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Game » consists of 15 releases. Released Nov 09, 2006
The Hortstachio is one of the most recognised Pinatas from Viva Pinata. For it to visit your garden you need to have a Ponocky.
The 2007 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2006.
With the internet in full swing, some games reflect its leak into popular culture by making references to the World Wide Web.
An imaginary boundary in the game world that limits player movement to a specific area. They are often criticized as a poor component of level design, when an actual wall or other visible boundary could have been used to delineate a game's playing field.
Usually found in adventure games, when players combine two or more items to create one or more new items.
It's hard to dislike the charismatic Jameleon, a Piñata fairly low on troublesome traits - only its fixation with colour (as represented by varieties of Flutterscotch) and justifiable fear of Bonboons may need attention.
While the Juicygoose is instinctively a sentry bird, its aggressiveness can result in tussles with the very Piñata it evolves from. It also frightens off Newtgats, making it tricky to indulge the Juicygoose's appetite.
Games made for a younger audience, usually between 3-9.
Piñata Island pet shops cater equally to Kittyfloss and Barkbark lovers, but don't try to raise both at once. In fact the Kittyfloss has an aversion to many species, from Squazzils to Shellybeans.
Evolved from the Lickatoad in a daredevil fashion involving a poison berry and shovel, the Lackatoad is very much its own creature with its own distinct likes (Arocknids) and dislikes (Salamangos, fences).
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
Some species like to remain inconspicuous, but the Lickatoad is a prominent presence in the garden as it hustles Newtgats and tries to survive in a world of predatory Syrupents and Crowlas.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
Some games will give the player hints and tips on how to play while the game loads.
Collecting objects in a game such as weapons, armor, items, and currency. Loot is often associated with RPG games and MMOs with RPG elements.
The egg-thieving Sour Macaraccoon sees the error of its ways once tamed, and will try to reimburse you by hunting for goodies outside the garden. It's also a dab hand at keeping Syrupent populations under control.
Particularly unhelpful in its Sour form as it scares off visitors, and pigs might fly before you're able to tame it. However, manage that and you'll earn yourself a loyal Mallowolf pet and defender against Ruffians.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
Milk's importance in the self-sufficient lifestyle makes the Moozipan a popular domestic Piñata. It doesn't hurt that it's almost criminally easy to keep - no diva demands here, some grass and flowers will do fine.
Some creatures have three or more eyes and tend to be monstrous and frightening.
Nocturnal Mothdrops make undemanding residents, and keeping them around can also attract an array of other species from Sherbats to Galagoogoos. Sadly, this process rarely ends too well for the Mothdrops.
Much is made of the Mousemallow's hearing and the edge it provides against predators. Then again, it has no escape plan beyond 'run' - and for Syrupent and Kittyfloss families to thrive, sacrifices must be made!
The frilly, trilling Newtgat is a general pond favourite, sharing many traits with its nemesis the Lickatoad: a penchant for puddle-hopping, a low rank on the food chain and some interesting evolutionary potential.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
DLC that is technically available on the disc, but requires the player to buy a key separate from the game to activate it.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Game bundled with gaming hardware (usually a console) in order to boost sales. Most often these games are first party titles, meaning that the hardware and software are products of the same company.
A brightly colored bird, popular among Pirates.
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