Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game that was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on June 23, 2020, Stadia on December 8, 2020, the App Store and Google Play on January 21, 2021, and Amazon Luna on September 9, 2021.

Rehydrated is a SpongeBob SquarePants 3D platformer video game and is a remake of the Heavy Iron Studios/console version of the original Battle for Bikini Bottom, which was originally released in 2003. The player controls Template:Data:Links, Template:Data:Links, and Template:Data:Links to defend Bikini Bottom from a robot army created by Template:Data:Links. Rehydrated includes all of the original game's content and adds a new multiplayer mode, which features content that was cut from the original game.

The video game was developed by Purple Lamp and published by THQ Nordic. It was officially revealed on June 5, 2019; the first gameplay footage was shown at Gamescom 2019 a month later. Special physical editions were made available for pre-order in October 2019; digital pre-orders became available on April 16, 2020. On August 13, 2020, Rehydrated was announced to have sold over 1 million copies. As of May 19, 2021, it reached more than 2 million copies. The game was followed by a spiritual successor called The Cosmic Shake.

Plot

The game follows the same plot as the original. THQ Nordic's announcement featured the following overview: "Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Template:Data:Links. Want to save Bikini Bottom from lots of rampant robots? Of course, you do! Want to underpants bungee jump? Why wouldn't you! Want to join forces in a brand new multiplayer mode? The battle is on!"

Gameplay

See also: Battle for Bikini Bottom (home console)#Gameplay

The core gameplay involves collecting items and defeating the robots which have attacked various areas in Bikini Bottom, while crossing platforms and avoiding environmental hazards like spikes and flames. Some areas require different characters to beat, as each character has their own unique abilities. The player can control SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy. Switching characters requires the player to find a Bus Stop, upon using which the current character will switch to another, and using it again will switch back to the previous character, giving the player an option of two characters in each level. The default character throughout the game is SpongeBob; Sandy and Patrick do not share any levels as playable characters.

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Template:Data:Links exploring Bikini Bottom.

Throughout the game, the player will collect Shiny Objects, Socks, and Golden Spatulas. Shiny Objects are dropped by enemies and scattered throughout levels, and can be used to pay clams to progress through levels and unlock extra challenges. They can also be traded with Mr. Krabs for Golden Spatulas. Socks are placed in levels in harder to reach locations, and 10 of them can be traded to Patrick for a Golden Spatula. Golden Spatulas are used to unlock new areas in the game, and 75 of them are required to fight the final boss.

A new addition to the remake is a multiplayer horde mode in which two players face waves of robotic enemies. The mode includes cut content from the original game, including a fight against a robotic Squidward and the scrapped version of Patrick's dream.

Cast

All of the following voice roles were performed for the original Battle for Bikini Bottom. The archived recordings of the original lines were reused for Rehydrated.

• Tom Kenny - Template:Data:Links, French Narrator, Template:Data:Links, King Jellyfish, SpongeBot SteelPants
• Bill Fagerbakke - Patrick Star, Robo-Patrick
• Carolyn Lawrence - Sandy Cheeks, Mermalair Computer
• Doug Lawrence - Template:Data:Links, Larry the Lobster, Fish Announcer, Robo-Plankton, Prawn
• Rodger Bumpass - Template:Data:Links
• Mary Jo Catlett - Mrs. Puff
• Joe Whyte - Template:Data:Links, Mermaid Man
• Tim Conway - Barnacle Boy
• Brian Doyle-Murray - The Flying Dutchman
• John O'Hurley - King Neptune
• Brad Abrell - Template:Data:Links
• Patrick Pinney - Painty the Pirate ^(Uncredited)

In the credits, Brad Abrell is misspelled as "Brad Arbe," and Larry the Lobster is misspelled as "Lary the Lobster."

Mr. Krabs and Mermaid Man are the only two characters who are not voiced by their original actors, Clancy Brown and Ernest Borgnine, and are instead both voiced by Joe Whyte. Tim Conway passed away in 2019, making Rehydrated's use of his archived recordings as Barnacle Boy his first posthumous role.

Painty the Pirate from the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song is in this game, but only his voice is heard. Despite this, Patrick Pinney is uncredited in the game's credits.

Karen Plankton appears throughout the Chum Bucket without any spoken lines. Several incidental fish models also appear as non-speaking background characters.

Development

There have been online petitions from fans wanting a Battle for Bikini Bottom remake as far back as 2014. According to Gematsu, the game is "faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor."

Development for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated began as early as January 2018, when THQ Nordic enlisted Purple Lamp Games as one of their developers. In March 2018, THQ Nordic announced plans for "the global revival of several game titles" for many older Nickelodeon properties. This led to speculation that they were planning to remake or re-release several Nickelodeon games, including Battle for Bikini Bottom. Purple Lamp used "Industrial Park"–a third-party tool by Brazilian modder Igorseabra used for viewing and editing levels from Heavy Iron's back catalogue–to aid in extracting levels as reference material. Igorseabra contacted Purple Lamp upon noticing their tool being used without their knowledge and was added to the game's credits in an update.

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Concept artwork.

THQ Nordic created a Flash-animated trailer on June 5, 2019, the same day that the game was officially announced. In it, SpongeBob wears his helmet from the original Battle for Bikini Bottom and even does the original pose from the box art. The trailer was released alongside a piece of concept artwork, showing shaded artwork of the playable characters: SpongeBob on top of a defeated robot, Patrick eating a throw fruit, and Sandy swinging on her lasso.

