BIT.TRIP and United Plankton Pictures Present... Runner2: But With SpongeBob Characters

BIT.TRIP and United Plankton Pictures Present... Runner2: But With SpongeBob Characters (usually just shortened to Runner2: SpongeBob Version or Runner2: SB) is a video game developed by Choice Provisions, published by Nickelodeon Games, and released on N/A. It serves as a crossover between Runner2 (and its environments) and SpongeBob SquarePants (and its characters, primarily from the canon show).
== Plot ==
The game begins in Bikini Bottom where it is a normal day, except Plankton is once again stealing the formula, using Karen as a mount. Mr. Krabs, the Krusty Krab employees, as well as Patrick and Sandy, chase after Plankton & Karen. Suddenly, a collossal, colorful portal appears in the sky, and with the formula in hand, Plankton leaps into the portal with SpongeBob and co. following suit. Upon exiting the other side, the crew finds themselves in a weird and whimsical world unlike any other. For you see, the Timbletot (the antagonist of Runner2) has opened the portal and trapped the crew in this new dimension and plans on bringing them misery in this new environment.
The rest of the game is simply a journey from one area to the next: the team begins in the Welkin Wonderland, falls out of there and to the seas of the Emerald Brine, constructs a boat which takes them to the Supernature, makes their way into a cave and underground into the Mounting Sadds, and after scavenging in the location they find themselves in, find a broom closet which takes them to the BIT.TRIP. They then simply defeat the Timbletot here and return to their home dimension, where everybody continues chasing Plankton.
== Gameplay ==
The game is a 2D platformer where your character runs automatically, with you needing to guide them to the end by jumping, sliding, and kicking your way through obstacles. Alongside this, there are square objects, known as "beats", which need to be deflected by using spawning a paddle to deflect the beats. Other level features include loop-de-loops that prompt the player to twirl the analog stick in tandem with the character's position on the loop, diamond-shaped loops which encourage the player to press buttons upon reaching the corners of the loop, trampolines that can be run over and activated, and trampolines that can be jumped on to work, poles that you can grind on, fans that plow you up, and speed pads that can increase your speed for a few moments.
The game also makes use of keys. Keys can be found in certain levels and unlock padlocks within the same levels, but they are initially not activated. To activate the keys, you'll need to complete a world's Key Vault level, which will in turn activate the keys. You can also find treasure chests in various levels which provide costumes for characters if uncovered.
== Playable Characters ==
* SpongeBob
* Patrick
* Squidward
* Sandy
* Mr. Krabs
* Plankton & Karen
* CommanderVideo
* Retro CommanderVideo
=== Costumes ===
==== SpongeBob ====
* Off To Work - Unlocked in Cloud Surfer. It simply adds a Krusty Krab cap to SpongeBob's outfit.
* By the Power of Neptune! - Unlocked in Into Thin Air. It is SpongeBob's Mermaid Man costume.
* Big Pink Loser - Unlocked in Crate Expectations. It is SpongeBob's Patrick costume.
* Hall Monitor - Unlocked in Galloping Gangplanks. It is SpongeBob's hall monitor outfit.
* Kuddled Up - Unlocked in _. It is SpongeBob wearing the Kuddly Krab uniform.
* The Quickster - Unlocked in _. It is SpongeBob wearing the Quickster's outfit.
* Birthday Suit - Unlocked in _. It is SpongeBob wearing a birthday hat and rainbow colored lei.
==== Patrick ====
* That's No Lady - Unlocked in Blue Blunder. It is Patrick's Patricia disguise.
* Partner in Crime-Fighting - Unlocked in Dangerous Altitude. It is Patrick's Barnacle Boy costume.
* Patrick SquarePants - Unlocked in Soggy Bottoms. It is Patrick's SpongeBob-like outfit.
* Patrick-Man! - Unlocked in Listing Isthmus. It is Patrick's Patrick-Man costume.
* Let It Tee - Unlocked in _. It is Patrick's golfing outfit.
