<s>
Pirates	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Ninjas	I-Application
Dodgeball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
dodgeball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Blazing	O
Lizard	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gamecock	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
SouthPeak	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
verion	O
has	O
an	O
aggregated	O
Metacritic	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
44/100	O
and	O
the	O
lowest	O
review	O
is	O
16/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
played	O
between	O
various	O
oddball	O
groups	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Pirate	O
and	O
Ninja	O
teams	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
teams	O
like	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
on	O
each	O
team	O
behave	O
stereotypically	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
zombies	B-Application
are	O
slow	O
and	O
defensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throwing	O
the	O
ball	O
while	O
standing	O
still	O
allows	O
a	O
360	B-Operating_System
degree	O
aim	O
,	O
with	O
better	O
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
over	O
five	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
