    Viva Piñata invites gamers to create an immersive world where living piñatas
inhabit an ever-changing environment. Beginning with a few basic tools, players
build and take control of this environment, using their creativity and
imagination to attract, protect and manage over 60 different piñata species that
can visit their world, and make it their home.
Utilizing hundreds of customizable
elements, players will enjoy the planning and management of their garden to create a unique piñata paradise.
 Features:
- Deep Xbox Live integration allows you to swap tips, items, and more with
friends.
- Create your own garden and more than 60 types of piñatas.
- Use easy, basic tools to develop an environment that reflects you.
- Regardless of skill level, find challenge in keeping out sour piñatas,
perfecting your garden, and keeping your new piñata friends happy.
- Choose how much you want to control your piñatas by letting them run free or
attempting to control their daily lives.
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Reviews:
IGN.com by Erik Brudvig Viva Piñata has an undeniable charm to it. The game is squarely aimed at a
younger demographic with cuddly piatas that inhabit the land and cartoonish
character-style and voices. Yet, the game design hits at something that can't be
outgrown: the joy of discovery. That is, perhaps, the best way to describe
Rare's new gem. Read the rest of this review...
1UP.com By John Davison Emotional engagement in games is unusual, to put it mildly. For something to
tug on the heartstrings to the degree that this does is simply stunning. Viva
Piñata is an emotional sandbox unlike anything else, because its morality
isn't simply a binary choice between good and evil. The freedom it affords
allows you to mess with your own head and examine your own ethics as you slowly
move the line of what you feel is "acceptable" in order to succeed. Sure, you
can play it dispassionately -- but to do so is to deny yourself of its
brilliance.
Rare has certainly recaptured its former glory here, and in producing one of
the most misunderstood games of the year, it has also produced one of the finest
in its history, and certainly one of the most intriguing on 360. To dismiss it
as "just for kids" would be foolish. You are not too cool to enjoy this game. Read the rest of this review...
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