis for some reason. Mr. Krabs begins to collect some treasure to take with him with some help from Sandy and her bubble catching gun. Squidward poses for the artists in the art studio. Unbeknownst to them, Plankton hid in the Atlantis bus compartment on the way here. He plans to use the Atlantean weapons, the most advanced of all time, to destroy SpongeBob and his friends, and take over the world. After getting out of the bus, he sneaks around Atlantis and makes his way to the weapon room.
While taking pictures of attractions, Patrick accidentally destroys the oldest living bubble and tells the truth to LRH who shows them the real bubble. Squidward reminds them that the bubble that Patrick destroyed was a prop for tourists. Patrick again accidentally pops it for real and the group must run from Atlantean forces, searching for paper clips to open doors. Sandy uses Squidward as a gun to take down the soldiers.
Plankton rampages around the city in his tank just like in the beginning and confronts the gang in which ends the duo's flashback of how they got here. He fires his weapon but is shocked to see it shoots ice cream. LRH captures Plankton, believing he is a talking speck and displays him as a replacement for the recently destroyed bubble and as a replacement to the national treasure of Atlantis. He then orders one of his soldiers to throw away the amulet so that the troublemakers can't return.
The soldier makes his way across Atlantis to the dumpster and tosses it in. Then the gang heads home back to Bikini Bottom on board the bus.
Characters[]
Playable[]
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Amulet Adventure, Snap Happy, part of Music Magical Journey, Bus Building Bonanza (technically in the bus), Tour Trouble, parts of Hide and Sneak)
- Sandy Cheeks (part of Music Magical Journey, Bus Building Bonanza (technically in the bus), parts of Tour Trouble, Money Krabbing, parts of Hide and Sneak, Squidward Super Shooter)
- Patrick Star (Amulet Adventure, part of Music Magical Journey, Bus Building Bonanza (technically in the bus), parts of Tour Trouble, Paparazzi Patrick, parts of Hide and Sneak)
- Squidward Tentacles (part of Music Magical Journey, Bus Building Bonanza (technically in the bus), parts of Tour Trouble, Squidward the Poser, parts of Hide and Sneak, Squidward Super Shooter (technically the gun)
- Eugene H. Krabs (does not speak) (Bus Building Bonanza (technically in the bus), parts of Tour Trouble, parts of Hide and Sneak)
- Sheldon J. Plankton (Tanklantis Plankpantis in a tank), part of Music Magical Journey, Bus Building Bonanza (technically in the bus, but does not speak), Armory Antics, Super Tank Showdown (in a tank)
Non-playable[]
- SpongeBob (Tanklantis Plankpantis, part of Music Magical Journey, Money Krabbing, Paparazzi Patrick, Armory Antics, Operation: Trash Dash)
- Sandy (part of Music Magical Journey, part of Tour Trouble, Armory Antics, Operation: Trash Dash)
- Patrick (Tanklantis Plankpantis, part of Music Magical Journey, part of Tour Trouble, part of Money Krabbing, Armory Antics Operation: Trash Dash)
- Squidward (part of Music Magical Journey, part of Tour Trouble, Money Krabbing, Armory Antics, Operation: Trash Dash)
- Mr. Krabs (Snap Happy, Music Magical Journey, part of Tour Trouble, Money Krabbing, Armory Antics, Operation: Trash Dash)
- Plankton (Tour Trouble)
- Lord Royal Highness
- Atlantean citizens
- Atlantean Robots
- Squilliam Fancyson (Mentioned in the console version)
- Bubble Bass (Mentioned in the console version)
- Bubble SpongeBob
- Ghostly pirates
- Robot tourists
- Mrs. Puff (mentioned)
- Gary the Snail (mentioned)
- Jellyfish
- Blue jellyfish (mentioned during SpongeBob's Director's Commentary for the "Snap Happy!" level)
- Green jellyfish (mentioned during SpongeBob's Director's Commentary for the "Snap Happy!" level)
Bosses[]
- Gray Atlantean tanks
Gameplay[]
Levels[]
- Tanklantis Plankpantis! - Help Plankton maneuver his tank through Atlantis and shoot ice cream at opposing tanks.
