Viva Piñata (2006 Video Game) User Reviews

Rare's Party Garden

[TheMysteriousReviewer · 8/10 · 28 December 2020]

Viva Piñata is a really fun gardening simulation game. It has a lot of options, especially when it tells the story about Jardiniero's family and why Professor Pester became a piñata poacher when you get to the storybook in the journal. The graphics are also very creative, especially when you enter a world of Piñata Island. And at least the graphics are better than the quality of the show the game was based on. And the gameplay are fun that allows the players to play with both the gardening skills and the piñatas that are resided. However, there are some issues with the game. Let's start by saying there are times it can get a little slow. Some of the players have to wait for piñatas to visit the garden and it would take Gretchen forever to catch a piñata. The other issue is I get that, they're the bad animals and want to make them look scary. But the designs on some of the sour piñatas look a little outdated like the Sour Macaraccon and the Sour Profitimole. That and its sequel are not just the last time Rare made something good, but also a good change to make a simulation game.

Colourful Addictive Game..

[Chaosweaver-1 · 9/10 · 4 March 2007]

'Viva Piñata' is a creative and colourful title set on the beautiful Piñata Island. You'll start of with a patch of baron land that you'll nurture, getting rid of any junk or bad soil before you can start planting the seeds of your Garden. Then the fun begins… Soon you'll start attracting a whole host of weird and wonderful creatures known as Piñatas. In time, if you provide them with their plant and food requirements, they'll want to become residents of your Garden, allowing you expand your effervescent environment even more! By providing homes for your Piñata, and meeting their 'romance requirements', Piñatas can fall in love, perform a 'romance dance' and make baby Piñata! These eventually grow to adults who can do a 'romance dance' with other Piñata, and so the Circle of Life continues! The genius of 'Viva Piñata' lies in its requirement to maintain a balanced ecosystem in order to continue growing your virtual community. Some Piñata will feed off the plants you grow in your Garden, whilst others prefer the taste of Piñata lower down the Food Chain! In time, you will obtain enough skills to attract over 40 fuzzy species to your Garden, but equilibrium is everything on Piñata Island – learning the harmonic balance of each species is essential if you want to create the most vibrant and exciting Gardens on the Island.

One of the most innocent titles on the Xbox 360, 'Viva Piñata' is a creative, colourful and addictive game. Younger gamers will get hooked on the beautiful visuals and addictive gameplay, whilst older players will find it a breath of fresh air from the excellent, but nonetheless brutal likes of Gears of War and Dead Rising. Original and refreshing, you've never seen anything like 'Viva Piñata' on Xbox 360!

One of the best games ever

[londonelim · 10/10 · 27 August 2023]

This right here is one of my favorite games! It is just like Animal Crossing but with piñatas, this game is like a farming type game but more about the animals. The job of this game is to protect your land from the bad guys of the series and to make a thriving land. There are many beautiful and unique piñata creatures in the game, my personal favorite is MouseMallow a purple mouse piñata creature who can live in a clock tower if you choose to build one for them in the game. You can also build houses for other piñatas in the game where they can dance to have babies allowing you to play a mini game.