+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | S P O N G E B O B S Q U A R E P A N T S: T H E M O V I E | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ GAME: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: THE MOVIE PLATFORM: PLAYSTATION2 GENRE: ACTION/ADVENTURE CREATOR: THQ Copyright 2004 AUTHOR OF THIS FAQ: Kevin Butler AKA War Doc E-MAIL: kevinb(at)technologist(dot)com FAQ VERSION: 1.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT I: INTRODUCTION 1. Legal Stuff 2. Version Information 3. Acknowledgements 4. Welcome 5. Overview UNIT II: GAME INFORMATION 6. The Levels UNIT III: PLAYING THE GAME 7. Getting Started 7.1 Main Menu 8. Taking Control 8.1 The Controls 8.2 The Screens UNIT IV: STRATEGIES 9. General Strategies 9.1 Strategies 9.2 Challenges 10. Specific Strategies for Missions and Tasks 10. 1 Mission 1: No Cheese! 10. 2 Mission 2: I'm Ready... Depression 10. 3 Mission 3: Sandwich Driving 101 10. 4 Mission 4: Three... Thousand Miles To Shell City 10. 5 Mission 5: Rub a Dub Dub, Slip Slide in the Tub 10. 6 Mission 6: Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt 10. 7 Mission 7: No Weenie Parking Anytime 10. 8 Mission 8: I'll Let You Pet Mr. Whiskers 10. 9 Mission 9: Rock Slide 10.10 Mission 10: Now That We're Men 10.11 Mission 11: Shell City, Dead Ahead 10.12 Mission 12: Name's Dennis 10.13 Mission 13: Sundae Driving 10.14 Mission 14: Google-Eyes And Smelly Knick Knacks 10.15 Mission 15: Dennis Strikes Back! 10.16 Mission 16: Welcome To Planktopolis... Minions 10.17 Mission 17: Drive of the Knucklehead-McSpazitron 10.18 Mission 18: Turn the Tables on Plankton UNIT V: APPENDIX 11. Abilities and Upgrades 11.1 Spongebob's Abilities 11.2 Patrick's Abilities 11.3 Upgrade Chart 11.4 Manliness Point Calculations 12. Enemies and Items 13. Treasure Chests UNIT VI: CONCLUSION 14. Conclusion _______________________________________________________________________________ To find a particular chapter or subchapter do the following: 1. Highlight the chapter or subchapter name you wish to find. 2. Press CTRL-C 3. Press CTRL-F 4. Press CTRL-V 5. Press CTRL-F 5. You will arrive at the desired chapter or subchapter. _______________________________________________________________________________ ************** ********************************* U N I T I ********************************** ************** +=================+ | 1. LEGAL STUFF |============================================================ +=================+ This guide may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advanced permission from the author. Use of this guide on any other web site or as part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. 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Just have SBSP:TM as the subject so I know it isn't another kooky vendor trying to sell me hair gel or another XXX site telling me I have new friends. +=========================+ | 2. VERSION INFORMATION |==================================================== +=========================+ Version 1.0 1/15/05: A guide is born. Version 1.01 1/18/05: Fixed a couple of errors. Version 1.02 2/ 4/05: Added reader input. +======================+ | 3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |======================================================= +======================+ The following are a list of people or organizations that have made this FAQ possible: My wonderful family (who has had to put up with the tapping on the keyboard) THQ for making a great game GameFAQ's for putting up this FAQ Dave the Old Hippie for his strategy on Mission 9, Task 4. +=============+ | 4. WELCOME |================================================================ +=============+ Welcome to my FAQ for SpongeBob Squarepants: The Movie (or SBSP: TM for short). Since this is an action/adventure game, there is no walkthrough per se. Instead, this FAQ is broken up into parts. First you will be given an explanation of choices you have for playing the game. Next, you will be given all the possible commands you can give with a brief description of what those commands are. The last part is dedicated to strategy. This strategy will give you an idea on how to fulfill the requirements for getting the various items or doing the various tasks required to complete each area. Input is appreciated along with constructive criticism. If you wish to e-mail me thoughts on this FAQ, better ways of doing things, other strategies, etc., feel free. Make sure you put SBSP: TM in the subject. If you don't, I'm liable to discard the e-mail as spam. +==============+ | 5. OVERVIEW |=============================================================== +==============+ Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie is based on the popular series that runs on Nickelodeon. The movie itself made close to 85 million dollars proving that Spongebob is a rather popular character (or too many people had way too much free time). The basic premise of the movie was that Plankton was up to his usual tricks of attempting to take over Bikini Bottom. It seems that Mr. Krabs has been implicated in the theft of one crown owned by none other then King Neptune himself. While Spongebob still dreams of being promoted at the Krabby Patty, he and Patrick set out on a treacherous journey to prove that Mr. Krabs is innocent. There are many pitfalls along the way and only the strong can survive. Of course, Plankton isn't busy sitting around. His plans (codenamed "Plan Z") include the following steps: 1. Frame Mr. Krabs for the disappearance of King Neptune's crown. 