Ludography
68/100
Players18 ratings
55/100
Critics1 review

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2018 · Ubisoft Paris · Dance · Rhythm

Just Dance 2019

Just Dance 2019 is the ultimate dance game with 40 hot tracks from chart-topping hits to family favorites, including "Havana" by Camila Cabello, "Bang Bang Bang" by BIGBANG, "I Feel It Coming" by The Weeknd Ft. Daft Punk, and more!

Released
25 October 2018
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WiiWii UXbox 360Xbox One
Genres
DanceRhythm
Developers
Ubisoft Paris
Publishers
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Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Party
Engine
UbiArt Framework
Country
France
Age ratings
PEGI 3ESRB E
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)

About

Just Dance 2019 is a 2018 dance rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was unveiled on June 11, 2018, during its E3 press conference as the tenth main installment of the series, and was released on October 23, 2018 on Nintendo Switch, Wii, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in North America. It was also released on October 25, 2018 in Europe and Australia. A demo for the game was released on November 12, 2018, on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch.

Just Dance 2019 is notable for being the last game ever to be released for the Xbox 360 worldwide. It was also the last Just Dance game to be released on the Wii U console, and by extension, the final Wii U game to be published by Ubisoft.

Keywords

  • dancing

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen dancer's choreography to a chosen song using either motion controllers (Wii Remotes on Wii and Wii U, PlayStation Move and PlayStation Camera on PlayStation 4, Kinect on Xbox 360 and One, and Joy-Con on Nintendo Switch) or the game's associated smartphone app.

The game's user interface received a significant redesign, with a focus on recommendations and curated playlists. It merged the World Dance Floor into the main "Just Dance" mode. Support for the Just Dance Controller app was absent on the Nintendo Switch version of the game, the only such occurrence in the entire series. The Wii U version doesn't have the ability to apply effects for "Autodance" videos, just like in previous entries.

Reception

Nintendo Life gave Just Dance 2019 a 7 out of 10, noting that its stripped-down experience was "a strange shift to behold, suggesting that the game is trying to adapt to a new Spotify-using, social media-loving, older teen audience, or maybe growing up alongside those who have supported it from the beginning", and also acknowledged Ubisoft's continued emphasis on pushing its subscription-based offerings for the franchise, as well as performance issues and the removal of Just Dance Controller app support on the Nintendo Switch version.

The game won the award for "Favorite Video Game" at the 2019 Kids' Choice Awards, and was nominated for "People's Choice" at the Italian Video Game Awards.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Wii U23 October 2018North America · Worldwide 25 October 2018
PlayStation 425 October 2018Worldwide
Xbox One25 October 2018Worldwide
Xbox 36025 October 2018Worldwide
Nintendo Switch25 October 2018Worldwide
Wii25 October 2018Worldwide

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