Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise is the sequel to the Xbox 360 and Windows critically-acclaimed life simulation game Viva Piñata. The title was officially announced on May 13, 2008 with a September 2, 2008 release date in North America and a September 5, 2008 date in Europe.
Piñata Island is once again under siege by Professor Pester and his gang of dim-witted Ruffians. While attempting to steal valuable information about the piñatas, the professor has instead managed to delete all of the data stored in the Piñata Central computer. As a result, all knowledge about piñata species and which piñatas are needed for which parties has been lost, leading to chaos. The player is tasked with restoring order by rebuilding the database, achieved by enticing specific piñatas to inhabit the garden, filling them with candy, and sending them off to parties around the world.