<s>
is	O
a	O
2011	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spinoff	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Slime	B-Device
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Surarin	O
,	O
a	O
slime	B-Device
,	O
who	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
retrieve	O
his	O
countries	O
prized	O
jewels	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Rainbow	O
Orbs	O
"	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
pirates	O
who	O
have	O
stolen	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
slime	B-Device
named	O
Slarin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
2D	O
games	O
featuring	O
tank	O
battles	O
,	O
Slime	B-Application
Mori	I-Application
Mori	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
naval	O
battles	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
rescue	O
one	O
hundred	O
kidnapped	O
slimes	B-Device
,	O
but	O
to	O
take	O
back	O
the	O
"	O
Rainbow	O
Orbs	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
treasure	O
of	O
the	O
Slime	B-Device
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
mechanics	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
journeying	O
through	O
specific	O
game	O
locations	O
,	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
by	O
either	O
flinging	O
the	O
slime	B-Device
at	O
enemies	O
or	O
by	O
fighting	O
naval	O
battles	O
by	O
loading	O
ammunition	O
into	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
shop	O
called	O
Netshop	O
,	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
upgrade	O
ship	O
parts	O
and	O
buy	O
rare	O
items	O
with	O
in-game	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Surarin	O
lives	O
in	O
Slime	B-Device
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
McDonald	O
's	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
four	O
exclusive	O
items	O
that	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
collected	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fast	O
food	O
chain	O
also	O
offered	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
to	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
a	O
minigame	O
called	O
McDonald	O
’s	O
Slime	B-Device
Ship	O
Battle	O
DX	O
,	O
which	O
if	O
completed	O
would	O
entitle	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
a	O
one-day	O
coupon	O
for	O
food	O
and	O
drink	O
from	O
the	O
chains	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slime	B-Application
Mori	I-Application
Mori	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
38,859	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
charted	O
as	O
the	O
seventh-best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