Rehydrated features content that was cut from the original iteration of the game, including Robo-Squidward. A well-known speedrunner of the original game, known as SHiFT, helped to test the remake and consulted with the developers.

Special bonuses

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Shiny Edition Trailer

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F.U.N. Edition Trailer

Players who pre-ordered Rehydrated digitally on Steam received a 10% discount on the pre-tax purchase price, as well as free access to the game's remastered soundtrack.

THQ Nordic also created two physical special editions of Rehydrated: the Shiny Edition (priced at USD$150) and the F.U.N. Edition (priced at USD$300).

The Shiny Edition, named after the Shiny Objects, contained the game on the user's chosen platform, an 8"/20cm SpongeBob figurine, a set of wall stickers, a set of litographs, and a pair of Battle for Bikini Bottom-themed tennis socks. The SpongeBob figurine features him holding a Golden Spatula while performing a victory screech, with Gary next to him, both standing on top of a broken Slick head. SpongeBob is held up by bubbles behind him, and his tongue is flexible and can be moved up or down.

The F.U.N. Edition, named after the eponymous episode, contained all of the contents from the Shiny Edition, a 7"/18cm Patrick figurine, an 8"/20cm Sandy figurine, and a set of keyrings featuring the tikis from the game. The Patrick figurine features him holding a Throw Fruit while standing on the pieces of another, broken Throw Fruit, with two of his socks nearby. The Sandy figurine features her swinging her lasso above her head, standing in front of a Wood Tiki, with bubbles rising from the ground behind her.

Soundtrack

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The SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated Soundtrack was officially released on June 23, 2020, the same day the game was released. The soundtrack features all 15 tracks from the original game, fully remastered in high quality. The uncompressed stereo soundtrack was also included as a free DLC on December 22, 2020.

Track	Length
Bikini Bottom - Classic	3:07
Jellyfish Fields - Classic	3:02
Goo Lagoon - Classic	2:59
Downtown Bikini Bottom - Classic	3:02
Poseidome - Classic	3:06
The Mermalair - Classic	3:02
Rock Bottom - Classic	2:57
Slide - Classic	3:08
Industrial Park - Classic	2:54
Flying Dutchman's Graveyard - Classic	2:48
Kelp Forest - Classic	3:08
SpongeBob's Dream - Classic	3:06
Boss Fight - Classic	0:45
Chum Bucket - Classic	3:05
Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated	3:04
Jellyfish Fields - Rehydrated	3:03
Goo Lagoon - Rehydrated	2:59
Downtown Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated	3:00
Poseidome - Rehydrated	3:06
The Mermalair - Rehydrated	3:02
Rock Bottom - Rehydrated	2:57
Slide - Rehydrated	3:06
Industrial Park - Rehydrated	2:52
Flying Dutchman's Graveyard - Rehydrated	2:47
Kelp Forest - Rehydrated	3:05
Kelp Caves - Rehydrated	6:11
SpongeBob's Dream - Rehydrated	3:04
Boss Fight - Rehydrated	0:45
Chum Bucket - Rehydrated	3:00

Items

• Golden Spatula: The player has to earn Golden Spatulas by completing tasks, which will allow them to go to other parts of Bikini Bottom.
• Shiny Objects: Shiny Objects are used as currency. The player can use them to purchase Golden Spatulas or to gain access to some off-limit areas. The maximum amount of Shiny Objects the player can hold up to is 99,999.
• Underwear: Every time the player takes damage, they will lose a pair of underwear; losing them all will return the player to the last checkpoint. Golden Underwear increases the player's maximum underwear; all three Golden Underwear can be found in the Bikini Bottom hub.
• SpongeBall: If the player walks SpongeBob to a SpongeBall icon, he will roll into a ball and become SpongeBall SquarePants.
• Throw fruit: Throw Fruits are found throughout the world and look like watermelons. Patrick can use them to destroy robots and tikis, and he can use them to hit far away objects. They appeared as soccer balls during development.
• Freezy fruit: Patrick can throw these chunks of ice onto goo to freeze it for a few seconds, allowing him to walk on it.
• Swing-Hook (Texas Trailer Hitches): These can be found floating in mid-air. Sandy can use her lasso to attach herself to these and launch herself over large gaps, or even move rapidly from one end of a level to the other.
• Clams: The player must collect enough Shiny Objects to pay clams to open up additional gameplay areas.
• Taxi Stands: These take the player to new levels once they have collected enough Golden Spatulas.
• Bus Stops: These stops can be used to switch between playing SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy.
• Patrick's socks: Patrick's socks have been stolen by the menacing robots. SpongeBob can redeem 10 socks to Patrick and receive a Golden Spatula in return. There are 80 total in the game.
• Information Signs: These signs give the player helpful tips along the adventure.
• Level Items: Items such as steering wheels in Downtown Bikini Bottom, artwork in Rock Bottom, etc. are specific to their levels and must be returned to the character requesting them in exchange for a Golden Spatula.
• SpongeBob's sundae: This power-up was completely cut from the game. It would have allowed the player to run faster and destroy Stone Tikis with any attack.
• Teleport Boxes: These objects teleport the player after both boxes have been opened up.
• Patrick Teeter-Totter: Only Patrick can use these. They launch him into the air after he throws a Throw-Fruit.
• Checkpoints: If the player dies, they restart from the checkpoint instead of the beginning of the level.
• Trampolines: These help the player jump onto other parts of levels.

