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Unlikely Hero Shines Bright In Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Posted Aug 23, 2006 at 08:42AM by Kristine C. Listed in: Previews, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Games, Screenshots Tags: Zelda, Slime
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Rocket Slime for the DS


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.

Rocket Slime Screenshot 1Rocket Slime Screenshot 4Rocket Slime Screenshot 2Rocket Slime Screenshot 3

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