The Grinch (2000)

This was one of my all time favorite PlayStation games

Summary

-It's your job as The Grinch to undo all of the holiday cheer for the Whos of Whoville. With your sidekick Max, you'll steal presents and decorations. But, watch out for those Whos that are determined to stop you!

Levels

-Each area has a specific set of tasks that need to be accomplished. Once accomplished, you'll see "Mission Complete" scroll across the screen. There are blueprints to collect in each level, which will need to be assembled to gain new powerups. You'll also need to leave the areas and come back with the powerups to do later missions

-There will be blueprints you need to pick up and assemble to gain new gadgets

Rotten Egg Launcher. Your most effective gadget

Marine Mobile. Explore the underwater world

Slime Shooter. Slime anyone for a short time

Jet Spring. Reach new heights

Grinch Copter. Fly around

Octopus Climbing Device. Ascend / descend walls

Whoville

-The main city near The Grinch's home. Explore the city, learn your way around and look for items you'll need later on, such as mission-related items, blueprints for inventions, etc.

-Some of the missions here include: Shuffle the Mail. This involves going to the post office and sneaking past security. Use Max to go into the air shafts to unlock the doors to shuffle the mail in each room. By door 4, the security has been turned off. Modify the Statue involves going to City Hall and using a hammer and chisel to modify the statue of Mayor Whovier. Painting the Mayor's Posters involves using a paint bucket to vandalize the posters. Smashing the Snowmen involves butt dropping them to smash them. Egging the Houses involves using the Rotten Egg Launcher to shoot rotten eggs into all of the open windows. Advancing the Countdown Clock will require the Jetspring, to give you the power you need to reach the hatch to the upper levels. And then you'll need to solve a few puzzles to get to the top

Vandalize the Mayor's Posters

Watch out for kids and other Whos

Modify the Mayor's Statue

-The blue prints here should allow you to assemble your first powerup, the Rotten Egg Launcher and the Jetspring

Who Forest

-The mountainous ski resort outside of Whoville. Explore the city, learn your way around and look for items you'll need later on, such as mission-related items, blueprints for inventions, etc

These chimneys are where you put the beehives

Shoot the swirling target to activate the lift

Shoot the snow above the dog to trap it long enough to enter the area

-Some of the missions here include: Putting bees in cabins. Use the jet spring to take hives you have collected (you will be timed on this otherwise the bees will attack) and you will shake the hives and put them down the chimneys. For the cabin in the center of the resort, it is situated on a tall tree top. You will need to ascend the cliff across from it and use the Rotten Egg Launcher to activate the lift to reach it. From then on, you can reach this high house. Droop the Trees simply involves breathing on them. Replacing the Candles on the Cake with Fireworks involves picking up fireworks from the White Mountain Civic Center and replacing the candles on the massive cake with them

-Here you will collect blueprints for your next powerup, the Slime Shooter

The Dump

-The place where all Who trash goes to

-This is, by far, one of the trickier areas to navigate. Some of the missions here include: Collect Parts for Computer, Take Food from Birds, Conduct the Stinky Gas to Who Bris' Shack, Shave the Dump Guard, Infest the Mayor's House with Rats, Short Circuit the Power Plant. To do the Collect Parts for the Computer, shoot a red egg (easy to pick up) at robots and pick up the glowing parts left behind. To do the Take Food from Birds, shoot a rotten egg at the bird with the pizza in its mouth and it will drop. The collect it. There are pipes you need to shoot using the Rotten Egg Launcher because this is part of the Conduct Stinky Gas Into Who Bris' Shack mission. There will be pipes you need to enter to access new areas, but they are blocked with electricity. You'll need to use the Jetspring to enter small tunnels and hit buttons, which will show you which tunnel has been deactivated. Run through the tunnel before the timer runs out. Conduct the Stinky Gas into Who Bris' Shack involves shooting pipes in and around the dump to send the gas into the resident Who's shack, behind a wall of steam. There will be a chess area behind a fence. Look at the house to see the arrangement the chess pieces should be in. Once correctly assembled, the garage door will open to reveal sleigh parts

