<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Slime	B-Device
MoriMori	I-Device
Dragon	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
Shōgeki	I-Device
no	I-Device
Shippo	I-Device
Dan	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	B-Application
Slime	I-Application
stars	O
the	O
common	O
enemy	O
and	O
mascot	B-Application
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
Slime	B-Device
,	O
this	O
one	O
in	O
particular	O
being	O
named	O
Rocket	O
(	O
Surarin	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
town	O
called	O
Boingburg	O
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
other	O
Slimes	B-Device
,	O
each	O
one	O
being	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
Slime	B-Device
species	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
humans	O
in	O
Rocket	B-Application
Slime	I-Application
;	O
instead	O
,	O
its	O
world	O
is	O
inhabited	O
by	O
Slimes	B-Device
and	O
other	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
views	O
Rocket	B-Application
Slime	I-Application
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
Rocket	O
entirely	O
with	O
the	O
face	O
and	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
hover	O
,	O
though	O
his	O
primary	O
technique	O
is	O
the	O
Elasto	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
an	O
attack	O
that	O
launches	O
Rocket	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elasto	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
's	O
strength	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
how	O
long	O
the	O
player	O
allows	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
object	O
is	O
hit	O
by	O
the	O
Elasto	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
sent	O
flying	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
and	O
grab	O
the	O
item	O
or	O
enemy	O
before	O
they	O
land	O
if	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
pick	O
them	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
stage	O
has	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
Slimes	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
items	O
and	O
enemies	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
railways	O
typically	O
lead	O
back	O
to	O
Boingburg	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
send	O
items	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Slimes	B-Device
back	O
to	O
Boingburg	O
,	O
or	O
leave	O
the	O
level	O
via	O
the	O
railways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Slime	B-Device
is	O
sent	O
back	O
,	O
the	O
Slime	B-Device
will	O
send	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
including	O
either	O
an	O
item	O
or	O
a	O
recipe	O
for	O
an	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
a	O
tank	O
gives	O
Rocket	O
a	O
specific	O
item	O
and	O
sometimes	O
a	O
Slime	B-Device
,	O
who	O
returns	O
to	O
Boingburg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
leaves	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
a	O
screen	O
is	O
shown	O
detailing	O
what	O
Slimes	B-Device
the	O
player	O
acquired	O
in	O
this	O
session	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
any	O
items	O
and	O
enemies	O
that	O
they	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
beginning	O
after	O
the	O
Plob	O
attack	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
Slimes	B-Device
remaining	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Plobs	O
have	O
destroyed	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
leaving	O
large	O
spiked	O
balls	O
blocking	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
houses	O
and	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
spiked	O
balls	O
have	O
ST	O
written	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
Slime	B-Device
Tons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
listed	O
is	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Slimes	B-Device
the	O
player	O
must	O
rescue	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
the	O
spiked	O
ball	O
in	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
certain	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
rescued	O
Slimes	B-Device
rebuild	O
Boingburg	O
and	O
return	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
state	O
in	O
the	O
prologue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
stages	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
a	O
platform	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
on	O
it	O
standing	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
slime-shaped	O
tank	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
summon	O
their	O
tank	O
to	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
picks	O
up	O
ammunition	O
using	O
the	O
Elasto	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
like	O
they	O
pick	O
up	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
mode	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
their	O
tank	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
use	O
the	O
Elasto	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
attack	O
to	O
break	O
their	O
computers	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
difficult	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
retaliate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
tank	O
battles	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
wins	O
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
item	O
and	O
a	O
Slime	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Slime	B-Device
only	O
appearing	O
once	O
per	O
tank	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
consists	O
of	O
particular	O
Slimes	B-Device
that	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
participate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
Boingburg	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
play	O
multi-player	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
who	O
owns	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
system	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
is	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Slimenia	O
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
city	O
of	O
Boingburg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
begins	O
with	O
four	O
Slimes	B-Device
,	O
Rocket	O
,	O
Hooly	O
,	O
Bo	O
,	O
and	O
Swotsy	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
playing	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
he	O
was	O
distorted	O
and	O
long	O
,	O
the	O
Plob	O
mistakenly	O
believed	O
Rocket	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
Slime	B-Device
but	O
a	O
worm	O
,	O
and	O
discarded	O
him	O
into	O
Forewood	O
Forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Rocket	O
begins	O
his	O
journey	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
fellow	O
slimes	B-Device
,	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
locked	O
up	O
in	O
large	O
treasure	O
chests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Plobfather	O
)	O
,	O
Flucifer	O
(	O
The	O
Dark	O
One	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
mysterious	O
slime	B-Device
named	O
Slival	O
and	O
his	O
Schwartzman	O
Tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshiki	O
Watabe	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hand	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heavenly	I-Application
Bride	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Slime	B-Device
MoriMori	I-Device
Dragon	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
Shōgeki	I-Device
no	I-Device
Shippo	I-Device
Dan	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
planning	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Watabe	O
and	O
Horii	O
discussed	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
aimed	O
at	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duo	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
well-known	O
franchise	O
and	O
decided	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
the	O
Slime	B-Device
character	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
protagonist	O
a	O
sword	O
and	O
shield	O
,	O
feeling	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
slime	B-Device
character	O
into	O
a	O
blue	O
Link	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
rejected	O
having	O
the	O
character	O
breathe	O
fire	O
or	O
run	O
fast	O
like	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
so	O
they	O
refocused	O
on	O
what	O
a	O
slime	B-Device
could	O
do	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
how	O
they	O
discovered	O
that	O
his	O
movements	O
should	O
be	O
stretching	O
and	O
catapulting	O
itself	O
like	O
a	O
slingshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Watabe	O
believed	O
the	O
dual	O
screen	O
function	O
was	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
dual	O
screen	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Slime	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
life	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
to	O
use	O
Rocket	O
's	O
Elasto	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
technique	O
,	O
but	O
scrapped	O
the	O
idea	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
too	O
hard	O
to	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
chose	O
to	O
keep	O
humans	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
did	O
appear	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
probably	O
just	O
run	O
around	O
killing	O
all	O
the	O
Slimes	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
in	O
the	O
west	O
prompted	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Slime	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
name	O
is	O
Rocket	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
wanting	O
western	O
audiences	O
not	O
to	O
associate	O
the	O
character	O
Slime	B-Device
with	O
an	O
inert	O
blob	O
,	O
but	O
show	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
powerful	O
character	O
that	O
can	O
“	O
rocket	O
“	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
familiarity	O
with	O
‘’	O
Dragon	O
Quest’’	O
slimes	B-Device
,	O
the	O
games	O
title	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
include	O
mention	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
American	O
translators	O
were	O
used	O
instead	O
of	O
British	O
ones	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
phrasing	O
a	O
more	O
“	O
modern	O
”	O
sound	O
than	O
a	O
typical	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watabe	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
would	O
look	O
into	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
may	O
also	O
include	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	B-Application
Slime	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
originally	O
for	O
gamers	O
who	O
were	O
eight	O
to	O
ten	O
years	O
old	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
the	O
average	O
purchasers	O
age	O
was	O
twenty	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
293,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
of	O
83/100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
its	O
multi-player	O
tank	O
battle	O
mode	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
well-placed	O
and	O
satisfying	O
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Magazine	O
commented	O
that	O
Rocket	B-Application
Slime	I-Application
is	O
a	O
quality	O
spin-off	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
other	O
developers	O
should	O
take	O
a	O
cue	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
slimes	B-Device
in	O
Rocket	B-Application
Slime	I-Application
have	O
an	O
"	O
irresistible	O
charm	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
exploration	O
gameplay	O
"	O
clever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
