<s>
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
3D	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
port	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
uDraw	B-Device
GameTablet	I-Device
accessory	O
and	O
borrows	O
its	O
concept	O
from	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
also	O
features	O
appearances	O
from	O
Patchy	O
the	O
Pirate	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
SpongeBob	O
fan	O
club	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
live-action	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
over	O
100	O
mini-games	O
(	O
or	O
Nanogames	O
)	O
which	O
require	O
using	O
the	O
uDraw	B-Device
GameTablet	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
also	O
features	O
appearances	O
from	O
Patchy	O
the	O
Pirate	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
SpongeBob	O
fan	O
club	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
live-action	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
also	O
lets	O
players	O
digitally	O
draw	O
,	O
paint	O
and	O
color	O
with	O
a	O
free-form	O
drawing	O
function	O
,	O
or	O
choose	O
from	O
several	O
SpongeBob-themed	O
stamps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
uDraw	B-Device
's	O
exclusive	O
ability	O
to	O
export	O
art	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
's	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
put	O
their	O
drawings	O
aworthy	O
of	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
Patchy	O
's	O
own	O
collection	O
of	O
SpongeBob	O
art	O
–	O
or	O
their	O
own	O
refrigerator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
capability	O
also	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
share	O
artwork	O
with	O
friends	O
via	O
e-mail	O
or	O
save	O
it	O
to	O
computer	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
THQ	O
's	O
official	O
press	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Atomic	O
Gamer	O
's	O
review	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
awarded	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
to	O
showcase	O
this	O
device	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
the	O
huge	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
tablet	O
and	O
even	O
pokes	O
fun	O
at	O
other	O
,	O
more	O
"	O
mature	O
"	O
video	O
games	O
now	O
and	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Cheat	O
Code	O
Central	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
2.9	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
repetitive	O
music	O
and	O
average	O
play	O
value	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
this	O
mini-game	O
does	O
n't	O
work	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
at	O
least	O
work	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
trouble	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
just	O
are	O
n't	O
that	O
intuitive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Rudden	O
of	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
3	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
THQ	O
and	O
Wayforward	O
Technologies	O
both	O
deserve	O
some	O
credit	O
for	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
feels	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
a	O
first-party	O
effort	O
as	O
anything	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
yet	O
,	O
as	O
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquigglePants	I-Application
is	O
the	O
closest	O
any	O
game	O
has	O
ever	O
come	O
to	O
matching	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
