Ask and ye shall receive. It looks like the Viva Piñata Party Animals demo promised by Piñata Island has made its way onto Xbox Live Marketplace. Unlike the original Viva Piñata game, Party Animals makes more use of the licensed characters, endowing them with the voices and personalities that viewers have become accustomed to on the television show. As a party game, it also takes a simpler approach than its predecessor, which was arguably a little to complicated for its target audience. But, enough talk of marketing and design decisions, go give the game a try and see what you think.
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9-20-2007 @ 3:18PM
johnathon said...
people actually watch this show...
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9-20-2007 @ 3:23PM
Milly said...
Are you saying that as though you're surprised?
It's got colorful, wacky, zany creatures that act goofy. Kids love that shit.
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9-20-2007 @ 3:25PM
xenocidic said...
i watched a few of the episodes available on the XBLM it wasn't bad, for a kids show.
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9-20-2007 @ 3:39PM
Gemini Ace said...
How about a Viva Pinata FPS? I think Bungie needs to get on that idea pronto!
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9-20-2007 @ 3:43PM
Tony said...
You know, I've watched the show before and I have to say it's a lot better than I expected. It has some surprisingly smart humor in it and I appreciated that it didn't really pander or dumb down what it was trying to do. A lot of these shows treat kids like they're a lot dumber than they are.
Furthermore, all of the kids I knew who played VP figured it out. I think people underestimate what kids are capable of if they invest the time into stuff like this. VP had some more difficult things as the game progressed, but at the same time, the game is only going to be as hard as you make it for yourself. A lot of kids aren't going to care about how they unlock some flying pig and are going to enjoy what they can manage to do.
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9-20-2007 @ 3:44PM
Drew said...
is it any good?
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9-20-2007 @ 3:52PM
The 7th Number said...
"How about a Viva Pinata FPS? I think Bungie needs to get on that idea pronto!"
LOL actually not a bad idea. I know my nephew loves FPS but he is a little young to enjoy those mature shooters. Somehow i think filling a pinata full of bullets and seeing candy fly out everywhere would be fun!
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9-20-2007 @ 4:45PM
AA said...
my four year old had no issue playing the regular game - but she's been going apeshit for this...
so she'll be happy tonight
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9-20-2007 @ 6:34PM
Jason said...
It took me a few to figure out how to download this thing... in the New Arrivals area under Demos you'll see a Briging It Home group. Click that and it will open another menu where you can download the demo.
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9-20-2007 @ 10:14PM
James said...
@9
thanks a ton! I was like: "Where the hell is it?" :p
Downloading now...hope it's good.
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9-21-2007 @ 1:50AM
carg0 said...
yes! the demo we've all been waiting for...y'know, seeing as how so many millions rushed out to buy the original.
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