Just Dance Review

By Ellie Gibson Published 19 January, 2010

Gonna be surprisingly OK.

Version tested: Wii

"Life after Bush and Gorbachev, the wall is down but something is lost / A fine little girl is waiting for me, but I'm as bent as Dostoevsky." So sang Iggy Pop in 1993. Who could have imagined that 17 years later, actual little girls would be jumping up and down to those words in front of their tellies? But then who could have imagined that Iggy Pop would be selling car insurance by then? Or that the world's best-selling console would be the one with the least processing power? Or that a game for that console, one where all you have to do is wave your arms about like it's 1993 and you're a massive tit, would turn out to be quite good?

At first glance, Just Dance doesn't look like it's going to be any good at all. The menus are low-rent and limited, pulling off old tricks like offering "Quick Play" and "Classic" modes as if they're different. The presentation suggests the development team has played a lot of SingStar and watched too many Apple adverts. The copywriter has tried to fill out the manual with advice about checking your batteries and making sure you have enough space to move, but there are still three blank pages for "notes" at the end.

This is because the instructions for how to play Just Dance could be written on the back of a postage stamp. In crayon. You hold the remote in your right hand and copy the dancer on screen. The end. There are no other peripherals - no dance mats, no balance boards, no bits of neoprene to strap to your thigh, not even any nunchuks. This means all you need for a four-player game is four Wii remotes and not an ounce of dignity between you.

The manual claims, "The flow of your body movements will be sensed by the Wii remote." This seems a bit grandiose, especially considering Just Dance isn't playable with the MotionPlus accessory. It continues, "The amount of energy you put in is also detected and taken into account." In other words the harder you shake the remote, the higher your score. You receive one of three ratings for each move - Bad, OK or Great - and good moves fill up your score meter as the song progresses.

'Just Dance' Screenshot 1

It's brilliant when Ubi does lifestyle photography. It's just like Nintendo's, but they can't help making it that little bit French.

The game isn't brilliant at recognising your movements consistently. You can receive four Greats in a row followed by a Bad, even though you've just done the same move in the exact same way. It's hard to believe the game really knows whether you're leaping around and punching the air or waggling the remote while sitting on the sofa. Try out both techniques and you'll find it makes little difference to your final score.

So yes, Just Dance should be rubbish. It's stupid, shallow, crude and not nearly as technically proficient as it pretends. Which might explain why I like it so much. But despite all that, if you're in the right company and the right frame of mind, it's tremendous fun.

This is mainly down to the excellent work by the dancers you have to copy. There are proper videos of them, stylised to look like animations, so there's a real flow and human quality to their movements. They wear silly outfits - legwarmers and headbands, giant afros and Elvis wigs, hotpants and MC Hammer trousers - appropriate to each song. The dances are great, again tailored to suit each track. They vary in terms of how difficult they are and how much effort is required and some can cause you to work up a serious sweat. However, none are too hard for littluns to have a go at or too easy for grown-ups to do without looking stupid.

Which brings us to the most important thing about the dances - they're hilarious. Highlights for anyone who remembers the nineties include Reel 2 Real's I Like to Move It, Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic and MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This. Turns out the running man is still funny. Then there's Cotton Eye Joe (complete with lassoo move), Blur's Girls and Boys and Wannabe by the Spice Girls.

There are plenty of songs from other decades too, going right back to Dee Dee Sharp's Mashed Potato Time. Other oldies include I Get Around by The Beach Boys, Le Freak by Chic and Anita Ward's Ring My Bell. From the eighties there's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Eye of the Tiger, amongst others. And there are more recent chart-toppers - Katy Perry's Hot N Cold, Dare by Gorillaz and Kylie's superb Can't Get You Out of My Head, to name a few.

In fact there are more than 30 songs in total, all by the original artists apart from two - Fame, which is "in the style of" Irene Cara, and Womanizer, sung by "The Gym All-Stars" instead of Britney. Both covers are decent enough. There are no fillers here and no tracks you won't have heard of. You don't get the videos but that would miss the point of the game, and the dances you have to copy are often more entertaining anyway.

