WP reports:
''The Xbox 360 isn't exactly a kid-friendly system. It has the occasional licensed Disney tie-in game, but most of the 360's big titles tend to be rated "T" at minimum and involve space marines and shotguns. Perhaps the biggest exception to this was Viva Piñata, an odd little title from Rare that managed to provide a surprisingly fun experience that bridged the age gap and garnered fans from many age groups. Yet, despite its well-received ratings and general popularity, most people passed off Viva Piñata as "a kiddie game" due to its bright colors and general lack of violence. While the sequel Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise doesn't stray from this roots, it certainly provides more of the same all-ages gameplay that the Xbox 360 so desperately needs.
For those not aware of the concept, piñatas are a popular party toy in certain areas. They are animal-shaped papier-mâché creations with hollow innards that are promptly filled with various kinds of candy. Kids are blindfolded and take turns whacking the piñata with a stick, trying to break it open and unleash the delicious swarm of candy inside. The concept of Viva Piñata is that these toys are not actually made in a factory, but bred and raised like any other animal in the world. They live and breathe, eat and sleep, and love and die. They just happen to be made of construction paper materials, and their natural processes fill them with candy. As you can imagine, this makes them rather in high demand, and there are people who create piñata gardens to raise these poor little creatures for parties and other gatherings.''
When Rare developed Viva Piñata it was a cute game for the Xbox 360 to rival Pokémon. It shipped, wholesome and lurid, with every new 360 for basically the console's whole lifespan and spawned a co-operative play sequel, Trouble In Paradise.
I'm confused, is this review a joke? Did this imbecile just write a tediously long extremely boring review just to somehow, in her warped brain, link it to capitalism in order to say capitalism is evil? Or did I read that entire review wrong? Can someone clear this up for me?
This is actually quite sad in actuality. This content writer could be using their time to actually fighting for liberation and the well-being for all in the living breathing world that is our streets, forests and communities.
In stead they choose to do it virtually in the most extreme capitalistic way (an environment where intangibility commands a high price for profit) with a boss begging mentality. How does this apply to those that want to be free from being exploited?
This isn't Marxism or even beyond left, it's a narrative of someone that is enjoying life as an exploiter and a sympathizer to all those that exploit.
The writer is a part of the problem.
Women make about ~80% of consumer purchases so, if anything, women benefit from the system and thus are the problem.
This was a funny read. The comments in here made it better, too.
Maybe, just maybe, some articles are meant to be entertaining and nothing more.
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