''Fat Princess Adventures'' is an

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developed by

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and published by

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for

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. It is a sequel to ''

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''. It was released in North America and Europe on December 5, 2015.

Gameplay

Unlike its predecessor, Fat Princess Adventures is a 4-player, co-op hack-and-slash dungeon crawler. Players can switch between four character classes at any time, Warrior, Mage, Archer, and Engineer, each with their own unique abilities and progression paths. At certain points within the game, the princesses serve as non-playable guides to the players, assisting with magic attacks, healing spells, and turning enemies into cake.

Reception

''Fat Princess Adventures'' has received mixed reviews from critics, scoring 66 out of 100 on

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, and 66.67% on

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. Mark Steighner of Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4 out of 5: "''

'' was subversive, politically incorrect and unexpectedly complex in its strategy and depth. ''Fat Princess Adventures'' trades a little of that depth for a more straightforward, action RPG-focused design". Chris Carter from

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rated the game a 7/10: "''Fat Princess Adventures'' is an enjoyable distraction for hardcore fans of the hack-and-slash genre, but now I just want a proper new Princess game".

Notes

References

External links

''Fat Princess Adventures'' at PlayStation.com
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