Viva Pi�ata: Trouble in Paradise to allow four player co-op garden editing over Xbox Live

by Griffin McElroy { Aug 16th 2008 at 5:30PM }

The obsession began as most obsessions do -- with a simple observation. Perhaps it was the perfectly arranged row of tulips, or the masterfully grown monkeynut trees. Perhaps it was the stunning flock of Chewnicorn that resided in that breathtaking place. One is never sure of how or why these feeling develop, but the end result is always the same -- your neighbor's piñata garden is too beautiful to exist, and has to be razed. It must be returned to the loam from whence it sprung, its candy-filled inhabitants scattered to the sweet-smelling wind.

Fortunately, word from Rare confirms that in addition to a slew of races and other contests, Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise will indeed feature a four player co-op mode over Xbox Live, in which three players can enter and "edit" the host's garden. Players will have access to all the tools afforded them in the single-player mode, meaning you can use your trusty multi-purpose shovel to wreak a path of destruction through a friend's garden, carving a scar into its well-tended landscape.

Or you could help them out, we guess. We're not really sure why anyone would want to do that, though.

Tags: co-op, microsoft, pinata, rare, viva-pinata-trouble-in-paradise

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Aug 16th 2008 5:37PM

Does it also have local multiplayer? I know it's been said to death but no local player in modern games is getting really annoying.

The second Midnight Club LA was said to have online multiplayer only, it went from a day one purchase to a game I will never own.

Snowblind @ Aug 16th 2008 5:44PM

It does have offline co-op but only for two players. I guess four would be too crowded.

DeadlyFrenchman @ Aug 16th 2008 6:16PM

im not sure but i heard tht it u had to chose to save unlik the autosave on single-player im ashamed to say i wud not trust anyone on my friends list near my garden without knowing tht it can be undone. Also cannot wit for this game it came quite quickly only next month..isnt it?