Just Dance 2018is a 2017 dancerhythm gamedeveloped and published byUbisoft.It was unveiled on June 12, 2017, during itsE3press 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 Dancegame to be released on the PlayStation 3 console, and by extension, the final PlayStation 3 video game to be published by Ubisoft.
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Developer(s) | |
Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
Series | Just Dance |
Engine | UbiArt Framework |
Platform(s) | Wii Wii U Nintendo Switch PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox 360 Xbox One |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Dance |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Gameplay
editAs 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 Remoteson Wii and Wii U,PlayStation Moveon PlayStation 3,PlayStation Cameraon PlayStation 4,Kinecton Xbox 360 and One andJoy-Conon Nintendo Switch) or the game's associatedJust Dance Controllerappon 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 DanceMachine "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 Switchversion 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 Connectfeature 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]
Soundtrack
editThe following songs appear onJust Dance 2018:[5]
Song | Artist | Year |
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"24K Magic"[a] | Bruno Mars | 2016 |
"All You Gotta Do (Is Just Dance)"[b] | The Just Dance Band | 2017 |
"Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | 1980 |
"Automaton" | Jamiroquai | 2017 |
"Bad Liar" | Selena Gomez | 2017 |
"Beep Beep I'm a Sheep" | LilDeuceDeuce featuring BlackGryph0n andTomSka | 2017 |
"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" | Dua Lipa | 2016 |
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" | Hit the Electro Beat (as made famous byEiffel 65) | 1998 |
"Boom Boom" | Iggy AzaleafeaturingZedd | 2017 |
"Bubble Pop!" | Hyuna | 2011 |
"Carmen (Ouverture)" | Just Dance Orchestra (as made famous byGeorges Bizet) | 1875 |
"Chantaje" | ShakirafeaturingMaluma | 2016 |
"Daddy Cool" | Groove Century (as made famous byBoney M.) | 1976 |
"Despacito" | Luis FonsifeaturingDaddy Yankee | 2017 |
"Dharma" | HeadhunterzandKshmr | 2016 |
"Diggy" | Spencer Ludwig | 2016 |
"Fight Club" | Lights | 2017 |
"Footloose" | Top Culture (as made famous byKenny Loggins) | 1984 |
"Got That" | Gigi Rowe | 2017 |
"How Far I'll Go" | Disney'sMoana(as made famous byAuliʻi Cravalho) | 2016 |
"In the Hall of the Pixel King"[c] | Dancing Bros.[d] | 2017 |
"Instruction" | Jax JonesfeaturingDemi LovatoandStefflon Don | 2017 |
"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini"[c] | The Sunlight Shakers (as made famous byBrian Hyland) | 1960 |
"John Wayne" | Lady Gaga | 2017 |
"Keep On Moving" | Michelle Delamor | 2017 |
"Kissing Strangers" | DNCEfeaturingNicki Minaj | 2017 |
"Love Ward" | Hatsune Miku[e] | 2009 |
"Make It Jingle" | Big Freedia | 2016 |
"Naughty Girl" | Beyoncé | 2004 |
"New Face" | Psy | 2017 |
"Risky Business" | Jorge Blanco | 2017 |
"Rockabye" | Clean BanditfeaturingSean PaulandAnne-Marie | 2016 |
"Sayonara" | Wanko Ni Mero Mero | 2017 |
"Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 2017 |
"Side to Side" | Ariana Grandefeaturing Nicki Minaj | 2016 |
"Slumber Party" | Britney SpearsfeaturingTinashe | 2016 |
"Sugar Dance"[f] | The Just Dance Band | 2017 |
"Swish Swish" | Katy Perryfeaturing Nicki Minaj | 2017 |
"The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" | Bebe RexhafeaturingLil Wayne | 2017 |
"Tumbum" | Yemi Alade | 2016 |
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" | Shakira | 2010 |
- ^Also available on the demo version of the game.
- ^A Chinese version of the song, known as "Wu Li Quan Kai", was included in the Chinese version ofJust Dance 2020,exclusively on theNintendo Switch,simply entitledJust Dance.
- ^abOriginally planned to appear on the main tracklist of the previous game:Just Dance 2017,but it was later delayed to find itself placed onJust Dance 2018instead.
- ^Based on "In the Hall of the Mountain King", written byEdvard Grieg,and "Ode to Joy", written byFriedrich Schiller.
- ^Composed by Oster Project
- ^Exclusive to 8th-generation consoles and only unlocked with the game code "DANCE"[6]
Kids Mode
editThe following songs appear on the Kids Mode of the game:[7]
Song | Artist | Year |
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"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 360andPlayStation 3).
Just Dance Unlimited
editJust Dance Unlimitedis a subscription-based service for accessing a streaming library of songs from previousJust Dancegames, and new songs that are exclusive to the service. A three-month subscription toJust Dance Unlimitedwas included as part of the game. All exclusive tracks (except tracks restricted to only2018) were also playable on2016and2017'sUnlimitedservice. The2018game supportedJust Dance Unlimitedon PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch until July 3, 2023.[8]
Songs exclusive toJust Dance Unlimitedinclude:[5]
Song | Artist | Year | Release date |
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"Thumbs"[a] | Sabrina Carpenter | 2016 | October 24, 2017 |
"Just Mario"[b][c] | UbisoftMeetsNintendo(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 BalvinandWilly 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 5featuringSZA | 2017 | June 21, 2018 |
"Dame Tu Cosita"[i] | El ChombofeaturingCutty Ranks | 2018 | July 26, 2018 |
"Dancing Queen"[j] | ABBA | 1976 | August 24, 2018 |
"No Lie" | Sean PaulfeaturingDua Lipa | 2016 | September 20, 2018 |
- ^Used to be free if you connected aUbisoft Connectaccount to the game (only forPlayStation 4,Xbox OneandWii UandNintendo Switch), but has since become aJust Dance Unlimitedexclusive.
- ^abOnly available on theNintendo Switchversion ofJust Dance Unlimited
- ^Remake of the JapaneseJust Dance Wiiunlockable and NTSC/PALJust Dance 3DLC for Wii, which differs from its design of its debut
- ^Available for free in Russia
- ^Available for free in France
- ^Available for free in Poland
- ^Tie-in toMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battlewhere it features Rabbid Peach as the main coach
- ^Originally meant to be in the main tracklist.
- ^Originally meant to be in the main tracklist ofJust Dance 2019,but was pushed forward toUnlimitedinJust Dance 2018.
- ^Originally planned forJust Dance 2015,but was scrapped for unknown reasons.
Reception
editAccolades
editThe 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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