Just Dance 3

Just Dance 3

North American box art
Developer(s) Ubisoft Paris
Ubisoft Reflections (PlayStation 3)
Ubisoft Montreal (Xbox 360)
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Series Just Dance
Chronology:
L: Just Dance 2
T: Just Dance 3
N: Just Dance 4
Platform(s) Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date(s) Wii & Xbox 360
NA October 7, 2011
AUS October 11, 2011
EU October 11, 2011
PlayStation 3
NA December 6, 2011
AUS December 8, 2011
EU December 9, 2011
Genre(s) Rhythm

Just Dance 3 is a music video game released on the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 with Kinect and Move support respectively for the latter two. It is part of the Just Dance video game series published by Ubisoft originally on the Wii. Just Dance 3 was announced shortly after the release of Just Dance 2 and was released on October 7, 2011 in North America and October 11, 2011 in Australia and Europe. Ubisoft released Just Dance 4 in October 2012.[1]

Gameplay

Like its predecessors, up to four players can play to mirror on-screen dance choreography from over 40 songs, as they are judged on their ability to follow a dance routine to a chosen song. Along with solo and duet modes, Just Dance 3 features a Dance Crew mode which allows 4 players to dance together, each with their own unique choreography, as well as playlists that group songs into different categories. Players can unlock gifts such as new songs, game modes, as well as Dance Mashups which combines different dance routines in this game and the second Just Dance game into one song. Returning features in the game include Non-Stop Shuffle, Speed Shuffle, and Just Sweat Mode.

The Wii and PlayStation 3 versions have a Hold My Hand dance mode, where up to 8 players can share 4 Wii Remotes or PlayStation Move controllers to dance. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions also have a karaoke feature that uses the PlayStation Eye's microphone and the Kinect's voice recognition function, respectively, to sing along to the lyrics on-screen. The 360 version also has a Just Create mode in which players can create their own routines with the Kinect. They can be saved, shared with their friends online and be played just like any other Just Dance routine.[1]

Track listing

Note: In the Xbox 360 version, all the songs are listed alphabetically while in the Wii and PS3 versions, the songs are not in the order listed below.

Note: In the Xbox 360 version, the Dance Mash-Up for Pump It is unlocked at Uplay awards.

Note: The Dance Mash-Up for Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) is only available when the Kinect version of Just Dance 3 is pre-ordered from GameStop.[2]

