Just Dance 2 Reviews
April 11, 2011 by admin
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Just Dance 2
- Just Dance 2 contains more accurate movement recognition of the Wii Remote, allowing better dancers to reap the rewards of their superior skill
- A soundtrack made up of over 44 new tracks from classic hits and legendary songs to today’s chart-toppers
- Like its predecessor, Just Dance 2 features iconic dance moves choreographed by real experts to every style of music, including rock, pop, hip hop, R&B, and world beat
- All new social-oriented modes and 8-player support deliver hours of multiplayer fun
- Just Dance 2 is a workout in disguise, keeping you energized and motivated as you dance the calories away
Just Dance has got America dancing! The #1 Best Selling Music/Rhythm Game on the Nintendo Wii system is back to keep the party going with an all-star tracklist, the hottest dance moves of today, and a brand new beat for everyone to enjoy. So crank up the volume because it’s time to Just Dance 2!The original Just Dance game got the world dancing like never before, and now the #1 best-selling Music/Rhythm game for play on the Nintendo Wii system is back with Just Dance 2. This time around it wil
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Just Dance 2 is a worthy successor to the original,
The original Just Dance was the first dance video game to feature “real moves” to popular music. Before it, dance games were basically exercises in timing–stomping your feet on a mat or moving your hands to match an on-screen pattern. But with Just Dance, you weren’t just playing a video game: you were learning real dance moves that you could take anywhere. And as you played the game over and over, you got a great workout without even knowing it. The game was a smash success, selling over 4 million copies worldwide. The game wasn’t without its faults though, the biggest of which was the accuracy of the motion control. Even if you did the moves perfectly, sometimes the system wouldn’t register them.
When you start out the game, the starting menu is refreshingly simple. There are three options: Dance!, Store, Extras. When you click “Dance!”, you see three options: Just Dance, Dance Battle, and Just Sweat.
The “Just Dance” option gets you right to dancing to individual songs, just like in the original. Up to four players can play, each holding their own Wii remote. As in the original, you try to follow a mirror image of a silhouetted figure on the screen. Stick figures scrolling along the bottom of the screen will help you prepare for the next move, an indicator on the screen will tell you how well you hit your moves, and a “score gauge” will fill up with each correct move you make.
There’s a great selection of 44 new songs, with something for everyone. Whether you want to dance to Elvis Presley’s “Viva Las Vegas” or Outkast’s “Hey Ya”. I like Ubisoft’s approach; while other music games tend to focus on just one genre, Ubisoft included something for all ages and tastes.
Some of the songs feature “Duet Mode”. These songs are identified by circle icon with two figures standing with their back to each other. This is a neat new feature that allows two players to dance alongside each other with each doing different choreographed moves, so you end up dancing a neat little routine together. For example, in Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend”, the dancers start by pointing to each other. Then, one makes air guitar-like moves for a while while the other swings her arms. Then, the two go back to synchronized motions. It makes for a cute dance routine.
The “Dance Battle” option takes players through five rounds of competition. Up to four players can compete against each other, and the winner of each round gets a point. The player with the most points at the end of rounds is the winner. You can mix and match from these modes to create different competitions:
- Classic: In this mode, players “just dance”. The player with the highest overall score gets a point.
- Duet: This mode consists of all the “Duet Mode” songs. The player in the pair who scores the highest gets a point.
- Simon Says: In this game, while dancing an icon will appear randomly for each play while dancing (Stop, spin around, clap). The player must perform the action accurately to score points.
- Medley: In this mode, each player has to dance to five song samples.
- Race: This is a frenetic mode where each player has to fill their score gauge to win the round.
“Team Battle” is the same as “Dance Battle”, except that it allows up to 8 players to play in two teams (they don’t all play at the same time, the system will separate the players in the teams and display the players’ names when it’s their turn). This is great to have at parties where you have can get lots of people playing together and rooting their own team on.
