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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom
(2003, Video Games - Action/Adventure, Rated E, Play it on: PlayStation 2)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 8. -
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Common Sense says
Benign game misses target audience.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8–10
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom was written by Kate Pavao
Parents need to know that this game is cute and benign, as the show's fans would expect. But it has too much going on to keep younger players focused, and is too tedious for older ones.
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What’s the Story?
Evil Plankton has unleashed a mass of malicious robots on Bikini Bottom (though SpongeBob thinks he inadvertently invited this disaster) in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: THE BATTLE FOR BIKINI BOTTOM. Now they're wreaking havoc from Goo Lagoon to Jellyfish Fields, and SpongeBob and friends are on a quest to stop them and save the denizens of their underwater home.
Along the way, players collect precious golden spatulas and Patrick's dirty socks, and complete other side missions. Changing among the popular show's three main characters, players swing above the city on Sandy's lasso, use Patrick to toss around a variety of "throw fruit," or turn into SpongeBall to bowl over enemies.
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Creative stuff, but the anticipated audience here is unclear. The missions are difficult to complete and simultaneous, and younger players may lose track of what they're trying to accomplish, never mind actually finishing a level. Conversely, more experienced players may tire of the repetitive moves required to complete the almost 100 tasks.
If you just want to see SpongeBob and his friends frolic around Bikini Bottom, there's plenty to soak up. But accomplishing missions requires a level of expertise that may outpace the skills of the show's young fans.
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Released on 11/25/2003, price $39.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E
ESRB rating: E
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title off for age 4 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
- Safety isn't an issue
Its good but it may scare little kids for..
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
Fun game!
I used to have this game I beat it alot times it was really fun game!
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
Fun game for kids. Don't lsiten to ANY PART of the Website review.
Ok CSM, your reviews are just CRAZY. You are talking about a TV show loved by millions of little children, and saying that a main character is a Jewish stereotype?? You are saying that this game isn't appropriate for someone untl they are 11?????? 11 years old. Just think, kids that age are going to play games like Bad Company 2. And your senseless reviews aren't going to be helpful. Parents are going to be scared of Spongebob now, and then kids will have to wait until they are like 17 to play T rated games. Any parent that listens to YOUR REVIEWS are going to not let their kids watch a completely appropriate TV show. You don't deserve to have the name 'Common Sense Media', it should be 'No Sense Media'.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Great Game
Though the graphics aren't insane, it's pretty good fro 2003! The game has 13 levels, each with their own distinctive level of difficulty. I still haven't beaten the game (I'm stuck at the end of the last level!), but I've seen enough to write a review. Violence is just whacking robots, which then quickly explode. Language is almost not evident. Sex and nudity isn't a problem at all. This is overall a pretty clean game. It's fantastic! Though, I wouldn't recommend it for younger ages, because it's really hard! Have fun playing!
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
Fun game
Its Spongebob all right
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