Just Dance 3

Just Dance 3
Just Dance 3
	USA box art
Developer(s)	Ubisoft Paris
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Series	Just Dance
Platform(s)	Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release	Wii & Xbox 360; NA: October 7, 2011; AU: October 11, 2011; EU: October 11, 2011; PlayStation 3; NA: December 6, 2011; AU: December 8, 2011; EU: December 9, 2011;
Genre(s)	Rhythm

Just Dance 3 is a music video game released on the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 with Kinect and Move support respectively for the latter two. It is part of the Just Dance video game series published by Ubisoft. Just Dance 3 was announced shortly after the release of Just Dance 2 and was released on October 7, 2011 in North America and October 11, 2011 in Australia and Europe.^[1]

Gameplay

Along with solos and duets, Just Dance 3 features quartets which allows 4 players to dance all together, as well as playlists that group songs together. Rewards can be unlocked by dancing, such as new songs, modes, as well as Dance Mashups which combine different dance routines from all three Just Dance games into one.

The Wii version has Smart Shuffle, Speed Shuffle, and Non-Stop Shuffle, plus a Hold My Hand dance feature, where up to 8 players can share the 4 Wii Remotes and dance all together. The Xbox 360 version also has a "Just Create" mode in which players can create their own routines with the Kinect peripheral. They can be saved, shared with their friends online and be played just like any other Just Dance routine.^[1]

