SpongeBob SquarePants
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Rebecca Woelfel
Hunter PR
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Pat Riso
Hasbro Games
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East Longmeadow, Mass. (February 13, 2009) – In 2009, Nickelodeon fans will celebrate the 10th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, one of the network’s – and history’s – most watched cartoons. As a longtime resident of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants has spent his days flipping Krabby Patties and serving Kelp Fries at the Krusty Krab restaurant. And with his buddies Patrick and Squidward in tow, SpongeBob SquarePants has encountered hundreds of action-packed underwater adventures.
Fans of the loveable yellow sea sponge can continue the celebration at home with an assortment of SpongeBob SquarePants-themed games from Hasbro. Strategy-lovers can discover bubbly new ways to outsmart their opponents in CONNECT 4 and SORRY! SpongeBob SquarePants Editions. Doctors-in-training can relieve SpongeBob SquarePants’ ailments on the operating table in OPERATION SpongeBob SquarePants Edition. And players who enjoy games of memorization and puzzle solving can dive into the MEMORY and CRANIUM CADOO SpongeBob SquarePants Editions.
Hasbro’s SpongeBob SquarePants games include the following:
CONNECT 4: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS EDITION
(Approximate Retail Price: $12.99; Recommended Age: 6 & up; Available: Spring; Players: 2 or more)
CONNECT 4: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is just like the classic four-in-a row game with a Bikini Bottom twist. Stack the yellow SpongeBob SquarePants on top of the pink Patrick checkers upwards, sideways or diagonally and be the first to yell CONNECT 4! But watch out, your opponent can block out holes or an entire column using the SpongeBob blocker.
SORRY!: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS EDITION
(Approximate Retail Price: $15.99; Recommended Age: 6 & up; Available: Fall; Players: 2 to 4)
SpongeBob SquarePants fans will love this game of sweet revenge. Draw cards to move your pawns or steal them from your underwater opponents. A game of chasing and racing, the first player to make it from Start back home to Bikini Bottom wins.
OPERATION: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS EDITION
(Approximate Retail Price: $19.99; Recommended Age: 6 & up; Available: Fall; Players: 1 or more)
Calling all surgeons! SpongeBob SquarePants is trapped in Plankton’s lab and needs your help. Use a steady hand to remove the patient’s Barnacle Brain, Patty Pleasure Center and Clammy Hands. If the buzzer sounds, SpongeBob SquarePants will be forced to reveal the secret Krabby Patty recipe!
MEMORY: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS EDITION
(Approximate Retail Price: $8.99; Recommended Age: 3 & up; Available: Fall; Players: 1 or more)
MEMORY: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is a refreshed version of the classic find-it-first game. Flip the cards over to match and collect pictures of the Bikini Bottom crew and some of their deep-sea landmarks. Collect the most cards and you win.
CRANIUM CADOO: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS EDITION
(Approximate Retail Price: $19.99; Recommended Age: 7 & up; Available: Fall; Players: 2 or more)
CRANIUM CADOO: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition is an absorbing update to the outrageously fun game of sculpting, acting, drawing and puzzling. Whether sculpting a Krabby Patty out of clay or solving an underwater adventure, the whole family will enjoy quirky activities featuring SpongeBob SquarePants and his pals.
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