Changes

For more level-specific changes, see the level's article.

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(Left)Original opening sequence (Right)Redesigned intro sequence.

The following is a list of general gameplay and graphical changes in Rehydrated compared to the original console games:

• The original game used the RenderWare engine, while Rehydrated uses Unreal Engine 4.
• The visuals have been significantly improved due to technological advancements. As part of this, many of the tikis and robots have received redesigns and the character models have changed.
  • Purple Lamp Studios noted that the original game's 3D model for SpongeBob was based on his season 2 design. In this game, SpongeBob appears to be based on his season 12 design.
  • Other small details have also been added or changed to reference newer episodes since the original game's release.
  • The opening scene from the original was done in a 3D plane albeit designed for 4:3, though the background outside of it is shown using unofficial widescreen/fov hacks and the beach background was dithered plus the "SpongeBob SquarePants in" logo was present; this version was redone using the 2016 opening part of the FMV footage.
• The soundtrack for the non-English cutscenes was redone by a different studio called fifth music. Due to Purple Lamp not possessing the original files for the cutscenes musics.
• Character animations are noticeably much more fluid. Characters move and emote more naturally during conversations, and their mouths fully articulate instead of just flapping up and down.
  • SpongeBob's standing animation is altered a bit. In the original, he sways back and forth and swings his arms; in the remake, he still sways, but he moves his arms up and down while clenching his fists.
  • SpongeBob's eyelashes now disappear whenever his eyes are closed, like in the show.
• All three playable characters feature new idle animations.
• The Golden Spatula collection in the pause menu is replaced by a map of the game's levels. Selecting a level will bring up a Golden Spatula list of that level similar to the original. Also the level-respective background music continues uninterrupted at a lower volume and the original underwater tone can be heard.
  • The Golden Spatulas have also been re-ordered in the pause menu to be arranged in the order that the player completes them.
• A new sound effect plays when advancing through menus and text boxes.
• Golden Spatulas, Underwear, Patrick's socks, and level-specific items are contained in bubbles instead of simply floating.
• Timers are now in seconds instead of minutes and appear in the center of the screen instead of in a box in the upper-right corner.
• Subtitles can now be shown during cutscenes in addition to in-game conversations. This feature can be enabled or disabled via the settings menu.
• Before a conversation begins or before you read a sign, there is an abrupt cut to black before fading up.
• When entering a teleport box, in the original, the box closes, and the camera cuts to the other box as it opens and the character pops out; in the remake, the box does not close, the view fades to black, then it fades up on the character in the opposite location.
• The push-buttons have been modified to determine what action is needed to press it; for example, a bowling pin represents the Bubble Bowl, while a circle/crosshair symbol represents that the Cruise Bubble or Throw are required to press it.
• In the secret ending, SpongeBob no longer wears his Krusty Krab hat.
• The title screen and secret ending use the official theme song instead of the version made for the original game.
• Loading screens appear each time after the player loses all underpants or fall into a death pit.
  • The level music also resets upon death instead of continuing uninterrupted.
• The bubble loading screen from the original now acts as a quick transition animation which plays before the actual loading screens. The view also fades to black before the transition.
• Some of the sound effects were changed, such as the sound when grabbing a Shiny Object, when SpongeBob does a Bubble Bash or Bubble Bounce, and the Thunder Tiki's storm.
• The "special object get" sound no longer plays when a golden spatula or sock appears.
• The timer sound effect now plays for the Freezy Fruit timer, when it didn't in the original.
• When the timer is set for time challenges, the "time set" sound effect does not play.
• The level music resets following a "button push action" cutscene.
• Signs and specific conversations now have to be triggered manually instead of occurring automatically on first experience.
• Characters now have a landing sound effect when they land after falling or jumping.
• When SpongeBob gets before a locked location with the required golden spatulas, the scene no longer freezes and focuses on the entry, instead the game keeps going as the number disappears.
• The Latin Spanish dub was added to the game on December 17, 2020, and three days later for the Nintendo Switch version.

Playable characters

• The player can now control sliding down much easier.
• The player can now hold down the left trigger to sneak as SpongeBob, forgoing the need to gently push the analog stick.
  • The player can also use the left trigger to perform Sandy's glide, even if she has not performed a double jump first.
• The Bubble Bowl now follows the camera in the center upon preparing to throw it.
  • SpongeBob also tip-toes forward much faster while charging the Bubble Bowl.
    • Furthermore, if the player holds down the button for long enough, the sound effect for charging the bubble bowl will stop and the sound effect for throwing the bubble bowl will not play.
• SpongeBob's wall jumping is much faster than in the original.
• While SpongeBob is in his SpongeBall form, he can now jump. In the original game, the jump button was used to cancel it out. In Rehydrated, you can use the attack button to cancel it out, which was also possible in the original.
• When using the Cruise Bubble, the bubble torpedo is now followed in third person rather than first person.
• When activating the Cruise Bubble, one of SpongeBob's lines, "SpongeBob to mission control, the launch is a go!" use an alternate take that was present in the files of the original game.
• SpongeBob's primary attack is slightly slower than the original, and now leaves a rainbow trail when spinning. His bubble wand is also red instead of pink.
• Conversely, Sandy's karate and lasso attacks and Patrick's ground slam attacks are faster than the original. Some of the sound effects are different.
• The player can now use Patrick's forward belly attack in mid-air.
• Patrick now slides on his back rather than his butt.
• Sandy can now go straight into a glide by simply holding down the jump button after the second press for a double jump. In the original, the player was required to press the jump button a third time.
• If the player uses Sandy's lasso move in mid-air, Sandy will now stay in mid-air for a second.
• If the player uses Sandy's lasso move on a tiki, that tiki will now contract for a second before it breaks.
• The sound effect for Sandy's glide no longer winds down. It instead just cuts off abruptly.
• The player must now hold the action button for Sandy to use her lasso on the Texas Trailer Hitches.
• The player now needs to hold the action button to use Sandy's Texas swingers, instead of merely pressing it.
• Some unused dialogue from the original has been reinserted (primarily dialogue spoken by the playable characters during gameplay).
• Characters comment on picking up underwear while the whistle sound is heard instead of after. The whistle is also rerecorded.
  • A whistle also now plays when SpongeBob collects golden underwear.
• SpongeBob and Patrick's heroic animations whenever they defeat a robot are missing.