All the songs are unlocked right from the start. Hardcore types might complain this means it isn't a proper game but again that's missing the point - Just Dance is meant to be a fun, accessible multiplayer experience, one which encourages and amuses players rather than challenges them. In that regard it succeeds; games don't come much more pick-up-and-play than this. Watching other people have a go is at least as entertaining as taking part yourself, and I haven't had so much fun with a party title since SingStar.

That's not to say the technology in Just Dance is anywhere near as sophisticated as that behind SingStar, or that the two games are comparable in terms of depth and long-term value. This one doesn't have any online options and there's no library of downloadable songs. There are only two modes other than the main one and neither is very exciting. (Strike a Pose is basically musical statues, and disappointingly has nothing to do with Madonna; Last One Standing involves losing a life for every incorrect move, which shows up the inconsistent registering.)

'Just Dance' Screenshot 2

Is that Minkley, third from the left? Probably.

It's a bit like We Sing, the four-player Wii karaoke game released at the end of the year which couldn't match up to SingStar: Just Dance is a similar cut-down, more simplistic version of the real thing, but fun all the same. There are two key differences, however. First, it's cheaper than We Sing; the game carries an RRP of £24.99, you can already find it for under 20 quid and there's no shell out for extra peripherals. Second, there's no PS3 or Xbox 360 equivalent to Just Dance.

For now, anyway. Perhaps Project Natal and Sony's magic wand will herald a new era of full-body dancing games. Perhaps those cameras will properly read and evaluate your moves in a way the Wii simply can't. In the meantime, Just Dance is the only option for those who want to wave their arms in the air like they just don't care.

Plenty of people would rather sit on the sofa, thanks, and play a proper videogame with guns, and good for them. But small girls, show-offs and people who are too drunk to care in the first place will have a great time with Just Dance. Perhaps even games-with-guns types might enjoy it too, if they give it a try. After all, going back to Iggy Pop and car insurance, who would have thought a game where all you have to do is wave your arms about could be more popular than Modern Warfare 2?

7 / 10

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (64) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Old_Books #1 2 years ago

    Would rather eat my toenails than play this but bravo EG, and Ellie, for reviewing the game on its merits. More objective reviewing in the gaming press might help get rid of the ridiculous notion that successful casual games = less hardcore games (much as I despise both terms).

  • Charlie_Miso #2 2 years ago

    What? A fun game? Outrage!

    Please re-review based on graphical performance and online capabilities as that is what gaming is REALLY ALL ABOUT.

  • mode7 #3 2 years ago

    With games like this it's all about getting in to the spirit of things. When playing Wii sports, as soon as I realised I could play tennis sitting down on the sofa with my mates the fun was lost...

  • secombe #4 2 years ago

    EG once again rises above the usual dross elsewhere by actually considering the target audience for such a game when reviewing it (for the polar opposite, check the IGN review). Excellent stuff.

  • HermitArcader #5 2 years ago

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  • BartonFink #6 2 years ago

    The real question is just how drunk was Ellie while reviewing it?

  • mkreku #7 2 years ago

    "This means all you need for a four-player game is four Wii remotes and not an ounce of dignity between you."

    Check and check!

  • woodnotes #8 2 years ago

    I think that if EG had reviewed this 7 weeks ago when it released, it would have had a very different score.

    EDIT: To clarify - I'm referring to the thread in the forums. Just Dance isn't a bad game. But 7 weeks ago reviewers weren't getting it. Why has this only just been reviewed now it's at #1 anyway?
    Edited by 1 at 19/01/10 @ 08:40

  • BartonFink #9 2 years ago

    Err maybe she just enjoyed it?

  • HermitArcader #10 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • BartonFink #11 2 years ago

    I guess it getting to number 1 kinda forced their hand. Can't really blame them though if they were to review every casual/non-gamer game that gets released on Wii people would rapidly lose interest in the site I guess.