-Short Circuit the Power Plant involves entering the Power Plant and either getting rid of or eluding the pesky security guards. Once inside the plant, shoot buttons to deactivate power lines, which you can use to access new areas. Hit buttons to deactivate generators. Work your way to the top, solving puzzles until you turn off all of the electric to Whoville. Once done, all of the electricity will be out in the Dump

-Infest the Mayor's House with Rats involves using Max to lure rats into a tube that will send them into the Mayor's house. Shave the Dump Guard involves traversing a minefield. Use the Rotten Egg Launcher to shoot down hanging mattresses and use the Jetspring to hop from item to item. Use the Slime Shooter to slime the orbs and try to safely make it across the minefield to the guard's house. Enter the garage to find Scissors and tiptoe into the house and up to the guard. Once that mission is complete, you can just hit the minefield, which will send you back to the beginning

-Here you collect blueprints for the Octopus Gadget, which allows you to climb walls. You will need this to ascend the wall to enter the Power Plant

WhoLake

-A tranquil lake where all Whos go to relax

-This is, by far, the trickiest level in the game. There are many missions and items to collect here. Most of the blueprints you'll be picking up will be for your Marine Mobile, a submarine. Some of the missions here include Flatten Tents. Do the butt drop on the tents to flatten them. Shoot thistles into boy scout uniforms. There will be small brown porcupines running around. Shoot them using the Rotten Egg Launcher and pick up the thistles. Find clothes lines and shoot the thistles at the uniforms. There will be a hut on top of a massive tree, that can only be accessed by swinging your way from the bottom branch to the top. This is where you'll get your Scout Uniform to enter the North Shore. There will be a changing booth nearby that will allow you to change into the costume, to access the North Shore of the lake. Now, once in the North Shore, you will not be able to use any of your weapons, since you're in disguise.

Right outside the Mayor's Villa is a changing booth that will allow you to remove your costume. Inside the North Shore, one of your missions is to Drill Holes in the Boats. You will find a drill in a small cove near the entrance to the North Shore. One of the trickiest missions in this area is Hook the Mayor's Bed to the Motorboat. For this, you'll need a hook from a local pirate, who lives in a cave. He will give you his hook if you bring him five scout scarves. Sneak into the Mayor's Villa, avoiding the carpet and hit the action button when prompted to hook his bed to the motorboat

Spongebob: Battle for Bikini Bottom (2003)

This game, for the PlayStation 2 system and other systems, involves Spongebob, Patrick and Sandy battling robots!

-You can pick up pairs of Golden Underwear to extend your life

-Regular pairs of white underwear are your lives. When those run out, you die and return to the game

-Pick up socks and give them to Patrick in exchange for Golden Spatulas

-Golden Spatulas are the rewards for completing missions

-Collect shiny objects and give these shiny objects to Mr. Krabs to get Golden Spatulas

-If you hit the Select button on the controller, you can go to the map, where you can choose to go to certain mission areas if you have the Golden Spatula

-When you see a sign with a ?, hit the button rotating above it to read them. The button rotating above it depends on the game system you are using. For PlayStation 2, the button is R1. You can also see and use the R1 button you see floating above people to talk to them

-Break the tikis to get shiny objects

-You'll need a certain amount of Golden Spatulas or shiny objects to unlock new areas. It will state how many are needed to unlock each new area over the taxi stand or next to a giant clam. Paying the golden spatulas or shiny objects will access new areas, fix broken items, activate machinery, bring down a bungee jump hook etc.

