<s>
SpongeBob	B-Device
SquarePants	I-Device
:	I-Device
Lights	I-Device
,	I-Device
Camera	I-Device
,	I-Device
Pants	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
title	O
to	O
feature	O
multiplayer	O
mini-games	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Bikini	O
Bottom	O
is	O
producing	O
an	O
anniversary	O
show	O
of	O
The	O
New	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Mermaid	O
Man	O
&	O
Barnacle	O
Boy	O
,	O
executive	O
produced	O
by	O
Gill	O
Hammerstein	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
titular	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
wishes	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
starring	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
30	O
unique	O
minigames	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
auditions	B-Application
"	O
)	O
that	O
have	O
different	O
play	O
style	O
and	O
objectives	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
common	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
highest	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
starts	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
characters	O
,	O
then	O
choose	O
whether	O
to	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
other	O
players	O
join	O
or	O
add	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
gameplay	O
difficulty	O
in	O
three	O
different	O
options	O
(	O
Easy	O
,	O
Med	O
,	O
Hard	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
set	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
 '	O
difficulty	O
in	O
three	O
options	O
(	O
Silly	O
,	O
Norm	O
,	O
Smart	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
is	O
Single	O
Audition	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
Story	O
Mode	O
phases	O
also	O
apply	O
to	O
Tournament	O
and	O
Single	O
Audition	B-Application
,	O
giving	O
the	O
players	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
obtain	O
figures	O
and	O
artwork	O
they	O
missed	O
out	O
on	O
in	O
Story	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
wins	O
in	O
the	O
audition	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
prison	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
their	O
foes	O
,	O
Man	O
Ray	O
and	O
the	O
Dirty	O
Bubble	O
,	O
but	O
find	O
themselves	O
teaming	O
up	O
with	O
their	O
arch	O
rivals	O
to	O
save	O
Bikini	O
Bottom	O
from	O
their	O
biggest	O
foe	O
yet	O
;	O
the	O
Sneaky	B-Device
Hermit	I-Device
-	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
Bikini	O
Bottom	O
by	O
stealing	O
every	O
building	O
and	O
putting	O
them	O
on	O
his	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
being	O
to	O
find	O
actors	O
for	O
the	O
TV	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Gil	O
Hammerstein	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
film	O
a	O
special	O
episode	O
of	O
The	O
New	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Mermaidman	O
&	O
Barnacleboy	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
two	O
heroes	O
are	O
missing	O
,	O
so	O
SpongeBob	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
volunteer	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
four	O
worlds	O
–	O
Mermalair	O
,	O
S.S.	O
Rest	O
Home	O
,	O
Goo	O
Lagoon	O
,	O
and	O
Sound	O
Stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
features	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Star	O
,	O
Sandy	O
Cheeks	O
,	O
and	O
Squidward	O
Tentacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
abilities	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
version	O
a	O
generally	O
good	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
versions	O
a	O
53.67	O
,	O
a	O
59.75	O
%	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
75%	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
was	O
mixed	O
toward	O
this	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
versions	O
getting	O
a	O
59	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
a	O
57	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
68	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
