History VideoGame / TheSpongeBobMovieGame

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: With [=SpongeBob=]'s and Patrick's upgraded spin attacks, certain enemies like the Flingers, Turrets, and Poppers can be defeated this way by reflecting their projectiles back at them.

** LethalLavaLand: ''Rock Slide'', ''Now That We're Men'', and ''Welcome to Planktopolis... Minions''

** DerelictGraveyard / [[Main/DownInTheDumps Down in the Dumps]]: ''Shell City, Dead Ahead''.
** DoomedHometown / [[Main/{{Egopolis}} Egopolis]]: ''Welcome to Planktopolis... Minions''.

** LethalLavaLand / [[Main/WombLevel Womb Level]]: ''Rock Slide'' and ''Now That We're Men''.

** RemixedLevel / [[Main/LevelInReverse Level in Reverse]]: ''Drive of the Knucklehead [=McSpazatron=]'' is technically ''Sandwich Driving 101'' with a reverse layout and more difficult obstacles to bypass.

** {{Wackyland}}: ''I'm Ready... Depression'' and ''Sundae Driving''.

** DerelictGraveyard/[[Main/DownInTheDumps Down in the Dumps]]: ''Shell City, Dead Ahead''.
** DoomedHometown/[[Main/{{Egopolis}} Egopolis]]: ''Welcome to Planktopolis... Minions''.

** LethalLavaLand/[[Main/WombLevel Womb Level]]: ''Now That We're Men''.

** RemixedLevel/[[Main/LevelInReverse Level in Reverse]]: ''Drive of the Knucklehead [=McSpazatron=]'' is technically ''Sandwich Driving 101'' with a reverse layout and more difficult obstacles to bypass.

* CasualDangerDialog: [=SpongeBob=] and Pat have no problems spouting cheery one-liners even in the most dangerous situations.

* EliteMooks: The MERV enemies found later in the game. They hover around areas often accompanied by other Mooks and will shoot a laser at you if you get too close, relying on long-distance attacks to take them down. A later variant found in ''Welcome to Planktopolis... Minions'' can fire rockets at you from a distance.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Patrick's butt bounce move is called the "[dolphin noise] Bounce". Gee, I wonder what particular word is being censored there?

** RemixedLevel/[[Main/LevelInReverse Level in Reverse]]: ''Drive of the Knucklehead [=McSpazatron=]'' is technically ''Sandwich Driving 101'' with a reverse layout and more tougher obstacles to bypass.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Most apparent if you are switching over from [[Main/SpongebobSquarepantsBattleForBikiniBottom Battle for Bikini Bottom]] to this or vice versa, since both games play similarly to each other. Because of this, sometimes you'll forget that certain of [=SpongeBob=]'s and Patrick's moves are either reassigned to a different button on your controller or completely replaced with an entirely new move.

* BossArenaIdiocy: The final boss [[spoiler: King Neptune]] would be [[Main/NighInvulnerable unstoppable]] if it weren't for the conveniently-placed tables around the Krusty Krab II.

* EliteMooks: The MERV enemies found later in the game. They hover around areas often accompanied by other Mooks and shoot a laser at you if you get too close, relying on long-distance attacks to take them down. A later variant found in ''Welcome to Planktopolis... Minions'' can fire rockets at you from a distance.

** {{Wackyland}}: ''I'm Ready... Depression'' and ''Sundae Driving''.
** ShiftingSandLand: ''Three... Thousand Miles to Shell City''.
** DeathMountain: ''Rub a Dub Dub, Slip Slide in a Tub''.
** ShipLevel: ''Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt''.
** BleakLevel: Any level from ''Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt'' onwards noticeably has more darker and unsettling environments.

** DerelictGraveyard/[[Main/DownInTheDumps Down in the Dumps]]: ''Shell City, Dead Ahead''.
** BossOnlyLevel: ''I'll Let You Pet Mr. Whiskers'', ''Name's Dennis'', ''Dennis Strikes Back'', and ''Turn the Tables on Plankton''.
** BonusStage: The [=SpongeBall=], Floating Block, and Combat Arena Challenges. All taking place outside of the main levels they're in and can be only entered via special panels you encounter throughout the levels.

*** JokeLevel: On the other hand, the fourth and final Combat Arena Challenge which is located very late in the game has you face off against just one [[Main/TheGoomba Jellyfish]].

* EliteMooks: The MERV enemies found later in the game. They hover around areas often accompanied by other Mooks and shoot a laser at you if you get too close, relying on long-distance attacks to take them down. A later variant found in ''Welcome to Planktopolis... Minions'' can fire rockets at you at a distance.

* TheGoomba: The Jellyfish, which are the easiest enemies to beat and will not necessarily hurt you unless you touch it directly. Unlike their variants in [[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsBattleForBikiniBottom Battle for Bikini Bottom]], This time they do offer points when defeated.

** BonusStage: The [=SpongeBall=], Floating Block, and Combat Arena Challenges. All taking place outside of the main levels they're in.

*** JokeLevel: On the other hand, the fourth and final Combat Arena Challenge which is located very late in the game has you face against just one [[Main/TheGoomba Jellyfish]].

** DerelictGraveyard/[[Main/DownInTheDumps Down in the Dumps]]: ''Shell City, Dead Ahead''.

** DreamLand: "No Cheese" respectively since it is [=SpongeBob=]'s dream of becoming a manager like in the movie. "Sundae Driving" also qualifies.
** {{Wackyland}}: "I'm Ready... Depression" and "Sundae Driving".
** ShiftingSandLand: "Three... Thousand Miles to Shell City".
** DeathMountain: "Rub a Dub Dub, Slip Slide in a Tub".
** ShipLevel: "Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt".
** BleakLevel: Any level from "Bubble Blowing Baby Hunt" onwards noticeably has more darker and unsettling environments.

** DreamLand: "''No Cheese''" respectively since it is [=SpongeBob=]'s dream of becoming a manager like in the movie. "''Sundae Driving''" also qualifies.
** {{Wackyland}}: "''I'm Ready... Depression''" and "''Sundae Driving''".
** ShiftingSandLand: "''Three... Thousand Miles to Shell City''".

* ThePowerOfRock: SpongeBob gets a move late in the game that allows him to fire a controllable sonic wave by playing a guitar.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: With [=SpongeBob=]'s and Patrick's upgraded spin attacks, certain enemies like the Flingers, Turrets, and [=MERV=]s can be defeated this way by reflecting their projectiles back at them.

* CasualDangerDialog: [=SpongeBob=] and Pat have no problems acting manly and saying one-liners even in the most dangerous of situations.