Song Artist Difficulty Effort Year Mode Dancer(s)
"Airplanes" (TE)/**/(H)/(JN) B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams 1 1 2010 Solo
"Apache (Jump On It) The Sugarhill Gang 3 [2] 2 [3] 1981 Solo
"Are You Gonna Go My Way Lenny Kravitz 1 [2] 3 [2] 1993 Solo
"Baby Don't Stop Now" (PS)/** Anja 1 1 2011 Solo
"...Baby One More Time"*/°/(J2)/(JN) Britney Spears (The Girly Team) 2 [2] 2 [1] 1998 Dance Crew ♀/♀/♀/♀
"Barbra Streisand"°/(SD)/(JN)[3] Duck Sauce 2 [2] 1[1] 2010 Solo
"Beautiful Liar"*/(J2)/(JN)[3] Beyoncé and Shakira (Countdown Mix Masters) 3 1 2007 Duet ♀/♀
"Boogie Wonderland"* Earth, Wind & Fire feat. The Emotions (Groove Century) 2 2 1979 Dance Crew ♀/♂/♂/♀
"Boom"*/(4D)/(JN) MC Magico and Alex Wilson (Reggaeton Storm) 2 2 2005 Solo
"California Gurls" (D)/(J2)[3] Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg 2 2 2010 Solo
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"[3] Queen 3 2 1979 Duet ♀/♂
"Da Funk[3] Daft Punk 2 [2] 2 [2] 1995 Duet ♂/♂
"Dance All Nite" (JN)[3] Anja 3 1 2011 Solo
"Dynamite"°/(D)/(J2)/(JN)[3] Taio Cruz 1 [2] 2 [1] 2010 Dance Crew ♂/♀/♀/♂
"E.T." (BBE) Katy Perry 1 2 2011 Solo
"Forget You" Cee Lo Green 2 2 2010 Solo
"Giddy on Up (Giddy on Out)" Laura Bell Bundy 2 1 2010 Solo
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"*/°/(J2)/(K)/(JN)[3] C+C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams (Sweat Invaders) 2 [?] 3 [?] 1990 Solo
"Hey Boy Hey Girl"[3] The Chemical Brothers 3 3 1999 Solo
"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" °[3] Scissor Sisters 3 [2] 3 [2] 2006 Solo
"I Feel Love"[3] Donna Summer 2 1 1977 Solo
"I'm So Excited"[3] The Pointer Sisters 1 3 1982 Solo
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" (JN)[3] Kiss 1 2 1979 Dance Crew ♂/♂/♀/♂
"Jamaican Dance"° Konshens 1 [3] 2 [3] 2011 Hold My Hand (♀♂)
"Jambo Mambo" (PS)/(JN) Ole Orquesta 1 1 1997 Duet ♀/♂
"Jump (For My Love)[3] Girls Aloud 3 [3] 3 [3] 2003 Duet ♀/♀
"Kurio ko uddah le jana"[3] Bollywood Rainbow 3 2 1974 Duet ♀/♂
"Land of 1000 Dances"[3] (JN) Wilson Pickett 1 3 1966 Solo
"Let's Go to the Mall" Robin Sparkles 3 2 2006 Solo
"Lollipop" (J2)/(JN) [3] Mika 2 2 2007 Solo
"Marcia Baila" (P)[3] Les Rita Mitsouko 2 2 1984 Solo
"Night Boat to Cairo"[3] Madness 1 3 1979 Dance Crew ♂/♀/♀/♂
"No Limit"°/(JN) [3] 2 Unlimited 2 [2] 3 [3] 1993 Duet ♀/♂
"Only Girl (In the World)" (TE)/**/(J2) Rihanna 2 2 2010 Solo
"Party Rock Anthem"°/(J2)/(JN)[3] LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock 3 [2] 2 [2] 2011 Solo
"Pata Pata"*[3] Miriam Makeba (African Ladies) 1 2 1967 Duet ♀/♀
"Price Tag"[3] Jessie J feat. B.o.B 2 1 2011 Solo
"Promiscuous"°/(J2)/(JN)[3] Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland 2 [2] 2 [2] 2006 Duet ♀/♂
"Pump It"°/(J2)/(BEP)/(JN)[3] The Black Eyed Peas 3 [3] 3 [3] 2005 Solo
"Satellite" (P)[3] Lena Meyer-Landrut 1 2 2010 Solo
"She's Got Me Dancing"°/(J2)/(JN)[3] Tommy Sparks 3 [3] 2 [2] 2009 Solo
"Somethin' Stupid"[3] Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman 1 1 2001 Duet ♀/♂
"Soul Searchin" (PS)/(JN) Groove Century 1 1 1999 Solo
"Spectronizer" (J2)/(JN) Sentai Express 2 2 2011 Dance Crew ♀/♂/♂/♂
"Take on Me"° [3] a-ha 1 [2] 3 [2] 1985 Solo
"Teenage Dream" (BBE)/(JN) Katy Perry 2 1 2010 Solo
"Think"*[3] Aretha Franklin (The London Theatre Orchestra & Cast) 2 2 1968 Solo
"This Is Halloween" (JN) [3] Danny Elfman 2 2 1993 Dance Crew ♀/♂/♂/♀
"Tightrope (Solo Version)"[3] Janelle Monáe 3 2 2010 Solo
"Twist and Shake It" (PS)/(JN) The Girly Team 2 1 2011 Duet ♀/♀
"Venus"[3] Bananarama 1 2 1986 Solo
"Video Killed the Radio Star"[3] The Buggles 2 1 1979 Solo
"What You Waiting For?[3] Gwen Stefani 2 [2] 1 [3] 2004 Solo

Note: The "Gonna Make You Sweat" Mash-Up is in the Just Dance 3 files on the disc, but never appears in the actual game.

Songs and Alternative Dances can be unlocked in the game depending on your Mojo.

Song Artist Difficulty Effort Year Mode Dancer(s)
"Baby Zouk"° Dr. Creole 2 [2] 3 [3] 2011 Duet ♀/♂
"Barbra Streisand" (E)[3] Duck Sauce 3 3 2010 Extreme Version/Solo
"Giddy on Up (Giddy on Out)" Laura Bell Bundy 1 1 2010 Hold My Hand (♀♀)
"Hungarian Dance No. 5" (JD)/(JN)[3] Johannes Brahms (Brahms by Just Dance Classical Orchestra) 2 2 1880 Duet ♀* (Body Movin')/♂* (Rasputin)
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" (U)/(JN) Kiss 2 3 1979 Sweat Version/Solo
"Mamasita" (J2)/(JN)[3] Latino Sunset 3 2 2001 Duet ♀/♂
"The Master Blaster"[3] (JN) Inspector Marceau 3 1 1969 Duet ♀/♂

"()" parentheses in the artist section show the cover artist of the song.

