Rare has made an addictive garden for all ages and it'll steal a bunch of your bedtime hours.
Viva Pinata is possibly the most colorful game ever. The game looks like new years eve, though a lot more peaceful! All the pinatas look great and are mostly mixtures of real animal species. You'll find a small elephant with wings and more usual pinatas like hens and dogs. All their animations look great, and the whole garden really come to life.
This game is peaceful, and doesn't really feature much music at all. It's soothing and that makes it easy to play for many hours at a time. All the pinatas have their own sounds and all the charaters feature speech. The game features multible languages, and even Norwegian which is great for the younger players.
Viva Pinata is a game without storyline or meaning, but still you'll be playing it. At first the game may seem pointless, but after a while you really care for your pinatas, and you start calling them personal names. Your garden will grow, more pinatas will come visit and you'll soon realise that there are more to this game than just hanging around. There are several town citizens that'll help you on your way, and there are a lot of things to decorate your garden with. You'll also need houses for your pinatas to stay in while they do their romantic dance, which results in a new baby pinata! The game goes on and on and later you'll get these huge pinatas that are like the main price as a pinata gardener. The game has a lot to offer and makes you just wanna smile. I miss some progression, and the game has a very slow pace. But it's still very good, and I recommend it to young gamers, as well as ones with smily faces!
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Colorful graphics. Calm music and a lot of sounds and great voice acting. There is a lot to do, and a lot of pinatas to collect. -
The game moves very slow, and lacks some progression. Takes a while before you're really into it.