Viva Piñata: Party Animals

Viva Piñata: Party Animals
Developer(s)Krome Studios
Publisher(s)Microsoft Game Studios
Director(s)Steve Stamatiadis
Producer(s)Robin Smith
Earnest Yuen
Designer(s)Cameron Davis
Programmer(s)Steve Williams
Nathanial Ryall
Artist(s)Jason Stark
Composer(s)Cedar Jones
Gavin Parker
George Stamatiadis
Peter Wayne
SeriesViva Piñata
Platform(s)Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: October 30, 2007
  • AU: November 15, 2007
  • EU: November 16, 2007
  • JP: December 6, 2007
Genre(s)Party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Viva Piñata: Party Animals is a video game developed by Krome Studios for the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console, part of the Viva Piñata series. The game was released on October 30, 2007, in North America, November 15 in Australia, November 16 in Europe, and December 6 in Japan.

Unlike the original Viva Piñata, Party Animals is based on elements from the television show, including its characters and voices. Furthermore, the title provides a minigame based experience, similar to the Mario Party series, rather than the sandbox environment of the original. There are over 40 minigames, as well as kart-style races which are conducted on foot. The game received generally mixed reviews by critics upon release.