Just Dance 2017
Just Dance 2017 is a Wii U music and rhythm game released in 2016 developed by Ubisoft. It centers on music, rhythm, and performance, beat recognition, and motion or button timing, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around the GamePad touch screen, gyroscope, dual sticks, television display, and Pro Controller where supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.3 / 10
About this game
Just Dance 2017 is a Wii U music and rhythm game centered on music, rhythm, and performance, beat recognition, and motion or button timing. Songs and difficulty tiers support short repeated practice, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Music, input prompts, and synchronized performance carry the appeal, while HD television output and the GamePad screen need to divide maps, status, touch input, and primary focus clearly. The genre-specific limitation is that calibration, motion recognition, latency, and dense charts can affect precision. Platform conditions also include GamePad battery life and range, shifts between two screens, loading, performance, and retired online and Miiverse services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features from other editions.
Collected in series
Just Dance is Ubisoft’s dance-game series, where you follow an on-screen performer and match movements to the music. Each song brings a routine to learn, turning practice or a gathering with friends into a dance session; tracking equipment and multiplayer options vary by edition.
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A versatile Wii U party set with only modest annual changes.
Just Dance 2017 on Wii U again asks players to follow a central dancer and preview icons, chasing stars alone or sharing the floor with friends. Dance Quest adds a short ranking contest across three songs. Forty included tracks range from pop and rock to J-pop and disco, and Sweat mode can build a workout. Just Dance Machine links brief clips from different styles under a comic alien premise, but its novelty does little to change the familiar dance rule. A direct Wii U review finds both Wii Remotes and smartphone controllers usable for routines and menus, while preferring the Remote’s grip and wrist strap. That choice makes a local gathering easier to arrange. The varied music and friendly format remain enjoyable, yet owners of a recent annual entry may find the new local content too slight to warrant another purchase. This assessment concerns the included songs and local modes. Review-era video sharing, online challenges and the Unlimited trial do not establish present service access.
Strengths
- Forty varied songs and two controller choices support group play.
Weaknesses
- The new machine mode is slight for returning players.
Who it is for: Newcomers and groups who want dancing or workout sets.
Play notes: Only included Wii U songs and local controls; current online access is unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Forty songs and workout sets support repeat sessions; the new machine mode is slight. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Mirroring and short ranked sets remain inviting, though the core rules barely change. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Varied music and a comic alien frame keep the party colorful without a major new visual direction. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Remote and phone inputs both work locally, with a safer grip from the Wii Remote strap. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Ubisoft
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release date
- 2016
- Platforms
- Wii U
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Music & Dance · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyFast-pacedShort SessionsMusic PerformancePlayer versus PlayerRhythm-based Play3D GraphicsMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayablePick-up and Play
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerCo-opMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
Game gallery
Sources
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