Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise London launch

games: Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise London launch

September 9 2008 | Arnold Pistorius

Last week we went to London Zoo for a presentation by Justin Cook and Adam Park of Rare who were showing off some of the new features in Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise.

The original game was met with great critical acclaim, and the new additions look fantastic too.

In particular we loved the use of the 360 camera for ‘Pinata Vision’ which Adam talks us through here, and the fully fleshed out co-op mode.

Both Trouble in Paradise and Pocket Paradise (the new DS incarnation) are out now - keep your eyes on the site for my reviews coming soon.

Enjoy!

comments

Jim

September 9th, 2008 - 11:57am

Do the new Pinata contain fags and booze this time around? Must be going for a more mature market this time around!

I really enjoyed VP1, I would highly recommend it. The new one sounds pretty good too.

schmung

September 9th, 2008 - 1:55pm

Ah, another signature episode where a review/preview is cut with footage liable to induce terrifying acid flashbacks in some viewers. Top stuff! Luckily I learnt my lesson about watching these whilst drinking anything or there’d be coffee on the keyboard again.

Norbit

September 9th, 2008 - 3:23pm

Certain sections of that video were just downright disturbing

Steve

September 9th, 2008 - 8:43pm

What is a Pinata?

Jon

September 9th, 2008 - 9:34pm

Agreed… a classic episode - good preview and hilarious cut-scenes. Well done.

Grant

September 9th, 2008 - 9:59pm

An Arnie cameo, brilliant !!!

Jeff

September 9th, 2008 - 10:18pm

This show is just wonderful, love the whole thing. Katherine you must be great fun to hang out with.

enoch

September 10th, 2008 - 12:07am

Haha, great! Sure, would have been better without the kids in the background and with more (legal) drugs, but fun non the less

Joseph C. Carbone III

September 10th, 2008 - 2:40am

There goes another superior preview.

While watching more than the last several, I was wondering where the fun spirit had gone. Sitting in your room, on the floor, is always cool. Maybe after the Zelda review, after someone criticized the fun willingness for life you all choreographed, which is brilliantly fantastic, and one part of the true spirit of gaming, trying to make a CBS news report out of your gaming reviews, freedom is returning.

What a fresh breath of air this creativity produces, simply unpretentious, uniquly intelligent, and pleasurable. And for that, plus to hear and see the brainy Katharine, I enjoy coming by.

Be nice to the poor, poor, piñatas. Okay, maybe not, but, do be nice to that one, that bad special one.

Katharine, my mother did not take to the PS3 nor Tools of Destruction, but I have been looking over Folklore, she is Irish, and I think it may be a goal; I’ll let you know.

P.S. Please, tell Insomniac to kick rocks if they do not add keys and mice to their next F.P.S, I have.

Cigs…, WHAT…, to the curb Kat!

…thanks all,

~Joe

Ben

September 11th, 2008 - 7:12pm

Nice try Katharine, but I’m still not interested in being a furry.

Shemp

September 16th, 2008 - 2:39am

Just one question: Did you already have the costume?

Totally kawaii!