| Just Dance 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Paris |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Music, Rhythm, Dance |
| Mode(s) | Single player, DLC (Downloadable Content), 8-Multiplayer Support |
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| Media/distribution | Wii Optical Disc |
Just Dance 2 (Abbreviated as JD2) is a music game developed and published by Ubisoft Paris for the Wii. It is a sequel to Just Dance. It was released in North America on October 12, 2010 & in Europe on October 14. The Best Buy Edition was released in North America on November 21, 2010. There are 44 new tracks and new modes.[1] A sequel, Just Dance 3, was released in October 2011.
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The concept of the game is the same as the original Just Dance. Requiring only one Wii Remote per player, up to four people can play at a time, as they follow on-screen choreographed moves set to classic dance tracks. There are four new dance modes. In "Just Dance Mode", players can get together and dance for as long as they want, just for the fun of it. Other options include "Non-Stop Shuffle" for a non-stopping gameplay, and "Medleys", in which short pieces of 5 songs are mixed.
The second new mode, "Duets" allows players to dance together, and in the process forces them to pay more attention to the players around them instead of simply following on-screen prompts.
"Dance Battle Mode" is a team mode that features up to 8-player support. The individual scores are the basis of the overall team scores.
Lastly is "Just Sweat Mode", which is an exercise mode that allows players to measure the energy they expend while dancing as well as set objectives to be met during their dance sessions.
| Song | Artist | Difficulty | Effort | Year | Mode | Time | Dancer |
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| A-Punk | Vampire Weekend | 1 | 2 | 2007 | Duet | 2:20 | ♂/♀ |
| Alright | Supergrass | 2 | 2 | 1994 | Duet | 3:02 | ♀/♂ |
| Baby Girl | Reggaeton | 3 | 2 | 2003 | Solo | 2:45 | ♂ |
| Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) | Mika | 1 | 2 | 2007 | Solo | 4:08 | ♀ |
| Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix) | The Beastie Boys | 1 | 3 | 1998 | Solo | 4:08 | ♀ |
| Call Me | Blondie | 2 | 3 | 1980 | Solo | 3:32 | ♀ |
| Charleston | Mugsy Baloney | 3 | 2 | 1924 | Duet | 2:13 | ♀/♂ |
| Cosmic Girl | Jamiroquai | 1 | 2 | 1996 | Solo | 3:47 | ♀ |
| Crazy in Love* | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z | 3 | 2 | 2003 | Solo | 3:59 | ♀ |
| D.A.N.C.E. | Justice | 2 | 3 | 2007 | Solo | 4:02 | ♀ |
| Dagomba | Sorcerer | 2 | 3 | 2003 | Solo | 3:43 | - |
| Funkytown* (BBE) | Lipps Inc. | 1 | 1 | 1980 | Solo | 3:53 | - |
| Girlfriend | Avril Lavigne | 2 | 3 | 2006 | Duet | 3:36 | ♀/♀ |
| Hey Ya! | OutKast | 3 | 3 | 2002 | Solo | 3:56 | ♂ |
| Holiday* | Madonna | 2 | 1 | 1983 | Solo | 3:46 | ♀ |
| Hot Stuff | Donna Summer | 2 | 1 | 1979 | Duet | 3:53 | ♀/♂ |
| Idealistic | Digitalism | 1 | 2 | 2007 | Solo | 4:10 | - |
| I Got You (I Feel Good) | James Brown | 2 | 2 | 1965 | Solo | 2:48 | ♂ |
