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Viva Piñata!
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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about 3 years ago
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
about 3 years ago
So, your pinata’s… they make it home from the party okay, don’t they? Don’t they?
about 3 years ago
Isn’t your dwarf hunter jealous?
about 3 years ago
You validate my nerdiness. |)
about 3 years ago
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…
about 3 years ago
Sounds like sims.
about 3 years ago
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.
about 3 years ago
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.
about 3 years ago
I am very much amused and only slightly disturbed that this game exists. If only I had a 360…
about 3 years ago
As fun as this sounds, I’m sticking to my free PS3.
http://dealspl.us/deal.php?dealid=14655
about 3 years ago
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.
about 3 years ago
Got the game. I know you liked it and all, but it’s really weird to play. Makes me fell like I’m 6
about 3 years ago
ANIMAL CROSSING FOR DS?! you speak like its the original [gasp]
what about ANIMAL CROSSING FOR GAMECUBE?