SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (PlayStation 2, Wii)

SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis is a video game based on the Season 5 special of the same name, which is mostly made up of various gameplay types such as walking rhythmically, puzzles (which also feature some walking around), and a shooter (which partially involves walking in a set path).

There's quite a bit of walking throughout this game.

While this was the final SpongeBob game to release on the PlayStation 2, this was not the final game on the console he'd appear in overall.

Unused Graphics#

t_error#

Found in numerous archives is t_error, a generic error texture.

T_collision_check#

In platform_10_room_bonus_3_world is a texture used for invisible surfaces.

Unused Dialogue#

localstrings_testspeech text.ps2 contains two lines meant for testing the game's dialogue, both of which have corresponding audio recorded with Microsoft Sam.

The file also has two other conversation tests; one between SpongeBob and Patrick, and another where SpongeBob annoys Squidward. These conversations also have equivalent text-to-speech audio.

There are also duplicates of the "Hello Spongebob" and "I hate my life" lines at the end of the file, most likely for when you talk to Patrick or Squidward a second time.

Unused Text#

test music text.us has strings for a sound test, along with some leftovers from Blitz Games' previous SpongeBob game, Creature from the Krusty Krab.

Music Test
Front End Music
Shop Music
Back to Frontend
Music Has Looped
Music has Finished
Marker has been reached
Playback: Looped
Playback: Single
Sound Effect Test
Bubble Pop
Crate Smash 1
Crate Smash 2
Checkpoint
Sleepy Seeds
HUD Test
A Test Subtitle
Another Test Subtitle
Select Level
Start Timer
Stop Timer
Pause Timer 1 second
Add 10 Seconds
Subtract 10 Seconds

localstrings_globalspeechstringtable.ps2 has more dialogue testing strings. The third line comes from the song "Bend Me, Shape Me" by The American Breed, while the fourth is part of a line from the Season 1 episode "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost". The aforementioned lines do not have text-to-speech equivalents.

Testing Testing ONE Two Three
This is a test
Bend Me Shape Me Anyway you want me
your incorporealness

Platform Differences#

• Texture quality is noticeably poorer in the PlayStation 2 version, likely due to memory constraints.
• The options menu is simplified greatly in the Wii version, removing all video options and the vibration setting. The music also stops playing in the Wii version.
• Subtitles are automatically enabled in the Wii version.
• Blitz Games' logo lacks any sound in the PlayStation 2 version.
• SpongeBob has a different model with pushed-in holes in the Wii version, like in the Wii version of Creature from the Krusty Krab. This only applies to the SpongeBob in the levels themselves, and not the customizable SpongeBob on the menu and "SwapBob SpareFace" screens.

Regional Differences#

• The European and Australian versions lack the SpongeBob-esque title card in the opening cutscene. This is likely due to it being baked into the FMV, meaning that localizing it would require separate videos.

Oddities#

• There is a brain hidden behind each eye of the SpongeBob on the menu and "SwapBob SpareFace" screens.