Track listing

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Effort	Year	Mode	Dancer
Airplanes (TE)	B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams	1	1	2010	Solo	♂
Apache (Jump On It)*° ^[2]	The Sugarhill Gang	3 {2}	2 {3}	1981	Solo	♂
Are You Gonna Go My Way?°	Lenny Kravitz	1 {2}	3 {2}	1993	Solo	♂
Baby One More Time*° ^[2]	Britney Spears	2 {2}	2 {1}	1998	Quartet	♀/♀/♀/♀
Baby Zouk°	Dr. Creole	2 {2}	3 {3}	2010	Duet	♀/♂
Barbra Streisand° ^[2]	Duck Sauce	2 {2}	2 {1}	2010	Solo	♀
Beautiful Liar* ^[2]	Beyoncé and Shakira	3	1	2007	Duet	♀/♀
Boogie Wonderland*	Earth, Wind & Fire	2	2	1979	Quartet	♀/♂/♂/♀
Boom	Reggaeton Explosion	2	2	2005	Solo	♀
California Gurls ^[2]	Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg	2	2	2010	Solo	♀
Crazy Little Thing Called Love ^[2]	Queen	3	2	1979	Duet	♀/♂
Da Funk° ^[2]	Daft Punk	2 {2}	2 {2}	1995	Duet	♂/♂
Dance All Nite ^[2]	Anja	3	1	2011	Solo	♀
Dynamite° ^[2]	Taio Cruz	1 {2}	2 {2}	2010	Quartet	♂/♀/♀/♂
E.T. (BBE)	Katy Perry	1	2	2011	Solo	♀
Forget You ^[2]	Cee Lo Green	2	2	2010	Solo	♂
Giddy on Up (Giddy on Out)	Laura Bell Bundy	2 (1)	1 (1)	2010	Solo / Hold My Hand (U)	♀/(♀♀)
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)* ^[2]	C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams	2	3	1990	Solo	♂
Hey Boy Hey Girl ^[2]	The Chemical Brothers	3	3	1999	Solo	♂
Hungarian Dance No. 5* ^[2]	Johannes Brahms	2	2	1950	Duet	♀/♂
I Feel Love ^[2]	Donna Summer	2	1	1977	Solo	♀
I Don't Feel Like Dancin'° ^[2]	Scissor Sisters	3 {2}	3 {2}	2006	Solo	♂
I'm So Excited ^[2]	The Pointer Sisters	1	3	1982	Solo	♀
I Was Made for Lovin' You ^[2]	KISS	1 (2)	2 (3)	1979	Quartet / Solo (U)	♂/♂/♀/♂ (♀)
Jamaican Dance° ^[2]	Konshens	1 {3}	2 {3}	2011	Hold My Hand	(♀♂)
Jump (For My Love)° ^[2]	Girls Aloud	3 {3}	3 {3}	2003	Duet	♀/♀
Kurio ko uddah le jana ^[2]	Bollywood Rainbow	3	2	1994	Duet	♀/♂
Land of 1000 Dances ^[2]	Wilson Pickett	1	3	1966	Solo	♂
Let's Go to the Mall ^[2]	Robin Sparkles	3	2	1995	Solo	♀
Lollipop ^[2]	MIKA	2	2	2007	Solo	♀
Mamasita ^[2]	Latino Sunset	3	2	2001	Duet	♀/♂
Marcia Baila** ^[2]	Les Rita Mitsouko	2	2	1985	Solo	♀
Night Boat to Cairo ^[2]	Madness	1	3	1979	Quartet	♂/♀/♂/♂
No Limit° ^[2]	2 Unlimited	2 {2}	3 {3}	1993	Duet	♀/♂
Only Girl (In the World) (TE)	Rihanna	2	2	2011	Solo	♀
Party Rock Anthem° ^[2]	LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock	3 {2}	2 {2}	2011	Solo	♀
Pata Pata* ^[2]	African Ladies	1	2	1967	Duet	♀/♀
Price Tag ^[2]	Jessie J featuring B.o.B	2	1	2011	Solo	♀
Promiscuous° ^[2]	Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland	2 {2}	2 {2}	2006	Duet	♀/♂
Pump It° ^[2]	The Black Eyed Peas	3 {3}	3 {3}	2005	Solo	♂
Satellite** ^[2]	Lena Meyer-Landrut	1	2	2010	Solo	♀
She's Got Me Dancing° ^[2]	Tommy Sparks	3 {3}	2 {2}	2009	Solo	♂
Somethin' Stupid ^[2]	Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman	1	1	2001	Duet	♀/♂
Spectronizer	Sentai Express	2	2	2009	Quartet	♀/♂/♂/♂
Take on Me° ^[2]	A-ha	1 {2}	3 {2}	1985	Solo	♂
Teenage Dream (BBE)	Katy Perry	2	1	2010	Solo	♀
The Master Blaster ^[2]	Inspector Marceau	3	1	1969	Duet	♀/♂
Think* ^[2]	Aretha Franklin	2	2	1968	Solo	♀
This is Halloween ^[2]	Danny Elfman	2	2	1993	Quartet	♀/♂/♂/♀
Tightrope (Solo Version) ^[2]	Janelle Monáe	3	2	2010	Solo	♀
Venus ^[2]	Bananarama	1	2	1986	Solo	♀
Video Killed the Radio Star ^[2]	The Buggles	2	1	1979	Solo	♂
What You Waiting For?° ^[2]	Gwen Stefani	2 {2}	1 {3}	2004	Solo	♀

A "*" indicates that the song is a cover version, not the original.
A "**" indicates that the song is only available in the Europe (PAL) version of the game.
A "°" indicates that the song has a Dance Mashup version available (must be unlocked in-game).
A "(U)" indicates that the song must be unlocked in-game.
A "(BBE)" indicates that the song is a Best Buy Exclusive (Special Edition in Europe).
A "(TE)" indicates that the song is a Target (US) or Zellers (Canada) Exclusive (Kinect version exclusive in Europe).
Difficulty and Effort levels in these brackets { } indicate the song's Dance Mashup level.

