<s>
The	B-Application
SpongeBob	I-Application
SquarePants	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
live-action/animated	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	B-Application
name	I-Application
(	O
in	O
turn	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nickelodeon	O
animated	O
series	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
and	O
Nick	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Heavy	O
Iron	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
AWE	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spongeball	B-Application
-	O
The	O
player	O
must	O
guide	O
SpongeBob	O
,	O
who	O
forms	O
a	O
ball	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
platforming	O
area	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
has	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
SpongeBob	O
SquarePants	O
:	O
Employee	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
SpongeBob	B-Device
SquarePants	I-Device
:	I-Device
Lights	I-Device
,	I-Device
Camera	I-Device
,	I-Device
Pants	I-Device
!	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
game	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
split	O
between	O
6	O
worlds	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
,	O
plus	O
many	O
bonus	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
SpongeBob	I-Application
SquarePants	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
have	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
has	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
53	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Juan	O
Castro	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
SpongeBob	I-Application
SquarePants	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
delivers	O
an	O
entertaining	O
(	O
and	O
oftentimes	O
challenging	O
)	O
mix	O
of	O
platform	O
and	O
driving	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
noted	O
by	O
Play	O
magazine	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
full	O
blown	O
AAA	O
platformer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Louis	O
Bedigian	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
cut	O
scenes	O
are	O
more	O
like	O
storyboards	O
than	O
movie	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anise	O
Hollingshead	O
of	O
GameZone	O
praised	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
probably	O
could	O
be	O
more	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
for	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hollingshead	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
fun	O
as	O
SpongeBob	B-Application
SquarePants	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Bottom	I-Application
,	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
platform-based	O
levels	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
fun	O
as	O
its	O
racing	O
levels	O
,	O
"	O
Maybe	O
because	O
they	O
're	O
dark	O
and	O
dimly	O
lit	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
or	O
because	O
they	O
feel	O
small	O
and	O
contained.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
,	O
noted	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
paths	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
areas	O
are	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
reach	O
than	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
platforming	O
tricky	O
at	O
times.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hollingshead	O
criticized	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Patrick	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
dual	O
partnership	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
quickly	O
becomes	O
evident	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
really	O
only	O
one	O
playable	O
character	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
melded	O
from	O
two.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
cellphone	B-Application
game	I-Application
version	O
,	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
simplicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buchanan	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
certainly	O
has	O
plenty	O
of	O
goofball	O
charm	O
and	O
personality	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
let-down	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
previous	O
SpongeBob	O
cellphone	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
pretty	O
fun	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
780,000	O
copies	O
;	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
at	O
number	O
25	O
on	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Century	O
's	O
Top	O
50	O
Handheld	O
Games	O
,	O
"	O
arranged	O
by	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
SpongeBob	I-Application
SquarePants	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
as	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
