The movies produced are the same the difference lies in the number of points required to pass a location. There are three phases of Story Mode: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Once all eight locations are passed, the movie clips are combined to form a full-length cinematic. Additionally, each location also ranks the number of points all four characters obtain having the highest means that that particular character becomes the main star of the location's film segment. If two or more characters achieve the same number of points, a tiebreaker game will be played to determine the winner, depending on how many of them are tied. If no characters achieve enough points, the minigames will have to be replayed until one of them passes the mark. In Story Mode, the players are required to obtain a certain number of popularity points to move through the eight locations in the game. However, the player has the option to choose gameplay difficulty in three different options (Easy, Med, Hard), and also set the AI opponents' difficulty in three options (Silly, Norm, Smart). SpongeBob is marked yellow they have no gameplay advantage over each other. All characters are available from the start and have only aesthetical differences in minigames, e.g. Before the game starts, the player has to choose one of the six characters, then choose whether to have up to three other players join or add AI-controlled opponents. The game features six playable characters: SpongeBob, Squidward, Sandy, Plankton, Patrick, and Mr. There are two types of minigames: the free-for-all type, where all players compete against each other, and the 2-vs-2 type, where players are divided into two teams of two. Examples of the minigames include a driving test, whose goal is to finish the first through three driving courses a jailbreak, whose goal is to free as many prison inmates as possible without getting caught and a rhythm minigame, whose goal is to match the short and long musical notes that travel toward a marker.

The other six are unlockable bonus minigames. There are a total of 8 locations for a total of 24 minigames that are played through story mode.

Every location has three minigames within it. Each minigame is based on an area or location in Bikini Bottom. The game includes 30 unique minigames (referred to as ' auditions') that have different play style and objectives, though the common goal is to get the highest points. Plankton – in order to impress the talent scouts and land the lead role of the villain. SpongeBob must compete with the other characters in the series – namely Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Eugene H. In the home console versions of the game, the city of Bikini Bottom is producing an anniversary show of The New Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy, executive produced by Gill Hammerstein (voiced by Nolan North), in which the titular SpongeBob SquarePants wishes to play as the starring role.

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