Enemies

• Danger areas appear on the ground for projectiles that can hurt the player, including Tar-Tar's shots, Chuck's missiles, and Robo-Patrick's toxic waste.
• Robots' eyes are green when idle, but now turn red when chasing the player, similar to the buckethead enemies' antennas from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Game.
• Duplicatotron 1000s produce robots much faster than the original, and they now catch fire before they are destroyed.
• Jellyfish now indicate that they are about to zap the player.
• Boss battles are slightly faster.
• Bosses can only be fought once, instead of in the original where they can be replayed through the menu. So unless the player finishes the game 100% the first time, they won't be able to see the secret ending.
  • As of Version 1.0.3, it is now possible to replay boss fights.

Bikini Bottom

• During the opening and level introduction cutscenes, the cuts are replaced with fades to and from a black screen. Also, there was a bubble transition to SpongeBob's house which was removed, though the bubble sounds are still intact.
• SpongeBob's reactions to Mr. Krabs' note and the news broadcast in his house now play every time the player re-watches them. In the original, his reactions only played during the first viewing.
• Mr. Krabs' prices of Shiny Objects for Golden Spatulas are increased. Instead of adding 500 more per price, he now adds 3,000 more Shiny Objects to each price upon buying one.
  • This was reverted back to how it was in the original game in Version 1.0.3.
• In the Shady Shoals Rest Home, All Thunder, Shhh, and Stone tikis have been replaced with Wood tikis. Additionally, the furniture in Shady Shoals Rest Home are no longer breakable.
• If the player complete the "Infestation at the Krusty Krab" golden spatula and then return at the Krusty Krab, some objects such as barrels, boxes or the cash register will be missing.
• The Exit sign on top of the entrance to "SpongeBob's Dream" has been removed completely.
• The music keeps playing during the cutscene of SpongeBob falling asleep before the SpongeBob's dream level; in the original, the music stops.
• The concept art gallery in the movie theater is replaced with a gallery of still images from the game.
  • As of Version 1.0.3, actual concept art has been added.
• It is no longer possible to revisit the SpongeBall Arena after completing the game for the first time.
  • As of Version 1.0.3, it is possible to replay it by completing the final boss again.

SpongeBob's Dream

• The background for SpongeBob's Dream is replaced with a blue sky with clouds and rainbows.

Flying Dutchman's graveyard

• The Flying Dutchman is now completely opaque. In the original, he was slightly transparent due to being a ghost.

Chum Bucket Lab

• Karen appears throughout the Chum Bucket in a new design that is a mix of her wall form and mobile form: the monitor is attached to the wall and has a control panel like her wall form, but it also has a stalk under it like her mobile form. In the original version of the game, her wall form was used.

Glitches

• Bubble-Bowl Glitch: This glitch will occur in SpongeBob's house when SpongeBob uses the bubble-bowl move while bouncing on his couch for a while the bowling pin that appears when he uses the bubble-bowl move will appear in front of him. SpongeBob will be ineligible to use moves.
• Bungee-Jump Glitch: When SpongeBob goes on the Bungee-Jump in Jellyfish Fields after using the Bubble-Bash move SpongeBob immediately falls down using the Bungee-Jump he will go directly into the goo unable to move.
• Bubble-Bash Glitch: Sometimes in Squidward's Dream in the SpongeBob's Dream Stage SpongeBob can use the Bubble-Bash move while on a trampoline.
• Slick Glitch: Sometimes in Mr. Krabs' Dream in the SpongeBob's Dream stage stand 3 feet away from the edge and allow a Slick to hit you. For a short period of time SpongeBob is stuck on the edge unable to move. This glitch only works if you beat the game.
• Lasso long jump glitch: Sometimes, if you long press the "X" button and go to the walls, Sandy's rope is in her bottom instead on her hand spinning infinitely descending her slowly. when she is on the ground, the rope was on Sandy's bottom stayed infinitely while spinning, and also happens if you close to the walls or platform that she climbed, if you activate it by holding the "X" button then you jump, she will infinitely fly to the air, unable to move.
• Out of Bounds Glitch: Sometimes, if you abusing the jump on the "out of bounds" section, Hans will respawn you to the extra little height, if you keep abuse it by jumping it, Hans will never appear and send you to the air and you can touch the ground, you can explore some low-quality textures and even invisible barriers that you can cross through, but sometimes falls you to the ground.
• Growing and Shrinking NPCs Glitch: If you choose SpongeBob or Patrick (if they have a ground-pound attack), hit it repeatedly on the characters, they will shrink (as SpongeBob) and grow (as Patrick).

