Underpants Slam! is an action puzzle video game developed by Blitz Arcade featuring licensed characters from SpongeBob SquarePants. The game was released on the Xbox Live Arcade on December 26, 2007.[1]
On January 7, 2013, the game was delisted from the Xbox Live Marketplace following the bankruptcy of THQ. However, on September 24, 2018, it was relisted on the Xbox Live Marketplace by its successor company THQ Nordic.[2]
On November 15, 2021, it was added to the backward compatibility catalog of the Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S.[3]
Cast[]
- Tom Kenny - SpongeBob SquarePants
- Bill Fagerbakke - Patrick Star
- Clancy Brown - Eugene H. Krabs
- Doug Lawrence - Sheldon J. Plankton
- Carolyn Lawrence - Sandy Cheeks
- Jim Ward - Realistic Fish Head
Plot[]
A storm current has disrupted a shipment of the undergarments of King Neptune's underwear, spreading them across the ocean floor. Neptune has called upon his subjects to collect the lost undergarments, with a reward offered to the one who collects the most pairs of underwear.
Gameplay[]
Players progress through 9 levels of play by collecting 99 pairs of underwear in each level. Playable characters include SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Plankton (unlockable), and Sandy. Levels are populated by jellyfish, who can swim away with pairs of underpants. These stolen underpants can only be retrieved by attacking the jellyfish, and failure to attack at the right moment results in an electrical shock. The jellyfish can be purple, blue (these ones steal the underpants), red, or yellow.
Most pairs of underpants are scattered around levels, though several are hidden in objects such as pipes and boxes, which must be destroyed. Power-ups such as a magnet can be used to draw in nearby bloomers can be collected throughout the levels; though, some can have negative effects such as reversing the controls.
Reception[]
- The game received mixed to negative reviews from critics due to the confusing level design. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the game a score of 55[4] and a score of 3.5 out of 5 on GamesRadar+.[5]
Walkthrough[]
Trivia[]
General[]
- This game's soundtrack is recycled from Creature from the Krusty Krab.
- This game is THQ's first game designed for digital download, alongside Screwjumper!, another action game for the Xbox Live Arcade service.[6]
- This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants video game to have HD graphics.
- This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants video game to be released on the Xbox 360.
- From January 7, 2013 to September 24, 2018, this game was considered lost media.
- Although the game was removed from the Xbox Live Marketplace in 2013, the online multiplayer servers were not affected and continued to work as they normally did.
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References[]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071222034356/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/21/this-wednesday-spongebob-gives-xbla-underpants-slam/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180312031832/https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/SpongeBob-UnderPants/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841089f
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20211115203102/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/11/15/70-new-backward-compatible-games/?ocid=Event_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Photo_lrn_11.15.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20190331233024/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/spongebob-squarepants-underpants-slam!
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160307213136/https://www.gamesradar.com/spongebob-squarepants-underpants-slam-xbox-live-arcade-review/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20190301092636/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spongebob-launches-thq-xbla-efforts/1100-6181639/
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