SpongeBob's Boating Bash

Nintendo exclusive

SpongeBob SquarePants is in for the bumpiest ride of his life! SpongeBob's Boating Bash draws upon one of the most popular events in the TV series - SpongeBob's tireless tenacity to earn his boating license. After failing the boating exam 78 times, a shady shark character tricks SpongeBob into taking the zany D.R.I.V.E. course that will send him and his friends steering out of control. In this fast-paced, demolition derby style party game, players will drive around in boat mobiles and compete in wacky arenas throughout Bikini Bottom to be the last boat standing.

Released: 2 March 2010
Platforms: Nintendo DS Wii
Genres: Demolition derby Puzzle Racing
Developers: Firebrand Games
Publishers: THQ
Series: SpongeBob SquarePants
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Comedy Kids
Country: United Kingdom United States
Age ratings: PEGI 3 USK 0 ESRB E
Languages: English

About

SpongeBob's Boating Bash is a racing game made by American studio Impulse Games based on the animated comedy TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. It features SpongeBob SquarePants characters and is the first SpongeBob racing game since Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing. It is also the first SpongeBob game released by Firebrand Games for the Nintendo DS and ImPulse Games for the Wii. It is compatible with the Wii Wheel accessory.

The game features more than 100 different options to customize a boat, and can be played with up to 4 people. Even though it is in the racing genre, most of the game's modes are comparable to a demolition derby.

Keywords

underwater
destruction
based on - tv show
squirrel
licensed game
motorsports
voice acting
octopus
crab
starfish
demolition derby
spongebob

Media

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Gameplay

Throughout the game's Story mode, players engage in several racing and combat-centric objectives, each based on the D.R.I.V.E. acronym. These can also be freely selected and played outside of the Story mode:

Destruction: The first class in Seymour's D.R.I.V.E. lessons. It requires the player to smash into opponents' boats and pick up the parts that are produced from the smash. In some tests during the Story mode, the player is required to reach a set amount of collected parts. In others, the player has to finish in the Top 3 to achieve either a ranking.

Story

At Mrs. Puff's Boating School, it's the last test of the year and SpongeBob, as per usual, is trying to pass the driving portion of the exam. Despite Mrs. Puff's attempt to guide Spongebob through the methods of driving slowly, Spongebob still manages to horrendously fail on his boating test (for the 78th time).

As he sits on the steps on the entrance to the school, looking quite depressed, a shark named Seymour Scales arrives outside the school in a bus. E." (Destruction, Recklessness, Impairment, Velocity, Escape). E.