The Edge and Age of Viva Pinata

At the very extreme, a game with the slightest shade of pink will be dubbed as a girly game, at the very least colorful and and off-beat characters are stereotyped as “For kids only.” Others without haste, may easily put Viva Pinata into the latter category mainly because you’re expected to grow and nourish a garden and in the process not be taken seriously. On the contraire, gameplay is something that simulates adult life the best, no matter how absurd that may sound.

First, you are expected to diligently tend to plants and animals. Which if you’re good at, you’ll be rewarded for creating an appealing paradise as the pinatas visit and eventually reside there, which is where the fun really starts. Pinatas can be individually named and given their own personally designed tag to put on display as a declaration of their home turf. Second, you are also given chocolate coins for your expenditures that you should divide equally between the garden, the house and purchasable fashion accessories. Yes, it is like managing a household.

It’s not all hugs and kisses in this game however, they are afterall pinatas. There’s also some smashing going on. There’ll be online mini-games where you can pit your pet against other players’ even for just bragging rights. There is also the character of Masked Reaper Dastardos, who takes it upon himself to finish off ailing piñatas. Good thing pinatas never die, they just instead lose their identity and materialises back in the monochrome wild.

With characters named like Bunnycombs, Zumbugs, Syrupents, Sparrowmints and Twingersnaps who is Viva Pinata really made for? “You have to start somewhere, especially if you want to introduce a new audience. We set out to make a game that would appeal to people who arenÂ’t necessarily buying 360s at the moment. And weÂ’re finding a lot of people who seem dead chuffed to find something that isnÂ’t a movie licence. We wanted something of real quality, and that can be applicable to everyone.” says Producer Justin Cook.

Cook along with his trusted crew revealed more about Viva Pinata in their interview with Edge Online magazine that you can read in full through the read link.

At the very extreme, a game with the slightest shade of pink will be dubbed as a girly game, at the very least colorful and and off-beat characters are stereotyped as “For kids only.” Others without haste, may easily put Viva Pinata into the latter category mainly because you’re expected to grow and nourish a garden and in the process not be taken seriously. On the contraire, gameplay is something that simulates adult life the best, no matter how absurd that may sound.

First, you are expected to diligently tend to plants and animals. Which if you’re good at, you’ll be rewarded for creating an appealing paradise as the pinatas visit and eventually reside there, which is where the fun really starts. Pinatas can be individually named and given their own personally designed tag to put on display as a declaration of their home turf. Second, you are also given chocolate coins for your expenditures that you should divide equally between the garden, the house and purchasable fashion accessories. Yes, it is like managing a household.

It’s not all hugs and kisses in this game however, they are afterall pinatas. There’s also some smashing going on. There’ll be online mini-games where you can pit your pet against other players’ even for just bragging rights. There is also the character of Masked Reaper Dastardos, who takes it upon himself to finish off ailing piñatas. Good thing pinatas never die, they just instead lose their identity and materialises back in the monochrome wild.

With characters named like Bunnycombs, Zumbugs, Syrupents, Sparrowmints and Twingersnaps who is Viva Pinata really made for? “You have to start somewhere, especially if you want to introduce a new audience. We set out to make a game that would appeal to people who arenÂ’t necessarily buying 360s at the moment. And weÂ’re finding a lot of people who seem dead chuffed to find something that isnÂ’t a movie licence. We wanted something of real quality, and that can be applicable to everyone.” says Producer Justin Cook.

Cook along with his trusted crew revealed more about Viva Pinata in their interview with Edge Online magazine that you can read in full through the read link.