Viva Piñata!

Dec 11, 2006 Author: Veronica | Filed under: babble, video games

These colorful little piñatas have done a lot to keep my mind off of things lately. The game, for the XBox 360, reminds me a lot of Animal Crossing for the Nintendo DS. You’re in charge of tending a garden, and your actions determine which colorful characters take up residence. Hours and hours of limitless possibilities. Believe me… hours and hours and hours.

The object of every piñata’s life is to be sent away to a birthday party. It’s their highest honor (a little morbid, yes, but things are a lot different on Piñata Island) and your often asked to pack up a couple to send on their way. It’s all very PG: you don’t mate the piñatas, you “romance” them. If one is acting up, you simply whack him a few times with a shovel.

Not to mention that this game is achievement gold. I’m racking up the ‘ol gamer score!
Yep. This is all I can do. It’s better than real life, I swear.

Image courtesy of Joystiq.

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13 Responses for "Viva Piñata!"

Jeff Duke December 12th, 2006 at 4:47 am 1

Looks like I really need to get this game. Everyone seems to like it a lot. I’m stuck between waiting for the new Star Trek game and Viva now. Gears was my last game and I really enjoyed it, but I enjoy strategy and puzzles too, so perhaps either would be a good change of pace.

-Jeff
Kato December 12th, 2006 at 7:57 am 2

So, your pinata’s… they make it home from the party okay, don’t they? Don’t they?
Dan December 12th, 2006 at 10:42 am 3

Isn’t your dwarf hunter jealous?
Chachi December 12th, 2006 at 12:49 pm 4

You validate my nerdiness. |)
Rodrigo December 12th, 2006 at 1:20 pm 5

Trying to get this game this week. Hopefully my girlfriend will start to play other games besides The Sims.
Good thing is that Viva Piñata has subs and it’s also dubbed in portuguese, good times, good times…
Blaze December 12th, 2006 at 1:46 pm 6

Sounds like sims.
Jeff Duke December 12th, 2006 at 6:33 pm 7

I got it today, you convinced me. I think I’m doing pretty good. Still learning how it all “works”.

I had to kill a an ant that wandered into my garden and got attacked by a sour. All he did for days was lay there crying. I couldn’t figure out any way to help him, so I hit him with a shovel. My wife nearly cried, it was very disturbing in an odd way.

“You are going to kill that ant?!? It’s crying, find some way to help it.” “I can’t! I’m going to just put it out of it’s misery.”

Very very interesting.
Angel December 12th, 2006 at 6:40 pm 8

I know my husband bought this for me for Xmas and I’ve been harassing him to give it to me now. I’ve heard nothing but excellent reviews.
John B. December 12th, 2006 at 7:17 pm 9

I am very much amused and only slightly disturbed that this game exists. If only I had a 360…
pennyfan87 December 12th, 2006 at 8:09 pm 10

As fun as this sounds, I’m sticking to my free PS3.
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Roddykat December 13th, 2006 at 4:09 am 11

I’ve been hearing MUCH buzz about this game. When it was first talked about, all that was heard were sounds of mockingbirds and laughing hyenas. Now it looks posed to be a possible game of the year from what i’ve heard in places. That’s funny to me. Now the operative question is: Have you given names to any of your Pinatas? Tell the truth.
Rodrigo December 13th, 2006 at 4:21 pm 12

Got the game. I know you liked it and all, but it’s really weird to play. Makes me fell like I’m 6
Justine December 13th, 2006 at 10:26 pm 13

ANIMAL CROSSING FOR DS?! you speak like its the original [gasp]

what about ANIMAL CROSSING FOR GAMECUBE?