<s>
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Animals	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
,	O
Party	O
Animals	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
voices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
provides	O
a	O
minigame	O
based	O
experience	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
sandbox	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
casual	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Fuzion	B-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Animals	I-Application
is	O
framed	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
show	O
,	O
where	O
contestants	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
while	O
announcers	O
provide	O
colorful	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
individuals	O
can	O
play	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
console	O
(	O
causing	O
races	O
to	O
be	O
conducted	O
split-screen	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
online	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Animals	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
roughly	O
60	O
people	O
at	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Australian	O
studio	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
first-party	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
involvement	O
of	O
Rare	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
,	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
supplying	O
artwork	O
and	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
while	O
Krome	O
retained	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
why	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
chosen	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
VP	O
Shane	O
Kim	O
explained	O
:	O
"	O
They	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
and	O
we	O
have	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
respect	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
Krome	O
's	O
previous	O
efforts	O
on	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
and	O
Spyro	O
the	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
interview	O
,	O
Kim	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
casual	O
game	O
space	O
:	O
"	O
Our	O
aspiration	O
is	O
to	O
win	O
this	O
generation	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
,	O
we	O
know	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
appeal	O
beyond	O
the	O
core	O
gamer	O
segment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Animals	I-Application
was	O
not	O
particularly	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
appreciation	O
of	O
its	O
vibrant	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