Downloadable Content

Wii

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Effort	Year	Mode	Dancer	Release Date	Cost
Baby Don't Stop Now	Anja	2	1	2011	Solo	♀	October 7, 2011	250 Wii Points
Jambo Mambo	Ole Orquesta	2	2	1997	Duet	♀/♂	October 7, 2011	250 Wii Points
Soul Searchin	Groove Century	1	1	1999	Solo	♂	October 7, 2011	250 Wii Points
Twist and Shake It	The Girly Team	2	1	2008	Duet	♀/♀	October 7, 2011	250 Wii Points
Fame*	Irene Cara	1	3	1980	Solo	♀	November 23, 2011	250 Wii Points
U Can't Touch This*	MC Hammer	2	3	1992	Solo	♂	November 23, 2011	250 Wii Points
Jump*	Kris Kross	3	3	1991	Duet	♂/♂	November 23, 2011	250 Wii Points
Just Mario	Ubisoft Meets Nintendo	1	3	1992	Solo	♂	December 14, 2011	250 Wii Points
Crazy Christmas	Santa Clones	2	3	2010	Solo	♂	December 20, 2011	250 Wii Points
Walk Like an Egyptian	The Bangles	2	2	1986	Solo	♀	December 20, 2011	250 Wii Points
Toxic*	Britney Spears	3	1	2003	Solo	♀	December 20, 2011	250 Wii Points
Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)*	Harry Belafonte	3	2	1961	Duet	♀/♂	December 20, 2011	250 Wii Points
Iko Iko	Mardi Gras	1	2	1953	Solo	♀	December 20, 2011	250 Wii Points
Baby Girl	Reggaeton	3	2	2003	Solo	♂	December 20, 2011	250 Wii Points
I Like to Move It (Radio Mix)*	Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman	2	2	1994	Solo	♀	January 4, 2012	250 Wii Points
Beat Match Until I'm Blue	Sweat Invaders	2	2	2011	Solo	♀	January 4, 2012	250 Wii Points
Touch Me Want Me	Sweat Invaders	2	3	2004	Solo	♀	January 4, 2012	250 Wii Points
Dun N Dusted	Sweat Invaders	2	2	2010	Solo	♂	January 4, 2012	250 Wii Points
Cardiac Caress	Sweat Invaders	2	3	2012	Solo	♀	January 18, 2012	250 Wii Points
Boomsday	Sweat Invaders	2	3	2012	Solo	♂	January 18, 2012	250 Wii Points
Merengue	Sweat Invaders	2	2	2012	Solo	♀	January 18, 2012	250 Wii Points
Who Let The Dogs Out?*	Baha Men	2	2	2000	Solo	♂	January 18, 2012	250 Wii Points
Katti Kalandal	Bollywood	2	2	2000	Duet	♀/♂	February 1, 2012	250 Wii Points
Why Oh Why	Love Letter	1	1	2009	Duet	♀/♂	February 1, 2012	250 Wii Points
The Power	Snap!	2	3	1990	Solo	♂	February 1, 2012	250 Wii Points
Skin To Skin	Sweat Invaders	1	3	1992	Solo	♂	February 1, 2012	250 Wii Points
Rasputin	Boney M.	3	3	1978	Solo	♂	February 15, 2012	250 Wii Points
Mugsy Baloney	Charleston	3	2	1924	Duet	♀/♂	February 15, 2012	250 Wii Points
That's the Way (I Like It)	KC and the Sunshine Band	3	1	1975	Solo	♂	February 15, 2012	250 Wii Points

A "*" indicates that the song is a cover version, not the original.

Wii Packs

Name	Artist(s)	Songs	Release Date	Cost
Sweat Pack #1	Sweat Invaders	Beat Match Until I'm Blue Dun N Dusted Touch Me Want Me	January 4, 2012	600 Wii Points
Sweat Pack #2	Sweat Invaders	Cardiac Caress Boomsday Merengue	January 18, 2012	600 Wii Points
Valentine Pack	Bollywood Sweat Invaders Love Letter	Katti Kallandal Skin-to-Skin Why Oh Why	February 1, 2012	600 Wii Points

