<s>
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquarePants	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Bottom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nickelodeon	O
animated	O
series	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Heavy	O
Iron	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separate	O
versions	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
and	O
AWE	O
Games	O
respectively	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
versions	O
released	O
for	O
consoles	O
were	O
3D	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
mini-game	O
compilation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
an	O
original	O
storyline	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
defend	O
Bikini	O
Bottom	O
from	O
an	O
invasion	O
of	O
robots	O
created	O
by	O
Plankton	O
with	O
a	O
machine	O
called	O
the	O
Duplicatotron	B-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
playing	O
as	O
SpongeBob	O
in	O
all	O
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Patrick	O
and	O
Sandy	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Bottom	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
included	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
handheld	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquarePants	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Bottom	I-Application
–	I-Application
Rehydrated	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Purple	O
Lamp	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Shiny	B-Application
Objects	I-Application
 '	O
are	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
currency	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
pay	O
tolls	O
within	O
game	O
areas	O
or	O
to	O
buy	O
golden	B-Application
spatulas	I-Application
from	O
Mr.	O
Krabs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Golden	B-Application
Spatulas	I-Application
 '	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
grant	O
access	O
to	O
new	O
areas	O
,	O
being	O
hidden	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
completing	O
tasks	O
set	O
by	O
Squidward	O
Tentacles	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
cartoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
's	O
'	O
Socks	O
 '	O
are	O
also	O
spread	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
he	O
will	O
reward	O
SpongeBob	O
with	O
a	O
Golden	B-Application
Spatula	I-Application
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
10	O
of	O
his	O
socks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trampolines	B-General_Concept
help	O
the	O
player	O
bounce	O
to	O
further	O
ledges	O
or	O
platforms	O
,	O
buttons	O
activate	O
certain	O
things	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
pressure	O
pads	O
are	O
like	O
buttons	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
it	O
are	O
only	O
active	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
stands	O
on	O
the	O
pressure	O
pad	O
,	O
or	O
there	O
is	O
another	O
object	O
placed	O
on	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
character-specific	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sandy	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
swing	O
from	O
Texas	O
hooks	O
,	O
SpongeBob	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
dive	O
downward	O
on	O
a	O
bungee	O
hook	O
,	O
and	O
Patrick	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
throw	O
melons	B-Application
called	O
"	O
Throw	B-Application
Fruits	I-Application
"	O
and	O
ice	O
cubes	O
called	O
"	O
Freeze	B-Application
Fruits	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
can	O
throw	O
objects	O
at	O
buttons	O
,	O
robots	O
,	O
and	O
pressure	O
pads	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
throw	O
"	O
Freeze	B-Application
Fruits	I-Application
"	O
into	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
Goo	O
to	O
freeze	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
is	O
much	O
different	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
non-linear	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
is	O
level-based	O
,	O
although	O
still	O
visits	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
of	O
its	O
era	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
rather	O
than	O
saves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Bikini	O
Bottom	O
,	O
Plankton	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
genius	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Chum	O
Bucket	O
,	O
has	O
built	O
a	O
new	O
machine	O
called	O
the	O
Duplicatotron	B-Application
3000	I-Application
to	O
produce	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
robots	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
control	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Krabby	O
Patty	O
Secret	O
Formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
receives	O
a	O
fax	O
from	O
Mr.	O
Krabs	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
give	O
SpongeBob	O
a	O
Golden	B-Application
Spatula	I-Application
for	O
every	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
Shiny	B-Application
Objects	I-Application
he	O
collects	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiny	B-Application
Objects	I-Application
must	O
be	O
collected	O
to	O
open	O
or	O
activate	O
various	O
tolls	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plankton	O
convinces	O
SpongeBob	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
Chum	O
Bucket	O
by	O
embarking	O
on	O
a	O
perilous	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
golden	B-Application
spatulas	I-Application
and	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
the	O
robots	O
,	O
secretly	O
intending	O
to	O
regain	O
control	O
of	O
them	O
once	O
back	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
missions	O
to	O
collect	O
Golden	B-Application
Spatulas	I-Application
including	O
a	O
main	O
overarching	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpongeBob	O
then	O
falls	O
asleep	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
enter	O
his	O
friends	O
 '	O
dream	O
worlds	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
more	O
golden	B-Application
spatulas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
then	O
cuts	O
to	O
The	O
Spongeball	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
rolls	O
around	O
in	O
ball	O
form	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
arena	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
all	O
100	O
golden	B-Application
spatulas	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
surprise	O
cutscene	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
singing	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
four	O
chapters	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
seven	O
levels	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpongeBob	B-Application
Squarepants	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Bottom	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
favorite	O
video	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
entered	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
,	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
710,000	O
copies	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
880,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
at	O
number	O
34	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Century	O
's	O
Top	O
50	O
Handheld	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
placing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
at	O
number	O
67	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
the	O
21st	O
Century	O
"	O
,	O
both	O
lists	O
arranged	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
granted	O
nearly	O
two	O
decades	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Bottom	I-Application
–	O
Rehydrated	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
E3	O
2019	O
,	O
albeit	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
developer	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
