Heard about Titan Studios’ Fat Princess last summer, and really dug the simplistic art style for this capture-the-flag style type of gameplay. As evident by the title, you’re not capturing any kind of flag, but an obese regal woman. It pits two 16-player squads against each other, while also infusing elements of real-time strategy (Command & Conquer), team-based multiplayer (Team Fortress 2), and good old-fashioned top-down action-RPGs (think Zelda: Link to the Past).

Soon after the game was announced, a bit of controversy appeared surrounding the titular character of the game, as feminists groups were none to pleased with the idea of saving an overweight woman. It’s part of the gameplay as her captors are tasked with feeding her cake found throughout the level, which in turn makes her difficult to move. Definitely a topic I would not rather touch, but it’s a debate that has been out there in the open over the past six months.

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Frantic and fun, Fat Princess pits two hordes of players against each other in comic medieval battle royale. Your goal is to rescue your beloved princess from the enemy dungeon. There’s a catch though: your adversary has been stuffing her with food to fatten her up and it’s going to take most of your army working together to carry her back across the battlefield.

Personally, I think the game looks like a lot of fun regardless, and it’s definitely the shot in the arm that the PS3 needs to start off the new year. I’ll be quite honest, I rarely play my PS3 at all outside of playing DVDs I get from Netflix. I still love playing video games, but I won’t go rushing to play everything that comes down the pipe anymore. You can check out some recently released gameplay videos that gives a nice glimpse into what this hybrid game is all about.

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