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Description

You've been given the opportunity to start your very own garden - only this garden will be full of Piñata animals that are full of candy! Nurture your garden to attract a wide variety of unique Piñata species as you aim to keep your residents happy.

Viva Piñata is a simulation in the vein of a game like Harvest Moon or The Sims. While there is no specific story or goal to the game, you can progress further by attracting many different types of Piñatas into your garden. At first, you'll only have a small patch of land covered in junk; however, with some cleaning up and basic maintenance, you can begin to attract many different species, starting from the tiny Whirlm, to larger creatures like Horstachio.

If you're more interested in money-making than collecting, you can get the Piñatas to produce goods, like honey or milk, for you. Failing that, you can simply sell off any of your excess Piñatas after you learn how to get them to mate. Each species has its own particular ritual and conditions for mating. Occasionally, mischievous Sour Piñatas will turn up to cause trouble in your garden. If you can cure them of their sour condition, they'll help your garden instead! You can also get the services of the local Piñata Island residents, such as shopping, garden maintenance, and Piñata capture (if you require a particular species).

Alternate Titles

  • "Your Garden" -- Working title
  • "Atsumare! Piñata" -- Japanese title
  • "あつまれ! ピニャータ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Viva Pinata Windows $29.99  
ebay.com
Viva Piñata    
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User Reviews

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The Press Says

Gamigo Dec 03, 2007 8.5 out of 10 85
PC Zone Jan 14, 2008 8.5 out of 10 85
Gamers.at Feb 05, 2008 81 out of 100 81
Gamer.nl Nov 26, 2007 8 out of 10 80
GameSpy Nov 19, 2007 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Video Game Talk Jan 05, 2008 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Feb, 2008 79 out of 100 79
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) Jan 08, 2008 75 out of 100 75
Worth Playing Jan 26, 2008 7.4 out of 10 74
Jeuxvideo.com Nov 28, 2007 12 out of 20 60

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
The Party's Begun 2 Katara (2)
Aug 17, 2007

Trivia

There is a childrens' television series based on this game. It was created by 4Kids Entertainment, the company who do the voices of the characters. The show airs on 4Kids TV on Saturday mornings.


This entry was contributed by Spenot (5952) and Ben K (20026)
 

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