Mr. Krabs has entrusted SpongeBob with his recipe for the Krabby Patty, but in all the excitement, SpongeBob loses it. He must now rely on the unlikely help of Plankton, who wants the recipe for himself, to locate it using his memory machine to locate it using the happiest moments of his life, because he can't remember anything when he is sad. Whilst searching for the recipe, you will have to search high and low through Bikini Bottom, including the jellyfish fields, the Krusty Krab diner and Rock Bottom whilst encountering the assorted characters from the series.

Whilst playing, you will have to defeat various enemies by turning SpongeBob into a sledgehammer and smashing them. You can also turn him into a WaterBob to splash enemies or an explosive cannon.

You can team up with with a friend to play co-operatively over a split screen game.