Viva Piñata (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Rare |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Designer(s) | Gregg Mayles |
| Composer(s) | Grant Kirkhope |
| Series | Viva Piñata |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
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Xbox 360
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| Genre(s) | Life simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Metacritic | X360: 84/100 PC: 78/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | X360: A |
| GameSpot | X360: 8.3/10 PC: 7.5/10 |
| GameSpy | X360: 9/10 |
| IGN | X360: 8.5/10 PC: 8.2/10 |
| OXM (UK) | X360: 8/10 |
| TeamXbox | X360: 8.4/10 |
Viva Piñata is a 2006 life simulation game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. The game revolves around the player tending to a neglected garden in Piñata Island, in which different variations of piñatas must be bred whilst fending off disruptive interlopers. The project was headed by Gregg Mayles and the team behind the Banjo-Kazooie series, based on an idea from Rare co-founder Tim Stamper. Microsoft wanted the game to become a key franchise for the platform, and developed a tie-in television show to accompany the series. Viva Piñata released in November 2006.
The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised the graphics, color palette, and numerous types of piñatas. They disliked the disruption caused by frequent autosaving. A Windows version was released in November 2007. The game started the Viva Piñata series, with a direct sequel and a portable version both released in 2008. Viva Piñata is included in Rare's 2015 Rare Replay, a compilation of 30 games for the Xbox One.
Viva Piñata is a first-person life simulation game in which the player restores and tends to a neglected garden on Piñata Island. The player uses gardening tools, such as shovels and watering cans, to plough their garden, sow seeds, create ponds, and sculpt the garden to their liking. When certain requirements are fulfilled, the garden will attract a black-and-white outline of a given piñata species. After fulfilling additional requirements, the piñata will become a resident, changing into a full-color version.
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