Just Dance 3
Just Dance 3 is a music video game released on the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 with Kinect and Move support respectively for the latter two. It is part of the Just Dance video game series published by Ubisoft originally on the Wii. Just Dance 3 was announced shortly after the release of Just Dance 2 and was released on October 7, 2011 in North America and October 11, 2011 in Australia and Europe. Emiliana Torrini's song "Jungle Drum" was going to appear in the game, but it was later taken out for unknown reasons. Ubisoft released Just Dance 4 in October 2012.
Gameplay
Like its predecessors, up to four players can play to mirror on-screen dance choreography from over 40 songs, as they are judged on their ability to follow a dance routine to a chosen song. Along with solo and duet modes, Just Dance 3 features a Dance Crew mode which allows 4 players to dance together, each with their own unique choreography, as well as playlists that group songs into different categories. Players can unlock gifts such as new songs, game modes, as well as Dance Mashups which combines different dance routines in this game and the second Just Dance game into one song. Returning features in the game include Non-Stop Shuffle, Speed Shuffle, and Just Sweat Mode.The Wii and PlayStation 3 versions have a Hold My Hand dance mode, where up to 8 players can share 4 Wii Remotes or PlayStation Move controllers to dance. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions also have a karaoke feature that uses the PlayStation Eye's microphone and the Kinect's voice recognition function, respectively, to sing along to the lyrics on-screen. The 360 version also has a Just Create mode in which players can create their own routines with the Kinect. They can be saved, shared with their friends online and be played just like any other Just Dance routine.
Track listing
Note: In the Xbox 360 version, all the songs are listed alphabetically while in the Wii and PS3 versions, the songs are in the order listed below.Note: In the Xbox 360 version, the Dance Mash-Up for Pump It is unlocked as part of Uplay rewards.
Note: In the Xbox 360 version menu "...Baby One More Time" does not appear first because it is credited as "Baby One More Time".
Note: In a Beta collage for Just Dance 3 in beta/testing before its release shows "Jungle Drum" by Emiliana Torrini, However, it was never in the game after the release and Beta testing.
| Song | Artist | Difficulty | Year | Effort |
| "California Gurls" | Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg | Medium | 2010 | Average |
| "Take On Me" | a-ha | Easy | 1984 | Exhausting |
| "Pump It" | Hard | 2006 | Exhausting | |
| "Lollipop" | Mika | Medium | 2007 | Average |
| "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland | Medium | 2006 | Average |
| "Baby One More Time" | The Girly Team | Medium | 1998 | Average |
| "Price Tag" | Jessie J featuring B.o.B | Medium | 2011 | Calm |
| "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Scissor Sisters | Hard | 2006 | Exhausting |
| "Marcia Baila" | Les Rita Mitsouko | Medium | 1984 | Average |
| "Barbra Streisand" | Duck Sauce | Medium | 2010 | Average |
| "Venus" | Bananarama | Easy | 1986 | Average |
| "No Limit" | 2 Unlimited | Medium | 1993 | Exhausting |
| "Dynamite" | Taio Cruz | Easy /Medium | 2010 | Average /Calm |
| "Teenage Dream" | Katy Perry | Medium | 2010 | Calm |
| "Only Girl " | Rihanna | Medium | 2010 | Average |
| "Forget You" | Cee Lo Green | Medium | 2010 | Average |
| "Jump" | Girls Aloud | Hard | 2003 | Exhausting |
| "Gonna Make You Sweat " | Sweat Invaders | Medium | 1990 | Exhausting |
| "What You Waiting For?" | Gwen Stefani | Medium | 2004 | Calm |
| "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Queen | Hard | 1979 | Average |
| "Think" | The London Theatre Orchestra & Cast | Medium | 1968 | Average |
| "Boogie Wonderland" | Groove Century | Medium | 1979 | Average |
