![]() None of the sites advocated banning the game. They further complained that the fat princess could easily be replaced by a box full of stuff without changing the game mechanics at all and that "when a human character can be replaced with an inanimate object, there is something wrong with the design." Criticism of these design decisions were also written about on Shakesville and Big Fat Blog. The game sparked controversy shortly after its debut at E3 2008 when gaming blog Feminist Gamers expressed dismay that such a promising game would fall prey to the "rescue the helpless princess" cliché (the princess cannot move on her own and does nothing to help save herself) as well as reinforcing negative stereotypes about fat people, namely that people become fat as a result of overeating (players feed the princess cake to "fatten her up"). Unlock new customization options during gameplay.
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