is now real and alive in Viva Pinata!

When our copy of the original Viva died on us, we decided not to replace it as life was quite full enough at the time. Turns out this was a very wise decision as the game gurus that created the pinata insanity came out with a second version that doesn’t really change the game mechanics all that much but which does Fix everything that was bothersome and Expand on everything that was fun. It’s really perfect. Having not completed all my floral and fauna dreams in the first one, I can play and dream further in this version, dubbed Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise.

My husband will say I’m addicted. I say that I have a distraction that lets me grow things when autumn is definitely upon us, that is keeping me from re-opening my WoW account and that the kids can play too. Sorry, I only just realized that I haven’t properly explained the game. /facepalm

Viva Pinata, in all its manifestations, is a building game for the Xbox 360. It gives you a garden in which you can grow all manner of seeds and attract at first small but then larger and larger animals. Yes, there is a food chain and that’s part of the challenge. You have to grow the right things to attract the animals you want, but of course, for example, keep a mouse and the snake in the same garden too long and there will be a hunt.

Nice new additions to the game include the ability to take screenshots of your masterpiece garden theater and upload them to the web! Here’s my pinata page, though I’m not sure if it’s public. (???) For all of the things you don’t know and want to know about taking care of your garden, I highly recommend Pinata Island for more FAQ information than you can shake a trick stick at.

Happy gardening! I know I am.

Ps. Did I mention the animals are in the form of pinatas? Yeah. Thought that might be important.

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