Bugs

• The Master Shutdown Button: The players couldn't complete the master shutdown button in Mermalair, The issue was fixed in the version 1.03.
• Targeted Enemies: The game will crashed when the enemies targeted the player. the bug was fixed in the version 1.03.
• Kelp Forest exploit: This exploit is in the Kelp Swamp where you stack two Stone Tikis on the button closest to the ledge with Golden Spatula #3: the issue is you can no longer grab the edge of this platform to pull yourself up. It is however still possible to get up as Patrick if you can get close enough. the exploit was fixed in the version 1.03.
• Tutorial ball won't spawn: Sometimes, if you push the button in SpongeBob's library room, the ball from the tutorial won't spawn again, the bug was fixed in the version 1.03.
• Pushing the button could crash the game during loading screen: The issue is when the players triggered the button during loading screen could crash the game, the issue was fixed in the version 1.03.
• Golden Spatulas counted different: When the players try to pick the save game file or even saved the game file. the number of Golden Spatulas was counted different in-game, the bug was fixed in the version 1.03.
• Tikis physics: The issue was fixed in version 1.03 where the physics of the combination with Tikis caused a black screen.
• Travel to locked locations: The bug was fixed in version 1.03 where the players can travel in the locked locations on the map.
• Final Golden Spatula in Rock Bottom: Sometimes, If you try to get the Golden Spatula with timer runs out, the spatula will disappear, and you talk to Mr. Krabs it says you're done with a task. if you repeat it by starting a timer and you finished it, it won't appear, the players is stuck to obtain the 100 golden spatulas in total.

System requirements

Minimum Requirements	Recommended Requirements
Operating System
Windows 10 (64 bit)
DirectX
DirectX Version 11
CPU/Processor
AMD Phenom II X4 925 2.8 GHz Intel i3-4130 2.8 GHz	AMD FX-6300 series 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3-8100 3.5 GHz
Memory
4GB RAM	8GB RAM
Hard Drive Storage
8GB available space
Graphics Card
AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB VRAM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB VRAM	AMD Radeon R9 4GB VRAM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB VRAM
Sound Card
Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard
Peripherals
Gamepad or Keyboard
Additional Notes
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system, Windows 7 and 8.1 are supported but some AMD Graphics Cards might show weaker performance on these OS versions.

Reception

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated has received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to review aggregator Metacritic. There was a 68/100 on the PlayStation 4 version, a 71/100 on the Xbox One version, a 66/100 on the Nintendo Switch version, and a 69/100 on the PC version.

IGN gave the game 5/10, saying that it "sinks under its reverence to nostalgia" and wrote, "[T]here are bright spots that remain fun almost two decades later, and there are pops of ingenuity in its reworking, but it does little to stand alongside the best, or even the pretty good, platformer remakes and remasters we've seen this generation." In its 2/10 review, GameSpot wrote that "remasters, ports, and remakes are nice because they make games more accessible to new audiences, and the ones that excel understand that some features from the game's era are antiquated and should be updated or removed. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated flops like a fish out of water when it comes to this." They concluded that the game "winds up being an unpleasant nostalgia trip that nobody should pack their bags for."

Walkthrough

PlayStation 4 version

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Nintendo Switch version

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Backwards compatibility

The game has backward compatibility on the following systems:

• PlayStation 5 - All PlayStation 4 games can be played on all PlayStation 5 models.
• Xbox Series - All Xbox One games can be played on all Xbox Series models.
• Nintendo Switch 2 - (Almost) All Nintendo Switch games can be played on all Nintendo Switch 2 models.

Trivia

General

• This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants video game for many things:
  • To be released through Steam;
  • To be released for the PC since SpongeBob and the Clash of Triton in 2011;
  • Where the PC, mobile and console versions are identical to each other;
  • To be developed by Purple Lamp and published by THQ Nordic;
  • To be released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia unless the crossover game Nickelodeon Kart Racers is counted;
  • To use Unreal Engine 4 as the game engine unless the VR crossover game Nickelodeon Slime Zone is counted;
  • To be a remake of an older SpongeBob game.
  • To have two special editions.
  • To have Japanese dubbing.
• The disc for the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game have a different changes:
  • The PS4 has the same artwork that's seen on the front cover, it's also the same disc artwork used on the PC version.
  • On the Xbox One version, it shows the Bikini Bottom sky instead of SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy.
• If the player goes to the "Downtown Bikini Bottom" level to the mission "Tikis go Boom" behind the First Nautical Bank where Patrick's sock is at they will see a hidden message in coral saying "hi."
• Multiple retailers, including Walmart, broke the street date on releasing Rehydrated, which was set on June 23, 2020. People were reportedly able to purchase and play the game at least a week in advance of the intended release date.
• Industrial Park, a tool named after a location from the show, was normally used for modding games made by Heavy Iron Studios that used the Renderware engine, such as the original Battle for Bikini Bottom and Movie, was used to extract and remake assets using a max script found inside the archives, and the creator "igorseabra" was credited.
• This is the second SpongeBob game to have an ESRB rating of E10+, following Plankton's Robotic Revenge. The original Battle for Bikini Bottom was rated Everyone; the "Everyone 10+" rating did not exist until 2005, two years after the original game was released.
  • However, the mobile app version has a rating of E for "Everyone."
• This is the only SpongeBob SquarePants video game to be released for Stadia before its closure on January 18, 2023.

