Viva Piñata

Xbox 360
NA: November 9, 2006
AU: November 30, 2006
EU: December 1, 2006
Microsoft Windows
NA: November 6, 2007
AU: November 15, 2007
EU: November 16, 2008

Viva Piñata is a 2006 life simulation game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. The game revolves around the player tending to a neglected garden in Piñata Island, in which different variations of piñatas based on animals must be bred whilst fending off disruptive interlopers. The project was headed by Gregg Mayles and the team behind the Banjo-Kazooie series, based on an idea from Rare co-founder Tim Stamper. Microsoft wanted the game to become a key franchise for the platform, and developed a tie-in television show to accompany the series. Viva Piñata was released in November 2006.

The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised the graphics, color palette, and numerous types of piñatas. They disliked the disruption caused by frequent autosaving. A Windows version was released in November 2007. The game started the Viva Piñata series, with a direct sequel and a portable version both released in 2008. Viva Piñata is included in Rare's 2015 Rare Replay, a compilation of 30 games for the Xbox One.

Also See

• Viva Piñata: Party Animals
• Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
• Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise
• Viva Piñata (TV Series)

Sound Effects Used

• H-B BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S LITTLE BOING
• Hollywoodedge, Big Single Gulp ie Dr CRT026803
• Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057501
• Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057503
• Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG CHOMP
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: ZIP UP
• Sound Ideas, CHILDREN - CHEERING, CROWD 02
• Sound Ideas, GULP, CARTOON - BIG GULP, HUMAN
• Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - FOOF
• Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - WAHEEP AND POOF
• Sound Ideas, SPIN, CARTOON - SPIN COMMOTION
• Sound Ideas, SWISH, CARTOON - FAST TWIRLING SWISH, LONG