| Just Dance 2018 | |
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| Developers | |
| Publisher | Ubisoft |
| Series | Just Dance |
| Engine | UbiArt Framework |
| Platforms | Wii Wii U Nintendo Switch PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox One |
| Release | |
| Genre | Dance |
| Mode | Multiplayer |
Just Dance 2018 is a 2017 dancerhythm game developed and published byUbisoft. It was unveiled on June 12, 2017, during itsE3 press conference as the ninth main installment of theseries,[1] and was released in October 2017 forPlayStation 3,PlayStation 4,Xbox 360,Xbox One,Wii,Wii U, andNintendo Switch. This was the lastJust Dance game to be released on the PlayStation 3 console, and by extension, the final PlayStation 3 video game to be published by Ubisoft.
As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen dancer's choreography to a chosen song using either motion controllers (Wii Remotes on Wii and Wii U,PlayStation Move on PlayStation 3,PlayStation Camera on PlayStation 4,Kinect on Xbox 360 and One andJoy-Con on Nintendo Switch) or the game's associatedJust Dance Controllerapp on asmartphone.
While the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game are based onJust Dance 2015, the current-generation console versions feature an updated user interface, which removed other additional modes except for the "World Dance Floor" to more focus on standard gameplay. In the "Just Dance" mode menu, players can activate Sweat by pressing a certain button on the controller.[2] A new "Super" judgment was added between "Good" and "Perfect", as well as a "Megastar" rank, achievable at 12,000 points.[2] The new "Dance Lab" mode, serving as a spiritual successor to the "Just Dance Machine" mode inJust Dance 2017, using the same scoring mechanic from that said mode, now with the addition of the traditional star ranking system, features medleys of choreography representing different professions and animals,[2] while a new "Kids Mode" was designed to provide a gameplay experience and choreography tailored towards younger players, featuring a revamped scoring mechanic based on the traditional mechanic, with rainbow stars as the max rank, as akin to the "Superstar" rank in the main "Just Dance" mode, in which can also be played in that said mode with the traditional gameplay via searching.[2]
The "World Dance Floor" mode has a revamped Team Battle feature, which players are randomly assigned to either the Red Team or the Blue Team, as well as seasonal rankings.
A new feature, "Gift Machine", based on the Crank-a-Kai feature inYo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version, was added. Using 100 Mojo points will allow the ability to unlock avatars, stickers, skins, alternate routines, "Dance Lab" episodes, and additional Mojo points.
TheNintendo Switch version of the game features an exclusive "Double Rumble" mode, which uses features routines based on different professions that leverage the "HD Rumble" functionality in the console's Joy-Con controllers to provide feedback.[2] "Double Rumble" routines require two Joy-Con controllers to play. Furthermore, the "Beat Vibrations" option was also added to the Switch version, which allows Joy-Con controllers vibrate to the beat.
TheUbisoft Connect feature was removed in the PS3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game. Furthermore, the Community Remix and Mashup features were also removed.
All online services of the game for the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions were discontinued on November 19, 2018,[3] followed by all other platforms on July 3, 2023.[4]
The following songs appear onJust Dance 2018:[5]
The following songs appear on the Kids Mode of the game:[7]
| Song | Artist | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Amazing Girl" | The Girly Team | 2017 |
| "Beep Beep I'm a Sheep" | LilDeuceDeuce featuring BlackGryph0n andTomSka | 2017 |
| "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" | Hit the Electro Beat (as made famous byEiffel 65) | 1999 |
| "Daddy Cool" | Groove Century (as made famous byBoney M.) | 1976 |
| "Fearless Pirate" | Marine Band (as made famous by The Yetties) | 2003 |
| "Footloose"[a] | Top Culture (as made famous byKenny Loggins) | 1984 |
| "Funky Robot" | Dancing Bros. | 2017 |
| "Happy Farm" | Groove Century | 2017 |
| "How Far I'll Go" | Disney'sMoana (as made famous byAuliʻi Cravalho) | 2016 |
| "Magic Halloween" | Halloween Thrills | 2017 |
| "Pixie Land" | The Sunlight Shakers | 2017 |
| "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"[a] | Shakira | 2010 |
Note: These songs also can be played on 7th-gen consoles (Wii,Xbox 360 andPlayStation 3).
Just Dance Unlimited is a subscription-based service for accessing a streaming library of songs from previousJust Dance games, and new songs that are exclusive to the service. A three-month subscription toJust Dance Unlimited was included as part of the game. All exclusive tracks (except tracks restricted to only2018) were also playable on2016 and2017'sUnlimited service. The2018 game supportedJust Dance Unlimited on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch until July 3, 2023.[8]
Songs exclusive toJust Dance Unlimited include:[5]
| Song | Artist | Year | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Thumbs"[a] | Sabrina Carpenter | 2016 | October 24, 2017 |
| "Just Mario"[b][c] | Ubisoft MeetsNintendo (as made famous byKoji Kondo) | 1985 | October 24, 2017 |
| "Sun"[d] | Demo | 1999 | October 26, 2017 |
| "J'suis Pas Jalouse"[e] | Andy | 2017 | October 26, 2017 |
| "Error"[f] | Natalia Nykiel | 2016 | November 23, 2017 |
| "Feel It Still" | Portugal. The Man | 2017 | January 25, 2018 |
| "Mi Gente" | J Balvin andWilly William | 2017 | February 22, 2018 |
| "Naughty Girl" (Alternate inspired byMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)[b][g] | Beyoncé | 2004 | March 12, 2018 |
| "Sax"[h] | Fleur East | 2015 | April 19, 2018 |
| "What Lovers Do" | Maroon 5 featuringSZA | 2017 | June 21, 2018 |
| "Dame Tu Cosita"[i] | El Chombo featuringCutty Ranks | 2018 | July 26, 2018 |
| "Dancing Queen"[j] | ABBA | 1976 | August 24, 2018 |
| "No Lie" | Sean Paul featuringDua Lipa | 2016 | September 20, 2018 |
The game was nominated for "Best Family/Social Game" at the 2017Game Critics Awards.[9] InGame Informer's Reader's Choice Best of 2017 Awards, it took the lead for "Best Music/Rhythm Game".[10] It was also nominated for "Family Game of the Year" at the21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards,[11] and for "Family Game" at the14th British Academy Games Awards.[12][13] It won the award for "Favorite Video Game" atNickelodeon's2018 Kids' Choice Awards,[14] and was nominated for "Fan-Favorite Multiplayer Game" at theGamers' Choice Awards.[15]
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