Downloadable content

Wii

Song Artist Difficulty Effort Year Mode Dancer Release Date Cost
"Baby Don't Stop Now" (G)/(PS) Anja 2 1 2011 Solo October 7, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Jambo Mambo"(PS)/(JN) (Olé Orquesta) 2 2 1997 Duet ♀/♂ October 7, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Soul Searchin"(PS)/(JN) (Groove Century) 1 1 1999 Solo October 7, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Twist and Shake It" (PS)/(JN) The Girly Team 2 1 2011 Duet ♀/♀ October 7, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Fame"*/(G)/(DOB) (In the style of Irene Cara) 1 3 1980 Solo November 23, 2011 250 Wii Points
"U Can't Touch This"*/(G)/(J)/(JN) MC Hammer (Groove Century) 2 3 1990 Solo November 23, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Just Mario" (J) Ubisoft Meets Nintendo 1 3 2011 Solo ♂ (Mario) November 23, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Jump"*/(G)/(JN) Kris Kross (Studio Allstars) 3 3 1992 Duet ♂/♂ November 23, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Crazy Christmas" (JN) (Santa Clones) 2 3 2010 Solo December 20, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles 2 2 1986 Solo December 20, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Toxic"*/(G)/(J) Britney Spears (The Hit Crew) 3 1 2004 Solo December 20, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"*/(G)/(J) Harry Belafonte (The Sunlight Shakers) 3 2 1961 Duet ♀/♂ December 20, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Iko Iko" Mardi Gras 1 2 1953 Solo December 20, 2011 250 Wii Points
"Baby Girl"(G)/(4D)/(JN) Reggaeton 3 2 2003 Solo December 20, 2011 250 Wii Points
"I Like to Move It (Radio Mix)" (G)/(SD)/(K2014) Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman 2 2 1993 Solo January 4, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Beat Match Until I'm Blue" (Sweat Invaders) 2 2 2011 Solo January 4, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Touch Me Want Me" (Sweat Invaders) 2 3 2011 Solo January 4, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Dun N Dusted" (Sweat Invaders) 2 2 2011 Solo January 4, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Cardiac Caress" (Sweat Invaders) 2 3 2011 Solo January 18, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Boomsday" (Sweat Invaders) 2 3 2011 Solo January 18, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Merengue" (Sweat Invaders) 2 2 2011 Solo January 18, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Who Let the Dogs Out?"*/#/(G)/(K)/(SD)/(JN) Baha Men (The Sunlight Shakers) 2 2 2000 Solo January 18, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Katti Kalandal" (G)/(J)/(JN) Bollywood 2 2 1980 Duet ♀/♂ February 1, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Why Oh Why" (JN) Love Letter 1 1 2009 Duet ♀/♂ February 1, 2012 250 Wii Points
"The Power"(G) Snap! 2 3 1990 Solo February 1, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Skin To Skin" (Sweat Invaders) 1 3 2010 Solo February 1, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Rasputin"(G)/(J)/(JN) Boney M. 3 3 1978 Solo February 15, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Mugsy Baloney" (JN) (Charleston) 3 2 1924 Duet ♀/♂ February 15, 2012 250 Wii Points
"That's the Way (I Like It)"#/(JN) KC and the Sunshine Band 2 1 1975 Solo February 15, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Kids in America" (K) Kim Wilde 2 2 1981 Solo March 12, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Down by the Riverside"(2D)/(G)/(JN) (The Reverend Horatio Duncan and Amos Sweets) 2 1 1927 Solo March 12, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Professor Pumplestickle" (2D)/(4D)/(JN) Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen 3 1 2006 Duet ♂/♂ March 12, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Dare"(G) Gorillaz 2 1 2005 Solo March 12, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Alright"(G) Supergrass 2 2 1995 Duet ♀/♂ April 25, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Dagomba"(G)/(4D)/(J)/(JN) (Sorcerer) 2 3 2003 Solo April 25, 2012 250 Wii Points
"Futebol Crazy"(2D)/(G)/(JN) (The World Cup Girls) 1 2 2009 Solo April 25, 2012 250 Wii Points
"It's Raining Men" The Weather Girls 2 3 1982 Solo April 25, 2012 250 Wii Points
Wii Packs
Name Artist(s) Songs Release Date Cost
Sweat Pack #1 Sweat Invaders Beat Match Until I'm Blue
Dun N Dusted
Touch Me Want Me
January 4, 2012 600 Wii Points
Sweat Pack #2 Sweat Invaders Cardiac Caress
Boomsday
Merengue
January 18, 2012 600 Wii Points
Valentine Pack Bollywood
Sweat Invaders
Love Letter
Katti Kalandal
Skin to Skin
Why oh Why
February 1, 2012 600 Wii Points
Spring Break Pack #1 Kim Wilde
The Reverend Horatio Duncan and Amos Sweets
Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen
Kids in America
Down By The Riverside
Professor Pumplestickle
March 12, 2012 600 Wii Points
Spring Break Pack #2 The World Cup Girls
Supergrass
Sorcerer
Futebol Crazy
Alright
Dagomba
April 25, 2012 600 Wii Points