2. Steal the secret Krabby Patty recipe. 3. Brainwash the citizens of Bikini Bottom using souvenir bucket hats to control them. 4. Conquer the world. (excerpts taken from the instruction manual) The action is fast paced as you go through the different areas to prove Mr. Krabs is innocent while at the same time stopping Plankton from succeeding with another evil scheme. *************** ******************************** U N I T II ********************************** *************** +==================+ | 6. THE MISSIONS |=========================================================== +==================+ SBSP: TM will have you going through a possible 68 taskings located within 18 missions. Of course, to make it to the end of the game, you will only need to accomplish 50 taskings. To get the 100% mark, though, you will have to successfully complete all 68 taskings. The missions are (in order): NOTE: The number after the colon is the amount of tasks in that mission. No Cheese! : 1 I'm Ready... Depression : 5 Sandwich Driving 101 : 4 Three... Thousand Miles To Shell City : 6 Rub a Dub Dub, Slip Slide In The Tub : 4 Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt : 6 No Weenie Parking Anytime : 4 I'll Let You Pet Mr.Whiskers : 1 Rock Slide : 4 Now That We're Men : 6 Shell City, Dead Ahead : 6 Name's Dennis... : 1 Sundae Driving : 4 Google-Eyes And Smelly Knick Knacks : 4 Dennis Strikes Back! : 1 Welcome To Planktopolis... Minions : 6 Drive of The Knucklehead-Mcspazitron : 4 Turn The Tables On Plankton : 1 In addition, there are 42 treasure chests spread out amongst the taskings. Getting treasure chests does not contribute to the 100%, but they do unlock things such as FMV's, alternate costumes, artwork, etc. Along with the player's interaction are actual clips from the movie to give one the overall sense of what is going on. Good luck on your journey to prove Mr. Krab's innocence and to stop Plankton from taking over Bikini Bottom. **************** ******************************** U N I T III ********************************* **************** +=====================+ | 7. GETTING STARTED |======================================================== +=====================+ Once the game has loaded, you will be able to Start a New Game, Load a previously saved game, tinker with the Options, or see Promotional Materials for other games. +====================+ | 8. TAKING CONTROL |========================================================= +====================+ ____________________ / 8.1 The Controls /__________________________________________________________ -------------------- The controls for this game are pretty simple. It is just a matter of being able to use them for split-second decisions. << CHARACTER >> +---------------------+--------------------------+ | BUTTON INVOLVED | RESULT | +---------------------+--------------------------+ +---------------------+--------------------------+ | LEFT ANALOG STICK | | | OR DIRECTIONAL | CONTROL YOUR CHARACTER | | BUTTONS | | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | X | JUMP, DOUBLE JUMP | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | SQUARE | KARATE OR STAR SPIN | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | TRIANGLE | BASH OR TONGUE SWING | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | CIRCLE | SPONGEBOWL OR CARTWHEEL | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | R1 | SONIC WAVE GUITAR OR | | | PICK UP, THROW | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | L1 | DISPLAY STATS | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | PRESS R3 | CENTERS CAMERA | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | START | PAUSE MENU | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | SELECT | UPGRADE MENU | +---------------------+--------------------------+ << PATTY WAGON >> +---------------------+--------------------------+ | BUTTON INVOLVED | RESULT | +---------------------+--------------------------+ +---------------------+--------------------------+ | LEFT ANALOG STICK | | | OR DIRECTIONAL | CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE | | BUTTONS | | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | X | ACCELERATE | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | SQUARE | BRAKE OR REVERSE | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | CIRCLE | HORN | +---------------------+--------------------------+ | R1 | NITRO | +---------------------+--------------------------+ ___________________ / 8.2 The Screens /___________________________________________________________ ------------------- These are the different screens in the game. +--------------------+ | 8.2.1 Game Screen |--------------------------------------------------------- +--------------------+ By pressing the L1 button, you can bring up information on the main game screen: +========================================================================+ | 0_________________## | | ## ## ## <-HEALTH [_________________] | | MANLINESS POINTS | | | | | | | | MAIN GAME SCREEN | | | | | | | | + | | +--+ GOOFY GOOBER TOKENS ->+ + | | +--+ <-TREASURE CHESTS + | +========================================================================+ Health Meter - How many burgers of health you have. Manliness Points - Tells you how close you are to earning another upgrade. A "P" to the left of the meter indicates you have an upgrade point(s) waiting. Treasure Chests - Tells you the total Treasure Chests you have found in the game. Goofy Goober Tokens - Tells you the total Goofy Goober Tokens you have found in the game. +---------------------+ | 8.2.2 Pause Screen |-------------------------------------------------------- +---------------------+ Pressing START will get you to this screen: +========================================================================+ | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | | +----+ +----+ | | | | MISSION NAME | | | | +-+-+ +------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |<-MISSIONS TASKS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-+-+ | | | | +--------------------------------------+ | | | +---------+ TREASURE CHESTS COLLECTED +---------+ | | | | | | +--------------------------------------+ | | | | | | X WARP TO LEVEL O OPTIONS /\ RETURN TO GAME | | | +========================================================================+ Mission Name - Name of the mission you have selected. Missions - Mission selector. Tasks - A list of tasks that must be performed for that mission. There are three possible icons: Question Mark : This means you haven't unlocked that particular task yet. Empty Oval : You have unlocked the task but have not completed it yet. Goober-filled Oval: You have completed that task. Treasure Chests Collected - Treasure Chests collected for that mission out of the total possible. Warp to level - Allows you to go to any level you have unlocked or beaten. Options - Allows you to Save Game, Quit Game, Options, or Extras. See Chapter 13 in regard to the Extras. Return to Game - Self-explanatory. +-----------------------+ | 8.2.3 Upgrade Screen |------------------------------------------------------ +-----------------------+ Pressing SELECT will get you to this screen: +========================================================================+ | | | +-----+ +-----+ | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | | | ++----+ SPONGEBOB PATRICK +----++ | | | | | | | UPGRADE POINTS AVAILABLE ## | | | | _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | HEALTH |_||_||_| HEALTH |_||_||_|| | | | _ _ _ _ | | | | KARATE SPIN |_||_| STAR SPIN |_||_| | | | | _ _ _ _ | | | | BASH |_||_| CARTWHEEL |_||_| | | | | _ _ _ _ | | | | SPONGEBOWL |_||_| SMASH |_||_| | | | | _ _ _ _ | | | | SONIC WAVE |_||_| THROW |_||_| | | | | +------------------------------------+ | | | +----------+ PRESS X TO UPGRADE +----------+ | | | | | | | +------------------------------------+ | | | | | X CHOOSE O UPGRADE DESCRIPTION /\ RETURN | | | +========================================================================+ Go to Chapter 11 for full details on upgrades. *************** ******************************** U N I T IV ********************************** *************** +========================+ | 9. GENERAL STRATEGIES |===================================================== +========================+ These are general strategies to make your journey through the different areas more enjoyable (or tolerable at least). These also can be used when you don't want to look at the specific strategies and want to solve things on your own. Again, these are not all-encompassing and I know there are other general strategies to use. These are, though, the best I have found to work for me. Also I have listed the common challenges that occur throughout the game. __________________ / 9.1 Strategies /____________________________________________________________ ------------------ - Use your SAVE liberally. Especially every time you do something important like get a Goofy Goober Token or Treasure Chest. Nothing is more frustrating then playing a couple of hours on a game only to have the power go out and you having to start over. Keep in mind that when you save, you will go back to the beginning of whatever Task you saved from if you restart your game. This means you would have to redo Checkpoints if required. - Learn to use the controls with proficiency. I know, this sounds so basic but you would be surprised at how many people complain about not being able to do certain things because they don't know how to use the controls. There are quite a few tight areas, narrow ledges, killer jumps, etc. that the chosen character will be required to perform. If you don't know how to use your controls, then you better be prepared for either a long game or quitting due to frustration. - When you are jumping, use this trick. Sometimes you will have to jump on very small ledges or very thin surfaces. Use your shadow for guidance. If the chosen character's shadow is over the area you want to land, then it is safe to land. You must also take into account if what you are jumping onto