-Use the taxi stand to access new areas

-Almost each area has a specific mission within in. To collect a certain amount of items

-If you see a box, approach it. This will open it up. If you see another box, approach it to open it. This will allow you to teleport between locations

-Each level has what is called a Duplicatron 1000. These machines keep reproducing robots. Hit it and back away, as it will detonate

-This game is very much open world and all about exploring and completing missions

-As Spongebob, you can use the Cruise Bubble, which is a sort of guided missile you can use to take out enemies and obstacles. And you can use the Bubble Bowl, a bowling-like skill that also take out obstacles and enemies. As Patrick, you can lift heavy items and throw them. As Sandy, you can lasso items and use the lasso to glide for a short time

-Use the Bus Stop to change between Spongebob, Sandy or Patrick

-Use the Viking Helmet to go up and attack something above

-You'll be able to activate checkpoints should anything happen. When you approach them, you'll hear a duck quacking sound and see a massive orange sign saying CHECKPOINT pop up. If you should lose all of your lives, you'll restart back at the last checkpoint you activated

-Each level has areas within those areas. It's always worth it to explore

-There are various tikis you'll encounter, each one producing shiny objects. There are the brown wooden tikis. Then there are the Shhh tikis. These are gray with ears that flap. Sneak up on those to destroy them otherwise they disappear and reappear when you're gone. Thunder tikis are red and yellow and when you touch them, they will form a storm cloud over their head and will blow up. Stone tikis can only be destroyed by thunder tikis or the Cruise Bubble

Levels

Bikini Bottom

-The city Spongebob calls home

-You start off in Spongebob's house. It's a sort of tutorial. It shows you have to navigate, how to attack, how to read signs, etc.

-Exit Spongebob's house and go next door to visit with Squidward and Patrick. Enter Squidward's house and get a Golden Spatula by jumping around and annoying him. For extra giggles, jump and attack one of the pictures Squidward painted to draw a mustache on it

-In Patrick's house, there are only shiny objects. Hit the music player to start playing music. Hit the couch to destroy it and get a sock

Jellyfish Fields

-A beautiful, grassy locale with peaceful lakes, waterfalls and ponds and...jellyfish!

-You play as Spongebob and Patrick here. You must navigate through Jellyfish Fields to get to Jellyfish Mountain to get a bottle of King Jellyfish jelly for Squidward to put on his stings

-There is an area overlooking a waterfall. After paying shiny objects to the clam, down comes a bungee hook. Jump towards it to automatically bungee jump. Go down to catch the golden spatula

-There are several areas within Jellyfish Fields you will pass through. The initial area is Jellyfish Fields. Then you'll enter Jellyfish Caves. After passing through there and completing missions, you enter Jellyfish Lake. After completing missions here and one for Mrs. Puff, continue through the area to reach Mount Spork. Here you will meet Bubble Buddy, the creation Spongebob made as a replacement friend. He will give you advice about King Jellyfish being just at the top of the ridge. Attack him three times to defeat him. He will give you a bottle of King Jellyfish jelly to give to Squidward

Goo Lagoon

-The undersea equivalent of the beach

-Here your mission is this. Larry the Lobster says a robot took everyone's sunscreen and is holed up on an island too far from the shore. Use the lifeguard towers to redirect the sunshine on the reflectors out to sea

-When you hit the reflector in the right area, you'll get a good sound. If you hit the reflector in the wrong area, you'll get a loud buzzer

-In addition to the mission for Larry the Lobster, Mrs. Puff has a mission for you. It seems that the balloons given to children have been overinflated and are now carrying children around. Pop the balloons to save the children. Use the Viking Helmet to pop the balloons and save the kids

-Use the inflatables to cross the lagoon to reach the massive Sand Castle. Ascend to the top and cross the bridge. Now you enter the Lagoon Sea Caves. This will take you to the Amusement Park pier. Once you're at the Lagoon Pier, Mr. Krabs has a mission only Patrick can perform. He needs Patrick to save his business from the robots. Then you'll proceed through the pier, clearing out the robots from his business and the bumper cars. Jump on the trampoline to take you out to the island with the robot. Connect the final tower to destroy the robot. Use the trampoline to take you back to the mainland

