Viva Piñata: Party Animals
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| Developer(s) | Krome Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Series | Viva Piñata |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
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| Metacritic | 56% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 5.5/10 |
| GameSpot | 5.5/10 |
| GameSpy | 3/5 |
| IGN | 5.6/10 |
| OXM (US) | 7.5/10 |
Viva Piñata: Party Animals is a video game developed by Krome Studios for the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console and set in the world of Viva Piñata. The game was first announced at Microsoft's E3 2007 press conference on July 11, 2007, and was released on October 30, 2007 in North America, November 15, 2007 in Australia, November 16, 2007 in Europe, and December 6, 2007 in Japan.
Unlike the original Viva Piñata, Party Animals is based on elements from the television show, including its characters and voices. Furthermore, the title provides a mini-game based experience, similar to the Mario Party series, rather than the sandbox environment of the original. There are over 40 mini-games, as well as kart-style races which are conducted on foot.
A 974MB demo appeared on Xbox Live Marketplace under the Bringing It Home banner on September 20, 2007.
Similar to other casual Xbox 360 titles such as Fuzion Frenzy 2, Viva Piñata: Party Animals is framed as a game show, where contestants compete against each other while announcers provide colorful commentary.
A game of Party Animals consists of three or more race events, each followed by one or more randomly selected challenge mini-games (depending on selected game length). The goal is to be the player who has earned the most candy ("Candiosity") after the final challenge is completed. Games always feature four player characters, although only one of these need be human-controlled. Multiple individuals can play on a single console (causing races to be conducted split-screen), or players can play online via Xbox Live.
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