* The Elastic Wasteband - Unlocked in _. It is Patrick wearing the Elastic Wasteband's outfit.
* Monkey Suit - Unlocked in _. It is Patrick wearing the gorilla suit.
==== Squidward ====
* The Royal Fool - Unlocked in Cloud 8 1/2. It is Squidward cosplaying as Squidly.
* Dr. Negative - Unlocked in Cloud Canter. It is Squidward cosplaying as Dr. Negative.
* S-S-Santa! - Unlocked in Salty Sprint. It is Squidward wearing an outfit resembling Santa.
* I've Come For Your Pickle - Unlocked in _. It is Squidward pretending to be the Flying Dutchman.
* Captain Magma - Unlocked in _. It is Squidward wearing Captain Magma's outfit.
==== Sandy ====
* Skinny Tripping - Unlocked in Cloud Nein. It is Sandy in her bikini outfit.
* The Dark Knight - Unlocked in Fluid Freeway. It is Sandy cosplaying as The Dark Knight.
* Skinned Squirrel - Unlocked in _. It is Sandy without her skin.
* Well, Hooowwwdy! - Unlocked in _. It is Sandy dressed like a hillbilly.
* Miss Appear - Unlocked in _. It is Sandy wearing Miss Appear's outfit.
==== Mr. Krabs ====
* _ - Unlocked in Cumulonimbus Conundrum.
*_ - Unlocked in Aquatic Symphonic.
==== Plankton & Karen ====
* The "Evil" Man Ray - Unlocked in Brine Time. This costume is applied to Plankton, and has him wear a Man Ray-looking mask.
* The Computer Fairy - Unlocked in _. This costume is applied to Karen, and has her wear a fairy costume. Her hat covers Plankton.
* Karen the Cat - Unlocked in _. This costume is applied to Karen, and has her wear a cat costume.
* An Empty Husk - Unlocked in _. This costume replaces Karen with Sandy's skin, which Plankton is piloting. It has new animations.
* Imitation Krabs - Unlocked in _. This costume replaces both Plankton and Karen with a robot replica of Mr. Krabs. It has new animations.
==== CommanderVideo ====
* Beat.Trip - Unlocked in _. It has CommanderVideo don a belt with a tape player on it that is connected to a pair of headphones he wears on his head. His other attire is now also purple.
* Gettin' Schlörtzed - Unlocked in _. It has CommanderVideo wearing an outfit consisting of a blue tank top, yellow shorts, white socks with yellow stripes, blue shoes, yellow armbands, and a yellow and white striped hat with the Schlörtz logo on its sides.
* Power Mitten - Unlocked in _. It has CommanderVideo don a single piece of armwear, that being a glove that resembles the Power Glove positioned on his right arm. His shoes are also colored gray.
* Mac Daddy - Unlocked in _. It has CommanderVideo wear an outfit that resembles the training outfit of Little Mac from the Punch-Out! series.
* F***king Turkey Suit - Unlocked in _. It has CommanderVideo dressed in a turkey suit. Frickin' hysterical.
== Worlds and Levels ==
===The Welkin Wonderland=== 
*Stratostar
*Plane Weather
*The Whifferdill
*A Windy Interlude
*Cloud Surfer
*Cloud Nein (Unlocked after accumulating 225 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
* Dangerous Altitude
*Cirrus Circus
* Triposphere Cumuliform
*Cloud 8 1/2 (Unlocked after accumulating 375 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
* Blue Blunder
*Into Thin Air
*Arid Airride
*The Gusty Bellows (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in Arid Airride)
** This level is the world's Key Vault level.
*Cloud Canter
*Winding Wild Windworks
*Every Cloud (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in Winding Wild Windworks) 
**Squidward is unlocked here
* The Celestial Ceiling
*Cumulonimbus Conundrum (Unlocked after accumulating 615 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Stratosfear (Boss)
===The Emerald Brine=== 
*Brine Time 
**The "Evil" Man Ray costume is unlocked here. However, a Key is needed to access it.
* Two If By...
