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    Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

    Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Sep 02, 2008

    Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise realistically simulates everyday struggles in the life of an omnipresent piñata handler.

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    It's VP 1.5 but still very enjoyable, highly recommended.

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    What was GIANT
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    - Unique game that's a good break from shooters/action/driving games

    - Amazing depth, it's no kiddie game that most people think it is

    - Local Co-op is a plus as well as play for fun mode especially when playing with your kids

    - Controls are well done and make sense, there should be a way to modify sensitivity/speed

    - Graphics are quite good and pinatas can be hilarious when making tricks or romancing

    - The quick plant/fertilize is a neat addition, wish it was other than the D-pad

    - Unlimited(?) boxes in your mailbox is really helpful otherwise the game would be really painful

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    What BOMBed
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    - Garden size is still quite limited so using the numerous items in the store to design your garden is impossible

    - Unfair advantage for camera owners, I don't need one nor do I want to buy one, you can get multiple achievements very quickly using a cam which is totally wrong

    - Some pinatas take forever to show up which gets quite frustrating so that adds many more hours to play but not in a good way

    - The resident requirements for some pinatas are a total pain to achieve sometimes

    - Pretty much forced to have multiple gardens or keep
    changing a single one

    - D-pad sux as if we didn't know this already and there are a number of controls tied to it

    - Hunting in the Desert/Arctic not that entertaining and sometimes frustrating

    - Ruffians and pester should stop showing up after a certain level (50?), it becomes a pain. You can put a wall that will stop Pester but Ruffians still come in

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      For everyone! 0

      This is as good as it gets for an anyone and everyone type of game. As you can see on its home page Brad put in an awesome review for this game. I was like most people at first. "Not my type of game" I would say... then my girlfriend made me get it so she could try it out. I never gave it anymind what so ever. Was I dumb or what! After seeing her dump hours into it... she went to sleep and I went in and gave it a shot. And as the story goes she awoke to find me having a blast with the game. We w...

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      Lambs to the slaughter 0

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