Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent:

10 to 20 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Innovative"

The Good
+ VERY innovative, I've never really played anything quite like it before
+ SUPERB graphics, some of the best cartoony graphics I've ever seen
+ Can last you a very long time, especially if you try to go for all of the achievements (which are really fun to try to get! I got 680 gamerscore so far from Viva Pinata)
+ TONS of different pinata species to try to recruit to your garden
+ Very fun to play

The Bad
- Sometimes enemies can come into your garden and destroy some of the hard work that you've done
- You could be trying to build up alot of 1 type of pinata (for the master romancer reward, which requires 7 of one type of pinata) but they could keep getting eaten by other pinata in your garden, which can be frustrating
- Sometimes your pinatas won't do what you direct them to do for no real reason
- The game slows down at later parts when you aren't unlocking things as fast anymore


Overall, Viva Pinata is a great game for any 360 owner of any age. It's not directed towards kids like you may think, because I'm 18 and I enjoyed it alot. This was one of the games that I was really looking forward to playing when I got my 360, and for the most part it did live up to my expectations. While there are a few things keeping this from being a 9.0 game or higher, I still recommend that you definitely give this game a shot, especially if you're a fan of games like Animal Crossing, because you will not be dissappointed.