OXM: " An early achievements leak for Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise has revealed it will ship with 4-player online co-op.
As we all know, the upcoming Viva Piñata Trouble in Paradise will feature numerous improvements: new climates, several new species, multiplayer options… But probably the the most relevant innovation will be the use of the Xbox Live Vision Camera to create new gaming experiences.
Microsoft has today announced the September 5 European release of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, the sequel to the acclaimed garden management sim from Rare.
Gameplay footage? Nah, you're not interested in that. Check out this wicked CGI Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise video Microsoft's just released. It erm, shows off some new Pinatas at least.
The follow-up adds the obligatory extra critters, new environments as well as something called Pinata Vision, which lets you pick up Viva Pinata trading cards in shops, and the slap them in front of your Vision Camera to put them in your game. ...
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Kotaku writes: "It sounds like Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise was designed to deal with one big issue the original title had.
Whilst talking about Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise's new card system, Danish site Gamereaktor has confirmed that there will be over 100 different Piñatas in the sequel, including a chicken called Cluck Norriss and a Yeti.
Danish site Gamereactor is reporting that Rare has implemented a new game mode in Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, whereby you can jump straight into the action with no long, drawn out tutorial.
According to a preview of Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise by Danish site Gamereactor - translated by VG247 - Rare has confirmed that cooperative play will feature the game.
I member of NeoGAF has posted details about his preview of Viva Pinata, he writes - VP2 uses the Vision Camera in combination with physical cards sorta like Eye of Judgement. It basically scans a small code on the card, when it's being held up in front of the camera, and this can both insert custom designed pinatas, unlock buildings or abilities, change the weather and many other things. We were told how Rare had designed a moose that got a big, red nose only around christmas time... and this could be passed around with these cards.
These are the first PS3-specific shots of Lexicon's futuristic racer, Voltage, which looks an awful lot like another hover craft racer from Nintendo.
The F-Zero-alike is the usual affair: "Voltage takes the rush and thrill of speed racing to a new level. Races take place far in the future on the planets of the Solar system, where players compete in the fastest and most technologically advanced races, to acquire the supreme ...
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