Just Dance 2021
Follow on-screen dancers through the base game’s pop-song choreography, practising routines or joining nearby players to combine scores in cooperative dancing.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.53 / 10
About this game
Just Dance 2021 is a music and dance game built around following choreography. Players imitate an on-screen dancer, using the beat and movement cues to pursue scores. The base selection contains around forty songs with routines for different ways of participating. Songs can be chosen individually or through Quick Play, and cooperative play combines participants’ results. Kids mode offers songs and choreography designed for younger dancers, while Sweat mode records information such as time spent dancing. The older Unlimited subscription is a separate service, whose historical catalogue is separate from songs included in the base game.
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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Just Dance 2021
A straightforward shared dance session has lasting appeal, but the PS5 phone requirement deserves attention before choosing it.
This edition works best when the aim is to share a short dance session rather than keep finding new reasons to play every day. Following a routine gives a group an immediate common activity, and cooperative scoring can turn improvement into something to celebrate together. The base selection of forty songs, together with Kids and Sweat modes, provides different ways to organise an evening without requiring the same ambition from every participant. Its value depends strongly on whether those songs and that kind of repetition suit the group. On PS5, holding a compatible phone is part of the arrangement, so preparing the device matters as much as making space to dance. Unlimited cannot be treated as a readily purchasable expansion today: Ubisoft ended new PlayStation purchases in July2024. Choose this edition for its base experience and device requirements.
Strengths
- Co-op, Kids and Sweat options give a group different goals for the same gathering.
Weaknesses
- The PS5 phone requirement and the end of new Unlimited purchases narrow its appeal.
Who it is for: Groups who like the base song list and can prepare compatible phones.
Play notes: PS5 usability basis: LauraLuna,MeriStation,2021-01-03; explicitPS4/PS5 test, phone model,patch andhours unspecified. Phone-based control, no Move/HDcamera support in that test. Current legacy-controller support checked separately; do not transfer the2026 camera feature. Ubisoft2024 notice ends new Unlimited purchases on PlayStation/Xbox fromJuly1, with existing passes lasting until expiry; it does not announce all2021 online services closed.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Forty base songs reward familiarity, but a historical subscription library is not content available to a new purchaser today. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | 0.25 |
| Dimension Clear shared dance goals let participants enjoy a session without identical ambitions. | Reviewed | 7.9 / 10 | 0.4 |
| Dimension Recognisable pop and dance selections give a gathering a shared starting point; individual taste determines their reach. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | 0.2 |
| Dimension Phone tracking serves the routine, but holding the device adds handling and setup friction on PS5. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | 0.15 |
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Core information
- Developer
- Ubisoft
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release date
- Nov 12, 2020
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- 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
- ReplayableShort SessionsSolo-friendly3D GraphicsRhythm-based PlayFast-pacedPlayer versus PlayerMusic PerformanceLocal Co-opPick-up and PlayParty-friendly
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerCo-opMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideNov 12, 2020
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideNov 12, 2020
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Sources
- www.nintendo.com