![]() That's not so say, however, that there is no innovation to be found here at all. The interface, one of the biggest gripes people had about the first game, has been tweaked considerably. Tasks that are repeated often are given shortcuts, from pulling out your shovel to buying and planting seeds. The latter, in particular, is a huge time saver. Instead of slogging through the menus, you tap the D-Pad twice, select a seed using the bumpers, and place as many of them as you need. Fertilizer is handled in then same way. You can scroll through all the pinatas in your garden using the same method, which is a tremendous boon. Digging ponds is quicker and easier, too: just set some corners with your shovel, and that's it. All of these improvements make all the routine tasks go much more smoothly. You'll be spending far more time doing what you want, rather than gritting your teeth because you have to wade through lots of menus. ![]()  I obsessed over the placement of all the plants in my garden like a deranged landscaper. The game had amazing depth, and yet the colorful, whimsical graphics turned off many gamers. My kids loved it, unsurprisingly, but I felt bad that they couldn't play along with me. Imagine my delight when I heard the news of Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise's co-op features.Âīefore I delve deeper into the co-op, I feel I must mention one of the game's few faults. The core gameplay in VP:TIP feels almost exactly like that of the original game. When I first fired the game up, and fiddled around in my garden, the same familiar events took place: Whirlms appeared first, and were eaten by Sparrowmints, and so on. Granted, there are several new Pinatas, and the desert and arctic locations are a very nice touch. However, it's pretty much the same old same old. Personally, I consider this a good thing, but I know some folks might be disappointed by the lack of innovation in gameplay. The original Viva Pinata was a favorite of mine. I spent hours and hours getting all the pinata animals to romance each other, like a zoo fertility specialist.
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