| Iko Iko | Mardi Gras | 1 | 2 | 1953 | Solo | 2:37 | ♀ |
| It's Raining Men | The Weather Girls | 2 | 3 | 1982 | Solo | 3:51 | ♀ |
| I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 | 2 | 1 | 1969 | Solo | 2:57 | ♂ |
| Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) (BBE) | A R Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger | 2 | 2 | 2009 | Solo | 3:42 | ♀ |
| Jump* | Kris Kross | 3 | 3 | 1991 | Duet | 3:15 | ♂/♂ |
| Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora) | Harry Belafonte | 3 | 2 | 1961 | Duet | 3:43 | ♀/♂ |
| Jungle Boogie* | Kool & the Gang | 2 | 2 | 1973 | Solo | 3:06 | ♂ |
| Katti Kalandal | Bollywood | 2 | 2 | 2000 | Duet | 3:31 | ♀/♂ |
| Monster Mash | The Frighteners | 1 | 1 | 1962 | Solo | 3:06 | ♂ |
| Move Your Feet | Junior Senior | 3 | 3 | 2002 | Solo | 3:01 | ♂ |
| Proud Mary | Ike & Tina Turner | 2 | 3 | 1993 | Solo | 3:59 | ♀ |
| Rasputin | Boney M. | 3 | 3 | 1978 | Solo | 4:07 | ♂ |
| Rockafeller Skank | Fatboy Slim | 3 | 3 | 1998 | Solo | 3:58 | ♂ |
| S.O.S. | Rihanna | 3 | 2 | 2006 | Solo | 4:00 | ♀ |
| Satisfaction | Benny Benassi | 1 | 1 | 2003 | Solo | 4:46 | - |
| Should I Stay or Should I Go (BBE) | The Clash | 1 | 2 | 1982 | Solo | 3:09 | ♂ |
| Soul Bossa Nova | Quincy Jones and His Orchestra | 1 | 1 | 1961 | Duet | 2:48 | ♀/♂ |
| Sway (Quien Sera) | Marine Band | 2 | 1 | 1954 | Duet | 3:09 | ♀/♂ |
| Sympathy for the Devil (Fatboy Slim Remix) | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1 | 1968 | Solo | 4:16 | ♀ |
| Take Me Out | Franz Ferdinand | 2 | 2 | 2004 | Solo | 3:57 | ♀ |
| That's Not My Name | The Ting Tings | 2 | 1 | 2007 | Solo | 3:46 | ♀ |
| The Power | Snap! | 2 | 3 | 1990 | Solo | 3:49 | ♂ |
| The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) | Cher | 2 | 2 | 1990 | Duet | 2:52 | ♀/♀ |
| TiK ToK | Ke$ha | 2 | 1 | 2009 | Solo | 3:20 | ♀ |
| Toxic* | Britney Spears | 3 | 1 | 2003 | Solo | 3:25 | ♀ |
| Viva Las Vegas | Elvis Presley | 2 | 2 | 1963 | Solo | 2:22 | ♂ |
| Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | 1 | 2 | 1984 | Solo | 3:50 | ♂ |
| Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles | 2 | 2 | 1985 | Solo | 3:23 | ♀ |
| When I Grow Up | The Pussycat Dolls | 2 | 1 | 2008 | Solo | 4:05 | ♀ |
| Song | Artist | Difficulty | Effort | Year | Duet | Wii Points | Time | Released | Dancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbie Girl* | Aqua | 1 | 3 | 1997 | Duet | 300 | 3:13 | October 12, 2010 | ♀/♂ |
| Firework | Katy Perry | 1 | 2 | 2010 | Solo | 0 | 3:46 | October 12, 2010 | ♀ |
| Pon De Replay | Rihanna | 2 | 2 | 2005 | Solo | 300 | 3:33 | October 12, 2010 | ♀ |
| Pump Up the Volume | MARRS | 2 | 2 | 1987 | Solo | 300 | 3:54 | October 12, 2010 | ♂ |
| Maniac* | Michael Sembello | 2 | 3 | 1983 | Solo | 300 | 4:01 | October 28, 2010 | ♀ |
| Born to Be Wild | Steppenwolf | 1 | 2 | 1967 | Solo | 300 | 3:38 | October 28, 2010 | ♂ |
| Professor Pumplestickle | Nick Phoenix & Thomas J. Bergersen | 3 | 1 | 2006 | Duet | 300 | 2:35 | October 28, 2010 | ♂/- |
| Crying Blood | VV Brown | 2 | 2 | 2008 | Solo | 300 | 2:30 | November 26, 2010 | ♀ |
