Just Dance

Product Description

Dance to the rhythm of your favorite beat with Just Dance, a music & rhythm video game that allows you to dance the night away with your friends and family without ever leaving the house. With simple pick-up and play controls, anyone can join the party.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8 in Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Model: 17580
• Published on: 2009-10-31
• Released on: 2009-11-17
• ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
• Number of discs: 1
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .55″ h x 5.32″ w x 7.48″ l, .36 pounds

Features

• Burn calories, stay fit, and enjoy a fun workout all while having a blast with your favorite songs.
• Just Dance features more than 30 licensed tracks, ranging from iconic dance hits such as “You Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer to modern day pop with “Hot N Cold” by Katy Perry.
• Scrolling lyrics lines so players can sing along to the beat.
• Step to the beat and learn real-life dance moves from music spanning the 80′s, 90′s, Disco, Rock and more.
• Raise the roof with anyone and everyone you know via fun 4 player party modes – with simple controls, anyone can pick-up and play.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description

In Just Dance players learn real dance moves to songs they know and love across a wide genre of music over the past sixty years. Requiring only one Wii Remote per player, up to four people can break it down at a time, as they follow on-screen choreographed moves set to classic dance tracks, covering a wide variety of musical genres and bringing everyone to the dance floor. The game includes more than 30 chart-topping and foot stomping hits designed to get players moving right out of the box. Key Game Features One of the best dance mixes around: Just Dance features more than 30 licensed tracks, ranging from iconic dance hits such as “You Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer to modern day pop with “Hot N Cold” by Katy Perry. Scrolling lyrics lines so players can sing along to the beat. Real dance moves: step to the beat and learn real-life dance moves from music spanning the 80’s, 90’s, Disco, Rock and more. Start the party right: raise the roof with anyone and everyone you know via fun 4 player party modes – with simple controls, anyone can pick-up and play. Workout in disguise: burn calories, stay fit, and enjoy a fun workout all while having a blast with your favorite songs. Screenshots: Easy to pick up moves. View larger. 30+ hot dance hits. View larger. 4-person multiplayer. View larger. Instant party fun. View larger.

Customer Reviews

Pure Group Fun
Bought this game for the kids based on the commercial showing all the activity and the songs. Told my wife we had to try it out first and she balked because it was late, after the kids were in bed. I nagged she gave in I lasted 3 songs she danced every song until 2 in the morning. She had so much fun the game never made it under the Xmas tree. The next day the whole family had a blast. That night friends came over and danced for 3 hours. I’m taking it to the company Xmas party.

Pros – It’s fun, fun, fun. The best family or group game since Wii Sport Bowling. It doesn’t take a huge amount of skill or even rhythm. It’s for the very young, anyone who can get up and boogie or simply the young at heart. If you try to play the game as intended you will get one heck of a total aerobic workout especially the smile muscles.

Cons – Primarily it’s just that there is only 30 songs and surprisingly it’s not enough, the developers should or had to have known they needed more (so that’s the 1 star deduction.) It isn’t for hard core gamers who are driven to be able to conquer a stage, solve a puzzle, revel in a high score or master a total game. They simply won’t get it at all. The scoring is not spot on for the competition minded. I imagine if you wanted to cheat and just move the wiimote you could bypass the fun all together. May be to much exercise for those with physical impairments.

It’s just fun, whether or not you’re good at scoring points
While the game play mimics Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution style games, one thing sets this game apart: if you’re not good at matching the dance moves, the song (and the game) keep going. You don’t get interrupted, or have the song get cut short because you miss a certain number of moves.

What that means to players: you can play any of the songs, regardless of difficulty or effort rating, and make it through the entire song. You also get to choose abbreviated or full-length versions of the song.

While other games claim to be great at giving you a cardiac workout, this will *really does*. Songs are rated on difficulty and effort. Difficulty relates to the complexity of the dance moves, while effort is how fast you’ll be moving. There is a nice combination of songs with low difficulty/high effort, and vice-versa.

Also you have up to 4 players at a time, and anyone can join the song mid-stream.

80s Babies/90s Child’s delight! Pure FUN
I’ll admit: this game may not be for everyone. You can’t be shy. You have to let it all out and not care who’s watching (or you won’t score points!) But for the goofball dancers out there who loved doing the “Whop”, “Running man”, “Monkey”, “Disco Hustle” back in the day, you’re gonna have a BLAST! You have a choice between short or regular versions for real workout! It may not score accurately- but really, if you’re looking to score points; you’re playing the wrong game.