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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Battle for Bikini Bottom'' (Game Boy Advance)}}
{{D|the Game Boy Advance version of the 2003 video game|Battle for Bikini Bottom}}
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{{Video game
|name = ''Battle for Bikini Bottom''
|Image = Battle for Bikini Bottom GBA.jpg
|Developer = {{W|Blizzard Albany|Vicarious Visions}} 
|Publisher = [[THQ Nordic|THQ]]
|Released = {{Flag|USA}} {{Time|October 29}}, {{Time|2003}}<ref name="usarelease">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040406053349/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/457/457047p1.html Bikini Bottoms Off! - IGN]</ref><br>{{Flag|EU}} {{Time|November 28}}, {{Time|2003}}<ref name="europe">[https://cdromance.com/ps2-iso/spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom-europe/ SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (Europe) PS2 ISO - CD Romance]</ref><br>{{Flag|AUS}} {{Time|December 11}}, {{Time|2003}}<ref name="australia">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230830070841/https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/spongebob-battle-for-bikini-bottom SPONGEBOB BATTLE FOR BIKINI BOTTOM - Australian Classification]</ref>
|Genre = {{W|Platformer|2D platformer}}
|Modes = {{W|Single-player video game|Single-player}}
|Ratings = ESRB: {{Ratings|ESRB|E}}<br>PEGI: {{Ratings|PEGI|3}}<br>USK: {{Ratings|USK|0}}<br>ACB: {{Ratings|ACB|G}}
|Platforms = [[w:c:nintendo:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]]
}}
The '''Game Boy Advance version of ''Battle for Bikini Bottom''''' is a {{SBSP}} video game developed by {{W|Blizzard Albany|Vicarious Visions}}. Unlike its [[Battle for Bikini Bottom (home console)|home console counterpart]], this game is a 2D sidescroller with puzzle mechanics. {{Link|SpongeBob}} is the only playable character in this version of the game.

==Plot==
The game's story is very similar to that of its console counterpart. After {{Link|Plankton}} finished building his [[Duplicatotron|Duplicatron 3000]], his robots started to rebel against him after he forgot to set the "Obey Plankton" switch on. The next morning, as SpongeBob and {{Link|Gary}} exit their house, they notice a GenericBot flying around [[Bikini Bottom]]. After arriving at the [[Krusty Krab]], SpongeBob meets with {{Link|Patrick}}, {{Link|Squidward}}, and {{Link|Sandy}}, the latter stating that the town is infested with robots. {{Link|Mr. Krabs}} then arrives and explains to SpongeBob that the robots are scaring his customers and are stealing [[Krabby Patty|Krabby Patties]]. Suspecting Plankton to be behind this, Mr. Krabs orders SpongeBob to get to the [[Chum Bucket]] and stop him before he ruins his business.

After traveling around Bikini Bottom and fighting robotic copies of his friends with the help of [[Mystery the Seahorse]], SpongeBob arrives at the Chum Bucket and finds Plankton, who explains to him that once his robots discover the [[Krabby Patty secret formula]], he will simply steal it from them. SpongeBob manages to prevent this by destroying the Duplicatron 3000 and his robotic clone, [[SpongeBot SteelPants]], putting an end to the robot invasion and thwarting Plankton's plan once again.

==Gameplay==
===Levels===
The game consists of four chapters, each containing six regular levels and a boss level. Each level can only be completed by collecting three golden spatulas, which are used to unlock the gate to the next area. There are also 20 {{Link|Krabby Patties}} in every level; although optional, collecting them all provides access to a bonus level where the objective is to collect all Krabby Patties while riding either the [[SpongeBob's unicycle|unicycle]] or the [[invisible boatmobile]] to obtain a reward (either an extra life or a new photo for the photo album).
*'''Chapter 1'''
**When Robots Attack
**Hi Ho Mystery, Away!
**Robot from the Goo Lagoon
**Please Please Kelp Me
**There Goes the Neighborhood
**Nuts and Bolts
**'''Boss''': Attack of the Steel Squirrel
*'''Chapter 2'''
**Bringing it Around Downtown
**Gone Jellyfishing
**Short Circuit
**No Horsing Around
**New Robotropolis
**To the Mermalair!
**'''Boss''': Star Power
*'''Chapter 3'''
**Around the Way Sponge
**Seanutbutter and Jellyfish
**Mystery Loves Company
**Hitting the Slopes
**In-Cog-Neato!
**Robots in the Skies
**'''Boss''': Squid Vicious
*'''Chapter 4'''
**It Came from Rock Bottom
**Deep Trouble
**Escape from Sand Mountain
**Back to the Seacave
**Industrial Robolution
**Plankton's Inner Sanctum
**'''Boss''': SpongeBot SteelPants

