If you're fat, pudgy, and your last name is Slime, you're supposed to be less than popular with any kind of crowd. Yet, the game Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime seems to be getting quite a lot of paramours. It's the latest game from Square Enix about the lovable and adorable Rocket Slime of the Dragon Quest series. It's his first adventure on his own and it's on the DS.

We give you the highlights of the IGN review. According to the writer, the game is a mixture of Zelda, Pokemon, and gigantic fortress tanks. Whoa, two excellent games in one? No wonder he scored it high (8.5). Let's take the report apart shall we?

The gameplay is simple but enjoyable. The game can be started and finished using only one button. Since Rocket can only do one thing (jump), he will have to get creative with the way he dispatches foes. He usually stretches like a rubber band and then slingshot himself to the enemy. Imagine if you were a big fella and then all of a sudden this little blue gooey knocks you out. Nobody gets over that kind of humiliation. Ever. He's cooler with friends and allies, he carries them around on his head as he goes through his little adventure. Simple, but is it too simple?

The simplicity of the controls and the almost non-existent use of the second half of the screen was what made this game get a bad rap as a "children's game only." However, it gets deeper as the game progresses. For instance, Rocket can summon gigantic mobile fortresses to do battle with, however only certain fellow townsmen can do the controls. The more rescued townsmen, the more abilities your tank can do. Suddenly it just got deep around here. It's going to get deeper still with the multiplayer option.

Multiplayer is good enough. Up to 4 players can link up and play this game. Each will control his or her own tank as they try to outwit, outlast, ans outdo each other on a battlefield. Unfortunately it's multi-cart and there is no online or Wi-Fi support.

The visuals and sounds are satisfying. If you've seen the cartoon and past games you know to expect quite a lot of physical and visual humor. You'll see over-exaggerated animations, several characters in the screen, and solid character, level, and interface looks. The audio and music is strong enough. The article says that it corresponds to the mood of the game, and the sound effects are funny. From what we've read, it seems this game is simply beautiful. Available in stores now.

Buy: [Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime]

We at QJ like to make our articles more interesting than usual. So when we saw a list of games and accessories coming out this week, we thought of a way to make it more entertaining than a plain old list. Here we go!

Twelve Samurai Warriors  journey to Castlevania on a Dragon Quest, and there, they find a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. After losing 10 of their comrades to various traps, only two finally reach the end of the lair. They open the large door and was surprised to see that there were no guards nor traps. All they saw is a chair in front of a burning fireplace. A soft voice tells them to come in and take some health potions.

They first check it for poison and find out that it's ok, however they foolishly tosses it aside and commands the old man to stand up and come with them to be tried by the King of the land. The man stands and introduces himself as The Godfather. He has been waiting for years for anyone to go through the dungeon alive. Anyone who comes through the dungeon must fight him to the death.

They began fighting wildly. The old man wasn't such a slouch! He moved swiftly and kicked harshly. In the end , The Godfather falls to the might of the two samurais. Before he dies, he turns on the Xbox Live Camera and proclaims to all his henchmen that it's Open Season for the two Samurais. Just then the ceiling blows open and a thousand ninjas appear from the smoke. Our tired and wounded heroes are surrounded!

Will our heroes survive? Find out next time, same QJ Time, same QJ Channel!

Nope. That's not Loco Roco. His name is Rocket, the adorable little slimeball from the Dragon Quest series of Square Enix, and he stars in the new game, Dragon Quest Heroes Rocket Slime. Who would have thought that a perpetually smiling drop of blue goop (who happens to be the staple baddie of the Dragon Quest series) would have his own game?

So, just before the game comes out on September 19, we're giving you a gameplay trailer to see how the game actually goes. You've heard that it works "Zelda-ish," but how exactly so, especially with the touchpad? This video trailer shows us finally how to control Rocket as you blast him from one part of the screen to another. The tank battle system is also shown, and how ingeniously both screens of the DS are used.

Heads up to the Square Enix fans out there. If you know your Square games, you might spot a hilariously silly inside joke which makes a pun out of Chrono Trigger. Try to catch it in the trailer!

Download: [Dragon Quest Heroes Rocket Slime Trailer]

Now, whoever thought that a simple character such as a slime ball with eyes would live on for more than 20 years and become one of the most-seen and most-copied characters of this generation? Moreover, who would have thought that moving, talking balls of slime could ever be so darn cute??

Having come a long way from the first time it made an appearance as a baddie in the early Square game Dragon Quest in 1986, who would have thought that the little blob would re-emerge on the DS Lite as a hero in his own game 20 years later?

That's right. In the game Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, you're Rocket, a blue slime ball who has been living happily in Slimenia. However, the peace is ruined after they were unexpectedly attacked by the dreaded Plob monsters. Now, it's up to Rocket Slime to find and recover his missing neighbors and friends and save his village as he goes running (or hopping... or jiggling... or rolling...) to the rescue. In the words of the IGN reviewer, it's "like a gooey version of Zelda".

This game is very simple, but that may be where its charm and addictiveness lies. For starters, you can control Rocket with the D-pad, and just press A to make him hop, or hold it down to stretch and fire Rocket across the screen, much like a rubber band. When colliding into objects, friend or foe will be sent flying into the air, and Rocket must successfully catch the items on his head.

Later on, as you go into the later stages of the game and rescue more villagers, not only will new shops be open for Rocket when he gets back to the village, but this time around, the citizens of Slimenia will talk up arms with you in case of an attack. And when things get bad... they bring out really big tanks to help you get rid of that boss.

Various side missions as well as mini-games can also be unlocked depending on what and who you rescue. On top of all of this, a four-player mode is also set up for insane 2-on-2 battles (especially if each and everyone of you has a tank with cannons and rockets and guns on each... on your DS screen...).

In the meantime, we'll have to wait until September 19th before we could get our hands on this gooey piece if goodness, so here's some screenshots until then.

Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime as part of it's North American Summer Line-up. Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime lets you play as Rocket, a slime hailing from Boingburg that has been tasked with the mission to save his fellow slimes from the hands of a mysterious cartel called "the Plob". He must rescue more than 100 unique slimes, from which he can select a crack team of warriors to aid him in the heated tank battles.

To survive the monsters in the puzzle-filled levels, you must customize your slime and his abilities, as well as improve the tanks by equipping them with new weapons and items. You'll even be able to use alchemy to create rarer and even stronger ammunition. The DS’s dual-screen technology allows you to view the menus and the action simultaneously during adventure sections, and gives a unique view both inside and outside the tanks during battle sections.

If you're not satisfied with fighting battle alone, you can compete against your friends in Wireless DS Multi-Card action for up to four players. The DS Single-Card Download play feature also allows up to 16 players to enjoy the game at once.

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime will be in stores across America this summer.