I like to be open-minded.  I find that it provides opportunity to enjoy things I might not have otherwise tried, and it lets me make fun of things which are terrible (and the people who enjoy them).

For months, I’ve known there was a popular game for the PS3 called Fat Princess.  Choosing to spend my time with games (demo and full/regular), I didn’t exactly ignore Fat Princess, but it’s name alone kept it from hopping to the top of my list like Zombie Apocalypse and Rag Doll Kung Fu did.  Let’s face it, Fat Princess is a terrible name for a game.  I don’t know any guys who would immediately flock to a game which includes “princess” in the title, and it doesn’t exactly seem inspiring to women, either.

But somehow, it’s a popular game, so I gave it a shot.

It’s definitely not a game catering to most females, and although a lot of guys will probably get tired of it, there’s definitely some enjoyment to be had.

Maybe the full version of the game holds more things to be excited about, but I didn’t buy the full version.   All I can speak to is the demo available for free on the PSN Network.

First off, there’s blood spillage in this game due to killing.  Be it through the use of a sword, bow and arrow, axe, spear, bomb or other weapon, a fundamental aspect of this game is running around and killing other characters.

I still have trouble connecting the name of this game to some of the things that happen.

The violence isn’t graphic.  The characters are cartoonish and when someone dies, there’s a pool of blood left beside their helmet (or hat), but there are no details.  No entrail-spillage, nor dismemberment.

The hats and helmets are key.  Your character is just a regular dude until he puts on a helmet, and that dictates what implements are at his disposal.  Some hats make your character a warrior, others make you a healer or a wizard.

If you’ve played a game like Halo in multiplayer mode, you have an idea for the types of things you can do with Fat Princess.  Here is a list of multiplayer modes according to Wikipedia:

  • Rescue the Princess: Standard mode of play where the player has to rescue their princess from the enemy castle while preventing the enemy from rescuing theirs.
  • Snatch N’ Grab: Mode where the player has to kipnap the enemies’ princess and lock her in the castle dungeon; the first team to repeat this three times is the winner.
  • Invasion: Involves the team capturing the outposts around the map which will deplinsh the enemy’s score faster the more outposts that are taken.
  • Deathmatch: Each team must kill the opposing players until their player count reaches zero.
  • Soccer: Both teams are pited against each other in soccer and must score as many goals as possible before the time runs out. Players are able to pick up the hats that appear during the game and kill the enemy players while the workers are able to build goalies and springs.
  • Gladiate mode: Players can select a class and fight off as many waves of enemies as possible until death or until completing the 12th round and beating the arena.

Why is it called Fat Princess?  Because the storyline involves having kidnapped another nation’s princess, and while you keep her prisoner, you must feed her cake.  The more cake you feed her, the fatter she is.  She loses weight constantly, so bringing cae to her keeps her from wasting away to nothing.

If you have a PS3 and you’re looking for a way to kill some time, get on the PSN and find the Fat Princess Demo.  It’ll easily kill a couple hours of time, and only a few of those minutes will be spent downloading and installing the game (unlike games such as Uncharted and Iron Man).  Think that’s just one guy’s opinion and still not interested?  Also from Wikipedia:

Fat Princess has an aggregate score of 79 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 54 reviews.[10] GameRankings averaged a score of 80.91% based on 41 reviews.[11] IGN gave the game a 9/10 score, praising the game’s versatility and charm. GameTrailers gave the title an 8.4/10 along with naming it the Best Downloadable Game of 2009