A quick recipe...1 tbsp of Dragon Quest + a splash of Zelda 3 + a hint of Advance Wars = a damn fine game.
User Rating: 8.5 | Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime DS
I bought this a second time just to give it another chance. I'm glad I did. This isn't the longest of games to ever be released, but all the different pieces it pulls together makes for a great mash-up of fun. And quite frankly, this is what the DS is lacking. I'd love to see more games that are pure fun than rely on innovation to make them appealing. The entire game plays out like Zelda 3: A Link to the Past, where-in you gather items to increase your health bar, gain new abilities to progress, and unlock access to new levels, but then you throw in the tank battles. These battles, at first, look like mini-games based around fetching ammo and firing as fast as you can at the enemy. This is true to the most basic extent. Once you begin facing more powerful opponents, you learn the strategic side of the tank battles. It becomes a quest in itself to find better ammuition and parts to upgrade your defenses. Later on, your slime friends will help out with loading ammo or sabatoging the enemy tank...and even then you have to make sure you have everyone doing the right job at the right time. Wrap all this up in a brightly colored, Dragon Quest-inspired world, throw in a bunch of bad slime-related puns...you've got yourself the perfect game for a long weekend. And that was the downfall. The main quest can be finished in roughly 12-14 hours. But worry not...there are more diversions to keep you playing for at least another couple of hours...and of course there's always multiplayer tank battles. Grab it up. You won't be disappointed. 
