http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/g-20080512121022937030 en http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/what-if-gamesradar-designed-downloadable-content/a-20090707103154598098/g-20080512121022937030 <img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/07/GR%20DLC/Finished/070709_grdlc_obs03--article_blog_image.jpg" /><br /><p>You know the only real problem with downloadable content? It&#8217;s typically designed by the same people who made the original game. That&#8217;s boring. Why not give other folks, who don&#8217;t necessarily worry about whether something is &#8220;a good idea&#8221; or &#8220;sensible&#8221; or &#8220;legal,&#8221; a shot? Sure our ideas might be a little unusual at times, and a couple of them could conceivably land someone in jail. ...</p> feature Jul 7, 2009 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/the-secretly-sinister-storylines-of-your-favourite-games/a-2009060911582296048/g-20080512121022937030 You never knew they were so wrong... ...<br/> feature Jun 12, 2009 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/the-top-7-greenest-games/a-2009042095456151006/g-20080512121022937030 <img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/04/Top%207%20Greenest%20Games/additional%20screen04--article_blog_image.jpg" /><br /><p>How noble, the human species! Once a year we selflessly take a break from wrapping products in toxic plastics and burning piles of old tires to appease this stupid, stupid planet we live on. How dare it demand more trees, breathable air and animals that don&#8217;t choke to death on our trash? ...</p> feature Apr 20, 2009 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/review/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/a-20080915154825437049/g-20080512121022937030 <img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/V/Viva%20Pinata%202/Bulk%20viewers/Xbox%20360/2008-07-15/crabcamel_screen--article_blog_image.jpg" /><br /><p>While it may not feel like a true sequel, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise is near papery-perfection. Everything that was great about the original Viva Pinata is back, with more pinatas and a few tweaks and improvements. Some additions disappoint, like the finicky, nearly impossible to use &#8220;pinata vision&#8221; which requires a vision cam and special trading cards. ...</p> review Sep 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-194689.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/194000/194689_1_hs.jpg" /><br />The folks at Blaze/Xploder are serious about cheating. They've been pioneering new ways of cheating at videogames for quite some time now, and they've been getting these cheats to the public as fast as can be imagined. <br> <br> They continue this trend today with Viva Pi&ntilde;ata - Trouble In Paradise cheats - available on the very day the title launched. Get the full scoop in their press release, on GameVortex.com.<br/> news Sep 6, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/talkradar-17/a-2008090511498918042/g-20080512121022937030 <img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Other/TalkRadar/2008-09-05/090508_talkradar_obs--article_blog_image.jpg" /><br /><p>TalkRadar welcomes its very first industry guest this week, Mr. Seth Killian of Capcom fame. He&#8217;s involved with all things community, primarily at the&#160;Capcom Unity blog&#160;and jaw-droppingly hardcore&#160;Evo tournaments. Far more interesting than that, however, are his tales of Street Fighter hustling at arcades, infiltrating E3 and harassing the company enough to finally give him a job. See kids, you too can live the dream. ...</p> feature Sep 5, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-193812.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/193000/193812_1_hs.jpg" /><br />Here are the last ahead-of-release Viva Pi&ntilde;ata: Trouble in Paradise videos before Rare's gardening sequel hits the shops tomorrow.<br/> news Sep 4, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-190574.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/190000/190574_1_hs.jpg" /><br />From GAMER.tm: &quot;Gamers in Belgium and Holland will be paying more than other European countries for Banjo Kazooie Nuts &amp; Bolts and Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, due to the cost of translating both games. <br> <br> &quot;While both titles are widely expected to go on sale for around EUR 39 in most major markets, it seems that gamers in Holland and Belgium will be paying EUR 59 for Pinata 2 and Banjo Nuts &amp; Bolts respectively. <br> <br> &quot;When asked by Dutch site Perfect-Rare why this was the case, a Microsoft Benelux spokesperson blamed the cost of translating both games and the relative size of both markets for the decision.&quot;<br/> news Aug 29, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-190055.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/190000/190055_1_hs.jpg" /><br />Recent claims indicate that Rare, the development team behind the Banjo and Viva pinata games, allmost bought us a horrible cross console hybrid... well nearly...<br/> news Aug 27, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-184653.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/184000/184653_1_hs.jpg" /><br />WorthPlaying writes: &quot;Trouble in Paradise invites gamers to return to magical Pi&ntilde;ata Island. Unfortunately, not all is well on the island, as Professor Pester along with his gang of Ruffians have wiped out Pi&ntilde;ata Central's computer records, which poses a threat to parties everywhere. Rare revealed that Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise has been released to manufacture.