<s>
The	O
Slime	B-Device
series	O
is	O
a	O
spinoff	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
featuring	O
its	O
Slime	B-Device
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshiki	O
Watabe	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
thought	O
of	O
the	O
idea	O
and	O
approached	O
series	O
creator	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
and	O
together	O
they	O
brainstormed	O
the	O
games	O
genre	O
and	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
the	O
two	O
had	O
discussed	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
children	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
appealing	O
to	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
first	O
conceived	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
blue	O
slime	B-Device
protagonist	O
wielding	O
a	O
sword	O
and	O
shield	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gameplay	O
test	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
this	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
rejected	O
because	O
developers	O
felt	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
n't	O
really	O
a	O
slime	B-Device
game	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
like	O
a	O
blue	O
Link	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
then	O
started	O
over	O
and	O
asked	O
what	O
a	O
slime	B-Device
could	O
do	O
that	O
a	O
normal	O
character	O
could	O
n't	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
stretching	O
and	O
launching	O
the	O
slime	B-Device
at	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
came	O
from	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>
When	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
audience	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
slime	B-Device
's	O
identifiability	O
with	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watabe	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
Rocket	B-Application
Slime	I-Application
used	O
both	O
screens	O
for	O
gameplay	O
,	O
unlike	O
most	O
other	O
DS	B-Device
titles	O
that	O
just	O
used	O
it	O
for	O
menus	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
duel	O
screens	O
was	O
the	O
consoles	O
"	O
focus	O
"	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>
In	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
two	O
screens	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
tank	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
duel	O
view	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
see	O
inside	O
and	O
outside	O
the	O
tank	O
at	O
once	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>
On	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
a	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
announced	O
featuring	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
and	O
customizable	O
pirate	O
ships	O
for	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Year	O
Platform	O
NotesSlime	O
Mori	O
Mori	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
Shōgeki	O
no	O
Shippo	O
Dan	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Slime	B-Device
Mori	O
Mori	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	O
Shōgeki	O
no	O
Shippo	O
Dan	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slime	B-Application
Mori	I-Application
Mori	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	I-Application
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Slime	B-Application
Mori	I-Application
Mori	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
people	O
,	O
SpotPass	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blue	O
slime	B-Device
is	O
a	O
monster	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
includes	O
over	O
20	O
types	O
of	O
slimes	B-Device
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
rescues	O
other	O
slimes	B-Device
,	O
more	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
opened	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacking	O
enemies	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
stretching	O
the	O
slime	B-Device
and	O
then	O
releasing	O
,	O
flinging	O
it	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
carry	O
enemies	O
or	O
other	O
slimes	B-Device
on	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
slimes	B-Device
in	O
the	O
village	O
will	O
give	O
quests	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
which	O
require	O
them	O
to	O
carry	O
enemies	O
or	O
items	O
to	O
these	O
transport	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
slime	B-Device
can	O
die	O
if	O
attacked	O
too	O
many	O
times	O
by	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
too	O
long	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
dungeon	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
night	O
falls	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
Tails	O
brigade	O
like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
their	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
has	O
involved	O
the	O
protagonist	O
blue	O
slime	B-Device
Rocket	O
trying	O
to	O
retrieve	O
something	O
of	O
value	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
called	O
Slime	B-Application
MoriMori	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Taikaizoku	I-Application
to	I-Application
Shippo	I-Application
Dan	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
selling	O
38,859	O
copies	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
and	O
charting	O
at	O
number	O
seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slime	B-Device
series	O
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
both	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slime	B-Device
Mori	O
Mori	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
the	O
runner	O
up	O
for	O
IGNs	O
best	O
Japanese	O
exclusive	O
game	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
a	O
34/40	O
,	O
grading	O
it	O
a	O
10	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
four	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2006	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
engrossing	O
"	O
RPG	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
tank	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
for	O
September	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
awarded	O
Slime	B-Device
Morimori	I-Device
Dragon	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
3	O
a	O
37/40	O
.	O
</s>
