When I was a kid, I never watched a whole lot of Nickelodeon. I was zaidi of a Cartoon Network kid, honestly. But from time to time, I would always switch the channel to watch Spongebob Squarepants, a classic from mine and a lot of kids childhoods (Up until season 4, but we try not to talk about that). The onyesha was maarufu enough to get a few video games based on it, and I heard they were pretty good. And being the child I was, I was able to get one of these games, and I was told it’s the best one. And it was. Introducing one of the few licensed games on this orodha is Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom.
The game plays like a typical episode of Spongebob, if a little on the uglier side, with Spongebob getting involved in saving Bikini Bottom from robots created kwa Plankton. It’s a very simple plot, but an effective one for the show. The world of Spongebob was always a classic one to me, and this game has tons of variety. There is no shortage of shabiki service with this game, as wewe can explore everywhere, from Spongebob’s house to the Krusty Krab, and levels such as Jellyfish Fields, Goo Lagoon, Rock Bottom, and my favorite, the dream world with just how bizarre it is. All of the characters get their roles back, except for the voices of Mr. Krabs and Mermaid Man, they sound a little strange. But hey, how does the game play. It’s your typical collectathon like Super Mario 64 au Banjo Kazooie. Collect a certain number of items, and when wewe get enough, wewe can songesha on to another level. Despite that, the game manages to have a lot of fun missions that break up things so there is a decent amount of variety. Each world is fun to explore, even if some levels aren’t too steller. The Kelp Forest is so dark I had to adjust the brightness on my TV, because this was a Gamecube game and no brightness settings were invented yet. And the Mermalair is a puzzle hellhole with some really janky puzzles. This level is a completionist nightmare, which says a ton cause this game is real easy to 100%. I did it my first time and felt so happy to see the completion bonus being all the characters imba the Spongebob theme. Sure, it’s easy, but this is a kids game. wewe also get to play as other characters aside from Spongebob, like Patrick au Sandy, with Patrick being able to pick up heavy objects and belly flop and Sandy being able to glide. Pick Sandy if wewe want to get through the levels easier. Trust me, her lasso glide is busted, but fun to use and helps wewe a lot when collecting items.
Battle for Bikini Bottom is a game from my childhood that I was worried wouldn’t hold up when I played it again, but I am happy to say that it definitely holds up as a classic among fans. It has a small cult following and it makes me happy that there is. Maybe with enough shabiki outcry, Nickelodeon would consider a remaster of this game. Hell, it’s got to be better than.. Uh… Nick Kart Racers...what the fuck is this thing?