&quot;<br/> news Aug 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-182395.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/182000/182395_1_hs.jpg" /><br />OXM: &quot; An early achievements leak for Viva Pi&ntilde;ata: Trouble in Paradise has revealed it will ship with 4-player online co-op. <br> <br> It's the 'Full House' achievement that gives the game away. <br> <br> To unlock the achievement, you have to &quot;Play 4 Player Online Co-op for 1 hour&quot;. There's not really much room for guesswork left after an achievement description like that.&quot;<br/> news Aug 11, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-181212.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/181000/181212_1_hs.png" /><br />As we all know, the upcoming Viva Pi&ntilde;ata Trouble in Paradise will feature numerous improvements: new climates, several new species, multiplayer options&hellip; But probably the the most relevant innovation will be the use of the Xbox Live Vision Camera to create new gaming experiences.<br/> news Aug 8, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-179829.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/179000/179829_1_hs.jpg" /><br />Speaking to VideoGamer.com at the Develop conference in Brighton last week, Nick Burton, a senior software engineer at Rare, has assured Xbox 360 gamers that there's plenty more to come from the console. <br> <br> &quot;You never can push them as far as they can go. The reality of the peak performance of the console is yes, you could look to a generation beyond where we are now and think, yeah, I could use that power. But the reality is in 360 and the PS3 and the latest generation PC graphics, the amount of power in the GPUs is such that you're more bound by your creativity and the aesthetic you're going for than you're really bound by polygon pushing power,&quot; said Burton. &quot;You're probably actually more bound maybe by art authoring and the amount of data throughput that, just the amount of memory you'd need, but I don't think 360 has reached its limit.&quot;<br/> news Aug 5, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/videos/g-20080512121022937030/v-20080805102940812090 While it may not feel like a true sequel, with 28 new pinata species and lots of tweaks and improvements, Trouble in Paradise is near papery-perfection. video Aug 5, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/screenshots/g-20080512121022937030 screenshot Jul 15, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/videos/g-20080512121022937030/v-2008071415493588032 While it may not feel like a true sequel, with 28 new pinata species and lots of tweaks and improvements, Trouble in Paradise is near papery-perfection. video Jul 14, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/videos/g-20080512121022937030/v-20080714154646874096 While it may not feel like a true sequel, with 28 new pinata species and lots of tweaks and improvements, Trouble in Paradise is near papery-perfection. video Jul 14, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-164827.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/164000/164827_1_hs.jpg" /><br />Microsoft has today announced the September 5 European release of Viva Pi&#241;ata: Trouble in Paradise, the sequel to the acclaimed garden management sim from Rare. <br> <br> The game will feature over 30 new pi&#241;ata species, expanded co-op play and multiple gameplay modes designed to get the whole family involved.<br/> news Jul 3, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/news/new-viva-pinata-2-trailer/a-20080611114949305096/g-20080512121022937030 <img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/V/Viva%20Pinata%202/Bulk%20viewers/Xbox%20360/2008-05-13/sarsgorilla_trick--article_blog_image.jpg" /><br /><p>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.</p><p>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. ...</p> news Jun 11, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-148839.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/148000/148839_hs.jpg" /><br />Microsoft has begun chest thumping over it's 2008 line-up of games, saying its invention of Xbox has led to a &quot;Christmas Eve like never before&quot; every week of the year. <br> <br> In an update on its official website the company cites Gears of War 2 (Nov 2008), Ninja Gaiden 2 (June 6), Too Human (August 29), Viva Pi&#241;ata: Trouble in Paradise (Sep 2008), Banjo Kazooie: Nuts &amp; Bolts (Holiday 2008), Fable 2 (2008) and Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One (out now). <br> <br> It says: &quot;It's going to be very tough sleeping at night with this amazing haul coming so soon.&quot;<br/> news May 23, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/news/rare-considered-dsxbox-360-connectivity/a-200805211046362019/g-20080512121022937030 <p>Rare has admitted that it almost made DS title Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise compatible with its older sibling Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise on Microsoft's Xbox 360.</p> <p>As we discussed in our&#160;preview&#160;last week, the forthcoming 360 game supports the Xbox Live Vision camera by allowing players to scan barcodes that will unlock additional pinatas in the game.</p> <p>This feature will also work with digital screens such as those ...</p> news May 21, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-147574.