- Amulet Adventure! - Play as SpongeBob and Patrick as they journey through the abandoned caves and find the missing halves of the Atlantean amulet.
- Snap Happy! - Help SpongeBob take pictures of the museum exhibits with his camera and shoot Krabby Patties at annoying guards.
- Music Magical Journey! - Help Squidward, Sandy, SpongeBob, Patrick, and Plankton sing to help the fuel gauge on the bus stay normal.
- Bus Building Bonanza! - Drive the Magical Flying Bus through the Atlantis gardens and repair it by collecting toolkits.
- Tour Trouble! - Help SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, and Mr. Krabs stay safe on Lord Royal Highness's tour.
- Money Krabbing! - Help Sandy collect money for Mr. Krabs in the Atlantean treasure room.
- Squidward the Poser! - Help the Atlantean artists paint Squidward by helping Squidward strike the correct pose at the correct time.
- Paparazzi Patrick! - Help Patrick takes some souvenir photos of the Atlantean exhibits.
- Hide and Sneak! - Help the gang avoid the Atlanteans after popping the World's Oldest Living Bubble.
- Armory Antics! - Help Plankton strike the correct movements at the correct time to reach the Atlantean weapon room.
- Squidward Super Shooter! - Help Sandy use Squidward as a ping-pong ball shooting machine to help them defeat the Atlanteans.
- Super Tank Showdown! - Like in Level 1; help Plankton maneuver his tank through Atlantis and go through new areas that are not seen in Level 1.
- Operation: Trash Dash! - After the gang said goodbye and left; help the Atlantean guard throw the amulet in the trash by striking the correct movements at the correct time.
Bonus Features[]
- SwapBob SpareFace - On this screen, the player can customize SpongeBob to their liking, with various unlockable accessories that can make up of different outfits. SpongeBob may make comments about certain combinations. Any changes made to SpongeBob will not reflect in the levels themselves, and only appear on the menu.
Director's commentary[]
This commentary is an unlockable feature that goes with each level. It reveals with-in the universe behind-the-scenes content provided by SpongeBob, the director of the game. It reveals that the game is not a video game version of "Atlantis SquarePantis," but based on the events of it.
Reception[]
An IGN review of the Wii version called the game "second-rate," "sloppy," "tedious," and "really boring." The graphics were criticized for being "bland."[1] The PlayStation 2 version was criticized for the same reasons but was given a slightly lower rating, because IGN wrote the that Wii Remote controls spice up the shooting games.[2]
Walkthrough[]
Wii version[]
PlayStation 2 version[]
Backwards Compatibility[]
All versions of the game have backward compatibility on the following systems:
- PlayStation 3 (old models) - Launch models of PlayStation 3 that have 20 or 60 GB hard drives can play the PlayStation 2 disc. Later PlayStation 3 revisions, such as the Slim model are not compatible with the PlayStation 2 discs.
- Wii U - The disc of the Wii version can be played on the Wii U.
Trivia[]
General[]
- Most versions of this game were released 20 days before the episode premiered. The only exception is the Wii version which was released on the same day that the episode premiered.
- Just like what happened with Creature from the Krusty Krab, the Wii version's disc used two ink colors at launch, but eventually was given the PlayStation 2 printing but with Wii insignia.
- Just like in Creature from the Krusty Krab, the internal development team behind the game, Team RocFISH, hid their mascot throughout multiple levels. The levels in which RocFISH can be found are:
- Amulet Adventure! - RocFISH appear below the platforms.
- Snap Happy! - At the end of the level, RocFish appears outside of the museum.
- Music Magical Journey! - He appear outside of the bus.
- Money Krabbing! - He sometimes appears as one of the objects going down from the top of the screen.
- Paparazzi Patrick! - He appears in a tube in the Museum of Atlantis.
- Squidward Super Shooter! - He appears in a tube in the laboratory.
- Operation: Trash Dash! - He appears going in and out of a tunnel while the guard is running.
- The game starts off with Plankton in his tank, destroying Atlantis, unlike the episode, which starts off with SpongeBob and Patrick blowing bubbles, which in the game is shown as a flashback.
- Several tracks in this game were reused from Creature from the Krusty Krab. This is because the game's composer, Matt Black, previously made tracks for that game.
