- Publisher: SCEA
- Release Date: Jul 30, 2009
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The fundamental principles behind the gameplay and strategy in Fat Princess are quite ingenious: take up to 32 players and divide them into two teams. Let the members of these teams assume one of four classes (mage, warrior, worker, priest) and then let them use the unique characteristics of their chosen class to either infiltrate the enemy base to steal their princess or defend the home base. It's an addictive and thoroughly pleasing experience, if you find the proper teammates that is. Fat Princess ranges from a decent to a fantastic online experience.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Marvelous blend of fast paced action and team strategy offers many hours of multiplayer fun. Don’t forget your headset otherwise you’ll be disappointed. [Sept 2009]
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Edge MagazineWhile you won't necessarily win without some loyal subjects from your friends list, there's a deceptive amount of fun you can have while trying. [Oct 2009, p.94]
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Potentially brilliant multiplayer romp hindered by PSN's lack of communication. Bundled headsets please, Sony.
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Fat Princess is like a cake with few layers: it's great when played with friends, and it's quite delicious, but it lacks some flavour and it will leave us a bit hungry.
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So the core design, which seems so elegant at first, leads either to quick decisions between teams of unmatched skill, or long slogs worthy of a Russian winter campaign. When the action drags on, the not-inconsiderable cute factor starts to wear away.
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Fat Princess looks delicious and, in theory, provides enough depth with her action-, RTS- and RPG-elements. But the game centers around cooperative team-play, and that doesn't happen too often when you play with other people. Most matches end up in a free-for-all where tactics aren’t anywhere to be found. On top of that your AI-teammates are dumb, the game suffers from bugs and lag and the Mage-class is far too powerful. Fat Princess just didn't become the game we wanted it to be.
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Much like the cakes that the princesses so greedily scoff down, the game is delicious at first, an overwhelming confection of bright colours and varied flavours, but the sugar rush wears off much too quickly, leaving you bloated and exhausted.
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There's only so much the cute presentation can gloss over, meaning some serious changes will need to be made if the game is going to have any real legs.
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The princess may have bitten off more than she can chew with her clever but confused multiplayer melees.
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Play UKUltimately, Fat Princess is a victim of its own focused creativity. It may have visual appeal and at first seem to offer a lot but it doesn’t take long to realise proceedings are rather dull; matches last a ridiculously long amount of time. In tiny bursts there’s definitely some appeal. It’s just ever so short. [Issue#183, p.80]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 178 out of 233
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Mixed: 31 out of 233
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Negative: 24 out of 233
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MTDec 6, 2009
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Jun 27, 2022Fat Princess is one of the best games to have come out as downloadable content.
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Oct 8, 2021