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September 2008
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The editors liked
Loads of sweet new pinata
New coop and "Just for Fun" modes
Improved graphics.
New environments and pinatas offer variety
Much improved inputs and interfaces
Great community features encourage sharing and co-op play.
Additional Piñata and new environments
Shortcuts
Alternate play modes including Online Coop
Great rewards system
Pinatas are super cute
Tons of depth and replay value
Cooperative mode helps ease inexperienced players into the game
Very impressive visuals
Both technically and artistically.
The editors didn't like
Too much garden micromanagement
Overly complicated menu system.
Scanning cards requires patience
Youve still got to dig through layers of menus fairly often.
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Little more than what the first game should have been
Abstract: Name: Viva Piñata: Trouble in ParadiseGenre: SimulatorPlatform: Xbox 360I always feel the need to get a little defensive when I talk about my love for the Viva Piñata series. It’s easy for those who haven’t played the game to just look at the box, see ...
Abstract: Like the first game, Viva Pi?ata: Trouble in Paradise is utterly charming, downright cute and one seriously enjoyable game that players of all ages can enjoy. As far as sequels go, this one doesn’t reinvent but the new content is worth the purchase pri...
Published: 2008-09-04, Author: Will , review by: gamespy.com
New environments and pinatas offer variety; much improved inputs and interfaces; great community features encourage sharing and co-op play.
Scanning cards requires patience; youve still got to dig through layers of menus fairly often.
Poor Viva Pinata. When Microsoft announced that Rare was working on a new title in mid-2006, fans of the studio dreamt that theyd be getting another Banjo Kazooie or Killer Instinct title. Instead, the developer unveiled a brand-new IP created to take...
Published: 2008-09-02, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: The ultracolorful visuals of Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise hide a deep and engrossing simulation of what it must be like to pump papier-mache animals full of candy. Following on the heels of the deceptively addictive 2006 original, developer Rare ha...
Great rewards system, Pinatas are super cute, Tons of depth and replay value, Cooperative mode helps ease inexperienced players into the game, Very impressive visuals, both technically and artistically.
The same basic game as the original, Voice acting is terrible.
Theres no trouble in this paradise: The second Viva Pinata is just as captivating as the first, with enough tweaks and new additions to make this great for everyone. ...
Abstract: My relationship to my piñatas is a strange one. Like every normal human out there, I think they're adorable, but I don't let myself get attached to them. Otherwise, I'd feel like an evil tyrant when I break up their little piñata families and sell them...
Abstract: Paul RamonFormat: Xbox 360Now with 30% more sugary animal goodness, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise takes the first game in the series and beefs it up, resulting in what many would say the original game should have been. Aimed, we believe, at a young...