- This game's menu music is a remix of the menu music from Creature from the Krusty Krab. Additionally, in the first cutscene, a portion of the original menu music from Creature from the Krusty Krab can be heard as SpongeBob and friends run away from the guards, as well as a portion of the loading screen music from "It Came From Bikini Bottom" when Plankton aims the tank's turret at them.
- Both of Plankton's tank levels use the level theme from "It Came From Bikini Bottom", only in "Tanklantis Plankpantis", it lacks the space sounds. Also in "Tanklantis Plankpantis", the dramatic cue that plays when Plankton's tank appears was reused from the opening cutscene of "Alaskan Belly Trouble" when SpongeBob wakes up on his bed-car in the pit. The first and final parts of "Armory Antics" use a track heard in the "Supersized Patty" opening cutscene.
- The music in the Shop and the "SwapBob SpareFace" screen is exactly the same as the Z Shop theme.
- Both of Plankton's tank levels use the level theme from "It Came From Bikini Bottom", only in "Tanklantis Plankpantis", it lacks the space sounds. Also in "Tanklantis Plankpantis", the dramatic cue that plays when Plankton's tank appears was reused from the opening cutscene of "Alaskan Belly Trouble" when SpongeBob wakes up on his bed-car in the pit. The first and final parts of "Armory Antics" use a track heard in the "Supersized Patty" opening cutscene.
- This game's menu music is a remix of the menu music from Creature from the Krusty Krab. Additionally, in the first cutscene, a portion of the original menu music from Creature from the Krusty Krab can be heard as SpongeBob and friends run away from the guards, as well as a portion of the loading screen music from "It Came From Bikini Bottom" when Plankton aims the tank's turret at them.
- The voice of the narrator in the first cutscene was the same voice as the Realistic Fish Head and the Helicopter news correspondent in Creature from the Krusty Krab (voiced by Jim Ward).
- In the "Amulet Adventure!" level, SpongeBob names the cave "Dave."
- According to SpongeBob in the "Amulet Adventure!" level, before this game, Patrick has had haunted bread products at least once.
- In the "Amulet Adventure!" level, it foreshadows SpongeBob and Patrick finding the amulet twice. The first time is when SpongeBob wonders if there is a treasure in the cave and the second time is when the Ghostly Pirates mention that there is a treasure in the cave.
- The music used for "Amulet Adventure!" would later be reused as the cutscene and credits theme for SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip, another Blitz Games SpongeBob title.
- SpongeBob almost breaks the fourth wall three times. Once in "Snap Happy!," when he wishes that he could continue to take pictures by wishing that this adventure was a game. Once in "Tour Trouble!" during the Science Room section, SpongeBob says, "It's like being inside a TV." Once in the SpongeBob's Director's Commentary for "Money Krabbing!" when he mentions that he should have his own TV show, but then thinks that would not be a good idea. He says, "Nah - who'd want to watch a show called 'SpongeBob SquarePants'?"
- Mr. Krabs doesn't speak in this game; he only makes groaning and laughing sounds. It is unknown who provides them.
- Like the Wii version of Creature from the Krusty Krab, SpongeBob's model in the Wii version of this game has pushed-in pores, something his "SwapBob SpareFace" model and the PlayStation 2 version lack.
- This video game reunites Tom Kenny and Keith Ferguson as they were previously casted together in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
- The voice of some of the Atlantean citizens was the same voice as the Professor from the Alaskan Bull Worm in Creature from the Krusty Krab.
- Each stage has three acts. The other two acts need to be purchased at the shop.
- There are only two platforming stages in the console version of this video game. The console game has mostly "point and shoot" and button combination stages.
- The Wii and PlayStation 2 versions have the same gameplay, while both versions have different controls.
- This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants video game to not be released for the GameCube.
- This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants video game to be specially based on a TV episode from the show.
- This was the last official SpongeBob SquarePants video game released for the PlayStation 2.
- This and Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, which were released on the same day in the USA, were the last games to show the old Nick Games robot logo.
