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Viva Piñata now available for Xbox 360 beating

Microsoft formally announced today Viva Piñata was now shipping for the Xbox 360 and looks to be a game for "kids of all ages". This title was created by video game developer Rare Ltd. and Microsoft Game Studios. For a limited time, a special two-disc version of the game will be on store shelves, with the second disc containing playable demos of games such as LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Frogger and Marble Blast as well as a full-length episode from the animated TV series sharing the game's name.

Features of Viva Piñata, according to Microsoft, let players "enjoy the vibrant [Piñata Island] world where they can create and customize their own environment to attract, tame and nurture more than 60 species of wild piñata and make their experience uniquely their own. Packed with hundreds of personalization options, Viva Piñata lets people name their piñatas, choose accessories for them to wear, decide where to plant grass and flowers, and more. The colorful, fully customizable game invites people into a world with all kinds of possibilities.

Viva Piñata gameplay will be extended through the Xbox Live online entertainment network. Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to connect with friends, family or other players from around the globe to trade items from their piñata paradise — everything from the smallest plant to the largest piñata. Players with the free Xbox Live Silver membership also can trade items. And Xbox Live will offer accessories for download into the game to personalize piñata collections."