Xbox 360

Song Artist Difficulty Effort Year Mode Dancer Release Date Cost
"U Can't Touch This"*/(G)/(J)/(JN) MC Hammer 2 3 1990 Solo October 7, 2011 $2.99
"Fame"*/(BG)/(DOB) Irene Cara 1 2 1980 Solo October 7, 2011 $2.99
"Heart of Glass" (JN) Blondie 2 1 1979 Solo October 7, 2011 $2.99
"Jin-Go-Lo-Ba"#/(G) Fatboy Slim 2 2 2004 Solo November 15, 2011 $2.99
"Cosmic Girl"(G)/(JN) Jamiroquai 1 2 1996 Solo November 15, 2011 $2.99
"Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"*/(G)/(J) Harry Belafonte 3 2 1961 Duet ♀/♂ November 15, 2011 $2.99
"Satisfaction (Isak Original Extended)"(G) Benny Benassi 1 1 2002 Solo November 15, 2011 $2.99
"Toxic"*/(G)/(J) Britney Spears 3 1 2004 Solo November 23, 2011 $2.99
"Acceptable in the 80s"(G)/# Calvin Harris 2 2 2007 Solo November 23, 2011 $2.99
Jump*/(G)/(JN) Kris Kross 3 3 1992 Duet ♂/♂ November 23, 2011 $2.99
"Proud Mary"(G) Ike and Tina Turner 2 3 1971 Solo November 23, 2011 $2.99
"Walk Like an Egyptian" (JN) The Bangles 2 2 1986 Solo December 6, 2011 $2.99
"Iko Iko" Mardi Gras 1 2 1953 Solo December 6, 2011 $2.99
"Baby Girl"(G)/(4D)/(JN) Reggaeton 3 2 2003 Solo December 6, 2011 $2.99
"Mashed Potato Time" Dee Dee Sharp 1 1 1962 Solo December 6, 2011 $2.99
"Crazy Christmas" (JN) Santa Clones 2 2 2010 Solo December 20, 2011 $2.99
"Step by Step"(G)/(JN) New Kids on the Block 2 2 1990 Solo December 20, 2011 $2.99
"Funplex" (CCS remix) The B-52's 2 2 2008 Solo December 20, 2011 $2.99
"Louie Louie"# Iggy Pop 1 2 1993 Solo December 20, 2011 $2.99
"I Like to Move It (Radio Mix)"(G)/(SD)/(K2014) Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman 2 2 1993 Solo January 4, 2012 $2.99
"Beat Match Until I'm Blue" Sweat Invaders 2 2 2011 Solo January 4, 2012 $2.99
"Dun N Dusted" Sweat Invaders 2 2 2011 Solo January 4, 2012 $2.99
"Touch Me Want Me" Sweat Invaders 2 3 2011 Solo January 4, 2012 $2.99
"Cardiac Caress" Sweat Invaders 2 2 2011 Solo January 17, 2012 $2.99
"Boomsday" Sweat Invaders 2 3 2011 Solo January 17, 2012 $2.99
"Merengue" Sweat Invaders 2 2 2011 Solo January 17, 2012 $2.99
"Who Let the Dogs Out?"#/(G)/(K)/(SD)/(JN) Baha Men 2 2 2000 Solo January 17, 2012 $2.99
"Katti Kalandal"(G)/(J)/(JN) Bollywood 2 2 1980 Duet ♀/♂ February 1, 2012 $2.99
"Why Oh Why" (JN) Love Letter 1 1 2009 Duet ♀/♂ February 1, 2012 $2.99
"The Power"(G) Snap! 2 3 1990 Solo February 1, 2012 $2.99
"Skin-To-Skin" Sweat Invaders 1 3 2010 Solo February 1, 2012 $2.99
"Rasputin"(G)/(J)/(JN) Boney M. 3 3 1978 Solo February 15, 2012 $2.99
"Mugsy Baloney"(G)/(JN) Charleston 3 2 1924 Duet ♀/♂ February 15, 2012 $2.99
"That's the Way (I Like It)"#/(JN) KC and the Sunshine Band 2 1 1975 Solo February 15, 2012 $2.99
"Kids in America" (K) Kim Wilde 2 2 1981 Solo March 12, 2012 $2.99
"Down by the Riverside"(G)/(JN) The Reverend Horatio Duncan and Amos Sweets 2 1 1927 Solo March 12, 2012 $2.99
"Professor Pumplestickle" (2D)/(4D)/(JN) Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen 3 1 2006 Duet ♂/♂ March 12, 2012 $2.99
"Dare"(G) Gorillaz 2 1 2005 Solo March 12, 2012 $2.99
"Alright"(G) Supergrass 2 2 1995 Duet ♀/♂ April 25, 2012 $2.99
"Dagomba"(G)/(4D)/(J)/(JN) Sorcerer 2 3 2003 Solo April 25, 2012 $2.99
"Futebol Crazy"(G)/(2D) The World Cup Girls 1 2 2009 Solo April 25, 2012 $2.99
"It's Raining Men"(G) The Weather Girls 2 3 1982 Solo April 25, 2012 $2.99

