The fact that one gnome can carry the princess quite easily early in the match means that rush tactic can often work very well against uncoordinated opponents. Players can find cake strewn across the battlefield, and bring it back to feed the prisoner. The key twist is that the flags are princesses that can't stop eating more cake. Best to back up and go through a tutorial.Īt a high level, the game combines "capture the flag" game rules with the cliche world of castles and princesses (minus the dragons, at least so far), rendered in a cartoon inspired style that fits the comedic premise of the game perfectly. Clearly, this simple concept didn't translate into a simple, linear game. The flurry of action is overwhelming, to say the least. Venturing a little further, some gnomes are changing their hats as more repair the blood stained castle gates. There's a catch though: your adversary has been stuffing her with cake to fatten her up and it's going to take most of your army working together to carry her back across the battlefield." If this doesn't prompt you to eagerly read on, suffice it to say that the comedic nature of the concept permeates throughout the game and the addictive gameplay will have you hooked from the moment you step into your kingdom's castle.ĭropping into the middle of an ongoing match, the game puts you in control of a gnome-like character in what you might assume is a typical castle-and-helpless-princess world, but that perception quickly vanishes as other gnomes run past you carrying cake while others build ridiculous contraptions within your castle walls. Your goal is to rescue your beloved princess from the enemy dungeon. After reading the short description, we couldn't resist: "Fat Princess pits two hordes of players against each other in a comic medieval battle royale.
Sony recently offered us the chance to jump into the beta for its new PSN title Fat Princess.