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Karen's design

• Karen appears in the Chum Bucket. In the original version of the video game, her wall form was used. In Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated, her design is a mix of her wall form and mobile form: the monitor is attached to the wall and has a control panel like her wall form, but it also has a stalk under it like her mobile form.

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SpongeBob making the surprised face.

• In the Jellyfish Fields level, when SpongeBob says to Squidward, "Oh my gosh -- you're bald!" he makes his surprised face from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; This can also be seen if the player leaves Patrick or SpongeBob idle.
  • For one of SpongeBob's other idle animations he clucks like a chicken from "Little Yellow Book."
• On the Nintendo Switch version, Purple Lamp is not seen on the front cover of the game while it is seen on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions of the game.
• The box art uses the 2009-2017 version of the SpongeBob SquarePants logo instead of the version of the logo being used at the time of the game's release.
• In a few points in the game, the player will see a fish that will dab in some levels.
• The game's box art features a few key changes:
  • SpongeBob is in the same pose from the original game's box art, except his eyelids are fully open with only one "brow" furrowed instead of both and he is not wearing an army helmet.
  • The box art for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions depict the Krusty Krab in front of the lighthouse. The box art for the Nintendo Switch version adds SpongeBot SteelPants above the characters, but the Krusty Krab is missing from the shot. The box art for the PC version fits both the Krusty Krab and SpongeBot SteelPants.
• The game is internally referred to in the game files as "Pineapple" in reference to Template:Data:Links.
• The achievements for this game are actually taken from a page of the Video Game Fanon Wiki. The wiki itself is in fact mentioned in the credits.
• You can disable Hans as a shortcut to other cities, all you have to do is go to the black dot in the Goo Lagoon and then jump in it and while Hans carries you out, you'll sorta be floating so you have to keep spamming the jump into the Goo Lagoon to disable Hans.

Episode references

Just like the original game, this game makes many references to the show. In addition, this remake game also make references to newer episodes. The original game only makes references to the pre-movie episodes (Seasons 1-3) due to what was out at the time in 2003. Purple Lamp felt it was necessary to add a little bit extra for the fans. So this remake includes some references to episodes that came out after season 3.

• In the episode "Neptune's Spatula," there is a golden spatula in a museum exhibit, which SpongeBob pulls out with ease. In the game, there are many golden spatulas in the levels, which SpongeBob and friends earn by completing certain tasks. Plus, the stadium where King Neptune and Template:Data:Links had a cook-off is also where SpongeBob and Template:Data:Links fight Robo-Sandy.
• In the episode "Plankton!," Plankton offers SpongeBob a golden spatula.
• At the Poseidome, when Robo-Sandy appears, Patrick says his famous "It's a giraffe!" quote from "Bubblestand."