*Salty Bath
* Salty Splendor (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in Salty Bath) 
**Sandy is unlocked here.
*Fluid Freeway
**The Dark Knight costume is unlocked here.
*Crate Expectations (Unlocked after accumulating 225 Gold Pieces in the world's levels) 
** The Big Pink Loser costume is unlocked here.
*The Sea of Saw
*Listing Isthmus
**The Patrick-Man! costume is unlocked here. However, a Key is needed to access it.
* Tern N' Cough
*Going Half Mast
* Salty Sprint (Unlocked after accumulating 375 Gold Pieces in the world's levels) 
**The S-S-Santa! costume is unlocked here. However, a Key is needed to access it.
*Galloping Gangplanks
**The Hall Monitor costume is unlocked here.
*Fish Boulevard
*Aquaducked
*Wet Deepness (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in Aquaducked) 
**This level is the world's Key Vault level.
*Soggy Bottoms
**The Patrick SquarePants costume is unlocked here.
*Wet Watery Wetworks
*Aquatic Symphonic (Unlocked after accumulating 600 Gold Pieces in the world's levels) 
**The _ costume is unlocked here. However, a Key is needed to access it.
*Pining for Fnords
* Drowntown (Boss)
===The Supernature=== 
*Logjammin'
*Tripping On Herbs
*Treeathlon (Unlocked after accumulating 125 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Coniferous Say
*Blabbage Patch (Unlocked after accumulating 175 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Morning Wood
* Kasaobake
*Bigfoot's Big Foot
*Dubbed Steppes
*Slap Sticks (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in Dubbed Steppes) 
**Mr. Krabs is unlocked here.
*Harsh Gribaldeen
* Quail Hollow Howler
*Low-Hangin' Fruits
*Barking Mad (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in Low-Hangin' Fruits) 
**This is the world's Key Vault level.
*UFO OMG
*Wooden Woodery Woodworks
*Bush Wacky (Unlocked after accumulating 500 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Lumber Jackson
*Log Out
* Timber's Timbre (Boss)
===The Mounting Sadds ===
*Ruined Run
*Flabby Woes
*The Moist Flowtubes
*Grumbling Cravages (Unlocked after accumulating 150 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Pilge Bump
*The Mimblesnits
*Grumble Gallop (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in The Mimblesnits)
** Plankton & Karen are unlocked here.
*Bumpin' Uglies
*A Harsh Direction
*Devil's Marbles (Unlocked after accumulating 315 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*The Secret Tunnel
*The Stained Pits
*The Doleful Unders (Unlocked after accumulating 500 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Sweaty Dangle
*The Noble Gasses
*The Bonklands (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in The Noble Gasses) 
**This is the world's Key Vault level.
*Wrongledoo
*The Twisted Strait
*Tubular Bowels
*Timbletrot (Boss)
===The BIT.TRIP===
* Descent Into Radness
*Familiar Apparitions
*Hypnagogic Logic (Unlocked after accumulating 125 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Supraliminal Slide
*Hyperbrain
*Whisper Demons
*Megathon (Unlocked after accumulating 250 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Melted Luster
*Superglide
*Sweet Eyefuls (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in Superglide) 
**CommanderVideo is unlocked here.
*Ultravision
*Trippin Walls
*Response-Ability (Unlocked after accumulating 425 Gold Pieces in the world's levels)
*Extralogic
*Pixel Dispatch
*Startled Future (Unlocked by finding the alternate exit in Pixel Dispatch) 
**This is the world's Key Vault here.
*Spirit Runner
*Afterglow
*Only A Man
* Flight To Fate (Boss)
==World Banners==
File:The Welkin Wonderland Banner.png|The Welkin Wonderland's banner.
File:The Emerald Brine Banner.png|The Emerald Brine's banner.
File:The Supernature Banner.png|The Supernature's banner.
File:The Mounting Sadds Banner.png|The Mounting Sadds' banner.
File:The BIT.TRIP Banner.png|The BIT.TRIP's banner.
==Trivia==
*This game was released exactly 10 years after the original Runner2’s release.
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