| "Hey Boy Hey Girl" | The Chemical Brothers | Hard | 1999 | Exhausting |
| "E.T." | Katy Perry | Easy | 2011 | Average |
| "Boom" | Reggaeton Storm | Medium | 1999 | Average |
| "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | Medium | 1995 | Average |
| "I Feel Love" | Donna Summer | Medium | 1977 | Calm |
| "Dance All Nite" | Anja | Hard | 2011 | Calm |
| "Spectronizer" | Sentai Express | Medium | 2011 | Average |
| "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | Hard | 2011 | Average |
| "Are You Gonna Go My Way" | Lenny Kravitz | Easy | 1993 | Exhausting |
| "Land of 1000 Dances" | Wilson Pickett | Easy | 1966 | Exhausting |
| "She's Got Me Dancing" | Tommy Sparks | Hard | 2009 | Average |
| "Jamaican Dance" | Konshens | Easy | 2011 | Average |
| "Let's Go to the Mall" | Robin Sparkles | Hard | 2006 | Average |
| "Night Boat to Cairo" | Madness | Easy | 1979 | Exhausting |
| "I'm So Excited" | Easy | 1982 | Exhausting | |
| "Video Killed the Radio Star" | Medium | 1979 | Calm | |
| "Kurio ko uddah le jana" | Bollywood Rainbow | Hard | 1994 | Average |
| "Giddy on Up " | Laura Bell Bundy | Medium | 2010 | Calm |
| "I Was Made for Lovin' You" | Kiss | Easy | 1979 | Average |
| "Tightrope " | Janelle Monáe | Hard | 2010 | Average |
| "Airplanes" | B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore | Easy | 2010 | Calm |
| "Beautiful Liar" | Countdown Mix Masters | Hard | 2007 | Calm |
| "Apache " | The Sugarhill Gang | Hard | 1981 | Average |
| "Pata Pata" | African Ladies | Easy | 1967 | Average |
| "Satellite" | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Easy | 2010 | Average |
| "Somethin' Stupid" | Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman | Easy | 2001 | Calm |
| "This Is Halloween" | Danny Elfman | Medium | 1993 | Average |
| "Jambo Mambo" | Ole Orquesta | Medium | 1997 | Average |
| "Baby Don't Stop Now" | Anja | Medium | 2011 | Calm |
| "Twist and Shake It" | The Girly Team | Medium | 2007 | Calm |
| "Soul Searchin" | Groove Century | Easy | 1979 | Calm |
| "Baby Zouk" | Dr. Creole | Medium | 2011 | Exhausting |
| "Hungarian Dance No. 5" | Johannes Brahms | Medium | 1880 | Average |
| "Mamasita" | Latino Sunset | Hard | 2001 | Average |
| "The Master Blaster" | Inspector Marceau | Hard | 1969 | Calm |
Downloadable content
- Songs from previous Just Dance titles, along with brand new songs, are featured as downloadable content for Just Dance 3.
- Please note downloadable content is not available for the PS3 console.
| Song | Artist | Year | Release Date |
| "Baby Don't Stop Now" | Anja | 2011 | October 7, 2011 |
| "Jambo Mambo" | Olé Orquesta | 1997 | October 7, 2011 |
| "Soul Searchin" | Groove Century | 1999 | October 7, 2011 |
| "Twist and Shake It" | The Girly Team | 2009 | October 7, 2011 |
| "U Can't Touch This" | Groove Century | 1990 | October 7, 2011 |
| "Fame" | In the style of Irene Cara | 1980 | October 7, 2011 |
| "Heart of Glass" | Blondie | 1979 | October 7, 2011 |
| "Jin-Go-Lo-Ba" | Fatboy Slim | 2004 | November 15, 2011 |
| "Cosmic Girl" | Jamiroquai | 1996 | November 15, 2011 |
| "Jump in the Line " | The Sunlight Shakers | 2011 | November 15, 2011 |
| "Satisfaction " | Benny Benassi | 2003 | November 15, 2011 |
| "Toxic" | The Hit Crew | 2003 | November 23, 2011 |
| "Acceptable in the 80s" | Calvin Harris | 2007 | November 23, 2011 |
| "Jump" | Kris Kross | 1991 | November 23, 2011 |
| "Just Mario" | Ubisoft Meets Nintendo | 2011 | December 14, 2011 |
| "Proud Mary" | Ike and Tina Turner | 1971 | November 23, 2011 |
| "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles | 1986 | December 6, 2011 |
| "Iko Iko" | Mardi Gras | 1953 | December 6, 2011 |
| "Baby Girl" | Reggaeton | 2003 | December 6, 2011 |
| "Mashed Potato Time" | Dee Dee Sharp | 1962 | December 6, 2011 |
| "Crazy Christmas" | Santa Clones | 2010 | December 20, 2011 |
