

You have to do well in both the race and the challenges to win, overcoming the randomness of the scoring and the option to keep the game close. At the end, the person who has the most candy wins. Between the results of the race and the challenge events, pieces of candy are doled out. After the race, the characters compete in challenge events. The commentators guide you through a preview of a race and try to get the crowd excited, but ultimately, just end up annoying anyone who’s still listening. It would have been a good gag, but the very first joke out of their teleprompters falls flat and it doesn’t get much better from there. You play as one of the characters from the show and compete against other characters in a tournament, narrated by two wise-cracking sports commentators, ala Cotton McKnight and Pepper Brooks in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. VP: Party Animals! is based on the Saturday morning cartoon, Viva Piñata. There’s no need for anyone to be blindfolded and pick up this game. Now, unless you’re into that sort of thing – and I understand, there is a market for it – you don’t want to get involved.
VIVA PINATA PARTY ANIMALS CRACK
Playing this game is like taking a whack at a brightly colored toy, only to have it crack open and rain down a load of crap all over you. We started saying things like, “ Sell the sizzle, not the steak.” And where has this left us? With another meaningless mini-game compilation that will carry this compromised doctrine onto future generations.

We just remembered there were bright colors involved. We forgot the bit about it being a vehicle for learning. It got twisted and tangled until its purpose was lost to us. It was just meant to help kids learn to count to twelve.īut like so many things done with the best intentions, somewhere, it all went wrong. It wasn’t meant to cause the downfall of modern civilization. Then hit them with something educational before they realize they’re learning. It all started with Sesame Street and The Electric Company. It’s like we’re shouting to the world: We have no attention spans! Do what you want to us, because we’ll forget as soon as Britney forgets her panties again! Viva Pinata: Party Animals! is a set of mini-games based off the original Viva Piñata, which is a brilliantly crafted piece of work.
