Parents' Guide to

Fat Princess

By Chad Sapieha, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Bloody but funny game makes obesity a game-changing trait.

Game PlayStation 3 2009
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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age 11+

Based on 2 parent reviews

iastudio
iastudio Adult
October 2, 2009
age 7+
if you turn off in that case the game turns nothing more than 7+ in my opinion this is a very fun and addictive game, probably too adictive

This title has:

Too much violence
reaperkiller117
reaperkiller117 Parent of 13 and 18+-year-old
September 10, 2009
age 14+

Despite it's T rating, the game was made for mature audiences.

Look, before I say anything I have to say this game isn't made for kids, even though it is rated T it is made for adult audiences. The game is VERY bloody, a lot of kids will try to get their parents to buy them this game but, don´t, at leats not if they are around 14 or 15, besides that it is a great game, very easy to play and lasts a long time, the game is very simple, you can play solo, or play online, but really its both the same thing but the solo is with bots. The best and most important game would be the princesses, you start out with the other team's princess in your castle and you have to prevent the other team from taking her back to their castle, you also have to feed her with cake to make her fatter, and making it harder for the other team to carry her, you also have to do the same thing to the other team. There's also a capture the flag, team deathmatch and a bloody soccer game. Also, you can change how much blood there is in the game, theres 3 options: No blood, Just Blood, and Blood and Gore. This being said parents will also think this is a good thing...its not. yes, you can change it but, there's no password to protect your kid from changing it. They have said that this is why it's not rated M, because you can take the blood out, well it should be the other way around, it should be rated M just because you have the option to put an awful lot of blood in it. Believe it or not there's a lot of crazy people in this website that will say in every M game that the game is ok for an 8 year old, don't trust ANYONE you don't know in real life that tells you it ok for an 8 year old to play an M game, unless you know them and trust them.

This title has:

Too much violence
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What’s It About?

FAT PRINCESS, a downloadable game available exclusively for the PlayStation 3 through Sony's PlayStation Network, is an online brawler/shooter played from a top-down perspective. Players take control of tiny cartoonish soldiers belonging to several classes (such as warrior, priest, or ranger) and try to accomplish a variety of objectives. Depending on their character's abilities, players might spend their time building bridges, gates, and trampolines, harvesting resources to upgrade each class, rescuing or kidnapping princesses, healing others, or simply attacking enemy troops. There are several multiplayer game modes, as well as a short single-player campaign that acts as a tutorial and explains why the titular princesses are obese (they're addicted to a cursed cake) and why the two kingdoms are fighting.

Is It Any Good?

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There's no denying the humor in Fat Princess. The cartoonish graphics, though decidedly bloody, will evoke laughs from older players, as will the witty pop culture-referencing taunts uttered by the tony soldiers, such as "Fracking toaster!" (BattleStar Galactica), "I'm going to cut you into little pieces like the ice-truck killer!" (Dexter), and "I'll bite your legs off!" (Monty Python and the Holy Grail).

What's more, the game play is marvelously deep for a downloadable game. While the concept of feeding someone to purposely make them obsese is disturbing, in this world it happens because the cake is cursed and creates an unstoppable craving. Whether you're collecting bits of cake to feed your princess to make her heavy and difficult for the enemy to carry away or building strategic entry points (like trampolines) into enemy castles, there's no shortage of things to do. However, the game's cartoonish look will almost certainly attract younger players, and may lead their parents to think that it's okay for them to play. Make no mistake; this is not a game suitable for pre-teens.

Online interaction: This is a predominantly online game that facilitates open voice communication between all players. With the right group it can make for a very pleasant social experience. However, a few bad eggs can spoil the experience. Players can mute those who bother them.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about weight issues and societal perceptions of those who are obese. The game depicts its princesses as being addicted to a cursed cake, but is it possible to become addicted to real, non-cursed food? Do you think that the game handled its obese characters with tact, or do think it would make overweight players feel humiliated? Can you think of other games that feature obese characters? What sort of roles do obese characters typically fill in interactive entertainment?

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