Xbox 360

Song	Artist	Difficulty	Effort	Year	Mode	Dancer	Release Date	Cost
Fame*	Irene Cara	1	2	1980	Solo	♀	October 7, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Heart of Glass	Blondie	2	1	1979	Solo	♀	October 7, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
U Can't Touch This*	MC Hammer	2	3	1992	Solo	♂	October 7, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Jin Go Lo Ba	Fatboy Slim	2	2	2004	Solo	♀	November 15, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Cosmic Girl	Jamiroquai	1	2	1996	Solo	♀	November 15, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)*	Harry Belafonte	3	2	1961	Duet	♀/♂	November 15, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Satisfaction (Isak Original Extended)	Benny Benassi	1	1	2003	Solo	♂	November 15, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Toxic*	Britney Spears	3	1	2003	Solo	♀	November 23, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Acceptable in the 80s	Calvin Harris	2	2	2007	Solo	♀	November 23, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Jump*	Kris Kross	3	3	1991	Duet	♂/♂	November 23, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Proud Mary	Ike & Tina Turner	2	3	1991	Solo	♀	November 23, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Walk Like an Egyptian	The Bangles	2	2	1986	Solo	♀	December 6, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Iko Iko	Mardi Gras	1	2	1953	Solo	♀	December 6, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Baby Girl	Reggaeton	3	2	2003	Solo	♂	December 6, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Mashed Potato Time	Dee Dee Sharp	1	1	1962	Solo	♀	December 6, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Crazy Christmas	Santa Clones	2	2	2010	Solo	♂	December 20, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Step by Step	New Kids on the Block	2	2	1990	Solo	♂	December 20, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Louie Louie	Iggy Pop	1	3	1993	Solo	♂	December 20, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
Funplex	The B-52's	2	2	2008	Solo	♀	December 20, 2011	240 Microsoft Points
I Like to Move It (Radio Mix)	Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman	2	2	1994	Solo	♀	January 4, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Beat Match Until I'm Blue	Sweat Invaders	2	2	2011	Solo	♀	January 4, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Touch Me Want Me	Sweat Invaders	2	3	2004	Solo	♀	January 4, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Dun N Dusted	Sweat Invaders	2	2	2010	Solo	♂	January 4, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Cardiac Caress	Sweat Invaders	2	3	2012	Solo	♀	January 17, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Boomsday	Sweat Invaders	2	3	2012	Solo	♂	January 17, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Merengue	Sweat Invaders	2	2	2012	Solo	♀	January 17, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Who Let The Dogs Out?	Baha Men	2	2	2000	Solo	♂	January 17, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Katti Kalandal	Bollywood	2	2	2000	Duet	♀/♂	February 1, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Why Oh Why	Love Letter	1	1	2009	Duet	♀/♂	February 1, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
The Power	Snap!	2	3	1990	Solo	♂	February 1, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Skin To Skin	Sweat Invaders	1	3	1992	Solo	♂	February 1, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Rasputin	Boney M.	3	3	1978	Solo	♂	February 15, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
Mugsy Baloney	Charleston	3	2	1924	Duet	♀/♂	February 15, 2012	240 Microsoft Points
That's the Way (I Like It)	KC and the Sunshine Band	3	1	1975	Solo	♂	February 15, 2012	240 Microsoft Points

A "*" indicates that the song is a cover version, not the original.

Xbox 360 Packs

Name	Artist(s)	Songs	Release Date	Cost
Sweat Pack #1	Sweat Invaders	Beat Match Until I'm Blue Dun N Dusted Touch Me Want Me	January 4, 2012	480 Microsoft Points
Sweat Pack #2	Sweat Invaders	Boomsday Cardiac Caress Merengue	January 17, 2012	480 Microsoft Points
Christmas Pack	The Bangles Mardi Gras Reggaeton Dee Dee Sharp	Walk Like An Egyptian Iko Iko Baby Girl Mashed Potato Time	January 17, 2012	640 Microsoft Points

Reception

Critical Reception

Ubisoft's third installment in the Just Dance series received mostly mixed reviews from critics, receiving a 74.00% of the Wii and a 69.89% for the Xbox 360 on GameRankings. With the most positive review for the Wii being from NintendoLife giving an 9/10, and the most negative of which being Official Nintendo Magazine UK, giving it a 68/100. For the Xbox 360, the most positive review came from IGN, giving it an 8.5/10 and the most negative came from GamingExcellence, which gave it a 5.4/10.