  • Emmit_Assassin #12 2 years ago

    Bought this for my 4 year old boy (and the wife) for xmas, and they love it. It really is good fun, I've even had a go myself, and normally I steer clear of the stupid little box. Natal would do this perfectly, as the Wiimote just doesn't give the game enough freedom. Its a shame that a game that's designed with the Wii's motion controller in mind its actually a little stunted and limited because of the way the Wiimote works. It needs full body motion capture to get the most out of it.
    Its good harmless fun, and something everyone can have a go at. Would be good to get a few friends round and get some booze on the go, should be a better drunken-adults-acting-like-kids laugh than Guitar Hero.

  • Ellie #13 2 years ago

    We would have reviewed the game sooner but we had trouble getting hold of a copy. Sorry for the delay.

    I was actually writing the penultimate paragraph of the review when the news Just Dance was at No. 1 came through, so I wasn't influenced by that. I did know it was doing pretty well in the charts, but to be honest so do a lot of games I don't like, so I didn't infer anything from that...

    I really did just enjoy it :)

  • HermitArcader #14 2 years ago

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  • jonsaan #15 2 years ago

    Ellie in ' I remember exactly where I was when Just Dance hit number one' life defining moment :D

  • funkateer #16 2 years ago

    As an aside:
    "Or that the world's best-selling console would be the one with the least processing power?"
    Think about it, it has almost always been that way. VCS, NES, PSX, PS2, WII all had the least processing power in their generation.

  • Der_tolle_Emil #17 2 years ago

    Funkateer: It's a bit hard to define the generation where the PSX or PS2 belonged to for example because they didn't really launch at the same time like other consoles. The PSX launched in 1994, 3 years after the SNES and 2 years before the N64. The only console to launch at the same time was the Sega Saturn and that was the inferior console techically speaking (even though the CPU was marginally faster clocked).

    Besides, the gap between the consoles regarding performance was never as big as it is this generation, which is the entire point I guess. Whether you compared the SNES with the MegaDrive or the PS2 with the GameCube, the consoles were more or less capable of the same things. It's an entire different story this time.

    Not that this has anything to do with the game :)

  • kangarootoo #18 2 years ago

    Good review, done with the target audience in mind.

  • kangarootoo #19 2 years ago

    "Thanks for taking the time to clarify the situation Ellie"

    Was there ever really a lack of clarity? A few conspiracy theorist fanboys who constantly assume everyone is as bias as they are themselves is all I saw.

  • lucky_jim #20 2 years ago

    I can't help but wonder if years of being given shit games to review has somehow affected Ellie's gaming barometer. Does Ellie know what a good game is anymore? Or does she now inhabit an awful universe where something like this is worthy of anything other than derision? Or perhaps she's just run out of funny ways to say "it's really, really shit, people!"? Nah, that last one wouldn't happen.

    Actually I can see where she's coming from, and as a cynical 30-year-old man who still owns t-shirts with superhero logos, I can also see that I'm about as far away from the target audience of teenage girls and drunken hen nights as it's possible to get. We're just gonna have to accept that gaming's a much broader church nowadays, which will probably end up being for the best in the long run.

  • HermitArcader #21 2 years ago

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  • mkreku #22 2 years ago

    Play this with a bunch of girls you find attractive and you'd score it this high too, trust me!

  • FogHeart #23 2 years ago

    Even if I was into this sort of game, I'd get frustrated by the lack of consistency in scoring moves Ellie talked about, until I chuck the Wiimote at the nearest soft target. I wonder how that's not a factor for little ones, because I just know I'd have done the same thing as a child. I guess they just trust that the game knows something they don't, and we know that it doesn't. If that makes sense.

    Remember guys, it's games like this that fund the development of those great games that end up as commercial flops on the Wii, so we'd better welcome our Just Dance Overlords.

    EDIT: If I played this with a bunch of girls I find attractive, I don't think I'd get to score at all that night.
    Edited by 1 at 19/01/10 @ 09:45

  • LetsGo #24 2 years ago

    When's your EGTV video review Ellie?