==Characters==
===Playable===
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
*[[Mystery the Seahorse]]

===Non-playable===
*[[Patrick Star]]
*[[Sandy Cheeks]]
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
*[[Gary the Snail]]
*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
*[[Mermaid Man]]
*[[Billy (Prehibernation Week)|Incidental 158]]
*[[Incidental 152]]
*[[Bert (Rock Bottom)|Incidental 211]]

===Enemies===
*GenericBot<ref name="GBAinstruction14">Game Boy Advance ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'' instruction booklet/manual page 14</ref>
*SpringBot<ref name="GBAinstruction14"/>
*SpikeBot<ref name="GBAinstruction14"/>
*SpikeTopBot<ref name="GBAinstruction14"/>
*SpikeComboBot<ref name="GBAinstruction14"/>
*ProjectileBot<ref name="GBAinstruction14"/>
*TemperBot<ref name="GBAinstruction14"/>
*Electricbot<ref name="GBAinstruction15">Game Boy Advance ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'' instruction booklet/manual page 15</ref>
*BigBot<ref name="GBAinstruction15"/>
*ChargeBot<ref name="GBAinstruction15"/>
*FanBot<ref name="GBAinstruction15"/>
*PlatformBot<ref name="GBAinstruction15"/>
**Cyan-bodied PlatformBot
*PathBots<ref name="GBAinstruction15"/>
*SleeperBots<ref name="GBAinstruction15"/>
**Yellow-bodied-and-red-eyed SleeperBots

===Bosses===
*[[Robo-Sandy]]
*[[Robo-Patrick]]
*[[Robo-Squidward|Squid Vicious]]
*[[SpongeBot SteelPants]]

==Reception==
The Game Boy Advance version of ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'' sold an estimated 710,000 copies. In {{Time|2006}}, {{W|Edge (magazine)|''Edge'' magazine}} ranked the Game Boy Advance version at number 34 on its list of "The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080920015349/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-centurys-top-50-handheld-games?page=0%2C1 The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games - Edge]</ref>

==Walkthrough==
[[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom - Full Game Boy Advance walkthrough|thumb|center|340px]]

==Trivia==
===General===
*This version of this game is supported by [[w:c:nintendo:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]] and [[w:c:nintendo:Nintendo DS Lite|DS Lite]] units through backwards compatibility.
*This is the third ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' video game to be released for the Game Boy Advance, following ''[[SuperSponge]]'' and ''[[Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (Game Boy Advance)|Revenge of the Flying Dutchman]]''.
*On {{Time|June 5}}, {{Time|2005}}, this video game and ''[[w:c:fairlyoddparents:Breakin' Da Rules|Breakin' Da Rules]]'' were released in a bundle called the ''Double Pack Volume 2''.
**Also, at some point in {{Time|2005}} this video game and ''[[Nicktoons Freeze Frame Frenzy]]'' were released in a bundle called the ''Double Pack Volume 3''.
*The Duplicatotron 3000 is called the Duplicatron 3000 in this version.
*The chapters in this game are represented by images of locations instead of names.
**Chapter 1: [[Sandy Cheeks' treedome|Sandy's treedome]]
**Chapter 2: [[Sand Mountain]]
**Chapter 3: [[Industrial Park]]
**Chapter 4: [[Chum Bucket|Chum Bucket lab]]

===Episode references===
*Screenshots from "[[My Pretty Seahorse]]," "[[Ripped Pants]]," "[[Wormy]]," "[[Prehibernation Week]]," "[[Tea at the Treedome]]," and "[[No Free Rides]] can be unlocked in the game's photo album.
*Plankton's animation from the opening cutscene is taken from "[[The Algae's Always Greener]]."
*In several levels, SpongeBob can ride [[Mystery the Seahorse|Mystery]] from "My Pretty Seahorse."
*There is a level based on "Tea at the Treedome."
*[[Sand Mountain]] and [[Industrial Park]] from "[[Prehibernation Week]]" appear as recurring locations in the game.
*There are two levels based on "[[Rock Bottom]]."
*The end credits background is the walk cycle sequence from "[[The Sponge Who Could Fly]]."

==Back/International covers==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
SpongeBob BFBB GBA US Box Back.jpg|Game Boy Advance back cover
New GameBoy-Advance-Spongebob-Squarepants-Battle-for-Bikini-Bottom-b_1.jpg|European Game Boy Advance cover
</gallery>

==Cartridges==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
BFBBGBACARD.jpg|North American Game Boy Advance Game Pak
Battle for Bikini Bottom European Game Boy Advance cartridge.jpg|European Game Boy Advance Game Pak
</gallery>

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