Fat Princess
| Fat Princess | |
|---|---|
 The official Fat Princess logo. | |
| Developer(s) | Titan Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multi-player |
Fat Princess is a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 developed by Titan Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in North America, Europe, and Australia on July 30, 2009.[1]
Fat Princess is primarily a one to thirty-two multiplayer experience with the basic goal to collect the teams Princess and bring her back to the teams base and protect her to win the game. The players collect food for the enemy's princess making her heavier and harder to carry. The game contains five character classes(The Worker, The Mage, The Archer, The Priest and The Warrior)each helping teams make the task of capturing the princess easier.
Gameplay
In Fat Princess, the player joins one of two opposing teams consisting of up to 16 cartoon characters, each with the goal of rescuing their team's princess from the other team's castle (similar in many respects to capture the flag modes found in other multiplayer video games). In order to make their opponents' task more difficult, players can feed captive princesses more and more food so that she will become heavier and harder to carry back to her respective castle.[2]
Players may change their character classes and abilities on the fly by picking up hats that are generated at their team's base. Hats can also be found on the battlefield where enemies have fallen. The game's five classes include mage, priest, warrior, worker, and ranger. Each class has its own unique set of weapons and abilities. The "hat machines" may be upgraded to produce hats that will enhance the strength and effectiveness of their respective class. Upgrades additionally provide an alternate weapon for the player to utilize.
| Class | Initial Weapon | Upgraded Weapon |
|---|---|---|
| Worker | Axe | Throwable Bombs |
| Ranger | Bow | Blunderbuss |
| Priest | Healing Spell (Same Team) | Life Drain (Opposing Team) |
| Warrior | Sword and Shield | Halberd |
| Mage | Fire | Ice |
In order to upgrade certain machines, players must use resources found outside the castle walls. Resources include wood and metal and are gathered by worker class characters by chopping down trees or mining metal and bringing them back to the castle or a team's captured outpost.
In addition to the game's primary mode, a team-deathmatch mode is available. Two single-player modes are also in the game; a story mode that implements the same mechanics as those found in the primary mode, and a survival mode that tests the player's ability to face an endless stream of enemies in an arena.[3]
The game includes ten maps.
Development
A two week public beta for the game was held in April 2009.[4]
There were several conflicting reports concerning the game's release date before it was ultimately confirmed for release on July 30, 2009. While some sources previously indicated the game would be ready by "late June",[5] it was later revealed by the SCEE PlayStation Store team that, while the game will have a simultaneous global release, its release window could only be given as "[at] some point this summer".
Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (PSP)
On June 2nd 2009, it was announced at the E3 2009 Sony Media Briefing that a PSP version of the game is in development. [6]
PlayStation Home
Currently in PlayStation Home, as of 29 July 2009, Sony launched a new event in PlayStation Home which involves the player embarking on a "very special confectionery quest."[7] In this quest they must hunt down eight pieces of cake locked in cages and when they manage to do this successfully they will be rewarded with a "Fat Princess Throne" for their personal apartment.
Reception
Fat Princess currently has an aggregate Metacritic score of 79 out 100 based on 17 reviews.[8]
See also
List of downloadable PlayStation games
References
- ^ "Fat Princess: Worth the Weight (Here's the Date)". PlayStation Blog. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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- ^ http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3173476
- ^ Rubenstein, Jeff (2009-04-15). "Eat Yummy Cake, Join the Fat Princess Beta". PlayStation. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Purchese, Robert (2009-06-01). "Fat Princess out in June". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/989/989525p1.html
- ^ http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009/07/29/motorstorm-game-launching-crashes-into-playstation-home-fat-princess-ambles-slowly-behind%E2%80%A6/
- ^ Princess "Fat Princess (ps3) reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
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