My favorite new feature, of course, is “Just Sweat” mode. In it, you set an objective of calories you want to burn, and then you just dance away until they’re burned off. 30 minutes dancing sure beats 30 minutes on a boring treadmill or exercise bike, as you not only burn calories away, you get practice learning the choreographed dance moves. And after dancing to the fast part of “Proud Mary”, let’s say I have newfound admiration for Tina Turner!
The new “Store” option allows you to buy downloadable content, which will even further expand the playability of this title.
And now the answer to the burning question you’ve been waiting for: did they really fix the poor motion tracking?
The answer is, happily, yes! Even though the game still uses only one Wii remote, and still doesn’t even need MotionPlus, I’m happy to say that the motion tracking picked up my motions almost perfectly. It was even accurate not just to my timing, but also my arm movements and angles. The game developers made a vast improvement over the original in this department.
Overall, Just Dance 2 is a worthy successor to the original. The improved motion tracking is just what the doctor ordered, and they made the game even more fun for people playing together. Highly recommended.
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|More moves…more options…more sweat…more FUN!,
I can officially say that this is the first game I have ever pre-ordered and it was well worth the wait! I have been using the first version as my cardio workout for the past four months and was excited, yet hesitant, for the new one to arrive. The dance moves are definitely faster and more difficult than the first version, with a great new mix of songs. I was intimidated at first, but my 12 year-old daughter and I played each song we selected a couple of times to get the moves down. We ended the session with an exhausting two rounds of Proud Mary…WOW…that one will definitely be a part of my daily workout! I can’t wait to try more songs and the “Just Sweat It Off” mode tonight to actually measure the calories I’m burning. Burning calories has never been this much fun!
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|Better get your hands off my game – Mom,
First of all, I’m 40, Mom, I have 2 kids.
I have Just Dance, and I was on the fence about this game until I read the song list.
I LOVE this game. My kids LOVE it. We play “duet” mode constantly trading places on the dance floor.
My kids are between 7 and 10 and the songs have been edited so any inappropriate lyrics have been “omitted”. I’ve only seen it happen on the song “toxic”, but I was impressed that they did that. With Just Dance, Katy Perry sings Hot and Cold and a couple of lyrics could have been omitted without losing the song.
I’m also totally impressed with the variety of genres they have covered. We dance hip hop, latin, disco, techno, and electronic… totally made me want to buy some glow sticks, have a rave. Unbelievably fun workout. If we had the space for 8 people to dance, I’d get more controllers.
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|Great game, but screensaver is the real deal,
I bought this after playing the demo. It is the perfect casual game for a netbook user. It plays flawlessly on my Eee PC 900HA.
The game is simple and easy to pickup. Unique puzzle shapes and “locked” cells add some challenge to the typical match-3 style game play.
What I liked most was the fact that it had a built-in screen saver. This is a virtual aquarium of sorts, customizable with 22 species of fish and 3 different reef backgrounds. New fish are rewarded/unlocked when you complete certain levels. This is what really kept me into the game; I kept pressing on to unlock the next fish.
Game graphics are decent. Screensaver graphics are great and very realistic.
The relaxing island-style music gets a little repetitive, but that’s my only complaint.
Highly recommended time-killer. Grab it for your next long flight.
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|Relaxing and Addicting Game,
This game is relaxing. There is soft music with a tropical sound and beat playing as you match 3 or more tiles to clear the screen.
You earn more fish as you play and can fill the tank as full as you like and choose different reefs. This is a game Like Bejeweld or Super Collapse, if you like those then you will enjoy this one.
Lots of different tools also to help you clear each level. I’m enjoying the game very much. Adult gamer.
The price cannot be beat. THANKS AMAZON!
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|Fun while you’re busy,
This game is fun. Nothing too complex. Similar concept as Bejeweled. The game doesn’t take up the whole screen either. Its a great game to have running while you may be busy with something else. The rounds are timed, however, once you click away from the game’s active screen, everything pauses. This is good for if you need to run off and do something else, you won’t time out of your current round.
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