Just Dance 2014
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Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
Producer(s) | Ubisoft |
Series | Just Dance |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Release | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii , Wii UPlayStation 4Xbox One
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Genre(s) | Music game |
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Just Dance 2014 is a dance video game developed by Ubisoft Paris, in collaboration with Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Montpellier. The fifth main installment in the Just Dance series (which as of February 2021 ranges from Just Dance of 2009 to Just Dance 2021), it was announced at Ubisoft's E3 2013 press event, and released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Wii U on 9 October 2013, and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as launch titles on 15 November and 22 November 2013 respectively.[1]
The game introduced several new features to the franchise, including expanded second screen support for Wii U and Xbox platforms, the ability to record and share video clips of gameplay on supported platforms, and online multiplayer through the "World Dance Floor" mode.
Gameplay[]
As in previous installments, players must mimic the routine of an on-screen dancer to a chosen song, scoring points based on their accuracy.[2]
Selected songs now feature "On Stage" modes—routines in which one player dances in a lead role while others perform as backup dancers.[3] The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions also include routines that can be played by up to six players at once.[2] The "AutoDance" feature allows users to record footage of their gameplay, which can then be uploaded to the Just Dance website or shared on social networks.[2][3] If a microphone is available, players can also earn bonus "Mojo" points for singing along with the song.[2][3][4]
Online multiplayer was added by means of a ghost data system, as well a new mode known as "World Dance Floor"—in which players compete against others simultaneously on the same song in a massively multiplayer setting. Players can join in at any time, compare their performance against other players during and after each song, and increase their level by playing more often. Occasionally, players can vote to decide on the next song.[4] Online services for Just Dance 2014 ended on 19 November 2018.[5][6]
Additional second screen features are available on the Wii U and Xbox versions of the game using a Wii U GamePad or Xbox SmartGlass; users can manage playlists, and manipulate gameplay and routines in the "Party Master" mode. The GamePad's camera can also be used to record AutoDance footage and serve as a microphone for karaoke.[2][7]
Soundtrack[]
There are a total of 50 songs in the main soundtrack.
Song | Artist | Year |
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"#thatPOWER" | will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber | 2013 |
"99 Luftballons" | Rutschen Planeten (as made famous by Nena) | 1983 |
"Alfonso Signorini (Eroe Nazionale)"[a] | Fedez | 2013 |
"Applause" | Lady Gaga | 2013 |
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | The Sunlight Shakers (as made famous by The 5th Dimension) | 1969 |
"Blame It on the Boogie" | Mick Jackson (as made famous by The Jacksons) | 1978 |
"Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams | 2013 |
"C'mon" | Kesha | 2012 |
"Candy" | Robbie Williams | 2012 |
"Careless Whisper" | George Michael | 1984 |
"Could You Be Loved" | Bob Marley | 1980 |
"Dançando"[b] | Ivete Sangalo | 2013 |
"Danse (Pop Version)"[a] | TAL | 2013 |
"Feel So Right" | Imposs featuring Konshens | 2013 |
"Feel This Moment" | Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera | 2013 |
"Fine China" | Chris Brown | 2013 |
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" | The Girly Team (as made famous by Irene Cara) | 1983 |
"Follow the Leader" | Wisin & Yandel featuring Jennifer Lopez | 2012 |
"Gentleman" | PSY | 2013 |
"Get Lucky" | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams | 2013 |
"Ghostbusters" | Ray Parker Jr. | 1984 |
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | ABBA | 1979 |
"I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | 2008 |
"I Will Survive" | Gloria Gaynor | 1978 |
"In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry | 1970 |
"Isidora" | Bog Bog Orkestar | 1952 |
"It's You" | Duck Sauce | 2013 |
"Just a Gigolo" | Louis Prima | 1956 |
"Just Dance" | Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis | 2008 |
"Kiss You" | One Direction | 2013 |
"Limbo" | Daddy Yankee | 2012 |
"Love Boat" | Frankie Bostello (as made famous by Jack Jones) | 1977 |
"María" | Ricky Martin | 1995 |
"Miss Understood" | Sammie | 2013 |
"Moskau" | Dancing Bros. (as made famous by Dschinghis Khan) | 1979 |
"Nitro Bot" | Sentai Express | 2013 |
"Pound the Alarm" | Nicki Minaj | 2012 |
"Prince Ali" | Disney's Aladdin (as made famous by Robin Williams) | 1992 |
"Rich Girl" | Gwen Stefani featuring Eve | 2004 |
"Safe and Sound"[c] | Capital Cities | 2011 |
"She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" | David Guetta featuring Sia | 2012 |
"Starships" | Nicki Minaj | 2012 |
"The Other Side"[b] | Jason Derulo | 2013 |
"The Way" | Ariana Grande featuring Mac Miller | 2013 |
"Troublemaker" | Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida | 2012 |
"Turn Up the Love" | Far East Movement featuring Cover Drive | 2012 |
"Waking Up in Vegas" [c][b] | Katy Perry | 2009 |
"Where Have You Been" | Rihanna | 2012 |
"Wild" | Jessie J featuring Big Sean | 2013 |
"Y.M.C.A" | Village People | 1978 |
Downloadable content[]
Additional songs and routines for Just Dance 2014 were released as downloadable content. Some DLC songs were re-issues of songs released as DLC for previous editions.
