Just Dance 3
Four to the floor.
The downside to this superficial success is that you don't get any useful feedback on where you're going wrong. And the choreography symbols themselves are often so unhelpfully opaque that you're better off just learning from the virtual dancer.
It would somewhat miss the point to criticise Kinect's accuracy here; Just Dance, as the name rather suggests, makes no real pretence of being a serious dancing simulation. But it's fair game for the rest of the experience. And, sadly, as with so many other titles for Microsoft's gadget, navigation is often an awkward faff that leaves you craving the reassuring certainty of a physical controller.
To its credit, Ubisoft has at least eschewed the tedious hold-and-wait system stubbornly favoured by Microsoft. Instead, the studio has tried to take a leaf out of Harmonix's book, aping the slick select-and-swipe mechanic of Dance Central.
Moving back-and-forth between menus works effectively enough. It's when precision is required - such as the flailing lottery that is selecting difficulty - that it all unravels.
Either way, if the intention was to remind us how much easier this stuff is with a controller, it's a roaring success. You are, too often, the barely-in-controller. Suffice it to say, navigation is far easier on Wii. But whilst an irritation on Xbox, it's not a deal breaker. And if you're playing the game properly, you'll be too pissed to care.
The most exciting new feature, exclusive to the Xbox version, is Just Create, a mode that allows you to record and create your own choreography for friends to try locally, or to share online.
Happily, it's as straightforward to use as it sounds. Choose your track, perform your routine (a chunk of a song or the full thing) and you can dance back to it immediately, with the game scoring the attempt as normal. Playback lacks the move indicators of regular songs, but that's probably the last thing you'll be paying attention to.
You can be as serious or silly as you like here, which substantially expands the game's scope for bragging rights or foolish hilarity. Clips can be shared online for others to download, or watch on the official website, justdanceplanet.com.
You have five 'Share Tokens' to begin with, which limits how many videos an individual user is able to post, but your tokens will apparently be topped up on a weekly basis.
A quick word on the Wii version: if you've played previous instalments, this is business as usual. It has all the tracks and the neon, but lacks the Just Create functionality and the general HD polish of Just Dance's Xbox debut. But it's cheaper and just as cheerful.
In short, like much of the music on the disc, Just Dance 3 is disposable entertainment designed to be enjoyed unashamedly and uncritically. It's a game to pull out at parties, not obsess over: trashy, garish, stupid and - if all that appeals to your inner 13-year-old girl - terrific fun.