''Fat Princess Adventures'' is an

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video game developed by Fun Bits Interactive and published by

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for

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. This game is the second major installment in

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franchise. 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 anytime, 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 to positive reviews from critics, scoring 66/100 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".

References

External links

''Fat Princess Adventures'' at PlayStation.com
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