Fat Princess: Piece of Cake is Anything But

I would say that free to play games are a dime a dozen these days but that wouldn't really make any sense seeing as they are “free” and all. Regardless of how it's viewed, the free-to-play gaming model has carved out its own place in the market, mostly on PC and mobile platforms, but it is also slowly starting to gain a foothold on dedicated gaming devices.

One such game is Fat Princess: Piece of Cake, a match three puzzle/turn based RPG hybrid the likes of which we have seen many times before. In a move telling of where Sony’s priorities are at the moment, the game released on iOS and Android platforms before making its way to the PlayStation Vita via the PlayStation Store. Is that questionable slight indicative of a title that faithful Vita owners should avoid, or is there enough here to satisfy gamers hungering for new content?

In Fat Princess: Piece of Cake you take control of the red army against the ideologically vague forces of the blue army. Your party consists of four classes; a worker, a priest, a warrior, and a ranger. The worker throws bombs that are effective in inflicting damage on multiple enemies at once and may even stun them temporarily. The priest heals himself and other members of the party. The Warrior attacks with a single powerful sword slash each time. Finally, the Ranger shoots a gun that can hit enemies standing adjacent to one another. You execute attacks by matching at least three gems of the same color - one for each of the classes. The other two gems populating the grid are: diamonds, used as experience points to level up your party in-between levels, and cake, which is used to summon the titular rotund royal who will attack with a powerful ground pound that damages all foes...

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