The Fat Princess series has been overloading on real-time strategy-flavored sweets since its 2009 debut on the PlayStation Network, but Fat Princess: Piece of Cake adds a layer of match-three puzzler frosting to the metaphorical gameplay cake. Piece of Cake will be served on the Vita this fall, but a free, micro transaction-sprinkled mobile version is currently available on the Canadian App Store and Google Play.
Conquering one of Piece of Cake’s 55+ stages requires making intelligent matches on its match-three game board, which guides the actions of your party’s Warrior, Ranger, Worker and Priest. Pieces are attributed to different skills: matching three hearts will have the Priest use healing magic, for example. All puzzle-based progress is translated into an above battle against the blue army in a scene that’s reminiscent of the series’ established gameplay.
In a game featuring extensive portions, Piece of Cake’s bonus feels fitting: the App Store and Google Play descriptions notes that after clearing level 15, players with a linked Facebook account will “earn access to a download of Fat Princess for your PS3 system at no additional cost.”