a moving object. - Never get just the minimum required for a level. Just because you only have to do one task within a mission, try to do as many tasks as you can. The reason is that as you progress through the game, you will need those Goofy Goober Tokens for upgrades to your character's skills. Also, try to collect every barbell within a level (this also means destroying or killing every- thing). This will help you to upgrade your current health or skill much faster. This will pay untold dividends down the road when you need to get through an area quicker. - Some tasks have more then one part. What I mean by this is that you may have to scale cliffs or go through caves to get through those other parts. Also, everything may not be contained within a single task. It might span multiple tasks. This is especially true of the Treasure Chests where you may have to do three tasks to get them all. - Use the Sonic Wave to "recon" an area. What I mean by this is to use it to overfly different parts of an area to get an idea of what you may be encountering or where you have to go. - Learn to use the camera controls. Nothing is more frustrating then trying to do a specific task and the camera angle only adds to the difficulty. If the camera refuses to rotate in one direction, go the other direction to ensure that you have the best possible angle to accomplish your task. There are a few mini-games and boss battles, though, that you aren't allowed to use the camera on. - Keep in mind that when you are carrying objects, you cannot jump. You must toss the object onto the next level and retrieve it. This means you need to plan your moves carefully, especially if the object has a short life (i.e. watermelons). There are areas that you can bounce with an object but that is all you can do. - Manliness points are a primary thing you need to be collecting. By collecting these, you can upgrade your skills to Macho much quicker. I find the first skills that should always be upgraded is the Spin Attack. This is because you can return any enemy missiles or projectiles fired at you with a devastating effect. - Learn how each enemy fights in combat. This can go a long way for creating effective strategies to take them down with minimum pain to your character. Also, an interesting thing happens when an enemy does get a hit on your character. All enemies on the screen briefly pause to laugh at your hapless character. Of course, they forget your character has been honed into a well-oiled weapon. Take advantage of this and destroy as many as you can. - Of course, when all else fails, consult the specific strategy section to get yourself out of a bind. __________________ / 9.2 Challenges /____________________________________________________________ ------------------ There are challenges that appear throughout this game. The general idea of these challenges is discussed below. More detailed discussions on them will be contained in the walkthrough for that specific task. The challenges are: +---------------+ | 9.2.1 Bungee |-------------------------------------------------------------- +---------------+ Hop onto the fish hook and bounce down toward the targets below. You will have to destroy a specific number of targets in three areas. In addition to the targets, there are dangers that could end Spongebob's life very quickly if you aren't careful. +---------------------+ | 9.2.2 Combat Arena |-------------------------------------------------------- +---------------------+ Spongebob gets to tangle with 30 enemies in the first wave, 40 enemies in the second wave, and 50 enemies in the third wave. You must defeat all 120 enemies to collect the prize. Failure in any wave means you start over at the first wave again. +-----------------------+ | 9.2.3 Floating Block |------------------------------------------------------ +-----------------------+ Just as the name implies, you play as Patrick who must get across the different floating blocks and trampolines to retrieve the prize. You have a set time you must accomplish this in. +-------------+ | 9.2.4 Ring |---------------------------------------------------------------- +-------------+ In between the Time Challenge and Macho Time Challenge, you must do this one. It basically involves you driving through a series of rings the game sets before you. Be careful, you have only a limited amount of time to make it to a ring before it disappears and you fail the challenge. Hitting them on the edge and not direct center still counts. +-------------+ | 9.2.5 Time |---------------------------------------------------------------- +-------------+ This is applicable to both the Time Challenge and Macho Time Challenge. You must complete the required task in or under the time that is required. +-------------------+ | 9.2.6 Sonic Wave |---------------------------------------------------------- +-------------------+ Once Spongebob learns the Sonic Wave, he can crank up the amplifier and play to his hearts content. This challenge involves putting the Sonic Wave through a series of rings to get the prize. +-----------------------------+ | 9.2.7 Spongeball Challenge |------------------------------------------------ +-----------------------------+ Yep, Spongebob becomes a Spongeball as he attempts to navigate the hazards and crazy paths to get to the coveted Goofy Goober Token. +=================================================+ | 10. SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR MISSIONS AND TASKS |============================ +=================================================+ These strategies cover the 18 missions and 68 tasks in the game. For each task completed, you collect one Goofy Goober Token. You must collect all 68 to get 100% in the game. In addition, I will give the locations to all of the Treasure Chests. To find out more about your enemies, go to Chapter 12. I will list the missions as they appear on the pause menu. They will be set up like so: ___________________________ / Mission #: Mission Name / --------------------------- Treasure Chests: Number of Treasure Chests for this task. Brief overview of the overall mission. +--------------------+ | Task #: Task Name | +--------------------+ Brief overview of this task. Walkthrough for task. SPECIAL NOTE: There is an Easter Egg in the game that gives the times that it took the developers to make it through the Time Challenges. I will note these under times required for those taskings. It will be listed as Heavy Iron's Time. To find this Easter Egg, do the following: It is located in mission 16, Welcome To Planktopolis... Minions during the Monument-Al Destruction tasking. When you get to the high ledge overlooking the lava pit (across from the twin Plankton statues) go right and fall onto the ledge next to the castle wall. Follow the ledge around until you get to an alcove. You will then see a series of messages being displayed with the information in individual boxes. __________________________________ / 10. 1 Mission 1: No Cheese! /____________________________________________ ---------------------------------- Treasure Chests: 1 This is the introductory level (so to speak). It seems that Mr. Krabs has been busted for stealing King Neptune's Crown. Of course, Spongebob living in his dreams of being the manager knows that isn't right. He embarks on his journey to prove Mr. Krabs is innocent. +--------------------------------------------+ | 10.1.1 Task 1: Crisis at the Krusty Krab |--------------------------------- +--------------------------------------------+ All you will be doing during this task is going around the path and learning about Spongebob's starting moves: The Spin Attack and Smash. The only enemies to bother Spongebob will be a few jellyfish. - Get on the path and follow it around. Go up and over the hill to the next valley. You will see a truck with a load of crates crash into the barrier. - Use those crates to climb up to the next cliff. Go up and around to the slide. Go down the slide into the next valley. Turn left and go across the small islands to collect the Treasure Chest. Treasure Chest #1. - Go over to the switch and Spin Attack it to cause one of the rock pillars to lower. Get on it and go up. Break through the wooden crates to get to the Checkpoint. - Head over to the buttons and push them to reveal a Sticky Wall: Climb it. At the top of the Sticky Wall, destroy the rock wall in front of Spongebob and proceed through. - Jump on the springboard, on the back of the truck, to complete this tasking. _______________________________________________ / 10. 2 Mission 2: I'm Ready... Depression /_______________________________ ----------------------------------------------- Treasure Chests: 2 Looks like Spongebob and Patrick are drowning their sorrows in a few milkshakes and sundaes. Of course, now that they are on a mission, all heck breaks loose. Patrick must find his way out of the Goofy Goober Ice Cream Parlor. +-----------------------------------+ | 10.2.1 Task 1: Sponge on a Wire |------------------------------------------ +-----------------------------------+ Patrick must make his way through this building to collect the Goofy Goober Token. - Clear out all enemies in the cafeteria area and exit up the steps and around to the wooden balcony. - The balcony will collapse. Take care of the Foggers and collect everything. Get on the candy cane elevator and cross the chocolate chip platforms to the next area. - Take out the Slammer and Spin Attack the button to drop some springboards across the cafeteria area. Go across these springboards and you will be in a small kitchen area. - Follow the platforms, that are sitting in the chocolate "lake", around to the Spawner. Take care of any Foggers in Patrick's path. When you get to the Spawner, give it a good whack to put it out of commission. Just don't stand too close to avoid the blast radius. This will unlock the third task of this mission. Exit this room. - You will pass a Checkpoint along this corridor. At the end of the corridor is a large room. In the center is a vat of boiling chocolate. Before you go across and exit the room, it's time to collect a Treasure Chest. - Directly below where you entered is a storeroom. Drop down and deal with the Foggers. Use Patrick's Spin Attack to break down the door and collect the Treasure Chest. Treasure Chest #1. - Use the springboard to get back up on the platform you started from. Jump and press TRIANGLE to