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  In the treedome section of the game, the player can clearly see that SpongeBob is dehydrated due to him being a sea creature. This also happened in "Tea at the Treedome" and "Squirrel Jokes," "Yours, Mine and Mine," "House Sittin' for Sandy" and "Kenny the Cat."
  • Also, Patrick is seen outside of the treedome. This also happened in "Tea at the Treedome."
  • SpongeBob will also sometimes mention Template:Data:Links from the episode with the same name.
• During the middle of the Goo Lagoon level, SpongeBob can be heard saying "Uh Oh, I can't swim!", this may be a reference to "SpongeGuard on Duty."
• In the Kelp Forest level, the player when see the Port-O-Head upon ahead near Mrs. Puff, and going inside of it the player can hear a flush sound this is a reference to the episodes "Bubble Buddy" and "SpongeGuard on Duty."
• The level 'Mermalair,' is based on the episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III." The mini-boss battle is also a reference to the episode, in which Prawn was released and imprisoned in a similar experience that Man Ray was.
  • The First Nautical Bank from the same episode can in the background during the "Downtown Bikini Bottom" level.
  • The Mermalair is located under the Shady Shoals Rest Home, as it was in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II."
  • Also the Invisible boatmobile from "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II" makes an appearance.
  • When about to battle Prawn, Mermaid Man mentions Man Ray, Atomic Flounder and the Dirty Bubble from they debut episodes.
• The robot stealing suntan in the Goo Lagoon level be a nod to the episode "Ripped Pants" where Incidental 22 forgets to puts on suntan.
• In the episode "Prehibernation Week," SpongeBob and Sandy go to the Industrial Park, in which SpongeBob melted after taking the course. In the game, the Industrial Park is where SpongeBob and Sandy go to fight Robo-Patrick.
  • Also, the Sea Needle from the same episode makes an appearance.
• The "Do not cross" tape from "SpongeGuard on Duty" appears in sections of Goo Lagoon.
• In the episode "Club SpongeBob," SpongeBob, Patrick, and Template:Data:Links were stranded in a kelp forest. In the game, the same kelp forest serves as a level, but the field wasn't completely covered in kelp. Instead, there are open spaces in the level where the player can explore.
• In the episode "Sleepy Time," SpongeBob traverses around the dream realm to visit some of his friends' dreams. The level 'SpongeBob's Dream' is based on the episode, in which SpongeBob has to enter his friends' dreams in order to get Golden Spatulas and to reach Patrick's Dream.
• On the design of SpongeBot SteelPants, he has rocket jets for legs, similar to how SpongeBob blasted off in the water when he was picked as hall monitor in the episode "Hall Monitor." Plus, the first form of Robo-SpongeBob is similar to when SpongeBob puts on his karate gear in various episodes like "Karate Choppers," or "No Weenies Allowed."
  • Also, SpongeBot's design is sort of like the Design of SpongeTron due with the Jet flames.
• When SpongeBot SteelPants is defeated for the first time, Robo-Plankton will repair him into a form similar to when SpongeBob got Anchor Arms in "MuscleBob BuffPants." Also, during the Goo Lagoon scene, the Juice Bar from the same episode is seen.
• As SpongeBot SteelPants grows due to Robo-Plankton's repairs, Patrick thinks that he's shrinking. This is a reference to the episodes "Suds" and "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV."
• If SpongeBob approaches the vending machine in the first parts of the level Rock Bottom, a bus will arrive and then leave again. This is based on SpongeBob's failed attempts to get on the bus in "Rock Bottom."
• If the player falls into a pit or goes to a restricted area long enough, Hans will come out and will take the player out of the danger. Similarly, in the episode "Suds," when SpongeBob (and Patrick) are about to get their treatments, Hans comes out and takes them to their treatments.
• Bubble Buddy appears in the game, making this his second appearance since his debut episode.
  • When SpongeBob encounters Bubble Buddy for the first time, Bubble Buddy says SpongeBob must learn all of his Bubble Moves if he's planning to "travel to the 9th dimension, and defeat the giant monkey man." Patrick practically says exactly the same thing in "Big Pink Loser."
  • When the player defeats the robots in the Rock Bottom Museum, Bubble Buddy says "I think it's time for a victory screech!" Then, he and SpongeBob do one. This is a reference to "The Algae's Always Greener" and "Club SpongeBob."
• SpongeBob has two trophies from the episodes "Big Pink Loser" and "One Krabs Trash."
• When the player returns 10 socks to Patrick, he says "Here's your golden backscratcher," to which SpongeBob replies "Spatula," and Patrick retorts "I don't speak Italian." This line was used in "Wormy." The only difference is that it's said by SpongeBob instead of Patrick.
• When the player goes down a slope while playing as SpongeBob, he will go down on his tongue, and Sandy goes down on a clam, just like in the Sand Mountain scene in "Prehibernation Week."
  • SpongeBob also crashes into a sandman in the episode, just like how the player has to crash into 8 sandmen along the slope to get one of Patrick's socks.
• In the episode "Hooky," SpongeBob gets his pants caught on a fishing hook. In some points of the game, SpongeBob can bungee-jump on the fishing hooks, with his pants caught on them of course.
• In the episode "Ripped Pants," a woman forgets to put on sunscreen. In the Goo Lagoon scene of this, the robots steal people's sunscreen.
• The police station from the episode "Life of Crime" is seen.
• Drawings of the Primitive Sponge and Primitive Star from the episode "SB-129" and "Ugh" can be seen in the Goo Lagoon Sea Caves.
• In the Poseidome Colosseum boss fight with Robo-Sandy, the player will see a picture of Sandy from the episode "Survival of the Idiots" and a picture of SpongeBob from the episode "The Fry Cook Games."
• One of SpongeBob's moves, the Bubble Bowl, is named after the stadium with the same name from "Band Geeks."
• In a few points in the game, a mime fish can be seen. This is a reference to the episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly," where SpongeBob saves Patrick from a mime fish.
• King Jellyfish from "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic" is a boss in the game.
• At the end of the Sand Mountain level, Patrick says "I want the warm now!" This is similar to when he said it in the episode "Survival of the Idiots."
• Patrick's ability to use the throw fruit is similar to the watermelon from "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost."
• In SpongeBob's Pineapple, the player will see the same pictures of SpongeBob wearing a wig from the episodes "No Weenies Allowed" and "My Pretty Seahorse," also the player will see a picture of Gary from the short "The Outfit" and lastly the player will see a picture of SpongeBob and Squidward in the episode "Good Ol' Whatshisname."
• Inside Patrick's Rock, a picture of SpongeBob and Patrick together is seen hanging on the wall, This picture was originally seen when SpongeBob snuck into Patrick's house at night in "The Secret Box" and when Squidward was happy when SpongeBob and Patrick was gone forever in "Scavenger Pants."
• Inside Squidward's house, one of the paintings references Squidward's face after being asked if he's sure that he hates Krabby Patties, which is from the episode "Just One Bite."
• When SpongeBob is reading the note on the typewriter, from Mr. Krabs, in his house, the player hears SpongeBob say "And it even smells sweaty, just like him!," this is a reference to when SpongeBob says "Boy Mr. Krabs, you sure are sweaty" in the episode "Arrgh!"
• When SpongeBob goes to the Mermalair, and the first line that Mermaid Man speaks in the level, he says "Is that the TV repairman?," it is a reference to the "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy" episode when he says "Are they here to fix the TV?"
• One of Patrick's randomly said phrases while playing as him is "You broke my heart, now I'm going to break something of yours!" This is a reference to "Valentine's Day."
  • When SpongeBob and Sandy gets hit by Robo-Patrick, he bangs his stomach like a gorilla when Patrick beings his rampage.
• After talking too Mr. Krabs when entering Squidward's dream for the first time, and after he mentions to SpongeBob that there's a Golden Spatula on the music sheet to a giant version of Squidward's big head, he mentions that he running out of aspirin, this is a reference to "Squeaky Boots."
• The taxi driver from the episodes "Little Yellow Book," "Man Ray Returns," "Scavenger Pants," "The String," and "The Hankering" appears on the loading screen.
• SpongeBob makes several new idle animations to different episodes:
  • When SpongeBob talks to other people his animation is sometimes him dancing from "I ♥ Dancing."
  • He sometimes hugs himself referencing the episode "Krabby Land."
  • SpongeBob makes the same sleeping idle animation from "Employee of the Month."
  • Also sometimes he can be seen doing the same thumbs up from "Two Thumbs Down."
  • He plays his nose like a flute just like in the opening theme song.
• SpongeBob can be seen with his library card from the episode "The Getaway."
• In the multiplayer mode, Mr. Krabs uses the same sword from "One Krabs Trash."
• Inside of SpongeBob's kitchen, they player will found Kelpo, Canned Coral, Volcano Sauce, Emergency Krabby Patties from the episodes "Shanghaied," Karate Choppers," "Rise and Shine," and "Yeti Krabs."
  • Also in some parts of Downtown, Volcano sauce from "Karate Choppers" can be seen.
• Gary can be seen wearing the same shoes that he wear in "Your Shoe's Untied" when he slams on to the ground.
  • In a few ponits of the game, Gary clicks his eyes together just like in "Jellyfish Jam" and "Gary & Spot."
    • In the horde mode, Gary uses a frying pan just as he did in "A Pal for Gary."
• The stacks of money in Mr. Krabs' dream are the Wacky Bucks from "One Coarse Meal" and the pennies everywhere are from "Imitation Krabs" and "I Had an Accident."
• In some parts of Rock Bottom museum, Snail-Po from "Missing Identity" can be seen as lights.
  • Also on the can the snail in the Snail-Po logo in this game has a shell identical to the one of Larry the Snail from the episodes "Dumped," "The Clam Whisperer," and "Gary & Spot."
• The snowman from "Christmas Who?" and "Prehibernation Week" can be seen in Sand Mountain.
• When SpongeBob hit the TV that Mermaid Man is watching screenshots from "Truth or Square" and "The Clash of Triton" can be seen.
  • Seashell Park from "Karate Choppers" and "Cuddle E. Hugs" is also seen on the TV also.
• When the player watches the news in SpongeBob's house, Shady Shoals Rest Home and the Chum Bucket, the title card background for "The Incredible Shrinking Sponge" is seen.
• SpongeBob and Patrick makes the surprised faces from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as part of their idle animation.
  • Also SpongeBob makes the Mocking SpongeBob face from "Little Yellow Book" as one of the idle animations.
• In a few points in the game, some pictures with Handsome Squidward from "The Two Faces of Squidward" are shown.
• When King Jellyfish packs his suitcase after SpongeBob defeats him, a copy of the Krabby Kronicle from "The Krabby Kronicle" can be seen sticking out of it.
• The Rock Bottom museum has several references:
  • Bold and Brash from "Artist Unknown" and "Goons on the Moon" can be seen in the Rock Bottom museum.
  • In the Rock Bottom museum, some pictures from "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?," "Out of the Picture," and "Chatterbox Gary" are seen.
  • Inside of the Rock Bottom museum, a picture based on the famous art "The Birth of Venus" This picture was originally seen when Squidward and Patrick went to the Art Museum from "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" can be seen on the higher floor.
  • Some pictures of SpongeBob from "Suds," "Something Smells," and "Sportz?" can be seen also on the higher floor.
  • Also Bubbles from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water can be seen in a picture.

