Although only a spin-off, Rocket Slime manages to hold its own as a good and enjoyable adventure.
Kierad Hates : That it is way too easy to complete, It is also to short, and there is not much to do when completed to keep it going, no use of Stylus.
Who would have ever thought that a game with a blob of slime would ever be reality, never mind a great adventure game. Dragon Quests slimy mascot gets his own spin-off adventure gamewhere you play as as Rocket, a young slime from the slime town of Boingburg. Your town is attacked by the Plob who kidknapped all slimes in the village except you, who then sets out on a journey to find all 100 slimes.
The gameplay is pretty simple, as you find more slimes the more populated the village gets and allows you to access new areas and items. Your character is controlled with the face buttons and there is no stylus control, you can stretch you slime in any direction to attack enemies, hover in mid-air to reach new areas pick up opponents and more. Personally I think that the touch screen could be used perfectly for stretching the slime but it works well nonetheless. As you progess through different Areas you will encounter some familar faces. You will encounter enemies such as mad moles, jail cats and other regular Dragon Quests characters. You will fight many bosses throughout the game, all of which are pretty easy. Most of thes bosses are also old dragon quest characters such as a big Jargon, Evil Tree and many others.
The tank battles play a big part in the game. Although at first seems like it is just a very simple mini-game, it actually becomes a lot deeper. You pit your big slime tank against enemies tanks in which you store your tank with different ammo. Basically you throw the ammo into the upper or lower cannons to take off health of the other tank. The problem here is that the enemy has a crew which will fight back, from throwing weapons at you or infiltrating your base when your health has depleted. During the game you will gain new members for your tank who all possess different abilities. This tank battle system is very well presented and adds more value to the game.
Unfortunately the game does not last very long and is not difficult enough to make it a true DS classic. Also the fact that it probably could have been done on the GBA makes it feel that it is not reaching its potential. However cast these to the side and you have a decent 2D action adventure that plays well enough to make it a worthy game to add to your DS library of games.