Fat Princess Review

Having tried my best to stay clear of all the hype for Fat princess, i was told by a friend that i would really like this game seeing how i like RPG fighting games, so on his recommendation i watched the video i posted here yesterday, by the time the video ended i knew i was going to buy this.

There's lots to do in this game, you have single player story mode which is ok but really is only there to show you the different game modes and classes.

Then you have the online part which consists of:

Game modes:

Rescue the princess- capture the other teams princess and take her back to your castle, while defending your princess.

Snatch 'N Grab- where you have to capture the princess three times to win.

Team deathmatch- run down the other teams tickets to zero.

Invasion- take over the outposts to run down the other teams timer to zero.

Soccer- this mode is all out kill or be killed while trying to score goals on a football pitch (very fun).

The different classes:

Villager - fast but can only slap, also health is very low (two hearts)

Worker - the worker collects resources to upgrade hat machines, he can also build castle doors, catapults and ladders to help you invade the enemy castle.When upgraded he can throw bombs.

Ranger - fires arrows, when upgraded he can also fire bullets.

Priest - heals teammates, when upgraded can absorb health from the enemy players.

Mage- fires fireballs, when upgraded he can freeze the enemy with ice.

Warrior- sword and shield, when upgraded he uses a two handed spear like sword.

You can switch between these when ever you like by either pressing circle when next to a hat that someone as dropped due to being killed or by going to your hat machines within your castle. There are also upgrades available for each class, to upgrade a class workers will need to collect resources of wood and metal then a worker can then upgrade a hat machine. Also once a class is upgraded if you press the triangle button you switch between the two different upgrades that are available for each class.

The controls are tight and very easy to pick up, tap square to attack or hold down to do a more powerful attack, circle picks up the different hats, x is to jump, L1 locks on to the nearest target and triangle to switch between the upgrades if available.

One thing i have noticed is that if you are on a team with people who refuse to work together you will lose very quickly, but if you are on a team that works together its so much more fun, i played a round last night where everyone worked together, three of us were collecting resources while we were protected by a priest and a warrior within five minutes we had collected enough resources to upgrade every class and build the catapult, once this was done everyone was then availble to either defend or go on the attack by doing this we were able to capture the princess without to much trouble due to the other team still trying to upgrade their classes.

Teamwork is key to playing this game and will be alot more fun if you work together, headsets are not a must but does help if you have one. The best way to win is to all work together as soon as the round starts to collect the resources and upgrade the classes as quick as you can this will then allow all members of your team to then take the outposts and eventually take the other teams princess, also all members of your team will have the ability to use both of their classes ability's which gives your team the edge if the other team is still trying to upgrade.

I would say based on what i have played so far, this game is well worth the £11.99 i paid, the gameplay is fast and fun, every game feels different even if the game mode and map are the same as the previous round you may play one round as a mage then the next as a warrior and so on, the controls are very good and easy to pick up without to much trouble, the music is nice and the voice's are very funny, the graphics are nice and simple and each of the nine maps(black forest, the great gorge, coco cliffs, deep fried, rocky road, sugar cove, tropical punch, hot sauce and soccer) look very different.

Pros:
32 player online.
fun when people work together.
easy to pick up and play.
voice acting is very funny.
5 game modes.
9 maps.
6 classes.
only £11.99.

cons:

would of been even better if there were a few more actions/moves/weapons per class.
annoying when other members of the team refuse to work together.
some rounds go on to long when both teams are evenly matched with all the action staying in the middle of the map and neither team can gain the advantage.

SCORE OUT OF 10: 8.5

Written by: Me(Krease)