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Double D Dodgeball

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7.3 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Yuke's Company of America

Developer: Yuke's Co., Ltd.

Genre(s): Sports

Players: 8

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: July 16, 2008

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] Relive the good old days of playgrounds and recess. Double D Dodgeball recreates the classic childhood sport in a new, futuristic setting with a retro arcade feel. With frenetic eight person multiplayer action, grab seven of your friends and go four-on-four via Xbox Live to see which team has the ultimate bragging rights. Choose between a host of retro arcade-themed characters each with their own unique abilities, select either East or West rule sets, switch up the playing surfaces, and more. No need to risk injury, just blast your friends from the comfort of your couch. [Yuke's]

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What The Critics Said

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TeamXbox

We wanted to like Double D Dodgeball more because of the subject matter, but it simply doesn’t deliver the kind of experience we were hoping for. With better controls, the whole “playing dodgeball in space” thing could have worked. But we found ourselves worrying too much about being a sitting duck on the court to have time to enjoy the special, arcade-y features of Double D Dodgeball.

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Official Xbox Magazine

The individual layers of variation don't run terribly deep, and offline exhibitions only cast a harsh light on amateurish A.I. flaws, but Double D Dodgeball's offbeat mix of arcade action and online sporting teamwork still packs enough fast-paced intensity and simple strategy to be worth inviting to recess. [Sept 2008, p.77]

Eurogamer

Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball is due for release soon, and that's a far more instinctive and entertaining affair. Save your points for that, and send this one for an early shower.

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GamePro

Double D Dodgeball should be skipped. Certain gimmicks like skill shots and a variety of arenas do not add enough to warrant a purchase.

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GameSpot

Getting pounded in the face with a real dodgeball might be more fun than this postmodern rendition of the schoolyard sport.

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Worth Playing

I imagine that someone could find something to like in Double D Dodgeball if they really tried, and I'll admit that the title does play pretty much as promised. However, the lack of a solid single-player experience, coupled with the complete lack of online players, makes the title not worth checking out before the download even begins.

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GameFocus

Difficult controls.

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Console Monster

The game is lifeless, dull and has no real goals. You can dodge your way to victory by dodging this one.

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GameZone

Boring in all fronts: graphics, gameplay, audio, etc. There’s not many redeeming values packed into Double D Dodgeball so the best advice is to play the demo and call it good.

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MS Xbox World

With the hefty $10.00 price tag for Double D Dodgeball all gamers alike should “dodge” this title (no pun intended).

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My Gamer

Everything considered, Double D Dodgeball is a waste of a nice idea.

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IGN

With a hobbled online multiplayer mode, lackluster graphics and boring gameplay, there’s little redeeming about Double D Dodgeball. Dodge this one.

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Totally360

As with a few other XBLA titles I could mention, when you can't even find another single player on LIVE to pit your skills against, you know there’s some serious suckage going on.

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1UP

That each best-of-three contest lasts no longer than perhaps three minutes is the final nail in a coffin that should remain firmly closed.

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WonderwallWeb

I have played some bad games in the past but this has beaten them all, I cant recommend this to anybody, If the lag issue has been resolved this could get a 3 but the overall package is very poor and not worth any of your money.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

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