

Boss enemies include the giant frogfish from the film, Dennis who is fought twiceand King Neptune. Four levels involve a boss enemy that the player must defeat to progress to the next level.

Each level contains a main objective and side tasks. There are 18 levels in the game that loosely follow the storyline of the film. The gameplay is similar to that from Heavy Iron Studios' previous game, Battle for Bikini Bottomas it was created using the same engine and shares many assets. The plot of the video game is based on the film, albeit liberties are taken occasionally. According to Metacriticthe game received mixed to favorable reviews. Most of the film's cast reprise their roles.