latch onto the floating ice block. - Swing across and land on the platform on the other side. Spin Attack the switch to open the door. - When you go through the door, you will see an island in the middle of the chocolate. Proceed slowly since three Foggers will break out. Deal with them and exit this room. - This next room is a small cafeteria. In the center is a Clam Communicator. Mindy tells Patrick she is willing to teach him the Cartwheel but he needs two Goofy Goober Tokens to learn it. Turn right and head for the broken wall. You unlock tasks two and five in this room. - At the broken wall, spin attack to break it down. Go to the next wall and do the same. Eventually you will end up in a room with springboards. Jump on the lowest one and Patrick will be propelled to the balcony to collect his reward. - Go back to Mindy and she will give Patrick the Cartwheel. The door opposite the door you first entered this room through will now be opened. Go through it and exit this room. - You will enter a big storage-type room. You will have to clear out three waves of Foggers and Slammers. Once they are cleared out, collect every- thing in this room and go to the door. Spin Attack the two switches and enter the corridor. - Follow this corridor around to the freezer. Go through the freezer and stand on the big cookie. You will be lowered into a giant ice cream room. Before you exit, time for the last Treasure Chest. - To the left you will see a row of boxes. Use your Cartwheel attack and mow through these boxes in order from left to right. When you destroy the last box, the Treasure Chest will appear after you destroy the last box. Treasure Chest #2. - Use the candy cane elevator to get to the springboard. Then follow the alternating springboards and chocolate chip cookies to get to the next room. - In this room, you must Spin Attack the switches on the left and right sides. To add to your pain, a Spawner starts shooting out Foggers and Slammers. Get to the switches quickly and only kill those that stand in your way. Once both switches are activated, a path opens to the other side of the room. - Get on the path and destroy the Spawner. When you enter this room, you will notice a Port-o-Head. You will also note a sticky wall. This is for when Spongebob gets the Sonic Wave attack. Collect your Goofy Goober Token to end this tasking. +-------------------------------------+ | 10.2.2 Task 2: An Ounce of Bounce |---------------------------------------- +-------------------------------------+ This task is explained in Chapter 10.2.1. +-------------------------------------+ | 10.2.3 Task 3: Up Chocolate Creek |---------------------------------------- +-------------------------------------+ This task gets unlocked when you enter the area. Patrick must have the Throw Skill plus the upgrade to complete this task. - First, clear all enemies from the area. Head over to the kitchen and get on the lower level behind the wooden boxes. Destroy one of the boxes to leave one intact. - Pick up the box and head to the center of this room. Aim for one of the four buttons on the opposite wall. When you strike one, a chocolate chip path rises from the chocolate. - Go across this path and into the next room. You must use the marshmallows to get to the other end of this room. To make it a further challenge, buzz saws go across the path. - Just follow the path and when you get to the end, collect your reward. Use the Teleport Box to go back to the beginning and exit this room. +----------------------------------------------+ | 10.2.4 Task 4: Sonic Wave Guitar Challenge |------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------+ This is a pretty easy challenge. Just watch for a tight right-hand curve after you exit the ventilation duct. Also watch out for tight curves when you are in the cafeteria Patrick started Mission 1 in. +-----------------------------------------+ | 10.2.5 Task 5: Combat Arena Challenge |------------------------------------ +-----------------------------------------+ This is a good introduction to how the arena works. - The first wave of enemies are just Foggers. Just run the edges and whack them when you can. - The second and third waves bring in more Slammers and less Foggers. Again, run the edges and take shots at them while you can. - Keep in mind that if you hit one enemy into a group, you can take out five or six in a shot. Great for Manliness points. ____________________________________________ / 10. 