$20 is cheap, but is it worth it?

[_GABO_]

Soon enough I'll be pre-ordering my Halo 3 LE Xbox 360 (:D) and don't want to just have that sitting around without being played for two months while I wait for RB and then GH3 to come out, so I've heard about this "Viva Piñata" game that looks half decent, my question is:

Is Viva Piñata actually a fun game?

I want a game that will keep my eight-year-old brother shut up for two months, and me occupied for the same time. Would Viva Piñata be that game?

Reply and vote on the poll, all input is appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

[SoraRikuVGM]

Change your avatar and we'll talk.

[_GABO_]

Change your avatar and we'll talk.

That's cold.


WHAT'S SO WRONG WITH MY AVATAR?


P.S.
I got my picture taken with Dora the Explorer on Saturday, so I was going to change it anyways. lol

[Eman311]

definetly worth 20 bucks

[monlienNH3]

My girlfriend is addicted to Viva Pinata. I think it's pretty good, but would rather play other games. But if it's all I had, I would definitely play it more. Definitely worth $20.

[LZ_Reborn]

My girlfriend is addicted to Viva Pinata. I think it's pretty good, but would rather play other games. But if it's all I had, I would definitely play it more. Definitely worth $20.

what's the game about anyway? I was reluctant to get it for my 4 yr. old son, because he didn't like the tv show all that much...but if you guys say the game is ok, I could reconsider.

[Eman311]

In the game you have your little garden and you pretty much raise all sorts of pinatas.

Likened to The Sims, Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon,[5] the game tasks the player with turning a neglected plot of land into a beautiful garden. As with many sandbox games, the game is open-ended, with no strict winning or losing requirements. Instead, players are guided only generally towards the objectives of increasing their garden's value and attracting piñata residents. Players are free to determine their own sub-goals and work towards them.

Developing a successful garden requires setting up the land and foliage appropriately to attract piñatas, as well as purchasing various items to place within the garden (e.g., homes for the piñatas). When certain requirements are fulfilled, the garden will attract a simple black-and-white version of a given piñata species. After fulfilling additional requirements, the piñata will become a resident, changing into a full-color version. Once two piñatas of the same species are residents and their mating (romance) requirements are met, they can perform a romance dance, resulting in a baby piñata egg. No piñata has a gender specific design, and hence any two piñatas of the same species can mate (with some hidden inter-species romances possible as well).

When piñatas get together to mate, a maze-navigation minigame is initiated. Completing the mating minigame successfully will result in the creation of a new piñata offspring. For species encountered early in the game, the minigames are simple, but as the game progresses, minigames become increasingly difficult. The difficulty also increases as more members of a given species are resident, so that players have fewer lives (in the minigame) for each piñata of that type already in the garden.

In addition to looking after the needs of their piñatas, players must also watch out for Ruffians and sour piñatas, who enter the garden with the sole intent of wreaking havoc. Their mischief includes eating fruits or vegetables, destroying objects, or causing resident piñatas to become ill. If the player is resourceful, sour piñatas can, however, be won over and turned into productive garden residents. Additionally, players can earn or purchase individual parts of a totem-pole like structure known as the "Tower of Sour" to deter the type of sour piñata each part corresponds to. Different parts of this become available as the player completes certain requirements. In order to keep out Ruffians (and their leader, Professor Pester), players can purchase a "Captain's Cutlass" from one of the merchants.

[LZ_Reborn]

Wow!! thanks.....