  • covfan #25 2 years ago

    Sky missed a trick not getting their logo on the box for this.

  • metalmike25 #26 2 years ago

    I demand to know about screen tearing, frame rate and anti-aliasing!!! Even though i don't know what that last one is. But according to this site it's the most important thing to happen to the world since the discovery of penicillin

  • Corben_Dallas #27 2 years ago

    Or that the world's best-selling console would be the one with the least processing power?
    ???////EDit!!!!

    Or that the world's best-selling console would be the ...CHEAPEST ONE.
    ~fixed
    >>+Handhelds are not consoles either.(DS PSP etc)
    Edited by 2 at 19/01/10 @ 10:04

  • kangarootoo #28 2 years ago

    @Vertical Stand

    Hey man, I wasn't calling you a fanboy. Sorry if that wasn't clear. Should have included something like :)

  • kangarootoo #29 2 years ago

    @lucky_jim

    What a strangely split personality post :)

  • Slipstream #30 2 years ago

    Hahaha Jim there is an edit function for that xD

    On Topic: Just Dance? Yeah mums and kids wont shut up about it, yeah fun fun etc

  • HermitArcader #31 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • lucky_jim #32 2 years ago

    Well, I'm in a bad mood this morning. No I'm not. Yes I am.

  • Eurolamer #33 2 years ago

    "Is that Minkley, third from the left? Probably..."

    Definitely.

  • cianchristopher #34 2 years ago

    Plenty of things are fun when you're drunk, or are hilarious for a short amount of time...

    Why does the Wii get a pass for always having simplistic, "features-stripped-out", cut-down games?

    This is pure lowest-common-denominator, at its best!

    Just Dance may well be top of the charts, outselling Modern Warfare 2. But don't forget that Mamma Mia is the highest grossing film in UK box-office history...

  • Ceatlan #35 2 years ago

    This game is just great fun, its about the only game where both my 3 year old son, my 60 year old mum and myself can all take part together on fairly equal terms. There's no failure, everybody gets to dance all the way through every song, and it doesn't need to be entirely accurate with the scoring, because its not about beating your last high score, its about beating the people your playing with and they are playing with the same rules as you.

    In addition, my wife loves it because she feels (and I'd agree with her), that half an hour playing this gives you a better workout than anything on Wii Fit.

  • Mono_X #36 2 years ago

    "Just Dance is the only option for those who want to wave their arms in the air like they just don't care."

    I've been waiting for years for someone to use that it a review.

    @Fogheart: I think you're sort of missing the point here - the scores just don't matter.
    For Example: Have you seen the Mastermind or QI quiz shows? They are both quiz shows about knowledge, Mastermind is all about the scoring and in QI the scores don't really matter. Can you guess which of these quiz shows is more entertaining (to me anyway)?
    Another example: When I get together with my friends, we will occasionally play a split-screen FPS like Halo or COD. What generally happens is the player who is best at FPS tends to dominate and win every match! Eventually other players start getting frustrated. - And this isn't the kind of thing you want in a party game.

  • kangarootoo #37 2 years ago

    @cianchristopher

    Its not a competition in which games are compared on how many features they have you know. If the game is fun, it succeeds. That is all it needs to do, be fun.

    And its a bloody dancing game, so dancing is really all you can expect players to do. Would it be a better dancing game if it had a driving mini-game tacked on the side? Maybe a pacman loading screen would make you happy?

  • ignatiusjreilly #38 2 years ago

    @Fogheart: I think you're sort of missing the point here - the scores just don't matter.

    It's almost as if the game doesn't matter. Fans should just try drinking a bottle and a half of chardonnay and dancing around their living room (or stealing traffic cones - both activities will seem like uproarious fun to you and your drunk friends, while sober people and other joyless observers look on with bewilderment).

  • Mono_X #39 2 years ago

    "It's almost as if the game doesn't matter."

    Exactly. No games matter. That's why they're called games, that's why it's called playing, that's why people play games - because they're an amusement. Nothing else

    If any individual thinks that there's some sort of higher value or meaning to playing a game, then they need to step back and seriously examine their priorities.

