Slime (series)

Slime
Developer(s)	TOSE
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Genre(s)	Action-adventure game
Mode(s)	Single-player

Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest: Shōgeki no Shippo Dan (スライムもりもりドラゴンクエスト 衝撃のしっぽ団, Suraimu Morimori Doragon Kuesuto Shōgeki no Shippo Dan, lit. "Slime of Gusto Dragon Quest: Ballistic Tails Brigade") is a Japanese action-adventure video game published by Square Enix in 2003 for Game Boy Advance. It is part of Square Enix's Ultimate Hits. The game is based on the fictional Dragon Quest universe with players controlling a slime. While the game has never been announced for a North American release, its sequel was brought over as Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime.

Gameplay

The blue slime is a monster from the Japanese Dragon Quest video game series. The Dragon Quest series includes over 20 types of slimes, the majority of which are present in this game. As the player rescues other slimes, more areas of the world are opened up. Attacking enemies is done by stretching the slime and then releasing, flinging it forward. The player can also hover temporarily in the air, and bury themselves in the ground while still moving. The player can also carry enemies or other slimes on his head. Enemies, of which he can carry up to three, can be thrown as an attack, while friends are required to be carried to a conveyance back home in order to count as rescued. These modes of transportation include rail carts, airships, and balloons. Occasionally slimes in the village will give quests to the player, which require them to carry enemies or items to these transport points.

Picking up a certain enemy, the swordsman, allows the player to perform a sword attack which is faster than the standard stretch attack. If the player is hit by an enemy, everything they are carrying is dropped. The slime can die if attacked too many times by enemies, as well as if the player takes too long to complete a dungeon, as in the game night falls and they are kidnapped by the Tails brigade like the rest of their village.

Plot

The main plot of the game is a blue slime is trying to save his family and friends that were kidnapped by a group of monsters called the Tails Brigade. The game opens with the slime living in a village along with the many other types of slimes. After magically transforming itself into a bird with a magic wand, he is forced by his father to remain that way overnight as punishment, resulting in his escape from kidnapping when the Tails Brigade comes to the village. The protagonist journeys across the world to find and rescue the kidnapped slimes, which are kept in treasure chests in dungeons.

Reception and legacy

According to Japan-GameCharts, the game has sold 346,299 copies as of December 30, 2007. Its sequel, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, was released in Japan in 2005 and in North America in 2006. A third game in the series called Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Taikaizoku to Shippo Dan was released in November 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS.

External links

• Official website Template:Ja icon