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Viva Pinata

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This surprisingly sweet gardening game loses some of its charm on the PC due to crashes, bugs, and Games for Windows' shenanigans.

Available on: PC , Xbox 360
Genre: Family
Release date: Nov 6, 2007
Developed by: Climax

Min system requirements: PIII 1.8 GHz or equivalent, 1GB RAM, 10GB HD space, NVIDIA 5900, ATI 9600, or above
Recommended system: P4 3.8 GHz or equivalent, 2GB RAM, 10GB HD space, 256MB DirectX 9.0c video card
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

1 player SOLO

Online

2 player CO-OP

7 GOOD
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Review

Crash-prone PC port loses some of the original's garden managing charm

Nov 20, 2007

Nov 20, 2007 Viva Pinata stole our hearts with cute candy-filled pinata-on-pinata love-making when it debuted on the 360. Unfortunately, the PC version loses some of the original version's charm due to its late release and crash-prone nature. But if you're willing to put up with the occasional unexpected trip back to your desktop and Microsoft's usual shenanigans - that try to tempt you into buying into their Games for Windows plan with a one month pass - Viva Pinata is still worth checking ...

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