  • ignatiusjreilly #40 2 years ago

    Talk about quoting out of context...

    If you think my post was saying Just Dance has or should have some sort of higher value or meaning then you severely misread it.
    Edited by 1 at 19/01/10 @ 11:36

  • cianchristopher #41 2 years ago

    @kangarootoo

    Well, the reviewer compares the game unfavourably to Singstar (correctly, IMO).

    Singstar has structure and additional features, making it more of a game...

    In this case, as another poster has said, the game doesn't matter. You could just put on your stereo and dance around the living room for all the good the "game" does you...

    Why even bother spending the money in the first place? For something that can be done for free, and most importantly, for little-to-no discernible difference (given that, like Tony Hawk's RIDE - you could just shake the shit out of your controller and you'd end up getting the same score)...

  • kangarootoo #42 2 years ago

    @ignatiusjreilly

    Well to be honest, you are right. Drinking a bottle of wine and dancing about may well be fun. More fun that also playing this game? Well for some the answer will be yes, for others the answer will be no.

    The key thing though that you seem to be forgetting is that the exact same thing can be said of MW2, or indeed any other game. It ALL comes down to what you prefer in a game. For many people, getting trollyed and dancing about is FAR more fun than playing MW2 or Halo or Fight Night or Just Dance. For some, the experience of being trollyed may be enhanced still further by the addition of one or more of these titles.

    So your discovery seems to be that different people find different things entertaining at different times, which is kind of what this thread has been all about. Strong work ;)

  • kangarootoo #43 2 years ago

    @cianchristopher

    Its horses for courses though. The reviewer makes a comparison between this game and SingStar, which is fair enough and will resonate with many fans of this sort of thing. But for some people, singing may be less enjoyable than dancing PERIOD. For them, this game will be the stronger choice. For others, the act of singing is more fun than dancing, so SingStar would be their preferred choice regardless of what extra features exist in either title.

    What the review summarises is that if you like dancing about, this game will be fun. We can pretend that dancing about without this game will be just as fun, but the truth is that for a while at least that won't be the case, because this game brings what so many games bring... NOVELTY.

    I don't mean novelty in a cheap sense. I mean it in the genuine "our minds like being stimulated by new stuff" sense.


    "In this case, as another poster has said, the game doesn't matter. You could just put on your stereo and dance around the living room for all the good the "game" does you... "

    I think that poster is being disingenuous. If we are basing the whole "why spend the money if the experience is the same" argument on that post, I think the argument is scuppered from the start. As I tire of repeating, for some the experience will be the same, for most it will not, and for some the experience will be worse for the addition of this game.

    Taste is subjective. That some people struggle with this concept (not you in particular) is the reason discussions like this come up so very frequently and will no doubt continue to do so.

  • ignatiusjreilly #44 2 years ago

    Sometimes I think people just substitute what's in their head for what's on the screen when they read other people's comments.

    kanagarootoo, what is more likely - that there are so many people that have no idea that tastes differ from person to person, or you are missing the gist of what they are saying in the first place?
    Edited by 1 at 19/01/10 @ 11:58

  • miiiguel #45 2 years ago

    If any individual thinks that there's some sort of higher value or meaning to playing a game, then they need to step back and seriously examine their priorities.

    While I do agree with this - I posted something similar sometime ago - and while it's wrong to belitle casual/"don't care" video-game experiences, it's also wrong, imo, to have the same opinion towards ppl who think games as an hobby and an important part of ones life.

    On the "Just Dance beats CoD"..., well, it's a funny punch line, but, not only I bet MW2 sold more on the 1st day of sales than Just Dance ever will, but also CoD brand has a big value, while JD... well, I don't think it has much value, 'cos they don't care.
    Edited by 1 at 19/01/10 @ 12:03

  • FogHeart #46 2 years ago

    I've always been a competitive bastard. I was a competitive little baby. Couldn't stand being second best. I suppose that's why the scores matter to me - and why I wouldn't have enjoyed this game as a child.

