Just Dance 3

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Just Dance 3
Developer(s)Ubisoft Paris
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
SeriesJust Dance
Platform(s)Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleaseWii and Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
Genre(s)Rhythm Game

Just Dance 3 is a music video game released on the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, with Move and Kinect 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 11, 2011 worldwide and October 7, 2011 in North America.[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 1981 Solo ♂
Are You Gonna Go My Way?° Lenny Kravitz 1 3 1993 Solo ♂
Baby One More Time*° [2] Britney Spears 2 2 1998 Quartet ♀/♀/♀/♀
Baby Zouk° (U) Dr. Creole 2 3 2011 Duet ♀/♂
Barbra Streisand° (C) [2] Duck Sauce 2 (3) 2 (3) 2010 Solo ♀ (♂)
Beautiful Liar* [2] Beyoncé and Shakira 3 1 2007 Duet ♀/♀
Boogie Wonderland* Earth, Wind & Fire 2 2 1979 Quartet ♀/♂/♂/♀
Boom Reggaeton Storm 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 1995 Duet ♂/♂
Dance All Nite [2] Anja 3 1 2011 Solo ♀
Dynamite° [2] Taio Cruz 1 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 2 3 1990 Solo ♂
Hey Boy Hey Girl [2] The Chemical Brothers 3 3 1999 Solo ♂
Hungarian Dance No. 5* (U) [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 3 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 (C) ♂/♂/♀/♂ (♀)
Jamaican Dance° [2] Konshens 1 2 2011 Hold My Hand (♀♂)
Jump (For My Love)° [2] Girls Aloud 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 2006 Solo ♀
Lollipop [2] Mika 2 2 2007 Solo ♀
Mamasita (U) [2] Latino Sunset 3 2 2011 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 3 1993 Duet ♀/♂
Only Girl (In the World) (TE) Rihanna 2 2 2010 Solo ♀
Party Rock Anthem° [2] LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock 3 2 2011 Solo ♂
Pata Pata* [2] Miriam Makeba 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 2006 Duet ♀/♂
Pump It° [2] The Black Eyed Peas 3 3 2006 Solo ♂
Satellite** [2] Lena Meyer-Landrut 1 2 2010 Solo ♀
She's Got Me Dancing° [2] Tommy Sparks 3 2 2009 Solo ♂
Somethin' Stupid [2] Robbie Williams featuring Nicole Kidman 1 1 2001 Duet ♀/♂
Spectronizer Sentai Express 2 2 2011 Quartet ♀/♂/♂/♂
Take On Me° [2] A-ha 1 3 1985 Solo ♂
Teenage Dream (BBE) Katy Perry 2 1 2010 Solo ♀
The Master Blaster (U) [2] Inspector Marceau 3 1 2011 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 1 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 "(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.
  • A "(U)" indicates that the song must be unlocked in-game.
  • A "(C)" indicates that the song has an unlockable choreography.

Downloadable Content

Wii

Song Artist Difficulty Effort Year Mode Dancer Release Date Cost
Baby Don't Stop Now Anja 2 1 2011 Solo ♀ 7 October, 2011 250 Wii Points
Jambo Mambo Ole Orquestra 2 2 2011 Duet ♀/♂ 7 October, 2011 250 Wii Points
Soul Searchin Groove Century 1 1 2011 Solo ♂ 7 October, 2011 250 Wii Points
Twist and Shake It The Girly Team 2 1 2011 Duet ♀/♀ 7 October, 2011 250 Wii 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 IGN giving an 8/10, and the most negative of which being Official Nintendo Magazine UK, giving it a 68/100. For the Xbox 360, the most positive review, again, 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]

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.

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 will be released on November 25, 2011.

Black Eyed Peas the 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)

References

  1. ^ a b Fletcher, JC. "See Just Dance 3's 'Just Create' and four-player mode". www.joystiq.com. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  2. ^ 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.
  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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