SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! is a party

Party game

Party games are games that some people play as forms of entertainment at social gatherings. Party games usually involve more than one player. There are a large number and styles of party games available and the one selected will depend on the atmosphere that is sought to be generated...

 video game based on the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...

. It was released in October 2005 for the Xbox

Xbox

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, PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

, GameCube, Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

, and the PC

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. It was released for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

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 in Korea in 2007, but its North American release was cancelled. The game is based on the Mario Party

Mario Party

is a party video game for the Nintendo 64 game console, developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on December 14, 1998, in North America on February 8, 1999, and in Europe on March 9, 1999...

series of video games, and it is the first SpongeBob SquarePants title to feature multiplayer mini-games.

Plot

SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights!, Camera!, Pants!, the city of Bikini Bottom is producing a show called "The Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy" in which the titular SpongeBob wishes to play as the starring role. SpongeBob must compete with the other characters in the series – including Patrick Star

Patrick Star

Patrick Star is the deuteragonist of the Nickelodeon animated comedy series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by creator Stephen Hillenburg and voiced by Bill Fagerbakke. Patrick's most significant character trait is his lack of common sense, which sometimes makes him a negative influence on his best...

, Sandy Cheeks

Sandy Cheeks

Sandra Olivia "Sandy" Cheeks is a character in the series SpongeBob SquarePants and is voiced by Carolyn Lawrence. She is a squirrel native to Texas, and the fact of her being a land animal is often pointed out. She is friends with Patrick, Squidward, and SpongeBob.-Personality:Sandy is SpongeBob &...

, Squidward Tentacles

Squidward Tentacles

Squidward Quincy Tentacles is a fictional character on the television cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Rodger Bumpass. The character is an octopus, as his name would not imply Squidward appears in 270 episodes of the series, second only to Spongebob's 305.-Personality:Unlike...

, Mr. Krabs and Sheldon J. Plankton

Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Sheldon Jim Plankton, Jr., or simply Plankton, is a fictional character on the American television cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Mr. Lawrence. The character is also in video games and other media based on the series...

 – in order to impress the talent scouts and land the lead role of the villain.

Gameplay

SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights!, Camera!, Pants! features three gameplay modes: "story mode", "quick game", and a "tournament mode". The game features over 30 different mini-games in which players cooperate with or compete against each other. Players take turns selecting which mini-game to play. Mini-games include knocking opponents off a small ring into a pool of sludge, a Krusty Krab-cooking contest which involves button-mashing, and a barnacle-scraping exercise in which two-player teams compete to scrape barnacles off a tower. At the beginning, only a select few mini-games (called "auditions") are available, and players must perform well in those to unlock the other mini-games.In the Game Boy Advance version, you can play as SpongeBob SquarePants, Sandy Cheeks, Patrick Star, and Squidward. There is only a "Story Mode", and many minigames are scatered around.

External links

• Review at Eurogamer
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