Metacritic Games

Spongebob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (GameCube)

In an effort to cause the kind of global mayhem he has always dreamed of, the evil Plankton has set in motion his most diabolical plot ever to take over the world and the fate of Bikini Bottom has been put in the hands (or small tentacles) of three unsuspecting heroes. Put your platform skills to the ultimate test as SpongeBob, Patrick or Sandy Cheeks with an array of insane new maneuvers and power-ups at your disposal! Explore a huge 3D world, encounter familiar friends and finally put an end to Plankton's evil scheme! [THQ]

THQ
Action, Platform
Players: 1
E (Everyone)
Developer: Heavy Iron Studios
Released October 29, 2003

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

71 / 100

Critic Reviews

90 GameZone
I can't tell you how exciting it is to see a well-crafted console game for children that is designed to be easy to play, but at the same time offers enough variety, levels and challenges to never be boring.
82 Nintendophiles
I said it before and I’ll say it again, this is the best Nickelodeon game ever.
80 Gamezilla!
A well-made title with a load of personality. This is a no-brainer buy for SpongeBob fans, but platform enthusiasts can’t go wrong here either.
80 GMR Magazine
Like Bob himself, this game holds its water and is, in fact, remarkably fun. [Jan 2004, p.86]
75 Play Magazine
What really makes this one tick, though, is a level of creativity imbedded into each scenario that makes it impossible to put down, regardless of your maturity or lack thereof. [Nov 2003, p.80]
73 IGN
I'm constantly amazed by the how much THQ and Heavy Iron got right -- this truly is like playing through an episode.
72 Nintendo Power
Does an even better job at capturing the cartoon's craziness. [Feb 2004, p.151]
60 G4 TV
Although it's probably not quite interesting enough for non-SpongeHeads (if SpongeBob fans aren't called that, they should be), it's sure to please devoted viewers of the show.
50 1UP
It's all not as bad as it could have been, but nothing you can't get from dozens of other games.
46 Computer and Video Games
All the stages are based around areas in the cartoon like Bikini Bottom and Jellyfish Fields, but it's all so low-res and blurry that everything looks plain bad.

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