In light of all the media on Gears of War coming out next week, I thought I’d share some light on the ‘other’ hot title set to debut as well next week. It’s in my Starting Lineup and it’s already gone “Gold”…join me in a little celebration for Rare’s Viva Piñata!
I’ve had my eyes on this title for a while. I wasn’t always impressed with it but as with most things, once you dig deeper into a title…there’s a chance you can find something you like. And that’s exactly what happened as I looked closer into the game. I realized that it’s the perfect game for some family fun if not for the gameplay, then for its presentation alone.
What is Viva Piñata?
Viva Piñata™ is a window to another world where wild-roaming, living piñata animals inhabit a growing, changing garden world. Take control of this environment and the piñata within it, influencing its contents to create your very own pet paradise.
Once you have resident piñatas, begin to personalize your loyal community. Piñatas can be individually named and given their own personally designed tag to put on display as a declaration of their home turf. The customization doesn’t end there. Make the colorful critters more distinctive by customizing them with all kinds of costumes and accessories.
There are a host of colorful characters for you to build your own Piñata land. Can’t you just see the wild characters now? And the wild names? I know I’ll have a few interesting entries from my little brother and other kids who come to play my Xbox 360 from time to time.
How can I become a Piñatatan?
Well, buy the game and build your own Piñata island! That was easy wasn’t it? The Xbox 360 needs a game like this for the holidays to show parents out there that Nintendo isn’t the only console with a younger audience in mind.
When can I become a Piñatatan?
November 9th is when Viva Piñata is set to hit store shelves.
yeah i know lol
*HUGZ*
November 1st, 2006 at 10:19 am
Deacon,
I have to agree with what you said this one is going to be a major hit this Christmas season. I had the chance to see it behind doors at E3 and walked away saying WOW! It looks like a kids game and has an addictive element. I want to compare it to Pikmon in a way and look at what the sales where for that on the Cube. Rare is going to be very happy with this one and to be honest we need more titles like this for the Xbox 360.
November 1st, 2006 at 10:25 am
yep Rich…more titles like this are needed and that’s not even strictly from a kids standpoint but i, as an adult, even want to play more…on the original Xbox, i was a big fan of Voodoo Vince, Psychonauts and games like that. hey adults like the kid stuff too lol
November 1st, 2006 at 11:00 am
I can’t wait for this game. I probably won’t start playing it until sometime in December though. I want to make sure I have the time it deserves, and I can’t do that with FEAR, GoW, S!D vs. RAW, the new Halo book, and everything else coming out all within the time frame of 10 days, it’s insanity.
This is a game I want to enjoy, so I’m just going to save it for later.
November 1st, 2006 at 11:07 am
good point Cleric…dude..my gaming time is going to be a nightmare with the list of games coming.
November 1st, 2006 at 12:26 pm
I’m still not a big fan of this game and I’ve been a huge fan of games like Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, etc. I just think it looks like it lacks depth, hopefully I’m proven wrong.
November 1st, 2006 at 1:04 pm
The gf digs it; therefore, I dig it or at least will find myself playing it.
November 1st, 2006 at 1:40 pm
i better see some of you on Live with this in our on pinata land lol
November 1st, 2006 at 1:51 pm
I’ll definitely check the game out.
November 1st, 2006 at 2:09 pm
I’m sorry to admit this but I’m more excited on this game then Gears of War, I wonder what I’ll give to Deacon’s garden…
November 1st, 2006 at 2:21 pm
I think it looks pretty good but I’m already buying like 6-7 DS, Wii and 360 games in November so if I pick this up it wont be until later.
November 1st, 2006 at 10:18 pm
[...] Click Here you Pinatatan [...]
November 4th, 2006 at 10:39 am
Seems like this game isn’t in the eyes of many, only 12 comments. NFS got more and that game isn’t that good.
November 6th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
Carbon is actually not that bad.
November 21st, 2006 at 11:05 am
[...] Now for the content all of you piñatatans crave for, the Viva Piñata Accessory Pack 2 has been released and is 90MSP. According to Major Nelson it includes, “1. Mr Pants Hat 2.Von Ghoul Helmet 3.Soupswill Chef Hat (Accessories will fit on most Piñata. Accessories can be obtained from Paper Pets in the village.)” [...]