SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger

No, SpongeBob, you are not saving the day!

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger is a 2005 platforming adventure video game developed by Tantalus Media and published by THQ for the Nintendo DS in 2005 and the PlayStation Portable in 2006.

## Plot

SpongeBob spots Barnacle Boy being attacked by the Dirty Bubble, so he asks Mermaid Man for help. At the laundromat, the Dirty Bubble steals Mermaid Man's belt and goes into a washing machine creating tons of tiny bubbles that invade Bikini Bottom, so SpongeBob has to stop the dirty bubbles.

## Bad Qualities

1. Heavy walls of text interrupting the gameplay. These pop up almost every time you go into a new area while starting the game.
2. Poor graphics with the most dull and rushed faces as well as the locations, at least in the DS version, as the characters model are not so good and the color palette is washed out.
3. Weak grasp of the source material, with the details of the locations in absolutely no relation to the show.
4. No voice acting, thus making this game even more boring, even in the PSP version there's no voice acting, which is unacceptable even for a PSP game.
5. There is an annoying "wuh-wah" sound that you will hear every single time you jump.
6. For the most parts, it's not clear where you had to go, much like SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula on the Game Boy Color which had the same problem but much worst.
7. The controls, while not terrible, are somewhat stiff, especially the jump, as it's feel a bit like an NES game with stiff controls, and they also hasn't aged well.
8. While the soundtrack is good, there's still some generic or bland musics that you may forget that it's play due to how generic they are.

## Good Qualities

1. The soundtrack is quite good and catchy, even by SpongeBob standard.
2. The idea of SpongeBob saving the day from the Dirty Bubble was a fun idea.
3. The PSP version graphics aren't bad, and they are pretty decent for the PSP, with better colors palette and more detailled graphics than the DS version.
4. Despite BQ#7, the controls are still decent, as for the most parts it's not unresponsive and you can actually get fun with this game when you get used to the controls.

## Reception

The game mostly got mixed to positive reviews on the DS version and mixed to negative reviews for the PSP version, GameSpot and IGN gave the DS version a 7.4 and 7.7, while GameSpot gave the game a 6.7, The PSP and DS versions have a score of 48 and 67 respectively.

## Trivia

* This was the first SpongeBob video game to be released for both the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable.
* The DS version was also released as the Ultimate Fun Bundle, which also included a Nintendo DSi system and a SpongeBob 9-in-1 style kit.
* There is a picture on a wall in Squidward's house that resembles a screenshot from "Just One Bite." The pixelated picture shows the "Unsure Squidward" face that has become a popular Internet meme.
	+ The face can also be seen in Battle for Bikini Bottom and Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated.
* In this game, SpongeBob shows how to make jellyfish jelly.
* After playing the game, the player unlocks a character viewer.
* It is revealed in the game that the Sea Needle is the tallest building in Downtown Bikini Bottom.
* Bubble Bass and Flats the Flounder were going to be in the game, but were removed.[4]
* SpongeBob can explore the Industrial Park from "Prehibernation Week," the Kelp Forest from "Club SpongeBob," and Rock Bottom from the episode of the same name.
* The little Dirty Bubbles are red, rather than the actual dirty brown color of the original Dirty Bubble.
* The game does not save after the player beats it. This is so the final boss battle can be played an infinite number of times. This also means that the percentage complete of a game file will always be at 99% and it will never reach 100%.
* When SpongeBob is in his room, if one looks closely, they can see under Gary's food bowl is the "Town Scared" newspaper from "Pranks a Lot."
* The PlayStation Portable version was later re-released in the PlayStation Portable Greatest Hits line in 2008. The same version was then re-released again in PAL countries as part of the PlayStation Essentials line.
* SpongeBob can make water balls like the ones Mermaid Man makes in "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy."
* This is the first SpongeBob game to be Rated 7 by the Pegi rating board.
* This game is similar to the 1990s video game franchise, Pandemonium!. Aside the fact that this and the said franchise use 2.5D graphics. The bosses are similar to each other because they mostly require puzzle solving-tactics to defeat each boss.
* This is the only SpongeBob PSP game to have an original story.