SpongeBob SquarePants video games
The SpongeBob SquarePants video games are multiple collections of video games based on the Nickelodeon animated television series, SpongeBob SquarePants, which was originally created by Stephen Hillenburg. Until 2013, the vast majority of titles were published by THQ. From 2013 to 2015, the license for most titles was handed to Activision. Now the license has been picked up by THQ Nordic. Some of the installments are based on concepts from specific episodes, as well as the two theatrical releases. There are multiple distinct versions for individual games.
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Compilation of four PC games released with the SpongeBob SquarePants license | |
Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Action Adventure, City-building, puzzle, Sports, Third-person shooter, Racing, Party, Rail shooter, Platform |
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First release | Legend of the Lost Spatula March 15, 2001 |
Latest release | Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated June 23, 2020 |
SpongeBob and related characters have appeared in numerous other video games as well, featured alongside other Nicktoons. The genres for these video games are mostly action, adventure, and platform. However, a select few also range from party to sports and racing.
The games in the main series received mixed reviews from critics, however many games in the series have sold successfully.
Development
The first game with the SpongeBob SquarePants license was developed by Vicarious Visions. They went on to develop the Game Boy Advance versions of other multiplatform titles until 2003.
The engine for Battle for Bikini Bottom served as the engine for the video game based on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Heavy Iron Studios, the game's developers, tweaked the graphics to give the game a sharper and more imaginative look than that of Battle for Bikini Bottom. They also increased the polygon count, added several racing levels, and incorporated many of the creatures seen in the film.[1]
Releases
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2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty | N/A |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | N/A |
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2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month | N/A |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | N/A |
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2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants Collapse[lower-alpha 1] | N/A |
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N/A | N/A |
SpongeBob SquarePants Darts[lower-alpha 2] | N/A |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom |
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2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends in Freeze Frame Frenzy[lower-alpha 3] | N/A | N/A |
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SpongeBob SquarePants Movin' with friends[lower-alpha 4] |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | |
SpongeBob SquarePants Typing | N/A |
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie |
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SpongeBob SquarePants Bowling[lower-alpha 5] | N/A | N/A |
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2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants: 3D Obstacle Odyssey[lower-alpha 6] | N/A |
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N/A | N/A |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! |
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SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends: Unite![lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8] |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger | N/A | N/A |
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2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab |
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SpongeBob and Friends: Battle for Volcano Island[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 9] |
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SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash[lower-alpha 10] | N/A |
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2007 | SpongeBob and Friends: Attack of the Toybots[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 11] |
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SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam[lower-alpha 12] | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Game of Life[lower-alpha 13] | N/A |
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N/A | N/A |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Monopoly[lower-alpha 14] | N/A |
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SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom[lower-alpha 7] |
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Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition[lower-alpha 15] | N/A | N/A |
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2009 | SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off | N/A | N/A |
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N/A |
SpongeBob's Truth or Square |
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SpongeBob's Truth or Square: SpongeBob SquarePants | N/A |
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N/A | N/A | |
2010 | SpongeBob's Boating Bash |
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SpongeBob for iOS[lower-alpha 16] | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
2011 | SpongeBob SquigglePants |
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N/A | N/A | |
SpongeBob Dinner Dash[lower-alpha 17] | N/A | N/A |
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SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip |
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2013 | SpongeBob Moves In! | N/A | N/A |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge |
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2015 | SpongeBob HeroPants |
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2020 | SpongeBob Krusty Cook-Off [lower-alpha 18] | N/A | N/A |
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated |
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2000[2][3] | Nicktoons Racing |
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2002 | Nickelodeon Party Blast |
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2004 | Nicktoons Basketball | N/A |
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2004 | Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy | N/A | N/A |
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2006 | Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing | N/A |
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2009 | Nicktoons Nitro[lower-alpha 1] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
2011 | Nicktoons MLB |
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2018 | Nickelodeon Kart Racers |
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2018 | Super Brawl Universe[lower-alpha 2] | N/A | N/A |
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2020[4] | Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix[5] |
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2021 | Madden NFL 21[6] |
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Reception
The SpongeBob SquarePants video game series received mixed reviews from critics. Although the video game based on the movie is the highest rated according to Metacritic, Battle for Bikini Bottom is considered by fans to be one of the best video games in the series.[111][112][113][114][115][116]
Edge declared Operation Krabby Patty as the 29th game in their list of "The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century" in 2006.[117]
HeroPants was nominated for the "Favorite Video Game Award" at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2016, but lost to Just Dance 2016.[118] Employee of the Month was nominated by the editors of Computer Gaming World for the "Adventure Game of the Year" award in 2003, but the award was given to Uplink: Hacker Elite.[119]
Lights, Camera, Pants! was nominated for the Best Animated Video Game title at the 33rd Annie Awards in 2005, but lost to Ultimate Spider-Man. Creature from the Krusty Krab was nominated for the Best Animated Video Game at the 34th Annie Awards in 2006, but lost to Flushed Away.[120] It also won the award for Favorite Video Game at the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards.[121]
Sales
The PlayStation version of SuperSponge sold 1.06 million copies, becoming one of the console's best-selling games.[122] Battle for Bikini Bottom sold over 1.25 million copies.[123] Both games were added to the PlayStation Greatest Hits by Sony, and the latter was added to the Xbox Platinum Family Hits and the GameCube Player's choice by Microsoft and Nintendo, respectively.[124][125][126][127]
By 2006, SpongeBob SquarePants video game series sales totaled 1.5 million copies sold, with Operation Krabby Patty having an estimated sales total of 490,000 copies.[128]
Edge also ranked Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, Battle of Bikini Bottom, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at numbers 34, 31, and 25 respectively in their list "The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games," based on the number of copies sold. The Game Boy Advance versions of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Battle for Bikini Bottom, and Revenge of the Flying Dutchman sold an estimated total of 780,000, 710,000, and 740,000 copies, respectively.[129]
By 2007, the video game series totaled more than 20 million copies shipped worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video game franchises.[130][131] By 2010, the series reached more than 29 million copies shipped worldwide.[132][133]
SpongeBob Moves In! peaked at #6 at the App Store Official Charts of Top Paid iPhone Apps, and on #4 at the Top Paid iPad Apps in 2013.[134][135][136][137]
In June 2020, The NPD Group released a ranking of the Top 10 best-selling SpongeBob games in the United States as of May 2020, with The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie being in the number 1 spot followed by Battle for Bikini Bottom and Revenge of the Flying Dutchman.[138]
As of August 13th 2020, Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated has sold over 1 million copies.[139]
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