    (Voice from across the room) "I'm sorry our time is up. If you'd like to speak to my secretary Mrs Johnson outside, we can arrange another session. Well done today, we made good progress."

  • Mono_X #47 2 years ago

    "I think you're sort of missing the point here - the scores just don't matter."

    "It's almost as if the game doesn't matter."

    Well to me it seems you're stating that a game where the scoring doesn't matter is a game that doesn't matter at all - possibly you're the one quoting me out of context and missing the point I'm making?

    Your other comments about being drunk have nothing to do with anything I've said. I suppose that you're implying that drunk people couldn't care less about what they're playing (thus the game is crap), which is fundamentally accurate. But would only have any relevance if no one other than drunk people liked the game, but since this clearly isn't the case it's a fairly pointless commment.

  • kangarootoo #48 2 years ago

    @ignatiusjreilly

    "what is more likely - that there are so many people that have no idea that tastes differ from person to person, or you are missing the gist of what they are saying in the first place?"

    The first one ;)

  • ignatiusjreilly #49 2 years ago

    @Mono_X

    My point was that when you get a group of friends enjoying this game, the actual game itself is the least important part. You could take it away from that situation completely and 90% of the fun you were having hasn't changed.

    What you have here is basically a review of cheesy 90s pop music and drinking and dancing with friends, and I don't think anyone's suprised there is a market for that (and Ellie sems like she's slap-bang in the middle of it).

    This is was slightly tongue in cheek of course, until the ultra-serious crew came along and chastised anyone who dared criticise a game that was described in the review as "stupid, shallow, crude and not nearly as technically proficient as it pretends".

    @kangarootoo: I truly cannot tell if you are joking or not...
    Edited by 1 at 19/01/10 @ 12:38

  • greygooner #50 2 years ago

    A friend received this as a birthday present just before Christmas. She had about 12 friends over for her birthday (half male the other half female) – all the blokes groaned when we saw the game come out – we wanted to carry on playing Guitar Hero World Tour on the 360, but as it was her birthday, what could we do.

    Anyway, the game goes on and the girls get right in to it – dancing like mad to MC Hammer – whilst all the blokes sat on the sofa and watched. The girls try to get some of the blokes to have a go – we are NO WAY! But after a few drinks some of the blokes became brave and had a go. Even I had a go, and I must say did enjoy it for what it is – a party game.

    Besides, you can beat watching girls jiggly bits when they are in full motion dancing in front of you whilst you are sat on the sofa behind them – thank god we didn’t have to pay them like some other places I have frequented.

  • Mono_X #51 2 years ago

    @Miiiguel: I'm not trying to belittle dedicated gamers (a phrase I much prefer to hardcore), I'm one myself. But there's a difference between a passion for gaming and a unhealthy obsession.

    Gaming is actually more important to me than for me most people; I work in the industry and gaming puts bread on my plate. But I've seen plenty of obsessive people, mostly it's not unhealthy, but I've seen people who've lost their jobs and then sat at home and played MMORPGs all day and not bothered looking for a new job (guilty as charged) and it can be a concern if it affects other parts of your life.

  • Mono_X #52 2 years ago

    @ignatiusjreilly

    "My point was that when you get a group of friends enjoying this game, the actual game itself is the least important part. You could take it away from that situation completely and 90% of the fun you were having hasn't changed."

    I think you are correct a lot of the time.

    But I've played A LOT of different games over the years (not just video games) and I keenly observe people's behaviour. This is purely anecdotal, but I've found that games which are more skill based tend to become more aggressively competitive, whilst games that are chance based are less directly competitive. Neither type of game starts like that, but subconsciously the players begin adopting different play styles as the game progresses. :)

    So I do believe that the style of game you are playing can affect the atmosphere, I've sometimes seen games become very competitive and seen it kill the mood.

  • ignatiusjreilly #53 2 years ago

    @Mono_X

    Like I said my comment was one made mostly in jest, but it seems I underestimated the seriousness of the MW2/JD face-off.