Mermalair

-The underground lair of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

-The items you have to collect here are security switches to shut down the security

-There are a few main areas here. The Main Entrance area is where you enter the Mermalair. Proceed through the area to reach Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. After that, you will enter the Mermalair Main Chamber. You'll be tasked with getting to the top of the computer area and hitting switches to shut down the security system

-Mermaid Man will give you the mission to hit switches to turn off the security system. Once complete, use a trampoline to bounce to a new area where Barnacle Boy now gives you a mission. He explains the mission is to have all of the towers face inward to harness their power. Missions from both characters result in Golden Spatulas

-The next area you proceed through is the Mermalair Security Tunnel. This is tricky only because of the robots. Then you proceed to the Rolling Ball Room. You must roll a giant ball through a maze reminiscent of the game Mouse Trap. Once the ball lands on a pressure plate, the glass dome will lift, revealing a golden spatula. To make this easier, clear out the Duplicatron 1000 and any robots in the area prior to doing this

-Once you complete this, you'll return to the Main Computer Area. Once the security system has been completely shut down, you can access the Villain Containment Area, where you encounter Prawn. Attack him three times to defeat him

Rock Bottom

-A spooky abyss

-Here the items you must collect is artwork. You immediately meet Mrs. Puff, who gives Spongebob the task of retrieving all of the artwork the robots stole from the Rock Bottom Museum. Once you find all the artwork, return to Mrs. Puff for a golden spatula

-Since this level is a dark abyss, it can be hard to see some of the areas. Keep a sharp eye out. There will be tons of robots here, mostly the robots called Sleepy-Time robots. The only way to take out these robots is to sneak up on them and attack or attack them from far away using the Cruise Bubble

-There are multiple areas within this level. The Trench of Darkness and The Museum. In the museum, you encounter Barnacle Boy, who gives you the mission to turn off the security system. Hit the buttons to turn off the laser grid security system. Proceed through the level, making your way to the upper levels

-Once you're out of the museum, you meet Mr. Krabs, who tells you about a golden spatula at the end of the slide. You're now in the Trench of Advanced Darkness. You'll meet Plankton who has a mission only Sandy can accomplish. This involves setting lasers into a central core to open up the area to exit the Trench of Advanced Darkness

Sandy's Treedome

-The underwater home of Sandy Cheeks, a Texas-born and raised squirrel

-She'll give you a mission to clear out robots to get a golden spatula

Downtown Bikini Bottom

-The downtown metropolis Spongebob calls home

-Here you must collect steering wheels so Mrs. Puff and others can evacuate the city

-When you see a Spongebob SpongeBall on the ground, run into it to turn into a ball. This is useful for getting around fast and getting through narrow openings

-At the Sea Needle, you need to destroy the tikis floating outside the window to get a Golden Spatula from Mr. Krabs

-Up on the rooftops, you play as Sandy. And you get a mission from Larry the Lobster upon entering the rooftops. He says he has a new antenna to replace and that it's too far. The camera will show the route Sandy needs to take. Navigate the rooftops and defeat the robots

-Inside the lighthouse, you must defeat level after level of robots, clearing them out

-Once you have all of the steering wheels, return to Mrs. Puff and get a Golden Spatula

Spongebob's Dream

-This is not as hard as you would think. There are slides and different obstacles to each character's dream. In Sandy's Dream, you'll encounter a lot of swinging with her lasso and Texas-themed decor. There's one area off of the main path that you must do a lot of lassoing to reach after paying 2800 shiny objects. There you meet up with Plankton, who wonders why her dream is so complex. She explains everything is bigger in Texas. There is an oil slick near by with two robot-producing Duplicatron 1000s and robots. Take them all out to get a golden spatula. Use the trampoline to go back to the path to continue. Follow the path until you reach a giant acorn where the golden spatula is

