Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise

For those that don't know, Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise is developed by Rare, who is actually owned by Microsoft. Since they're not in the handheld business though, and the touch screen goes perfectly with this game, the game was made for the Nintendo DS. 2 Viva Piñata games so far have appeared on the Xbox 360, and though this game isn't as good looking graphically, the DS version is actually still a full game, complete with loads of Piñata. Before the review has even properly started, I know it will be pretty hard to describe what exactly you do in this game, because it's so original. It's technically a simulation game though you can't call raising a garden ...  Read the complete review

I bought Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise for the DS expecting it to be mildly entertaining but perhaps a bit childish, & was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable it was & how much gameplay I got out of it. I originally thought it was based on a children's TV programme, however it turns out to be the other way around, & the TV series is based on the original Viva Pinata Xbox game, released in 2006. You don't need to have seen the TV series or be familiar with the earlier game in order to understand or enjoy this version. You start off with a garden full of rubble & the aim is to develop it so that it attracts different 'pinatas', which ...  Read the complete review

Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise is a good game, not great but kept me amused for a while. It's all about managing your very own garden from a run-down mess to a garden of paradise for your pinatas. You start off with a small patch of garden that you must tidy up and then the game really starts, as you plant vegetables and plants with the aim to attract various pinatas. Each pinata will be unlocked along the way as you build a garden to their individual liking, as each one prefers different flowers, fruit or other garden requirements such as a certain type of grass or water. The aim of the game is to attract the pinata and then to keep them in your garden ...  Read the complete review

~'Really, sex, violence and flowers?~Look at those happy smiley colourful animals in the picture-you gotta be kidding!' ~ C'mon I know that's what you're thinking.... :) but bear with me...I will explain! Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise is a spin-off game from an XBox 360 game originally released in November 2006. It was one of those games that was critically acclaimed but then didn't do as well as it really deserved, and has recently been given away free with consoles... that's how slow it's sales were. But that has renewed interest in the concept and led to an XBox 360 sequel in May 2008, and this Nintendo DS sequel which was released in September ...  Read the complete review

Okay this game may not be for everybody, but so far the kids and everyone who has ever played it with me or that I lent my game to loved it, even the guys(who never admit it). The game involves you nurturing your owen garden and using equipment and buying and growing stock, food etc in order to bring wildlife to the garden. You must fulfill different tasks in order for different animals to com eto the garden and they start of from the worms and go up to horses, bats, toads, cats, moths you name it. All the creatures you see in the game are soo cute even the ones who are evil. The game is adictive, to the max. This game will have you sitting around ...  Read the complete review