    Believe me I understand about the aggression competitive video games can bring. I will never forget two friends literally square up to each other during a game of Goldeneye. We all laughed about it 5 minutes later but in that moment there was real threat hanging in the air...

    edit: I also understand I am the last person in the world that would buy this game, so you can use that to colour my posts. Drunk parties where students sing badly and dance ironically to Reel 2 Reel or Jason Donovan is truly my idea of personal hell, whether there is a videogame in the mix or not :)

    Edited by 2 at 19/01/10 @ 13:17

  • kangarootoo #54 2 years ago

    Aw

    Now I look all serious (which I suppose I am sometimes).

    AND I look like I don't like MW2 (which I probably do, though I haven't played it yet).
    Edited by 1 at 19/01/10 @ 14:17

  • WantOn #55 2 years ago

    Thanks for finally reviewing this. I almost bought it as a Christmas present for my partner and her kids, but chickened out when I saw the review over at IGN. So yes, it would have been slightly more useful back then, but I'll probably pick it up for them this weekend instead now I've seen a decent review for it.

  • coolbritannia #56 2 years ago

    Obviously adding a few extra marks because it's #1 is obvious. Dross.

  • Stompy #57 2 years ago

    Fact: I can play air guitar and score myself mentally without Guitar Hero.
    Fact: I can sing into a hairbrush and compare myself with a mate doing the same thing, deciding who was stylistically the most bostin'.
    Fact: I can sneak around cleverly, get behind my mate, and pretend-shoot them in the head and proclaim myself headshot king.


    The disc for Just Dance provides music and structure; the ineffectual scoring mechanism does not take away from that.

  • busboy33 #58 2 years ago

    Ellie, your review has raised a serious question:

    If I DO care, can I still wave my arms? And if so, should I wave them in a manner that demonstrates my caring, or should I attempt to wave arms as a careless person would? I don't want to get docked for lying, but I also don't want to lose points for inaccurate limb-undulation. Its a conundrum. I don't know that I can even simulate a lack of caring -- caring isn't something you just turn on and off!

    Frankly, there's alot of pressure here. I might have to forego this for something less complicated, like "shoot every mutherfu@ker you see". You make this sound soooo simple . . . .

  • smelly #59 2 years ago

    HEAVEN FORBID people might actually PLAY games for .. you know.. FUN!

    Reading some of your lots comments make me sad. Its almost as if the only type of entertainment you want is running around mazes pretending to shoot guns at people which I guess is something which is popular amongst children and something they'll grow out of when they leave their teenage years..

  • secombe #60 2 years ago

    I like the comparison with Mamma Mia being the UKs highest grossing film, mainly because I've never understood what people are getting at when they say such things (see also: X-Factor). Are they not 'deserving' of the success they enjoy?

    Where do you draw the line with such elitism? Gran Turismo is pretty far down the pecking order of 'intelligent' driving games, I'm sure many 'core' gamers who look down at the likes of Just Dance buy it, yet to many it's the Mamma Mia of driving games.

    On a more basic level, we're all spending time on a gaming forum...hardly a 'worthy' pursuit or good use of time in the grand scheme of things.

  • smelly #61 2 years ago

    >hardly a 'worthy' pursuit or good use of time in the grand scheme of things.

    I'm at work waiting for my computer to build data.. so yes .. it is.. honest :)

  • smelly #62 2 years ago

    But what you're saying takes me back to my point.. if somethings enjoyable and you personally have fun with it.. then that makes it a valid way to spend your time. So ner

  • Lee_Morris #63 2 years ago

    It's not all about what the tech can do though. This game wouldn't get anywhere near the top ten if it was just on the PS3 and 360. The people buying this game will be the people who buy a couple of games a year and more than likely the Wii is the first console they've bought.

  • smelly #64 2 years ago

    @Lee_Morris : I could say that EXACT same paragraph for MW2.

    You forum reading types are mainstream gamers, who lap up the same games over and over again.. YOU'RE the ones buying trashy products like mamma mia, as you're the mainstream.

    People buying this are the new indie market...