Fat Princess is the little multiplayer game that could. Released nearly a year ago, it's managed to hold on to a decent online audience. When you consider how quickly a majority of the online fanbase will jump to the "next thing," this is no small feat.

Fat Princess: Fat Roles is the game's first big piece of DLC consisting of three new classes - Ninja, Pirate and Giant. All three bring new talents to the battlefield, adding a slew of new strategies to games.

Fat Princess: Fat Roles adds a new structure to your base, a purple wizard hat, which appears in your base every couple of seconds depending on how many people are in the match. Once you grab the hat, you are given a few seconds to choose your class.

Though mortal enemies, both the Pirate and the Ninja share common ground. Though primarily melee-based fighters, they are also armed with ranged weapons. This is a cool option since it makes the duo a dual-threat on the field. Ranged attacks require a charge period to use, but given the time they are powerful.

Pirates and Ninjas are great, but Giants are their own sort of special. First off, they're huge and insanely powerful. They're pure melee fighters and the best at what they do. Unless you're playing as a Giant, they're really hard to take down and can quickly turn the tides of any battle.

All three classes have a special attack regulated by a meter at the top of the HUD. Pirates can call a volley of cannon balls that, if timed right, can take down a small group of players. Ninjas can turn invisible, allowing a team to build a small strike force and quietly infiltrate an enemy base. Giants can snatch up enemies and swallow them in one gulp. This is also the Giant's only way to regain health.

The big question surrounding the DLC is its affect on game balance. With paid DLC ($5), there's always the chance non-buyers will suddenly find themselves stuck behind the 8-ball. It's the haves versus the have-nots. While the three new classes are powerful, they don't make the other classes suddenly obsolete. You can't win a match without the other guys and even the mighty Giant will go down with the right strategy.

It still looks like players are figuring out the best way to integrate the new classes into their strategies, but the new classes are shaking things up. Again, they aren't all-powerful, but are still a big enough deal to have an impact on the game. A team of silent killers storming a base sounds cool, but you need a great support team and lots of communication to pull it off.

Fat Princess was a solid game before the add-on, and the new classes only make it better. It almost makes Fat Princess seem like a completely different game.

Fat Princess: Fat Roles is worth its price. It's a must buy for long-time players and is enticing enough to get older players back into the game. All three classes bring a lot to the table without throwing the initial balance off. If you're not playing Fat Princess, this is a great time to get into the mix and experience one of the PS3's best multiplayer experiences.