Viva Pi ata Trouble in Paradise
Viva Pi ata Trouble in Paradise
Return to magical Pi ata Island in Viva Pi ata : Trouble in Paradise. Unfortunately, not all is well on the island, as Professor Pester and his gang of Ruffians have wiped out Pi ata Central’s computer records, posing a threat to parties everywhere. Rebuild the computer database and thwart Professor Pester’s evil plot by sending pi atas at full candiosity to parties all around the world. Build and maintain your pi ata gardens using your creativity and imagination to attract, trap, protect, train, and manage more than 100 different pi ata species.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Viva Fun For Kids
Best part about this game there are 2 levels you can play; the regular Standard Mode were you grow flowers, trees and take care of pi?atas etc.. plus you have to earn money to buy things and you can only have so many items & animals in your garden because you’ll run out of Space and the ruffins-the bad guys-come and break things, pi?atas get sick and die, weeds grow and kill your pi?atas etc… makes the game more challenging for adults.
There is also a JUST FOR FUN mode which my kids Love!! Just like Standard mode you still grow flowers, trees and take care of pi?atas etc.. but you have unlimited money, unlimited space, no ruffins to come mess up your garden and your pi?ata won’t ever get ill. It lets smaller children have fun and not worry about money, space or bad guys. They can put up 50 apple trees and not hear “sorry your out of space”. Just for fun is just fun, it takes out all the frustration and lets children be creative and design a prefect garden.
5 Stars Viva Pi?ata: TiP: 5/5
Not really a “review” per say, but rather just my rating for the game in written form. This game is great. I rated it 5/5. I played, own and beat the first one. You either like the game for what it is or you don’t. A lot of people say if you are new to the series, then to start with this one. It’s a little harder and complicated that the original Viva Pi?ata. There was a lot for a person like me to learn and get used to after playing the first. But all the charm and greatness of the first one is right here in Trouble in Paradise. So I guess the question is weather or not Viva Pi?ata: Tip is worth the buy if one already had their fill with the first one. My answer is if you liked the first Viva Pi?ata game enough and want more of it, then yes, it is worth the buy. After all, it isn’t the same game. There is a small graphical update. Framerate and loading issues in the first one have been polished out a bit. There are more gimmicks, more shops, more characters, more seeds and more Pi?ata animals. That’s all one could ask for in a sequel of this type of game. However, like all games of similar type and genre, it feels more like 1.5 rather than a 2. I know it may have sounded like I am contradicting myself by what I just said, but that aside, if you enjoyed the first one and would really consider playing it again, this is something fresh and new. Again, worth the buy. However for those new to the series, I personally recommend trying your hand at the first one.
4 Stars Sour Galore!
This is a game that will keep you busy. There are many, many events going on within just one garden that you’ll have to be ontop of everything to make your experience with Viva Pinata as smooth as possible.
The sours will constantly keep you on guard as well, and if they are not taken care of early in the game they can eventually over-run your garden and ruin every plow, plant, and pinata.
My only complaint is the lack of alerts every time a sour enters the garden. When they first enter an alert appears at the bottom of the screen. After that there are no alerts, and you’ll have to rely on scouting the garden to make sure a sour isn’t eating a pinata or plant while you attend your flower-bed on the other side of the area.
Professor Pester fits to his name. He will go into your garden nearly invincible and destroy your pinata’s, particularly your most valuable ones. The only way to rid of him is to pay him coins, get a fire-breathing pinata or the ape pinata. This can be tricky if you haven’t already have the necessities to get these animals. At this point your up a creek with no paddle. He’ll began to appear when your level is higher. You can also try to build a fence around your garden but be aware that other pinata’s outside won’t be able to get in, and Pester can open gates.
Also make sure to make as much chocolate coins in the beginning in the game, as the chocolate-craving store owner will gradually rise the price on the Tower of Sour pieces, making them expensive.
5 Stars Bigger and Better
Almost everything about this game has been improved. Easier navigation, more features, more pinata, and 4 player co-op over Xbox live! The cover suggests this is just a kids game, but as any dedicated gamer knows some of the best games made are targeted towards families. This game ups the difficulty and rewards of the first. If you are a fan of the original you will love this one.
5 Stars An overlooked tour de force for the Xbox360
Let me begin this review by noting this game is not without its flaws. Some of the challenges are frustrating, the controls occasionally choppy, and mastering the minigames requires a level of dedication uncommon in other presumably “casual games.” Those gripes, however, are dwarfed by the game’s many virtues, and the sense of joy that comes from discovering them.
Some familiarity with the series is assumed, but for total newcomers to the Pi?ata series, all you need to know is that this is a game about tending a virtual garden and the various virtual lifeforms who come to visit it. Some only visit when certain prerequisites are met, while others are “evolved” from resident species. The game itself is much like a real-time strategy game in which you are constantly managing resources, improving your virtual world, and preventing (or thwarting) attacks on your innocent residents and the garden they inhabit. The net effect of doing this is tremendously relaxing, as the pi?atas are colorful, playful, and sometimes overwhelmingly cute. The score, essentially the same as the one used in the first game, is beautiful and serene - throw in the sound of rainfall, animals doing their thing, and you realize that your little garden does a serviceable job of approximating the sound and mood of nature (albeit an artificially fraternalistic and peaceable one). You play this game to relax, feast your eyes and ears on some sumptuous visual and aural delights, and advance the story, which has you reconstituting pi?ata records that a villain has destroyed.
The sequel differs from its predecessor in some material respects: (1) you have access to two different biomes from which you can ensnare both Arctic-themed and desert-themed creatures; (2) seed and fertilizer bags provide much quicker access to the tools needed to develop garden flora and fauna; (3) there are an additional 40+ new species and countless new plants and trees; (4) new co-op modes and just for fun modes, (5) a monumental improvement to the pi?ata location system (you can now cycle through all pi?atas using the shoulder buttons), and (6) there are many more options for beautifying your garden space, including new gates, fences, paving, as well as toys, like the “woo woo train” and disco-light flooring
I never thought I’d be the type to play this game, let alone write a glowing review for it. I am a big Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil, etc. fan. But Rare has simply created a masterpiece with this series; the games are lovely to behold, maddeningly addictive, and an absolute blast to play with folks who otherwise would not play games (in fact, Viva Pi?ata is in many ways a “gateway” game). Kudos to Rare for creating something accessible and beautiful, but incredibly rich, deep and satisfying. The third entry, if there ever is one, is a long way off - until then, we have this gem to enjoy. 
