Joystiq eyes-on: Fat Princess
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Jul 18th 2008 at 10:19PM }
The action takes place in a colorful fantasy land where opposing teams need to reach the other's base, grab their princess and get back to the castle. The princess will lose the weight if she's not constantly fed, so if a team focuses on just combat instead of feeding the princess, the opposing team will have an easier time carrying her away once they inevitably infiltrate the castle.
Gallery: Fat Princess
Sony's producer for the game tells us Fat Princess was a last-second addition to the company's E3 line up, but we're glad it was there. Although the game is quite charming and we were hoping to hear a release date for this year, it's being developed by brand new developer Dark Star, which doesn't expect the game to be finished until 2009.
Fat Princess is expected to support up to 32-players in online competition. The host will be able to choose the number of combatants that can enter a match and customize the conditions for victory. An offline single player match will be possible with AIs, while offline multiplayer is still being worked out with no determination on how it'll work.
Each player starts with a basic character and putting on one of the hats scattered about the base will turn it into a Worker (Engineer), Swordsman, Archer, Wizard or Priest.The classes we saw were easy to understand. The Worker builds doors for the castle, creates fire pits for Archers to light their arrows and various other skills. The Archer shoots, the Swordsman is the tank, the Wizard uses ranged spells and the Priest deals out the healing.
Although we didn't get to play it, the controls are pretty basic with buttons assigned to attack, jump, pick up and alt-fire. This isn't a totally cute cartoony game as characters will drop copious amounts of blood when attacked.
A lot about Fat Princess can change between now and 2009, but from what we saw there is a charm to the game, which could make it very enjoyable for those looking for a different kind of Team Fortress 2 experience.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Poisoned Al @ Jul 18th 2008 10:39PM
No Xbox and PC love? Ah well.
kagai @ Jul 18th 2008 10:39PM
Sony keeps showing a lot of cool little games. If they keep this up I may have to cough up the dough to get a PS3.
bigsofty @ Jul 19th 2008 10:10AM
Not
LAZoftheTamarinds @ Jul 19th 2008 12:14PM
Not, what?
Boom! @ Jul 18th 2008 10:57PM
Sounds like a fun game.
j.howlett @ Jul 18th 2008 10:46PM
i want this game.
j.howlett @ Jul 18th 2008 11:41PM
and this isn't the first time i've wanted to get my hands on a fat princess
Jake11 @ Jul 18th 2008 10:51PM
Nice job sony! this sounds fun and original. makes me wish i had a ps3
Superstar90 @ Jul 18th 2008 10:54PM
finally a princess who is fat... now we need one who isnt helpless
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Jul 19th 2008 8:32AM
What about that Princess Peach game on the DS where she had to save Mario or something?
BigD145 @ Jul 19th 2008 6:21PM
She's not fat. She's obese.
Pikachief @ Jul 19th 2008 6:41PM
shes not obese shes HAWT!
Ryuukuro @ Jul 18th 2008 11:00PM
This is the most absurd game I've ever heard of. I want it. NOW.
Brett from Atlanta @ Jul 18th 2008 11:09PM
2 words, fuck yeah!
KeegdnaB @ Jul 18th 2008 11:20PM
This is the most disturbing thing I've ever heard of.....don't know if want
WiiFTW @ Jul 18th 2008 11:25PM
Sign me up as soon as I pick me up a PS3!
This caught my eye at E3, with the arrows and cartoony graphics.
I'm glad to hear it's like TF2 for I love that game.
schoon @ Jul 18th 2008 11:26PM
Oh, you want. I have seen, and you want.
Charlie_Six @ Jul 18th 2008 11:40PM
More cushion for the pushin'!
dnlkk94 @ Jul 19th 2008 12:02AM
Unfortunately, Sony doesn't market and advertise the PSN downloadable games enough. There are many GREAT PSN Downloadable games like this one, flOw, Everyday Shooter, Calling all Cars, etc.
This looks great though! I'll probably get this. =P
Bluebrake @ Jul 19th 2008 1:21AM
This honestly sounds awesome. Like an FPS without all the crap that goes with FPSes.
Jarret @ Jul 19th 2008 1:22AM
This has to be one of the best games announced at E308.
Pikachief @ Jul 19th 2008 1:43AM
Omg my dreams have came true! Sony made this Nintendo/360 fanboy turn to PS3! LOL Im buying a PS3 JUST FOR THIS GAME!!
Word Up, North Korea! @ Jul 19th 2008 4:27AM
The ridiculous weird PSN games are probably one of Sony's biggest assets...good to see that they continue to cultivate this sort of shit
Saria the Cat @ Jul 19th 2008 5:35PM
Looks clever, cute, and fun. This just proves that it's possible to create a downloadable game with simple mechanics that ISN'T shovelware.
chispito @ Jul 19th 2008 11:27PM
Looks absolutely brilliant.
Shroomsday @ Jul 20th 2008 8:35AM
Talk about chubby chasing!
This looks fantastically silly. Wish it was for XBLA too!
Wonderducky @ Jul 20th 2008 4:07PM
Demand full voice chat support!
WickedWomyn @ Jul 29th 2008 2:20AM
In this twisted world that we all live in, it brings to mind yet another sick thing that is out there. There are "feeders" out there for the BBW (big beautiful women) that love the super obese. The "feed" their "girls" until they are hardly moveable. It's a fact that is out there. This game is similar. I really hope that someone out there gets the real hint behind all the hype. It's a sick world.