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2015 · Action-adventure · Adventure

SpongeBob HeroPants

SpongeBob HeroPants is an action game with a focus on platforming, exploration, light puzzles and combat. Each of its six playable characters–SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs and Plankton–can morph into a unique superpowered champion to solve challenges, unlock new areas and defeat SpongeBob's crazy imagination. The full adventure features boss battles, upgradeable skills and a treasure trove of hidden items to unearth.

Released
3 February 2015
Platforms
Nintendo 3DSPlayStation VitaXbox 360
Genres
Action-adventureAdventurePlatformer
Developers
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Publishers
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Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionFantasyComedyKids
Country
Chile
Age ratings
ESRB EPEGI 7
Languages
English

About

SpongeBob HeroPants is a 2015 action-adventure platform game based on the animated film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Developed by Behaviour Santiago and published by Activision, it was released on February 3, 2015 in North America and on March 26, 2015 in Europe for the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita (cross-compatible with PlayStation TV), and Xbox 360.

Keywords

  • underwater
  • robots
  • dolphin
  • based on - movie
  • superhero
  • squirrel
  • licensed game
  • crab
  • starfish

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

All characters have a simple attack and can use a "Burger Blaster" for a long range attack. A meter will constantly fill up which will allow for the selected character to enter Superhero Mode, which will allow a special attack to replace the Burger Blaster until the meter empties.

Story

The game takes place sometime after the events of Sponge Out of Water. It begins with SpongeBob walking to the Krusty Krab and thinking he's going to have a "normal" day at work. Later, SpongeBob opens the front door of the Krusty Krab and then notices that Sandy and Patrick are coming along too. When Patrick, SpongeBob, and Sandy enter the Krusty Krab, Mr.

Krabs, Plankton, and Squidward are getting chased around by random objects and SpongeBob states things are going not normal at all. SpongeBob thinks it's Plankton causing this, but suddenly, Bubbles (voiced by Jeff Bennett) comes out of a space triangle and tells SpongeBob and his friends that Plankton isn't responsible and explains that someone is using the last page of the magic book to make weird things happen (while the book was destroyed in the film, the final page was not) as well making duplicates of the page. He then holds up a feather and writes in one of the clone pages he found, which suddenly gives SpongeBob and his friends temporary superhero powers that can save Bikini Bottom from a mysterious group of enemies someone created and recover the other clone pages.

Development

The game was announced on October 18, 2014. A trailer for the game was released on January 6, 2015.

Reception

Marc Saltzman of Common Sense Media gave it 2 out of 5 stars stating, "unless you're a huge SpongeBob SquarePants fan who can't wait for this game to appear in the bargain bin of your favorite game store, there isn't anything too exciting here." Spanish site Atomix said the game "would be an acceptable game if we saw it in a PlayStation One, but now it's unacceptable."

The game was nominated at the 2016 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Video Game for that year.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo 3DS3 February 2015North America · Europe 26 March 2015
PlayStation Vita3 February 2015North America · Europe 26 March 2015
Xbox 3603 February 2015North America · Europe 26 March 2015

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

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