Just Dance 2019
Just Dance 2019 is a 2018 dance rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was unveiled on June 11, 2018, during its E3 press conference as the tenth main installment of the series,[1] and was released on October 23, 2018 on Nintendo Switch, Wii, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox 360 in North America.[2][3] It was also released on October 25, 2018 in Europe and Australia.[4] A demo for the game was released on November 12, 2018, on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch.[5][6]
| Just Dance 2019 | |
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| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Series | Just Dance |
| Engine | UbiArt Framework |
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| Genre(s) | Music |
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Just Dance 2019 was the last known game overall to be released for the Xbox 360 worldwide. It was also the last Just Dance game released on the Wii U console, and by extension, the final Wii U game to be published by Ubisoft.
Gameplay
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 and Joy-Con on Nintendo Switch) or the game's associated smartphone app.
The game's user interface received a significant redesign, with a focus on recommendations and curated playlists. It merged the World Dance Floor into the main "Just Dance" mode.[7] Support for the Just Dance Controller app was absent on the Nintendo Switch version of the game, the only such occurrence in the entire series. The Wii U version doesn't have the ability to apply effects for "Autodance" videos, just like in previous entries.
Alongside of the brand new seasonal mechanic, the "World Dance Floor" mode has a brand new feature entitled seasonal points, where players earn points throughout the season.
The online features from Just Dance 2015 (the "Just Dance Wall" feature, the "challenge" feature, the online Autodance sharing feature and the "World Dance Floor" mode) were removed from the Wii, and Xbox 360 versions of the game, in which that said game was continued to be used as its basis.
Soundtrack
The following songs appear on Just Dance 2019:[8][4]
- Appears as "Fire on the Floor" on digital releases of the game & Just Dance Unlimited[9]
- Exclusive to eighth-generation consoles and only unlocked with a game code, most notable being "dancepgw"
- Only playable on 8th-generation consoles with an internet connection
- Also available on the demo version of the game
Drake's "Nice for What" was included in initial pressings of the game, but was removed from versions on eighth generation consoles via patches shortly after the release of the game itself due to licensing issues. However, the song can still be played on older copies of the Wii and Xbox 360 versions.[10]
Kids Mode
The following songs appear on the Kids Mode of the game:
| Song | Artist | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Boogiesaurus" | A. Caveman and the Backseats | 2018 |
| "Cosmic Party" | Equinox Stars | 2018 |
| "Friendly Phantom" | Halloween Thrills | 1996 |
| "Irish Meadow Dance"[lower-alpha 1] | O'Callaghan's Orchestra | 2015 |
| "Jingle Bells"[lower-alpha 2] | Santa Clones | 1857 |
| "Mi Mi Mi" | Hit The Electro Beat (as made famous by Serebro) | 2013 |
| "Monsters of Jazz" | Groove Century | 2018 |
| "Shinobi Cat" | Glorious Black Belts | 2018 |
| "Sugar" | Maroon 5 | 2015 |
| "Tales of the Desert" | Persian Nights | 2008 |
| "Un Poco Loco" | Disney-Pixar's Coco (as made famous by Anthony Gonzalez and Gael García Bernal) | 2017 |
| "Water Me" | Lizzo | 2017 |
- Abridged version of a song that previously appeared in Just Dance 2016
- Previously appeared in Just Dance Kids 2 but with a different routine
Just Dance Unlimited
Just Dance Unlimited is a subscription-based service for accessing a streaming library of songs, including new exclusives and songs from previous Just Dance games. As with all previous releases to include Unlimited, the feature is only supported on eighth-generation consoles. As of the release of 2019, all future songs added to the service will be exclusive to it.[11]
Songs exclusive to Just Dance Unlimited include:
| Song | Artist | Year | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| "There Is Nothing Better In The World"[lower-alpha 1][12] | Oleg Anofriyev | 1969 | October 22, 2018 (Russia) December 20, 2018 (Worldwide) |
| "Hala Bel Khamis"[lower-alpha 2][13] | Maan Barghouth | 2018 | October 22, 2018 (Middle East) December 20, 2018 (Worldwide) |
| "On Ne Porte Pas De Sous-Vêtements"[lower-alpha 3][14][15] | McFly & Carlito | 2018 | October 22, 2018 (France) December 20, 2018 (Worldwide) |
| "Done For Me"[16][lower-alpha 4] | Charlie Puth featuring Kehlani | 2018 | December 20, 2018 |