3 Mission 3: Sandwich Driving 101 /__________________________________ -------------------------------------------- Treasure Chests: 3 Heavy Iron's Time: 2:37 Your first driving experience in the Patty Wagon. For a cheeseburger with all the trimmings, it doesn't handle too badly. Anyway, you must make it to the other end of town and escape to continue your journey. +--------------------------------------------+ | 10.3.1 Task 1: Escape From Bikini Bottom |--------------------------------- +--------------------------------------------+ Time Limit: N/A The best route to take (which also yields all Treasure Chests) is listed below: - Follow the road around until you get to the second building a bulldozer breaks out of. Go through the opening that was created to use this shortcut and to collect the Treasure Chest. Treasure Chest #1. - When you get to the park, take the shortest path to the bridge. Once you cross the bridge, head left into the grass. You will see a rock to your left. Go around it to get the Treasure Chest. Treasure Chest #2. - Keep going until you get to the second building the wrecking ball puts a hole in (the brown building). Go through this new shortcut and collect the Treasure Chest. Treasure Chest #3. - Follow the road to the edge of town. +---------------------------------+ | 10.3.2 Task 2: Time Challenge |-------------------------------------------- +---------------------------------+ Time Limit: 4:00 Use the strategies from Chapter 10.3.1. +---------------------------------+ | 10.3.3 Task 3: Ring Challenge |-------------------------------------------- +---------------------------------+ Time Limit: N/A Just follow the rings. It will go through the first shortcut but not the second. +---------------------------------------+ | 10.3.4 Task 4: Macho Time Challenge |-------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------+ Time Limit: 3:00 Use the strategies from Chapter 10.3.1. _____________________________________________________________ / 10. 4 Mission 4: Three... Thousand Miles To Shell City /_________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- Treasure Chests: 3 Spongebob and Patrick are now in the middle of the desert. Their objective is to destroy the three radio towers transmitting Planktons message. Of course, there are enemies galore as they attempt to navigate their way around. +------------------------------------------+ | 10.4.1 Task 1: Topple a Trio of Towers |----------------------------------- +------------------------------------------+ Spongebob gets the joy of navigating through the desert terrain. Make sure you have upgraded your Spin Attack since a few enemies like to "throw" things. - After you get the Bash from Mindy for four Goofy Goober Tokens, go to the rotating plank. Bash it to rotate it over the sticker bushes. - Send the Flinger back to the junk heap and go left over the balanced rock. Take care of the Slammer and continue to follow the path to the right. - Bash to the two platforms and cross the goo. Deal with the two Flingers and continue along the path. - After you cross the two balancing rocks, you will see three Foggers on the next ledge. Send them back to Plankton and cross over this ledge. Before you go up the steps, go right into the small valley. - Go all the way to the back and destroy the wooden crates to get the Treasure Chest. Treasure Chest #1. - Backtrack and go up the steps. Take out any enemy that opposes you and look for the switch. Use your Bash ability and punch the switch. This will set up a chain reaction which will blow the tower up. After the tower fries, a new path will be created over the small valley. - Cross over this wooden path and get to the Checkpoint. Follow this path around and blow through the large stack of wooden crates. Take out the Foggers and Slammer on the other side. You will then see some platforms you can bash. - After you bash the platforms, jump across the goo and take care of the Flinger. Once they are dealt with, a Slammer comes out of the wall. Eliminate them as well. Continue to follow this trail around and another Slammer pops out. Again, clean their clock. - At the end of this path is a switch. Bash the switch to bring up three floating platforms. Time your jumps so that Spongebob isn't steamed and make your way across to the other side. - Follow the shoreline and deal with any enemy that gets in Spongebob's way. Take out the Bucket-O-Tron and then head up to the next radio transmitter. This switch is moving so take care of the enemies and bash the switch to bring it down. - Backtrack to where the Bucket-O-Tron was and you will see a switch. Bash it to bring up some springboards. By following these springboards, you will open up tasks number two, five, and six. - Use the springboards in the water to return to where you started. Go through the wall that was opened by the destroyed transmitter and activate the Checkpoint. Follow that path around. Watch out for the steam vents. - The next area has some balancing rocks and more steam vents. Make your way across this area and you will unlock task number four. Continue to the next ledge and take care of the Flinger. - At the end of the path you will get to a springboard. Jump on the spring- board to enter a rocky arena. Here you will have to defeat all of the enemies before you can leave. - You get to deal with two Bucket-O-Trons spitting out Foggers, Slammers, and Flingers. Get under these two contraptions and bash them to prevent any further monsters. Then clear out what remains. After you clear the last enemy, a springboard appears. - Jump on the springboard to get you to an island with a switch. Bash the switch to bring up two sets of platforms. One set opens up task number three while the other leads you to the last tower. - Head across the platforms and watch out for the steam vents. Go to the middle and be ready for the two Flingers. - Take care of the two Flingers then head up the steps to the right (past the