Dragon Quest Heroes Rocket Slime is just one of the few rip-offs of the
Dragon Quest Series. You play as Rocket Slime who is in charge of
saving the city of Slimania after the Plob invades. The player, while
battling the plob, will have to save 100 residents of the city.
At its core there are only two gameplay mechanics to the game. The
first part is on foot combat and platforming. It is here where you will
find most of the slimes the player needs to rescue. The combat consists
of power bashing into enemies and boxes which in turn hold the slimes
that need to be rescued. The parts of the game when on foot were the
funnest part of the game, and collecting 100 slimes isn't nearly as bad
of a task as it sounds. The second part of the gameplay consist of tank
battles. For the battles all the player does is collect ammo from
around your tank and throw them into cannons to shoot at enemy tanks.
Once a tank is defeated the player has to get out of their tank and
bust the heart open of the defeated tank. It might sound cool, but the
tank battles where the worst part of the game, and believe me, you will
run into plenty of them along the way. The tank the player uses can be
upgraded and supplied with better ammo, and even helpers can join in
battle.
Rocket Slime really shines in the graphical and sound departments. The
graphics are very good for the nintendo ds, and the colors are very
bright and vibrant. This helps create a world in which the player can
immerse themselves in. The quirky music will also grab your attention,
and that only problem with that is the music will eventually eat out
your ears.
Overall I found Rocket Slime to be good and worthy of a play through,
but the game is not deep at all and can be finished within 10 hours. I
got the game for 10$ and I would say it is definitively worth a shot at
that price.