- There is a rumor that there was going to be a PlayStation 3 version, but it was cancelled.[3][4]
Cultural references[]
- Pimp My Ride - One of the level variations of the level "Bus Building Bonanza!" is called "Shrimp My Ride!," which is a reference to the title of that show.
- Titanic - One of the paintings in the Art Room in the level "Tour Trouble!" has a strong resemblance to the painting from that movie.
- Scooby-Doo - In-between sections during the "Hide and Sneak!" level, when the Atlantean citizens are chasing SpongeBob and friends through multiple hallways, they make a reference to the motif used in the chase sequences.
- Walmart - During the "Armory Antics!" level, Plankton will occasionally say Atlantis has worse security than "Whelk Mart," a reference to the retail corporation.
- Asteroids - One of the arcade games is based on this retro arcade cabinet.
Errors[]
- In the "Amulet Adventure!" level, a Ghostly Pirate says, "What I need is a parakeet." However, the captions read it as "What I need is a parrot."
- In the "Snap Happy!" opening cutscene, Patrick was using SpongeBob as a wagon with the amulet as a wheel that can be shown spinning as it appears to be whole. However, they only found half of the amulet.
- In the "Tour Trouble!" level, in the Art Room, Sandy asks, "Hey there boys, whatcha doing?" However, the captions read it as "Hey there boys, what you doing?"
- In the "Hide and Sneak!" level, Squidward says, "When I get home, I'm moving back to Squidville." He called it "Squidville," the name of the episode, instead of Tentacle Acres, the place.
Lord Royal Highness with unfinished textures.
- In the "Super Tank Showdown!" ending cutscene, when everyone boards the bus back home, Lord Royal Highness' model has bits of magenta that were meant to be transparent textures.
- If the player reaches a score in which the player cannot get an amulet, the game has a message that reads "You have already earned all medals upto this one," forgetting a space.
- A display case shows a diorama of three houses that are similar to the ones on Conch Street. However, it is in the wrong order. The diorama shows Squidward's house, Patrick's house, and then SpongeBob's house.
- The Wii box art has the nunchuk on the back of the case, despite the nunchuk not being used at any point in the game.
Episode references[]
This game makes many references to the show.
- In Bikini Bottom Museum, there is a model of the Flying Dutchman's head can be seen in the first section of the Snap Happy! level from the episode "Shanghaied."
- Patrick sometimes mentions when he picks up an anchor that it's heavier than Bubble Bass from the episode "Pickles."
- During the "Snap Happy!" level, statues of Man Ray, Alaskan Bull Worm, SpongeGar, and the Patar from the episodes "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III," "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm," and "Ugh" can be seen in the Bikini Bottom Museum.
- A taxidermied frogfish can be seen hanging on the ceiling in the first part of the "Snap Happy!" level which is from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
- Squidward makes a reference to "Squidville," Squidward says, "When we get home I'm moving back to Squidville."
- SpongeBob told the players the time that he made jokes about how dumb squirrels are just like what he did in the episode "Squirrel Jokes," he also said that Sandy traveled to Condo Island to fight Master Udon in the episode "Karate Island."
- He also says that Sandy wrestled with the Tattletale Strangler. This is a reference to the episode "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler."
- In the episode "Hooky," SpongeBob gets his pants caught on a fishing hook. In some points of the game, a hook will grab the main characters when they mess up.
- A couple of the accessories for the "SwapBob SpareFace" screen consist of SpongeBob's prom wig from "The Chaperone" and a fez from "Good Neighbors".
Cheat Codes[]
The console versions had five cheat codes that can be used by inputting them in the Cheats button that's located in the bottom bar. These cheat codes are primarily used to 100% the game conveniently.
| All Levels Unlocked | GUDGEON |
| All Arcade Games Unlocked | FRIPPERY |
| All Concept Art Unlocked | TANKOFF |
| All Commentaries Unlocked | ATOTHEJ |
| All Medals Awarded | FARMTWO |
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External links[]
References[]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121021091754/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/21/spongebobs-atlantis-squarepantis-review
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121103095416/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/09/spongebobs-atlantis-squarepantis-review-2
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20221007002336/https://www.ign.com/games/spongebobs-atlantis-squarepantis
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140818212832/http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/spongebobs-atlantis-squarepantis/
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