Viva Pinata

 Xbox 360
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 179 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 140 out of 179
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 179
  3. Negative: 19 out of 179
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  1. B-Bog
    Mar 22, 2019
    4
    Not for me. I was really intrigued by this game because it came with the Rare Replay that I bought mainly for the N64 classics. I played it for approximately two and a half hours and was annoyed as fork.

    In the first two hours, you rarely have actual control over the game for more than ten seconds before a new Alert, Tutorial, character, Pinata etc. comes up. It's kind of overwhelming    Not for me. I was really intrigued by this game because it came with the Rare Replay that I bought mainly for the N64 classics. I played it for approximately two and a half hours and was annoyed as fork.

    In the first two hours, you rarely have actual control over the game for more than ten seconds before a new Alert, Tutorial, character, Pinata etc. comes up. It's kind of overwhelming really, so much stuff gets thrown at you. They definitely could have spaced this out better, maybe have a new species of Pinata turn up every 5-10 minutes instead of every 30-60 seconds. You barely have enough time to look at the requirements for each Pinata to visit, become a resident, and mate before the next one shows up. And it's really a lot to keep track of when 20+ species appear in the first couple of hours, when you're still just learning to play the game and are getting introduced to all the mechanics. Then when all the explanations stop, you're sort of left hanging. At that point, I was asking myself: "So what do I do now? What's the goal here? Which species of Pinata should i favour? How do I keep unwanted intruders out? etc"

    Also, it's kind of hard to be aware of everything that's going on in the garden, all the requirements, mating, Pinatas getting sick/poisoned, Pinatas fighting and eating each other etc. etc. That does not fit the tag line of a relaxed gardening game for me. Plus, I found the control scheme to be kind of unintuitive, e.g. when you want to sell something you have to confirm three times before you can actually make the sale, which is horsesheet when you've got so many other things to take care of.

    Maybe I'll give this game another try sometime, but for now, I'm really not impressed. Maybe it's just not my genre, as I also never really got into the Sims or Animal Crossing or anything like that.

    P.S. THIS IS AN ENGLISH WEBSITE. WRITE YOUR REVIEWS IN FORKING ENGLISH.    … Expand
  2. Broyax
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    Bizzarement, ce jeu niais aux couleurs fluos pour nabots plus ou moins gogolitos (ou "différents") n'est pas sorti sur consoles Nintendolito ! voilà qui ne laisse pas d'étonner. Mais je crois que Microsoft a racheté il y a longtemps ces blaireaux de Rare pour en faire leur fer de lance sur le créneau des jeux idiots. Il paraît qu'il y a même un "marché" pour ça.

    Mais à vouloir    Bizzarement, ce jeu niais aux couleurs fluos pour nabots plus ou moins gogolitos (ou "différents") n'est pas sorti sur consoles Nintendolito ! voilà qui ne laisse pas d'étonner. Mais je crois que Microsoft a racheté il y a longtemps ces blaireaux de Rare pour en faire leur fer de lance sur le créneau des jeux idiots. Il paraît qu'il y a même un "marché" pour ça.

    Mais à vouloir con-currencer Nintendaube, Grosoft s'est assurément fourvoyé, car les nintendaubeux restent fidèles contre vent et marée au petit artisan (?) japoniais qui roule sous les aisselles et recycle ses productions pleines de grenadine à intervalles réguliers.

    Ah, il faudrait parler du "jeu", viva pinata... je n'en ai point la force ni l'envie, car la courtoisie la plus élémentaire m'empêche de décrire sans être vulgaire ce tas de... enfin ce truc. Certes, "pinata" m'a bien inspiré un ou deux jeux (!) de mots mais la bienséance m'empêche (encore !) de vous en faire part ici.    … Expand
  3. elitefour
    Dec 11, 2013
    0
    Really Rare?
    i love donkey kong, i love killer instinct
    i love goldeneye,i love perfect dark 1999
    but this? its horrible!! i hate viva piñata
    its bored,stupid, i hate it
  4. skinnyocean4
    Jan 5, 2012
    0
    Me parece un juego lamentable, basado en dar palazos en la tierra para arreglar un jardin y quitar basura... en dos palabras, muy malo. Creo que es un juego para niños o con poco criterio en la vida.
  5. VLG
    Aug 23, 2023
    1
    100% marketing. This game is awful, maybe little girls could have appreciated this. I hated every second of it.

Awards & Rankings

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#11 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#14 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#10 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2006

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84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 65 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 65
  3. Negative: 0 out of 65
  1. GamesRadar+
    80
    A terminally cute game, so while almost guaranteed to suck the kiddies in, it's a tough sell for the trigger-happy Halo crowd. It's also fairly short if your goal is getting every pinata in the game to become a resident in your garden.
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  2. IGN
    85
    The characters are endearing and the abounding sense of discovery can't be denied.
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  3. TeamXbox
    84
    The most interesting thing about Viva Pinata is the fact that it's actually better suited for adults than it is for children. Managing your resources (er, your pinatas) can be a lot of work, and I'm actually finding the game to be more challenging than many real-time strategy games.
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