| "Karaoke Forever – Future Underworld Mix"[lower-alpha 5] | Alan Tam | 1990 | February 5, 2019 |
| "Leg Song"[lower-alpha 6] | Lulu | 2016 | February 5, 2019 |
| "Medicina"[17][lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8] | Anitta | 2018 | March 7, 2019 (Classic) June 27, 2019 (Alternate) |
| "Lush Life"[18][lower-alpha 7] | Zara Larsson | 2015 | March 14, 2019 |
| "Criminal"[18][lower-alpha 7] | Natti Natasha and Ozuna | 2017 | March 21, 2019 |
| "Jump"[lower-alpha 8] | Major Lazer featuring Busy Signal | 2017 | July 4, 2019 |
| "Peanut Butter Jelly"[lower-alpha 8] | Galantis | 2015 | July 11, 2019 |
| "You Don't Know Me"[lower-alpha 9] | Jax Jones featuring Raye | 2016 | October 24, 2019 |
| "Boys"[lower-alpha 9] | Lizzo | 2018 | October 31, 2019 |
| "Mayores"[lower-alpha 9] | Becky G featuring Bad Bunny | 2017 | November 7, 2019 |
- Also available as a Russian-exclusive track on the soundtrack
- Also available as a Middle Eastern-exclusive track on the soundtrack
- Also available as a French-exclusive track on the soundtrack
- Season 1: Holiday Celebration
- Also appeared in the Chinese version of Just Dance 2017, in which it's also known as "Qia La Yong Yuan OK - Future Underworld Mix"
- Also appeared in the Chinese version of Just Dance 2017, in which it's also known as "Tui Zhi Ge"
- Season 2: Crazy Carnival
- Season 3: Summer Vibes
- Season 4: Just Dance 2020 Celebration
Reception
Nintendo Life gave Just Dance 2019 a 7 out of 10, noting that its stripped-down experience was "a strange shift to behold, suggesting that the game is trying to adapt to a new Spotify-using, social media-loving, older teen audience, or maybe growing up alongside those who have supported it from the beginning", and also acknowledged Ubisoft's continued emphasis on pushing its subscription-based offerings for the franchise, as well as performance issues and the removal of Just Dance Controller app support on the Nintendo Switch version.[7]
The game won the award for "Favorite Video Game" at the 2019 Kids' Choice Awards,[19] and was nominated for "People's Choice" at the Italian Video Game Awards.[20]
References
- "Just Dance 2019 Confirmed at E3 2018". GameSpot. June 11, 2018.
- "E3 2018: Just Dance 2019 Announced...And It's Still Coming to the Wii". IGN. June 11, 2018.
- "E3 2018 HIGHLIGHTS: UBISOFT PRESS CONFERENCE". Gaming Union. June 11, 2018.
- "Ubisoft – Just Dance 2019". Ubisoft. Ubisoft Entertainment. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "Just Dance 2019 demo now available on Switch". GoNintendo. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Just Dance 2019 Demo". Ubisoft Support. Ubisoft. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- Craddock, Ryan (October 29, 2018). "Review: Just Dance 2019 – More Songs Than Ever Before, But A Few Bum Notes As Well". Nintendo Life. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- "Ubisoft Announces Just Dance 2019 With a Colorful Dance Routine". DualShockers. June 12, 2018.
- "Fire on the Floor". Spotify. Spotify AB. July 21, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "Just Dance 2019 retira el tema 'Nice For What' de Drake por problemas con la licencia". Nintenderos.com (in European Spanish). October 31, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- "Just Dance Unlimited Update". Ubisoft Support. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- Ubisoft Россия. "Just Dance 2019. "Ничего на свете лучше нету" – Бременские музыканты". YouTube. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- Ubisoft Middle East. "أنغامي و Ubisoft يقدمان – هلا بالخميس في Just Dance 2019". YouTube. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- Just Dance France (October 28, 2018). "McFly et Carlito : On ne porte pas de sous-vêtements – JUST DANCE 2019 [OFFICIEL] HD". YouTube (in French). Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- Just Dance France (October 25, 2018). "JUST DANCE 2019 – Trailer de lancement "The Beat" [OFFICIEL] HD". YouTube (in French). Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- Just Dance (December 20, 2018). Just Dance 2019: Holiday Celebration Event | Ubisoft [US] (Trailer). Retrieved December 20, 2018 – via YouTube.
- Just Dance (March 7, 2019). Just Dance Unlimited: Medicina by Anitta | Official Track Gameplay [US] (Trailer). Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via YouTube.
- Just Dance (March 7, 2019). Just Dance Unlimited: Carnival Celebration | Ubisoft [US] (Trailer). Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via YouTube.
- Nordyke, Kimberly (March 23, 2019). "Kids' Choice Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- "Italian Video Game Awards Nominees and Winners". Italian Video Game Awards. April 11, 2019. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
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