Nicktoons Movin'

Nicktoons Movin' (also known as SpongeBob SquarePants: Movin' with Friends in Europe and Australia) is a Nicktoons crossover video game for the PlayStation 2 that was released on October 21, 2004 in North America, and November 26 in Europe. The video game was developed by Mass Media Games and published by THQ.

In it, the player will watch as SpongeBob and Patrick host the game, but alongside mini-games influenced by the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series, the player will find some influenced by The Fairly OddParents!, Danny Phantom, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Rocket Power. They are all inspired by an episode in the cartoon series, a part of which is shown prior to the mini-game in order to set it up.

The game includes at least two mini-games for each of the aforementioned series. They can be played in three difficulty modes and the change is readily apparent as the difficult mode - Jimmy, a nod to Jimmy Neutron's genius kid - is much more involved than Patrick, the easy mode, a nod to Patrick's stupidity.

Mini-games

SpongeBob SquarePants

• Bikini Bottom Bowling (the player will need to control a bowling ball down an alley)
• Boating Madness (the player will control SpongeBob's boat as he goes through a variety of obstacles)
• Jellyfish Jam (the player will need to slap a number of jellyfish as they appear onscreen)
• Krabby Patty Match (the player will need to match up ingredients as they appear onscreen)

The Fairly OddParents

• Fairly Odd Invasion (the player will need to control a metal ball to destroy a number of invading creatures)
• Fishbowl Frenzy (the player will need to repair a number of cracks in a fish tank by hovering over them)
• Magical Mix Up (the player will need to "manually" rearrange pieces to fit a puzzle)

Danny Phantom

• Ghost Catcher (has the player eliminating ghosts that appear on-screen by capturing them)
• Portal Party (the player will manually control Danny as he then destroys ghosts that appear onscreen)

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

• Deflect-O-Matic (the player will need to keep swatting atoms back by moving your hands over the section that it will hit)
• Deep Sea Danger (the player will control Jimmy's submarine as it gets through a sidescrolling level)

Rocket Power

• Hanging Out (where the player will need to control a glider as it gets through a number of rings)
• Rocket Hockey (has the player blocking hockey pucks back)

Reception

The game has received mixed reviews from critics. IGN gave the game an "Okay" score of 6.0. Official PlayStation Magazine gave the game a 3 out of 5.

Walkthrough

File:Nicktoons Movin' - Full PlayStation 2 walkthrough

Trivia

General

• In PAL regions, The Fairly OddParents! characters are removed from the front cover, and Timmy Turner is replaced by SpongeBob on the back cover.
• This game has backwards compatibility, as it can be played on old PlayStation 3 units.
• The SpongeBob SquarePants mini-game Jellyfish Jam is based on the episode of the same name.
• This is the first Nicktoons game released for the PlayStation 2.
• This is the only Nicktoons game developed by Mass Media Games.
• Bikini Bottom Bowling would eventually become an arcade cabinet.
• All of the SpongeBob SquarePants mini-games feature clips from the following episodes:
  • "Frankendoodle"
  • "Pickles"
  • "Boating School"
  • "Jellyfishing"

Back covers

• North American back cover
  North American back cover
• European back cover
  European back cover

Discs

• North American disc
  North American disc
• European disc
  European disc

Advertisements

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Gallery

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