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| genre = Life simulation | modes = Single-player | platforms = Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows }} ''Viva Piñata'' is a life simulation game developed by Rare, originally released for the Xbox 360. The project was headed by Gregg Mayles and the team behind the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series, based on an idea from Tim Stamper. Although rumours of the title circulated among fans for some time, ''Viva Piñata'' was officially announced on March 15, 2006, and first released in November 2006. With a "general audiences" or "everyone" rating, the game provides bright, colourful visuals, intended to appeal to children and more casual gamers. The game received a positive reaction from game critics, eventually selling over 1.5 million copies. A Microsoft Windows version of the game was released in November 2007. An Xbox 360 sequel ''Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise'' was released in 2008. A Nintendo DS version of the game entitled ''Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise'' was also released in 2008. The game is also included in the ''Rare Replay'' video game compilation, released for the Xbox One in 2015. ==Gameplay== ''Viva Piñata'' is a first person life simulation game in which the player must tend to and restore a neglected garden on the fictional Piñata Island.〔 The player is given access to gardening tools such as shovels and a watering cans, and can plough their garden, plant seeds, create ponds, and sculpt the garden to their liking. When certain requirements are fulfilled, the garden will attract a simple black-and-white version of a given piñata species. After fulfilling additional requirements, the piñata will become a resident, changing into a full-color version. Once two piñatas of the same species are residents and their mating (''romance'') requirements are met, they can perform a romance dance, resulting in a baby piñata egg. No piñata has a gender specific design, and hence any two piñatas of the same species can mate (with inter-species romances possible as well in a few cases). After a given piñata species has successfully romanced, the player no longer needs to fulfill the full romance requirements for piñata of that type, but can instead simply have the piñata eat a specific type of candy. When piñatas get together to mate, a maze-navigation minigame is initiated. Completing the mating minigame successfully will result in a piñata egg being delivered shortly thereafter. For species encountered early in the game, the minigames are simple, but as the game progresses, minigames become increasingly difficult. The difficulty also increases as more members of a given species are resident, as the more piñatas in a garden, the fewer the number of lives the player receives during the minigame. The first time the minigame is completed successfully for a given species, the player is rewarded with a unique video sequence which shows the two piñatas dancing to music. The player must also watch out for ''Ruffians'' and their leader, "Professor Pester". as well as ''sour piñatas'' who enter the garden with the sole intent of wreaking havoc. Their mischief includes eating seeds and produce, destroying objects, or dropping sour candy which causes resident piñatas to become ill if consumed. If the player is resourceful, sour piñatas can, however, be won over and turned into productive garden residents. Additionally, players can earn or purchase individual parts of a totem pole-like structure known as the "Tower of Sour" to deter the type of sour piñata each section corresponds to. Different sections of the pole become available as the player meets certain requirements. Players can pay Ruffians to leave the garden temporarily, but to keep the Ruffians from returning, players must purchase a "Captain's Cutlass" from one of the merchants. Each piñata which is a resident of the garden can be customised as the player sees fit. Customization options include: * The name of the piñata. * The piñata's decorative tag (which stays with it, wherever it goes). * Unlockable accessories the player can purchase for their piñata, ranging from hats, to backpacks, to large teeth. These accessories can increase a piñata's value, or can grant the piñata additional abilities. Customizations, including accessories, are lost if a piñata is broken (''Viva Piñatas version of death) for any reason, including being eaten by another piñata, being hit with a shovel or by Professor Pester, or after being sick for an extended period of time, after which the witch doctor Dastardos breaks the piñata. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viva Piñata (video game)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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