| Down by the Riverside* | Carl Sandburg | 2 | 1 | 1927 | Solo | 300 | 1:55 | November 26, 2010 | ♀ |
| Futebol Crazy | Paul J. Borg | 1 | 2 | ???? | Solo | 300 | 2:28 | November 26, 2010 | ♀ |
| Kung Fu Fighting | Carl Douglas | 2 | 2 | 1974 | Duet | 300 | 3:15 | December 18, 2010 | ♂/♂ |
| Mambo No. 5** | Lou Bega | 3 | 2 | 1999 | Duet | 300 | 3:31 | December 18, 2010 | ♂/♀ |
| Nine in the Afternoon | Panic! at the Disco | 1 | 1 | 2008 | Duet | 300 | 2:40 | December 18, 2010 | ♀/♂ |
| It's Not Unusual | Tom Jones | 2 | 2 | 1965 | Solo | 300 | 2:21 | December 18, 2010 | ♂ |
| Chicken Payback | A Band of Bees | 1 | 1 | 2005 | Solo | 300 | 3:13 | December 18, 2010 | ♂ |
| Crazy Christmas | Santa Clones | 2 | 3 | ???? | Solo | 300*** | 2:58 | December 18, 2010 | ♂ |
| Skin-To-Skin | Sweat Invaders | 1 | 3 | ???? | Solo | 300 | 2:08 | January , 2011 | ♂ |
| You Can't Hurry Love | The Supremes | 2 | 2 | 1966 | Duet | 300 | 2:58 | February 11, 2011 | ♀/♀ |
| Why Oh Why | Love Letter | 1 | 1 | ???? | Duet | 300 | 2:47 | February 11, 2011 | ♀/♂ |
| American Boy | Estelle Featuring Kanye West | 2 | 1 | 2008 | Duet | 300 | 4:10 | February 11, 2011 | ♂/♀ |
| Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners | 3 | 3 | 1982 | Duet | 300 | 3:50 | March 17, 2011 | ♀/♂ |
| Song 2 | Blur | 2 | 2 | 1997 | Solo | 300 | 2:03 | March 17, 2011 | ♂-♀-♂ |
| Spice Up Your Life | Spice Girls | 3 | 3 | 1997 | Duet | 300 | 2:54 | March 17, 2011 | ♀/♀ |
| Here Comes The Hotstepper* | Ini Kamoze | 2 | 2 | 1994 | Solo | 300*** | 3:33 | April 20, 2011 | ♂ |
| Moving on Up** | M People | 1 | 2 | 1993 | Solo | 300 | 3:36 | June 2, 2011 | ♀ |
The reviews for Just Dance 2 are mixed to positive. As of this November 2010, the game received a reviewer score of 74 on Metacritic[2] and 77 on Gamerankings.com[3] as well as an average user rating of 5.1 on Metacritic.
IGN UK praised the game for being 'Excellently choreographed, amusingly varied and much better-presented than the original...' and gave it an 8 out of 10, in stark contrast to the score of 2 out of 10 given to the original.
Official Nintendo Magazine UK gave the game a 72%, saying that 'There's nothing sophisticated under the hood,' but praised the choreography, calling it 'great fun' and the music selection 'brilliant.'
Just Dance 2 has been a huge commercial success for Ubisoft, which has sold 6 million copies worldwide and has sold over 2 million copies in just the United States alone.
Just Dance Summer Party (Just Dance 2 Extra Songs in Europe) is a game that features all of the DLC and Best Buy exclusive songs (Except for It's Not Unusual, Crazy Christmas, Spice Up Your Life, Come on Eileen, and Should I Stay or Should I Go). It was released on July 17, 2011 in Europe and July 19, 2011 in North America.
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
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| 2011 | "Just Dance 2" | Favorite Video Game | Won |
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/08/19/just-dance-2-breaks-out-full-list-of-tracks/
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