Just Dance 2023 Edition: Difference between revisions

2022 video game

Just Dance 2023 Edition is a 2022 dance rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was unveiled on September 10, 2022 during the Ubisoft Forward September 2022 web presentation as the fourteenth main installment of the series. It is also the last installment to be released annually, after the series switched to a live service format with annual downloadable content song packs.^[2][3] The game was released on November 22, 2022, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.^[4] It was also going to be released for Stadia, but the port of the game was cancelled due to the service’s shutdown on January 18, 2023.^[5]

A second annual song pack, entitled Just Dance 2024 Edition, was unveiled on June 12, 2023 during the Ubisoft Forward June 2023 presentation as the fifteenth installment in the series, and is set to be released on October 24, 2023.^[6]

Gameplay[edit]

As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen coach’s choreography to a chosen song using the game’s associated smartphone app (Nintendo Switch players have the option to use the console’s Joy-Con controllers). This installment is not released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, thereby dropping support for Kinect, PlayStation Camera, and PlayStation Move.^[7]

Features[edit]

The game’s user interface was redesigned, which emulates those seen on streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, Max (previously HBO Max) or Disney+. A new online multiplayer feature is added, where up to six players can join a private group with cross-play support at launch, with the Xbox Series X/S version being later supported.^[8] Dancer cards, an in-game tool to express what the player was doing in-game, received a major overhaul, with avatars now being pictures of the coaches instead of their heads,^[9] and emotes are added to show how the player feels after each song.^[3] Score feedback animations can now be customized and is a toggleable option. The game added victory celebrations, used for when the player finishes the song in single player or wins the song in multiplayer.^[10] Cross-progression is a new feature to the Just Dance series, allowing players to progress through multiple consoles. Furthermore, the “Beat Vibrations” function, which has been exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version of previous installments, has been added to the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 versions.^[11]

2023 Edition includes a story mode, a first in the series, titled “Enter the Danceverses”. It features a woman named Sara who is transported from the real world to a series of worlds called the “Danceverses” by a man named Wanderlust.^[12] The two must stop evil witch “Night Swan” from conquering the Danceverses. They recruit a team of expert dancers — Brezziana, Mihaly and Jack Rose (Night Swan’s implied son) — and defeat Night Swan and her mind-controlled slaves in a dance battle. The slaves are freed, but Night Swan escapes. The group celebrates before Wanderlust sends Sara back to Earth.^[13][14]

Soundtrack[edit]

2023 Edition[edit]

The following songs appear on Just Dance 2023 Edition:^[15][16][17]

2024 Edition[edit]

As of June 2023, the following songs are confirmed to appear on Just Dance 2024 Edition:^[18][19]

Just Dance+[edit]

Just Dance+ is a new subscription service launched alongside 2023 Edition.^[21] Similar to Just Dance Unlimited from the previous six games, it offers subscription-based access to a streaming library of songs (150 songs at launch) from previous Just Dance games alongside new exclusive tracks.