 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2009) |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) |
|
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Director(s) | Shiraz Akmal |
| Producer(s) | Kristian Davila |
| Designer(s) | Joel Goodsell |
| Programmer(s) | Jason Hoerner |
| Artist(s) | Joffery Black |
| Composer(s) | Jimmy Levine Robert Crew Alex Wilkinson |
| Series | SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Engine | RenderWare[a] |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Platform, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is a 2003 platform game based on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by THQ for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Separate versions, developed by Vicarious Visions and AWE Games respectively, were released for the Game Boy Advance and Windows. While the versions released for consoles were 3D platform games, the Windows version of the game is a mini-game compilation, and the Game Boy Advance version is a 2D platformer.
All versions of the game feature an original storyline, in which the player attempts to defend Bikini Bottom from an invasion of robots created by Plankton with a machine called the Duplicatotron 3000, playing as SpongeBob in all versions, as well as Patrick and Sandy in the console versions. The series' voice actors reprise their roles, with the exception of Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs and Ernest Borgnine as Mermaid Man, with both roles instead being voiced by Joe Whyte. The game was released on October 29, 2003,[1] in North America and in Europe on November 28.
Battle for Bikini Bottom received mixed or average reviews according to Metacritic. Edge included the Game Boy Advance version on its list of top handheld video games of the 21st century. It was a commercial success. The game has gained a cult following and a large speedrunning community presence.
A remake of the home console version, titled SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, was released on June 23, 2020. It was developed by Purple Lamp Studios and published by THQ Nordic for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. It includes an all-new multiplayer mode and cut content from the original game.
- ^ a b Scott, Jonathan (October 29, 2003). "Bikini Bottoms Off!". IGN. Archived from the original on April 6, 2004. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).