-In Squidward's Dream, it's all about music. You'll meet up with Mr. Krabs, who gives you the task of getting the golden spatula off of Squidward's nose. It's all pretty straightforward. Just avoid the orange notes, as they will sink under your weight. The small drums are trampolines that will bounce you in one direction or another

-In Mr. Krab's Dream, you must defeat robots to release the Krabby Patty ingredients, making a sort of staircase to one of the robot-producing machines. Keep taking them out to release one set of stairs. After taking out one machine, use the Cruise Bubble to take out the other machines and then take out the remaining robots to get a golden spatula from Mr. Krabs

-In Patrick's Dream, it's straightforward. DON'T GO INTO THE DARK!! YOU WILL GET LOST! Simply walk up to Patrick, who's standing under a single light bulb and talk to him to get a golden spatula

Sand Mountain

-A ski resort

-This level is pretty easy. The only tricky part is doing the timed ski runs on the slopes. You'll encounter Mrs. Puff, Larry the Lobster and Bubble Buddy. There are three levels of difficulty: Guppy Mound, where Mrs. Puff is, Flounder Hill, where Bubble Buddy is, and Sand Mountain, where Larry is

-On Guppy Mound, you'll have to beat Mrs. Puff's time of 1:21 to get a golden spatula. On Flounder Hill, you'll have to beat Bubble Buddy's time of 2:01 to get a golden spatula. On Sand Mountain, you'll have to beat Larry's time of 2:21 to get a golden spatula

-You can take out sand snowmen to get socks 

Kelp Forest

-A forest made of kelp

-One of the more difficult levels you'll encounter. What does not make it easier is that the level is set at night

-The areas you'll explore here are Kelp Forest, Kelp Swamp, Kelp Caves, Kelp Vines

-Here you must locate lost campers

-In the Kelp Swamp, you'll need Patrick to talk to Mr. Krabs. He'll give you a mission to go around the area and collect stone tikis to put on pressure plates. Once all of the pressure plates are activated, you'll be able to access a walkway that will take you to the Kelp Caves

-This area is the trickiest within this level. It involves a lot of precision with the Cruise Bubble and backtracking. Here you encounter Barnacle Boy, who gives you a mission to locate Power Crystals within the caves. There are six in total. Once all six are located, see Barnacle Boy for a golden spatula

-The last area is Kelp Vines. This is, by far, the trickiest sliding you'll be doing in all of the game. Mermaid Man is waiting at the top of the slide. Beat his time of 1:41 to get a golden spatula

Flying Dutchman's Graveyard

-A spooky graveyard

-You initially meet the Flying Dutchman. He task you with the mission of getting his ship back from the robots, who have built their own metal mechanical flying ship.

-Some of the areas here include The Entrance Area, The Graveyard of Ships, The Dutchman's Ship

-You'll need to Cruise Bubble here to take out enemies, hit buttons and do much more. In The Graveyard of Ships, you'll meet up with Squidward. Navigate through the area, dodging obstacles until you reach the next area. In The Dutchman's Ship, you'll meet up with Mr. Krabs, who gives you the task of reaching the Dutchman's ship

Poseidome

-Here you must defeat a robot that looks like Sandy. Use the moves you've learned throughout your playing. Pay close attention to determine the best move for the moment. Attack the robot 9 times to defeat it. The reward is the Bubble Bowl. Use this to take out tikis, robots and more

Industrial Park

-Here you must defeat a robot that looks like Patrick. This is a little trickier. You must dodge acid being spit by the robot and eventually dodge the lower levels which become filled with acid. Attack the paper-looking sign saying "Kick Me" on Patrick's back 9 times to defeat it. The reward is the Cruise Bubble, a controllable cruise missile made of bubbles

Chum Bucket Lab

-This is the boss of the game. Here you must use the Cruise Bubble to defeat the robot that looks like Spongebob. You have to defeat the Spongebob robot once on the inside and once on the outside. Once you beat him, the game is over