Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

[Rodster]

I'd thought i'd pass this info I got from cheapassgamer.com. It appears several have purchased this game on Saturday at their Target for $20 although it's retail price is still $30.

There were sightings of the game in Ohio for $19.99 and in another State so it hasn't been confirmed nationwide, that's why I added "Your Mileage May Vary.

It's worth checking it out tomorrow when Target reopens if you're interested in picking up the game.

[Sully]

Re: Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

One of the most underrated games for the 360. It's a steal for $20.

[DickDalewood]

Re: Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

One of the most underrated games for the 360. It's a steal for $20.

Haha, Sully, that is just an awful avatar... Self portrait perhaps?

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

I'd thought i'd pass this info I got from cheapassgamer.com. It appears several have purchased this game on Saturday at their Target for $20 although it's retail price is still $30.

There were sightings of the game in Ohio for $19.99 and in another State so it hasn't been confirmed nationwide, that's why I added "Your Mileage May Vary.

It's worth checking it out tomorrow when Target reopens if you're interested in picking up the game.

Very nice price.

[quaziemoto3]

Re: Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

very fun game...i have spent hours playing it!

[MassNole]

Re: Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

So what is this game even about?

[Rodster]

Re: Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

So what is this game even about?

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/747/747525p1.html

Viva Piñata Aussie Review
A welcome return-to-form for Rare.

Using the term 'kids game' against Viva Piñata in a derogatory manner is ignorant. To blindside the fantastic presentation and addictive gameplay, relegating the title to infantile age-groups, would be a painful misstep for buyers and gamers this Christmas. Stripped to the core, Viva Piñata takes elements from The Sims, Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon and Black and White, rolls the mix in powdered sugar, and serves it on a platter of television spin-offs and much-touted micro-transactions over Xbox Live.

f you've played any of the aforementioned life-simulator titles, you'll have a good idea of the pace of the game. This is a thinking-gamer's game, likely more at home on a PC than a console. This is an achievement unto itself - the Xbox 360 has seen a handful of strategy titles, most notably Battle for Middle Earth II, but none have so far been able to nail the controls and interface without serious drawbacks to the accuracy of issuing commands on the fly. Really, it's hard to compete with the tactile nature of the mouse/keyboard combo.

Rare have done a very good job at turning complex command-issuing into a smooth and painless process. After kicking off a new Piñata garden (in essence, a little hobby farm), you're issued a little piece of land to clear - under the watchful eye of Leafos, the daughter of an acclaimed Piñata breeder and sometimes-narrator of Viva Piñata's interwoven plot thread.

Closing Comments
We suppose our biggest fear, then, is that this is a game that deserves to be played, but may never reach the arms of more than a handful of parents attracted by the price or those select gamers in-the-know. And Viva Piñata is far too good to be ignored. It's for kids, yes, but it's for adults. It's for girls and boys and teens and grandparents. It's for you, I guess, is our point. So forget your mature pretences for a little while and have some fun, Rare-style.

[Pete1210]

Re: Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

Viva Pinata at amazon.com is now $29.99, free shipping.

They have Fuzion Frenzy for $29.99, free shipping too.

[dave360]

Re: Viva Pinata $19.99 at Target "YMMV"

It must be at most Targets because I saw one today with Viva priced at 19.99