Just Dance 3 Review
Dance games are a genre all to themselves and the undoubted champion on Wii is the Just Dance series, with Just Dance 3 picking up where previous versions left off. With 49 top tracks to dance along to and a host of new steps to get used to, is this more of the same or a new invention? Mike Browne puts on his dancing shoes and bell-bottoms, all in the name of strutting his funky stuff.
Dance games work or fall on the power to get you excited and want to join in and we have to admit that from the off Just Dance 3 hits the dance floor with more than a shimmy. You can play in single mode, get competitive with its dual-mode, or go for a room full of fun with the four player ‘crew mode’, which lets you and your friends feel like you’re starring in Step Up , or some other dance movie!
The goodJust Dance 3 comes with 49 tracks for you to learn to routines and dance along to. Sure, most of them are aimed at the younger members of the family, so we get Katy Perry, Jessie J and the likes of LMFAO but dig a little deeper and you’ll see the set list is aimed at a great girls’ night in, with the likes of Girls Aloud, Robbie Williams, 2 Unlimited and the Scissor Sisters or up for grabs.
If you want to allow your dad to do a novelty turn, there is even ‘Night Boat to Cairo’ by Madness, which will certainly be lost on anyone under the age of 35!
This is where Just Dance 3 works best, as a great evening’s entertainment with friends. This isn’t a game for show-boating or hogging the console, it’s about sharing and having fun. To this end, you won’t find any of the routines too taxing and the emphasis is largely on fun.
And fun is what Just Dance 3 has in buckets. The visuals are as strong as ever, not mind blowing but functional, but it’s the song list that impresses, with enough to keep even the worst dancer in your house coming back for more.
The badIn the changing world of computer games, Just Dance 3 on Wii may well be the last breath of a dying breed. After all, with the all-consuming power of Kinect on the Xbox 360 and Move for the PS3 making such games a great deal more interactive, simply following dance moves seems a little old-school.
Add to this the fact that Just Dance 3 doesn’t really bring much to the party than Just Dance 2 did, other than a host of new songs to dance along too, so you may well find it limited.
The bottom lineIf you’ve not already been swayed by Just Dance then there is nothing here to appeal to you this time around either. However, anyone who feels they were born to dance will love what’s on offer here and be more than willing to cut-a-rug to get their hands on it!
