Fat Princess on Playstation 3 Hands-On Impressions.

That's because today is the day Sony finally unleash the highly anticipated Fat Princess into the hands of you greedy Playstation owners. Having beaten the single-player campaign, we're on hand to offer some impressions.

Fat Princess is a very team based game. That's the first thing you should note. Those gamers who are fans of communication and organisation will probably succeed best at Fat Princess. That's not to say you can't have a lot of fun meandering the environment completing one of the many tasks available in Fat Princess; simply that those who take the time to assemble a team and assign roles will succeed best.

However, we're saving the online multiplayer component for when the game is open to the public. For now we're going to focus on the single-player campaign - a short training campaign that will familiarise players with the game types, controls and Fat Princess' quirky nature.

Fat Princess is a class based multiplayer game. There are warriors, wizards, hunters, priests and many more types to choose as. You'll select class by donning the particular hat of the character you'd like to be. Depending on the game mode, the main philosophy of the game is to capture the opponents princess. There are Team Deathmatch and Battlefield-style base capture modes included.

The single player campaign tells a whimsical tale of how the Princess' of two opposing castles are cursed by the Black Forest Gateaux. Given the princess' addiction to cake, you can make your opponent's princess fatter, meaning they're harder to carry back to their home castle. While this is the overarching philosophy of Fat Princess' gameplay, there's more to it than capture the flag.

For example Hunters can collect resources to improve the abilities of their team mates. They can also build castle doors and catapults with the resources. Naturally the hunter is a big part of the team as he is able to make the team as a whole stronger.

In single-player you'll find your AI controlled team mates to be relatively smart; they'll attack and gather resources. The problem is that you can't issue commands to them and as such they won't always be around to help you carry the princess back to base.

Early players will also have issues understanding the HUD, which while quirkily designed, takes an hour or so to get your head around. Once you get Fat Princess though and find your role within the team, there's lots of fun to be had. The game is well balanced and the story telling of the campaign makes it a valuable addition to the package, even though the main draw will be the online multiplayer.

We'll have a full review of Fat Princess next week but until then know that our early impressions are very positive.