Port-O-Head). You will see three switches floating around in a slow circle. You must bash all three switches to take care of the last transmitting tower. - Once you bash all three switches, the Goofy Goober Token appears. Congrats on shutting Plankton up. +-----------------------------------------+ | 10.4.2 Task 2: Bouncy, Bouncy, Bouncy |------------------------------------ +-----------------------------------------+ - After you bash the switch next to the second radio tower, a series of springboards appear. Just use them to go across to the island with the Goofy Goober Token. You can break through the wall for the Bungee Challenge, task number five. +---------------------------------------+ | 10.4.3 Task 3: Patrick Gets Steamed |-------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------+ - Change into Patrick in the Port-O-John next to the third radio tower. Go back across the platforms until you get to the cave entrance. - All you have to do is go across the rocky platforms to the end of this cave. Just watch out for the steam vents. - Collect the Goofy Goober Token then hop into the cardboard box to return to the entrance. +-------------------------------------------+ | 10.4.4 Task 4: Floating Block Challenge |---------------------------------- +-------------------------------------------+ Time Limit: 4:00 This is a pretty straightforward challenge. It is also a good introduction to how these challenges work since the next ones only get worse. - You will first go across blue blocks that spin in place (on vertical axis), move up-and-down, and move side-to-side. Stay to the left so you can retrieve the Treasure Chest. Treasure Chest #2. Keep going to the plat- form to reach a Checkpoint. - The next blocks will be a little trickier. It will be a mixture of the above plus blocks that rotate on a horizontal axis. Go across these to make it to the next platform and Checkpoint. - The last part will be hard unless you can plan a route at least two to three blocks in advance. The reason is because these are ice blocks and they disappear after a couple of seconds which means you have to move quickly to avoid the fall. - Move across these to get to the end and collect the Goofy Goober Token. +-----------------------------------+ | 10.4.5 Task 4: Bungee Challenge |------------------------------------------ +-----------------------------------+ The areas are arranged as so: Area 1: One Target Area 2: Two Targets Area 3: Three Targets You don't have to worry too much about the first two areas. It's the third area that may cause some problems since steam vents line the walls. Note the pattern when the steam subsides and strike the targets before the steam returns. Before you start this challenge, or even after, you will notice four floating boxes. Against the wall you will notice stacks of wooden crates of varying number. It looks like this when you are entering this area: LEGEND: F=FLOATING; W=WOODEN CRATE; #=NUMBER OF WOODEN CRATES IN STACK +------------------+ | BUNGEE CHALLENGE | +------------------+ | F4 W2 | | F3 W1 | | F2 W4 | | F1 W3 | | | +----ENTRANCE------+ In order to get the Treasure Chest, you must break the floating boxes in numerical order according to how many crates are next to it. Therefore, you will need to break the floating boxes in this order: F3, F4, F1, and F2. When you do this, a Treasure Chest will appear next to the Bungee Challenge area. Treasure Chest #3. +---------------------------------------+ | 10.4.6 Task 6: Spongeball Challenge |-------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------+ This is a good introduction to how you will be doing this and future Spongeball Challenges. The only difference, of course, is that they will get harder. - Roll up to the big block and wait for it to come down. Get on it and ride it up to the wooden platform. Then head toward the brownish-orange platforms. - The brownish-orange platforms will collapse after two seconds so you must quickly get across them to the wooden platform. Follow the path up to the fan blade. - Wait for an opening and go through the fan blade and get to the wooden plat- form. Turn and head toward the five blocks that are alternating going up and down. Time your approach to move through these blocks. - On the next path, it slants to the right so you will need to move more left to stay on it. You will then make it to another path of three brownish- orange platforms. This time, there is a block going across the middle one. Again, time it to move quickly across these platforms and miss that block. - From the next wooden platform, head up the path to the double fan blades. Again, time your approach to pass through them. Head up the path to four blocks that are doing alternating side-to-side motions. Again, time it so you get across them and head down the path. - You will now be at a set of four brownish-orange platforms with a fan blade over the third one (as you face it). Just time the blade so that you can go across without any hindrance. Once you clear through this area, just follow the path to the Goofy Goober Token. ____________________________________________________________ / 10. 5 Mission 5: Rub a Dub Dub, Slip Slide in the Tub /__________________