Note: Jin-lo-go-ba,Louie Louie,Cosmic Girl, Satisfaction, Proud Mary, Heart of Glass, Funplex, mashed Potato Time, Step by Step, and Acceptable in the 80s are only Xbox DLC's

Xbox 360 packs
Name Artists Songs Release Date Cost
Sweat Pack #1 Sweat Invaders Beat Match Until I'm Blue
Dun N Dusted
Touch Me Want Me
January 4, 2012 $5.99
Sweat Pack #2 Sweat Invaders Boomsday
Cardiac Caress
Merengue
January 17, 2012 $5.99
Christmas Pack The Bangles
Mardi Gras
Reggaeton
Dee Dee Sharp
Walk Like an Egyptian
Iko Iko
Baby Girl
Mashed Potato Time
January 17, 2012 $7.99
Spring Break Pack #1 Kim Wilde
The Reverend Horatio Duncan and Amos Sweets
Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen
Kids in America
Down By The Riverside
Professor Pumplestickle
March 12, 2012 $7.99
Spring Break Pack #2 The World Cup Girls
Supergrass
Sorcerer
Futebol Crazy
Alright
Dagomba
April 25, 2012 $7.99

Reception

Critical reception

Ubisoft's third installment in the Just Dance series received mostly mixed reviews from critics, receiving a 74.00% of the Wii and a 69.89% for the Xbox 360 on GameRankings.[4] With the most positive review for the Wii being from NintendoLife giving an 9/10, and the most negative of which being Official Nintendo Magazine UK, giving it a 68/100. For the Xbox 360, the most positive review came from IGN, giving it an 8.5/10 and the most negative came from GamingExcellence, which gave it a 5.4/10.

Commercial performance

According to Gamasutra's weekly column, Just Dance 3 was the number one selling multi-platform game of the week in North America and Japan on the week of October 13, 2011 in the form of the Wii version, and was number two in the UK. This means that of all the games on all systems, the Wii version of Just Dance 3 was the week's best selling game overall in Japan and North America in those regions, and number two in the UK, only behind Forza Motorsport 4. The Xbox 360 version did not chart, meaning it failed to hit the top 5. Of the top 5 selling Wii games in Japan, North America and the UK, however, the game was number one in all regions.[5]

Awards and nominations

BAFTA Kids Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 "Just Dance 3" Favorite Video Game Won

2012 Kids' Choice Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2012 "Just Dance 3" Favorite Game Won

2012 Teen Choice Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2012 "Just Dance 3" Choice Video Game Won

Other releases

External links

References