The game offers downloadable content songs for the player to download. One of them is free of charge.
Song | Artist | Year | Release Date |
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"Roar" (FDLC) | Katy Perry | 2013 | 1 October 2013 |
"Pound the Alarm" ("Extreme" alternate routine) | Nicki Minaj | 2012 | 1 October 2013 |
"Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | 2011 | 1 October 2013 |
"Wake Me Up" (NXO) | Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc | 2013 | 1 October 2013 |
"What About Love" | Austin Mahone | 2013 | 26 November 2013 |
"American Girl" | Bonnie McKee | 2013 | 26 November 2013 |
"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" | One Direction | 2013 | 26 November 2013 |
"Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO | 2011 | 26 November 2013 |
"Blurred Lines" ("Extreme" alternate routine) | Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams | 2013 | 26 November 2013 |
"The Other Side"[a] (PAL) | Jason Derulo | 2013 | 26 November 2013 |
"We Can't Stop" (X) | Miley Cyrus | 2013 | 26 November 2013 |
"Dançando" (PAL) | Ivete Sangalo | 2013 | 17 December 2013 |
"Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | 2012 | 17 December 2013 |
"I Need Your Love" | Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding | 2013 | 17 December 2013 |
"Can't Get Enough" | Becky G featuring Pitbull | 2013 | 17 December 2013 |
"My Main Girl" | MainStreet | 2013 | 17 December 2013 |
"Gangnam Style" (JD4DLC) | PSY | 2012 | 17 December 2013 (JD4 re-release) |
"Applause" ("Official Choreography" alternate routine) | Lady Gaga | 2013 | 17 December 2013 |
"#thatPOWER" ("On Stage" routine) | will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber | 2013 | 17 December 2013 |
"Timber" | Pitbull featuring Kesha | 2013 | 11 February 2014 |
"Just Dance" ("Sweat" routine) | Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis | 2008 | 11 February 2014 |
"Die Young" (JD4DLC) | Kesha | 2012 | 11 February 2014 (JD4 re-release) |
"Rock N Roll" | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | 11 February 2014 |
"Funhouse" (JD4DLC) | Pink | 2009 | 25 March 2014 (JD4 re-release) |
"Part of Me" (JD4DLC) | Katy Perry | 2012 | 25 March 2014 (JD4 re-release) |
"Moves Like Jagger" (JD4) | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | 2011 | 22 April 2014 (JD4 re-release) |
"Beauty and a Beat" (JD4) | Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj | 2012 | 22 April 2014 (JD4 re-release) |
"We R Who We R" (JD4DLC) | Kesha | 2010 | 22 April 2014 (JD4 re-release) |
"One Thing" (JD4DLC) | One Direction | 2012 | 22 April 2014 (JD4 re-release) |
"Waking Up in Vegas" | Katy Perry | 2009 | 22 April 2014 |
"The World Is Ours" (FDLC) [d] | David Correy featuring Monobloco | 2014 | 6 May 2014 |
- (PAL) means that it is only a DLC for PAL versions
- (JD4) means that it is a song in the original track list of Just Dance 4
- (JD4DLC) means it is also a DLC for Just Dance 4
- (FDLC) means that it is a free DLC
- (X) means that the song has been removed from the game, and appeared later in Just Dance 2015 as DLC.
- (NXO) means that the song has been removed from the Xbox One Shop.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c PAL regions only
- ^ Jump up to: a b c NTSC regions only. Available as DLC for PAL regions.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Requires unlock code obtained through sponsored promotion
- ^ Coca-Cola promotional song, unavailable inside of United States and Canada
Reception[]
IGN praised Just Dance 2014's continued focus on being a casual party game in comparison to the more sophisticated nature of Dance Central, acknowledging its "accessible, silly, and endearingly creative" routines, the "On Stage" routines providing "a stage for particularly ostentatious dancers to shine" that "[brims] with sexual tension, an essential element of any classic party game from Truth or Dare to Twister", and increasing production values over previous installments, but also noting that its soundtrack was skewed more towards recent music. It was also noted that the World Dance Floor mode could help players who cannot decide on a song due to the game's large soundtrack. In conclusion, giving the game a 7.9 out of 10, IGN explained that "Just Dance 2014 exerts no pressure, and demands no skill. It just invites you to have fun with it, whoever you are and whatever music you like. It’s wildly silly, creative and colourful, relying on daft, characterful choreography and to evoke a party atmosphere that puts everyone at ease."[2]
References[]
- ^ McElroy, Griffin (10 June 2013). "Just Dance 2014 coming to 'all motion control platforms,' in October, also coming to next-gen". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Just Dance 2014 Wii U review: It'll be okay". IGN. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Corriea, Alexa Ray (13 June 2013). "Just Dance 2014 gets MMO mode, will be PS4, Xbox One launch title". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Farokhmanesh, Megan (21 August 2013). "World Dance Floor is Just Dance 2014's 'biggest departure'". Polygon. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Ubisoft to terminate online services for Just Dance 2018 on last-gen consoles". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Ubisoft Support Staff. "Online Services Update Masterlist". Ubisoft Forums. Ubisoft. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Games Breaking New Ground with Xbox SmartGlass: Dead Rising 3, Project Spark, Just Dance 2014". Xbox Wire. Microsoft. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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