Cultural references

• One of SpongeBob's quotes when performing the Cruise Bubble is "Say hello to my little bubble friend!", which is a reference to the famous line, "Say hello to my little friend!" from the 1983 film Scarface.
• When Realistic Fish Head interrupts the television in the Shady Shoals, he says that he will go back to a show called Retirement Home Girls Gone Wild, which is a reference to Girls Gone Wild.
• When SpongeBob rolls a bubble bowling ball, he may say, "Ahhh, There's noting like the smell of bubbles in the morning, smells like... victory," which is a reference to the line, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now.
• Several pieces of art in the Rock Bottom museum are based on famous real-world art pieces:
  • The Scream by Edvard Munch
  • Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent Van Gogh
  • The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
  • The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
  • A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
  • Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci
• When respawing, SpongeBob makes a reference to the song In Da Club by 50 Cent.
• When fighting, Sandy will sometimes shout, "Cowabunga!" which is used in the 1987 series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
• When fighting, SpongeBob will sometimes say, "You've just met the Spongeinator," which is a reference to the Terminator film series.
• In the Kelp Forest level cutscene, the player sees a fish fighting the Tubelet with his hat. This could refer to Kung Lao from the Mortal Kombat game series.
• In the place where Sandy helps Larry get all his stuff, one of the signs says "Kora Kola" which is a reference to Coca Cola.

Back covers

• PlayStation 4 back cover
  PlayStation 4 back cover
• Xbox One back cover
  Xbox One back cover
• Nintendo Switch back cover
  Nintendo Switch back cover

Video

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