Viva Pinata

Viva Pinata is life simulation game devolped by Rare for the Xbox 360. It was first released in November 2006. With a "general audiences" or "everyone" rating, the game provides bright, colorful visuals, intended to appeal to children and more casual gamers. The game received a positive reaction from game critics, despite its poor sales and pre-release advertising.

Windows also released a version of the game and this was released in November 2007. An Xbox 360 sequel was released in 2008 named Viva Pinata: Trouble In Paradise. A slightly enhanced version of the game came out on the Nintendo DS and was released in 2008.

The game supports Xbox Live but does so in a strictly non-interactive fashion in order to remain "family friendly".The game supports leaderboards and score comparisons, its primary use Xvox Live is to allow players to send presents to friends. Piñatas and other items can be packaged up and shipped off to other users.

Players can use XboxLive to download several Viva Piñata related items. These include accessory packs and an interactive video which acts as a brief tutorial for the game.Xbox Live members can also download several episodes of the television series from the Xbox Live Marketplace, These episodes are available in both standard-definition or High-Def for no charge.

The game is likened to Sims,Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing.The game tasks the player with turning a neglected plot of land into a beautiful garden. As with most sandbox games the game is open-ended, with no strict winning or losing requirements.