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/147000/147574_hs.jpg" /><br />MTV Multiplayer writes: <br> <br> What would you say about the unholy marriage of the Nintendo DS and Xbox 360? <br> <br> The developers at Microsoft's Rare games studio tested it and one of them told me that they've gotten it to work. <br> <br> But you won't be playing it. <br> <br> Here's why¿<br/> news May 20, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-145578.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/145000/145578_hs.jpg" /><br />Kotaku writes: &quot;It sounds like Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise was designed to deal with one big issue the original title had. <br> <br> &quot;It looked like a kids game, but was quite difficult to play,&quot; said a Rare developer walking us through the game. &quot;We kept the basic principal, you're in a garden and trying to attract animals to it.&quot; <br> <br> But the team's done a lot to simplify the game and make it more accessible to a wider audience. Chief among the changes is a co-op mode that lets you play in the garden with friend. They've also added a fun mode which gives gamers the ability to buy just about anything in the game, removes the bad guys and turns the garden into an instant gratification sandbox.&quot;<br/> news May 14, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/preview/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise-first-look/a-2008051495724328012/g-20080512121022937030 <img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/V/Viva%20Pinata%202/Bulk%20viewers/Xbox%20360/2008-05-13/sarsgorilla_trick--article_blog_image.jpg" /><br /><p>Microsoft's quest for mainstream acceptance of Xbox 360 continues with the unveiling of Rare's gardening sequel, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, at a very exclusive trip up to see the studio in the Back End of Nowhere, UK. Both developer and publisher were keen to show it off at a recent Banjo 3 unveiling and we've got first images and impressions straight from Rare HQ.Let's get the important bit out of the way first -&#160;Viva ...</p> preview May 14, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/news/xbox-360-all-the-new-game-details/a-2008051410912984050/g-20080512121022937030 Having trouble keeping track of the info-burst coming from Microsoft's spring media summit? You can find it all here in a condensed, confusion-free lump. ...<br/> news May 14, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-145068.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/145000/145068_hs.jpg" /><br />MCV writes: &quot;Gears of War 2, Too Human, Fable 2 and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts &amp; Bolts all arriving before Christmas. <br> <br> Unfortunate internet leaks may have reduced the wow factor, but Microsoft Game Studios has finally revealed its list of big-hitting 360 software releases from now until the end of the year. <br> <br> The platform holder is set to confirm the list at its product showcase in San Francisco later today.&quot;<br/> news May 13, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-144862.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/144000/144862_hs.jpg" /><br />Whilst talking about Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise's new card system, Danish site Gamereaktor has confirmed that there will be over 100 different Pi&#241;atas in the sequel, including a chicken called Cluck Norriss and a Yeti. <br> <br> Read the translation through link!<br/> news May 13, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-144861.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/144000/144861_hs.jpg" /><br />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. <br> <br> It says that Rare has listened to criticisms from the first game and acted accordingly. <br> <br> &quot;To start with, the game starts in a green and controlled garden so you don't have to drag yourself through all the weeding and fertilising,&quot; says the article, translated by videogaming247. &quot;Also, all the help missions are optional, so you can choose if you want them or not.&quot;<br/> news May 13, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-144857.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/144000/144857_hs.jpg" /><br />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. <br> <br> &quot;One of the game's most important new enterprises is opportunity to tend your garden with a friend by your side,&quot; said the piece. <br> <br> &quot;At the moment Rare can confirm that it's only possible on one Xbox 360 console, but it is clear that they are working hard to implement the feature over Xbox Live.&quot;<br/> news May 13, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-144788.aspx <img src="http://m2.n4g.com/8/News/144000/144788_hs.jpg" /><br />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.<br/> news May 13, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/faq/g-20080512121022937030/c-284119 Go to GamesRadar to see the FAQ ... FAQ Nov 10, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/hints/g-20080512121022937030#274991 Go to GamesRadar to see the Hint ... Hint Sep 22, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/hints/g-20080512121022937030#274992 Go to GamesRadar to see the Hint ... Hint Sep 22, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise/cheats/g-20080512121022937030#272500 Go to GamesRadar to see the Cheat ... 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