In lieu of treats this Halloween, our friends at THQ are sharing with Babble.com some exclusive cheats to two of their newest kid-friendly games. First up, SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis (Rated "E" for Everyone) for the Wii, PS2, DS and Game Boy Advance. Based on the upcoming David Bowie-guested TV special starring everyone's favorite absorbent, yellow, porous kid, the game finds SpongeBob, Patrick and friends taking a magical mystery tour of the lost city of Atlantis, with action-packed treasure hunting and bumbling evildoing (courtesy of Plankton) abounding.
Spoiler alert! Don't read any further if you want to make it through the game on your own. There's also a whole other world of minigames awaiting you in the unlockable Amoeba Arcade, but we had to give you something to look forward to. Let the cheats commence...
Level 1: Tanklantis Plankpantis!
Blast everything in sight as you move through the level; some of the buildings hide valuable pickups inside. Also, if the tank takes too much damage, you’ll need to repair it to keep playing: Watch for the on-screen instructions whenever the tank breaks down.
Level 2: Amulet Adventure!
If you get stuck here, look for any pickups you haven’t collected yet. They may hide clues on where to head next.
Level 3: Snap Happy! (pictured above)
You can lob stale Krabby Patties at people to get them out of your way, but don’t stop taking pictures; that’s why you’re in the museum in the first place! Wake the sleeping curators by hitting them with a Krabby Patty; then, when they way up, snap a picture of them to get bonus points.
Level 4: Magical Musical Journey!
You just need to push the commands as they reach the marker on the screen: the fewer mistakes you make, the better the Atlantean Amulet you’ll earn.
Level 5: Bus Building Bonanza!
Collect spanner pickups to keep the bus going, and be ready to repair the bus if it breaks down: Just follow the on-screen instructions, and remember: Driving over the "boost” strips makes the bus go faster.
Level 6: Tour Trouble!
Don’t wait around here: Push the commands as soon as you can see them!
Level 7: Money Krabbing!
To rack up big scores and earn an Atlantean Amulet, you need to get combos. To do that, collect three falling gems of the same color in sequence.
Level 8: Squidward the Poser! (pictured above)
The faster you complete each sequence here, the more points you score; the more points you score, the closer you are to Alantean Amulets.
Level 9: Paparazzi Patrick!
When the Knowledge Machine asks Patrick a question, help him by throwing a Krabby Patty at the button with the correct answer on it. Earn extra points by throwing a Krabby Patty at the Bus Robots you see around the level. If you snap a photo of the robots after they’ve been hit, you’ll get a bonus.
Level 10: Hide and Sneak!
As you learned in Level 2, the pickups can reveal areas you haven’t been to yet, so if you get stuck, be sure to use pickups for clues on where to go next.
Level 11: Armory Antics!
If you push the commands exactly in the middle of the marker, you can lower the alarm level here and make Plankton’s sneaking even sneakier.
Level 12: Squidward Super Shooter!
You don’t want to run out of shots with Atlantean Guards around, so be sure to reload often! Also, shoot every container you see here: More destruction = more points.
Level 13: Super Tank Showdown! (pictured above)
If you want to get rid of an ice-cream vat here, you need to blast all the nearby buttons first. Next, get rid of all the nearby turrets, and then finally you can splat the vat! Remember that some buildings hide valuable pickups, so if you want to find them all, splat everything you see.
Level 14: Operation: Trash Dash!
Push the commands as they reach the guard. Get enough right, and you’ll earn an Atlantean Amulet.
