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| 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 |
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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
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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
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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.
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| 1.  LEGAL STUFF |============================================================
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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.  All content in this guide is Copyright 2005 by
Kevin Butler.  Only the sites listed below have permission to publish this
work or to display it:
www.gamefaqs.com
www.cheats.de
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www.neoseeker.com
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If you wish to put this guide on your site, e-mail me and ask.  Save yourself
the headache of putting up with lawsuits and whatnot because you failed to ask
a simple "Can I post your guide on ?".  If you wish to use info
in this guide, please acknowledge that you have done so.  If I don't respond or
I say no, accept it as fact.  This especially goes out to Dave at
www.cheatcc.com since he has a habit of taking guides without permission.  In
addition, do not modify this guide in any way whatsoever to suit your purposes.
The latest version can always be found at www.gamefaqs.com.
If you see this guide on any other site then the one listed above, please
e-mail me.  If you wish to ask questions or give input to this guide, please
e-mail me.  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.
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| 2.  VERSION INFORMATION |====================================================
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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.
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| 3.  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |=======================================================
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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.
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| 4.  WELCOME |================================================================
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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.
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| 5.  OVERVIEW |===============================================================
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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.
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| 6.  THE MISSIONS |===========================================================
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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.
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| 7.  GETTING STARTED |========================================================
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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.
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| 8.  TAKING CONTROL |=========================================================
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/ 8.1  The Controls /__________________________________________________________
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The controls for this game are pretty simple.  It is just a matter of being
able to use them for split-second decisions.
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| BUTTON INVOLVED     | RESULT                   |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| LEFT ANALOG STICK   |                          |
| OR DIRECTIONAL      | CONTROL YOUR CHARACTER   |
| BUTTONS             |                          |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| X                   | JUMP, DOUBLE JUMP        |
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| SQUARE              | KARATE OR STAR SPIN      |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| TRIANGLE            | BASH OR TONGUE SWING     |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| CIRCLE              | SPONGEBOWL OR CARTWHEEL  |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| R1                  | SONIC WAVE GUITAR OR     |
|                     | PICK UP, THROW           |
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| L1                  | DISPLAY STATS            |
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| PRESS R3            | CENTERS CAMERA           |
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| START               | PAUSE MENU               |
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| SELECT              | UPGRADE MENU             |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
>
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| BUTTON INVOLVED     | RESULT                   |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| LEFT ANALOG STICK   |                          |
| OR DIRECTIONAL      | CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE     |
| BUTTONS             |                          |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| X                   | ACCELERATE               |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| SQUARE              | BRAKE OR REVERSE         |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| CIRCLE              | HORN                     |
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| R1                  | NITRO                    |
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/ 8.2  The Screens /___________________________________________________________
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These are the different screens in the game.
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| 8.2.1  Game Screen |---------------------------------------------------------
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By pressing the L1 button, you can bring up information on the main game
screen:
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