Commercial Performance

According to Gamasutra's weekly column, Just Dance 3 was the number one selling multiplatform game of the week in North America and Japan on the week of October 13, 2011 in the form of the Wii version, and was number two in the UK. This means that of all the games on all systems, the Wii version of Just Dance 3 was the week's best selling game overall in Japan and North America in those regions, and number two in the UK, only behind Forza Motorsport 4. The Xbox 360 version did not chart, meaning it failed to hit the top 5. Of the top 5 selling Wii games in Japan, North America and the UK, however, the game was number one in all regions.^[3]

Awards and nominations

Bafta Kids Vote Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2012	"Just Dance 3"	Favorite Video Game	Won

2012 Kids' Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2012	"Just Dance 3"	Favorite Video Game	Pending

Other Releases

Dance on Broadway A spin-off, featuring a selection of 20 songs from Broadway musicals, has been released.^[4] Some songs included are: "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King, "Bend and Snap" from Legally Blonde, and "Fame" from Fame.

Just Dance 2
The sequel features 44 tracks, from Classic to R&B, and supports 8-player sessions. It also supports downloadable content via WiiWare. Just Dance 2 was released in October 2010.^[5]

Just Dance
The first of the Just Dance series, released in November 2009, featuring 32 tracks from "Who Let The Dogs Out" to Katy Perry's hit "Hot 'n Cold".

Just Dance Kids
Released in November 2010, it was created with an emphasis on popular kids' songs. It features 40 tracks from various artists,^[6] including Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez & The Scene, and Demi Lovato.

Just Dance Kids 2
The sequel to the world's most popular game for kids. It features over 40 tracks from various classic kids songs, songs from movies including Shrek 2, Gnomeo and Juliet, Despicable Me, Tangled ect. and current pop hits including Selena Gomez & The Scene, Ashley Tisdale, and Bruno Mars.

Michael Jackson The Experience
Another spin-off of the Just Dance series, featuring 26 songs and full dance choreography from Michael Jackson. It was released on November 23, 2010.

ABBA: You Can Dance
Another spin-off of the Just Dance series, featuring 26 ABBA songs. It was released on November 15, 2011 in North America, and November 25, 2011 in Europe.

The Black Eyed Peas Experience
Yet another spin-off of the Just Dance series, the game features more than 20 tracks from The Black Eyed Peas and was released on November 8, 2011 (US).

Just Dance Wii (Japan)
The Japanese version of Just Dance published and edited by Nintendo but developed by Ubisoft Paris, featuring 17 J-Pop songs and 11 songs from previous Just Dance titles. Just Dance Wii features hits from Exile, KARA, and AKB48.

References

^ ^a ^b Fletcher, JC. "See Just Dance 3's 'Just Create' and four-player mode". www.joystiq.com. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq "IGN - Ubisoft Unveils More Songs From the Just Dance 3 Tracklist". IGN. 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
^ Saling The World: Just Dance 3, Forza Motorsport 4 Top Worldwide Charts -gamasutra, 14 Oct 2011
^ Ubisoft's Dance on Broadway hitting the Great White Wii -joystiq, 1 Jun 2010
^ Just Dance 2 Review - IGN, 19 Oct 2010
^ Just Dance Kids - IGN.com

McCroskey, Matthew (2010-10-27). "Exclusive: Just Dance 3 to Land Holiday 2011". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2011-07-26.

[joystiq-1] Fletcher, JC. "See Just Dance 3's 'Just Create' and four-player mode". www.joystiq.com. Retrieved 2011-08-12.

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[3] Saling The World: Just Dance 3, Forza Motorsport 4 Top Worldwide Charts -gamasutra, 14 Oct 2011

[4] Ubisoft's Dance on Broadway hitting the Great White Wii -joystiq, 1 Jun 2010

[5] Just Dance 2 Review - IGN, 19 Oct 2010

[6] Just Dance Kids - IGN.com

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