Rocket Slime: Simple Yet Deep

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]

Via IGN

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]

Via IGN