Ubi doing Michael Jackson game

By Ellie Gibson Published 15 June, 2010

Compatible with Move and Kinect.

Ubisoft is making a dancing and singing game based around the music of Michael Jackson.

The unnamed game will be released for DS, PSP, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 this Christmas, and is compatible with PlayStation Move on PS3 and Kinect on Xbox 360.

At the end of the publisher's E3 conference, an image of the singer, his name and the Ubi logo appeared on the big screen. Bossman Yves Guillemot asked us to imagine the possibilities. Then a troupe of dancers came out and pulled off sharp moves to Beat it.

In a press release issued later, Ubisoft said: "The game is family entertainment at its best and will provide an interactive experience that enables players to step into the shoes of Michael Jackson himself and re-live his most iconic performances through their own singing and dancing."

Apparently the game will feature the late singer's most famous songs (including Beat It and Billie Jean), his specific dance moves to emulate and karaoke elements to test Jacko singing skills.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Lusterpurge #1 2 years ago

    They showed the words "Michael Jackson" but didn't really mention anything about a game. Not sure what it is.

    Questmania and Shootmania could be ace though, if they are anything like Trackmania.

  • Kami #2 2 years ago

    I still love the Rabbids (Adore their time machine!) but it's so nice to see Rayman back and in a good-looking 2D platformer as well.

    Other than that, I just felt the whole thing was a bit phoned in, a bit too acted out and scripted. Don't get me wrong, I know the alternative is Peter Molyneux "In this game we will be doing..." and watching as the developers cringe in their seats willing him to shut up as they hadn't planned it at all, but at least there is passion there. There was passion in the EA conference. The Ubi one, sorry to say, felt sterile in comparison.

    Still, time travelling rabbids and 2D Rayman. Not a bad result.

  • BraveArse #3 2 years ago

    I was never a huge fan of Michael Jackson but christ... stop picking at the man's corpse already.

  • pinkpanzer #4 2 years ago

    I thought we saw the 'new Michael Jackson game' last year. The one with Milo : (

  • el_pollo_diablo #5 2 years ago

    MJ *dancing* game?

    I want MJ Singstar damnit!

  • harzo #6 2 years ago

    That Rayman game looks utterly incredible, I do want!

  • MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #7 2 years ago

    MJ *dancing* game? I want MJ Singstar damnit!

    Surely 'imagine the possibilities' implies tere might be room for both, and at the same time?

    Either that or, seeing as it's Ubisoft, we're going to get literally "Imagine: Michael Jackson" for the Nintendo DS so preteen girls can have fun colouring their skin, choosing from a rage of noses and importing the data from their Imagine: Babies so they can put carnival masks on them and dangle them from windows.

  • brseg #8 2 years ago

    Its a pretty good idea, but I think making any dance/sing/move game is risky since your initial market is already a subset of gamers out there. Then you can count out people who dont like MJ music, and the subset gets smaller.

  • SG #9 2 years ago

    Will there be a molesting children minigame?

  • Acrid #10 2 years ago

    Lets hope they don't screw up with this Rayman game

  • Dolly #11 2 years ago

    This is shit

  • Silvergun-Blue #12 2 years ago

    Pinkpanzer said "I thought we saw the 'new Michael Jackson game' last year. The one with Milo : ( "

    +1

    I was always surprised when Nintendo failed to take the initiative and get Michael Jackson into one of the Phoenix Wright games.