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Pirates Vs Ninjas Dodgeball Adds Modes, Delays

Seeing as I've been eagerly awaiting a showdown between Crecente and I on the Pirates Vs Ninjas front, news that Blazing Lizard and Gamecock are delaying the release of Pirates Vs Ninjas Dodgeball for Xbox Live Arcade doesn't phase me whatsoever, because a true ninja knows patience. The game is being pushed back to late spring, but for a good cause. It seems in all the pirate, ninja, robot, and zombie madness, someone forgot to include a traditional dodgeball mode, with teams staying on their own side and multiple balls in play at once. This is the game I remember fondly as a kid, when I was known as the human target, or Cringer. Blazing Lizard is taking the extra time to add these modes into the game, supplementing the crazy, free-roaming dodgeball events already in place. Hit the jump for the press release, where they jokingly blame the delay on video game pirates.

Pirated Pirates Vs Ninjas Dodgeball Delays Release
Cockpit, Austin, TX - April 9, 2008 - Gamecock Media Group announced today that due to pirated copies of Blazing Lizard's upcoming Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball being on the loose the game will be revamped and held until later this Spring.

"We see the irony in all this," noted Christopher Stockman, Studio Director at Blazing Lizard. "Rest assured, we have a crack team of Ninjas on the case and hunting down all pirates. On the positive side it gives us a chance to go back and add in additional content to the game."

What this means for fans of Pirates (the sea-faring kind) and Ninjas is more bang for their buck when the game releases (this also includes fans of the other teams in the game, Robots and Zombies). In addition to the free-flinging arcade dodgeball events already in place (look out for Peg-Leg Stomps and Shuriken Attacks.), Blazing Lizard is adding more traditional rules dodgeball modes where teams stay only on their side and multiple dodgeballs are in play. Now we can settle the score once and for all.

For more info visit www.piratesvsninjas.com. If you are one of the pirates, watch your back!

[disclaimer: the game has not been pirated but we wanted an excuse to announce the wait for the game and the new game mode.]

11:20 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Mike Fahey
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MikeH at 11:24 AM on 04/09/08
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This pirates and ninjas fad is played out.
thumbuki at 11:25 AM on 04/09/08
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That screenshot looks like something straight out of TRON.
sariah at 11:27 AM on 04/09/08
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@thumbuki:

heh...you took the words right out of my mouth.
Eville1 at 11:29 AM on 04/09/08
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This looks like that old school game "Hedz" I still have the disks for it!
Soy Bob at 11:32 AM on 04/09/08
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@Eville1: Triple bonus points to you for playing Hedz. I need to find that game again (but do I really want to?)
Eville1 at 11:37 AM on 04/09/08
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Soy Bob...You don't. Really. I liked it back when I actually played it (oholy crap it's been over ten years.) But my expectations (And age) were lower then. I thought about Hedz when the first screens of this game came out. I wonder if the person who thought this up had been playing it too?
holysocks at 11:41 AM on 04/09/08
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screenshot reminded me of Poy Poy
Soy Bob at 11:43 AM on 04/09/08
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@Eville1: Well, that saved me ten minutes.
bluesquareapple at 11:43 AM on 04/09/08
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Pirates > Ninjas?
Eville1 at 11:45 AM on 04/09/08
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@Soy Bob:
Haha. The concept was unique at the time I'll give it that. the execution could have been a bit better though. I still have day dreams about adding a gimps head to a frogs body. If they could update the graphics, fix the camera and maybe make the story line a bit less cute I'd download it from XBL.
amazinglarry at 11:46 AM on 04/09/08
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Pirates > everything else > Ninjas tbh.
AndrewDB at 11:47 AM on 04/09/08
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@thumbuki: I am so glad I'm not the only one who thought that.
vinchbr at 11:54 AM on 04/09/08
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too bad isonly o xbox live =(
FoxHoundADAM at 11:59 AM on 04/09/08
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This game sounds great; put zombies, ninja, prirates on a playing field and play some dodgeball but sadly based on the video's I've seen it will be a pretty lame arcade game.
pogfreak at 12:20 PM on 04/09/08
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Played it. This game is not fun.
Ghede at 12:45 PM on 04/09/08
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I used to love dodgeball. I couldn't throw or catch for crap, but I could dodge with the best of 'em. It led to me outlasting all the other players on my team. I usually lost.

Man, I'm so pissed they stopped playing dodgeball in school.

Anyone remember Super Dodgeball for the NES? If this game is anything like it, I'm going to be playing it for a long time.
Eville1 at 12:56 PM on 04/09/08
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It doesn't appear to be anything like Super Dodge ball. Or it's remake. Or the Version for SNES. The SNES version had gundams n shit.
Mr.SithNinja at 03:04 PM on 04/09/08
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@amazinglarry: if Pirates are > Ninjas then why do Pirates look like they just got they ass kicked by a Ninja?? Hands and legs missing, eyes gouged out.... limping around and sounding like Keith Richards after 33 year long bender.... think about it....
KM91 at 03:20 PM on 04/09/08
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And the Ninjas win. All the power in the world won't help if you can't hit the opponent.
Pezdispenser at 04:43 PM on 04/09/08
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@KM91:

And the Ninjas LOSE!

Not getting hit doesn't help when you don't even go to the event. Cowardly ninja pansies...
Pezdispenser at 04:45 PM on 04/09/08
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@Mr.SithNinja:

Thought about it, and I realized, those injuries were caused by parrots. HOWEVER, Pirates riddled with parrot injuries are still able to go toe to toe with ninjas. Ergo, if it weren't for parrots, Pirates would scientifically be better than ninjas.
krunkjuice at 04:47 PM on 04/09/08
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@Pezdispenser: You forgot to mention that Ninja only operate under orders from a shogun therefore are only powerful when told to....unlike pirates the go about that shit regularly of their own free will.
$Image of Evil Tortie\'s Mom$ Evil Tortie's Mom at 04:58 PM on 04/09/08
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@krunkjuice: Amen. Pirates > everything.
Sabre_Justice: Okay,... at 06:26 PM on 04/09/08
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They look like Miis.
Superawesomerad at 06:38 PM on 04/09/08
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Pirates, ninjas, and dodgeball. This would've been the best game of 2005.