| "Step by Step" | New Kids on the Block | 1990 | December 20, 2011 |
| "Funplex" | The B-52's | 2008 | December 20, 2011 |
| "Louie Louie" | Iggy Pop | 1993 | December 20, 2011 |
| "I Like to Move It " | Groove Century | 1993 | January 4, 2012 |
| "Beat Match Until I'm Blue" | Sweat Invaders | 2011 | January 4, 2012 |
| "Dun N Dusted" | Sweat Invaders | 2011 | January 4, 2012 |
| "Touch Me Want Me" | Sweat Invaders | 2011 | January 4, 2012 |
| "Cardiac Caress" | Sweat Invaders | 2012 | January 18, 2012 |
| "Boomsday" | Sweat Invaders | 2011 | January 18, 2012 |
| "Merengue" | Sweat Invaders | 2011 | January 18, 2012 |
| "Who Let the Dogs Out?" | The Sunlight Shakers | 2000 | January 18, 2012 |
| "Katti Kalandal" | Bollywood | 1980 | February 1, 2012 |
| "Why Oh Why" | Love Letter | 2010 | February 1, 2012 |
| "The Power" | Snap! | 1990 | February 1, 2012 |
| "Skin-To-Skin" | Sweat Invaders | 2010 | February 1, 2012 |
| "Rasputin" | Boney M. | 1978 | February 15, 2012 |
| "Mugsy Baloney" | Charleston | 1924 | February 15, 2012 |
| "That's the Way " | KC and the Sunshine Band | 1975 | February 15, 2012 |
| "Kids in America" | Kim Wilde | 1981 | March 12, 2012 |
| "Down by the Riverside" | The Reverend Horatio Duncan and Amos Sweets | 1927 | March 12, 2012 |
| "Professor Pumplestickle" | Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen | 2006 | March 12, 2012 |
| "Dare" | Gorillaz | 2005 | March 12, 2012 |
| "Alright" | Supergrass | 1994 | April 25, 2012 |
| "Dagomba" | Sorcerer | 2003 | April 25, 2012 |
| "Futebol Crazy" | The World Cup Girls | 2010 | April 25, 2012 |
| "It's Raining Men" | The Weather Girls | 1982 | April 25, 2012 |
Packs
| Name | Artists | Songs | Release Date |
| Sweat Pack #1 | Sweat Invaders | Beat Match Until I'm Blue Dun N Dusted Touch Me Want Me | January 4, 2012 |
| Sweat Pack #2 | Sweat Invaders | Boomsday Cardiac Caress Merengue | January 17, 2012 |
| Christmas Pack | The Bangles Mardi Gras Reggaeton Dee Dee Sharp | Walk Like an Egyptian Iko Iko Baby Girl Mashed Potato Time | January 17, 2012 |
| Valentine Pack | Bollywood Sweat Invaders Love Letter | Katti Kalandal Skin to Skin Why oh Why | February 1, 2012 |
| Spring Break Pack #1 | Kim Wilde The Reverend Horatio Duncan and Amos Sweets Gorillaz Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen | Kids in America Down By The Riverside Dare Professor Pumplestickle | March 12, 2012 |
| Spring Break Pack #2 | The World Cup Girls Supergrass Sorcerer | Futebol Crazy Alright Dagomba | April 25, 2012 |
Reception
Critical reception
Ubisoft's third installment in the Just Dance series received mostly mixed to positive reviews from critics, receiving a 75.30% of the Wii and a 69.70% for the Xbox 360 on GameRankings. With the most positive review for the Wii being from Nintendo Life giving a 9/10, and the most negative of which being Official Nintendo Magazine UK, giving it a 68/100. For the Xbox 360, the most positive review came from IGN, giving it an 8.5/10 and the most negative came from GamingExcellence, which gave it a 5.4/10.Commercial performance
According to Gamasutra's weekly column, Just Dance 3 was the number one selling multi-platform game of the week in North America and Japan on the week of October 13, 2011 in the form of the Wii version, and was number two in the UK. This means that of all the games on all systems, the Wii version of Just Dance 3 was the week's best selling game overall in Japan and North America in those regions, and number two in the UK, only behind Forza Motorsport 4. The Xbox 360 version did not chart, meaning it failed to hit the top 5. Of the top 5 selling Wii games in Japan, North America and the UK, however, the game was number one in all regions.Awards and nominations
BAFTA Kids Awards
[2012 Kids' Choice Awards]
[2012 Teen Choice Awards]
Other releases
A Zellers Edition was released in Canada which included two exclusive songs which are Rihanna's "Only Girl " and B.o.B's "Airplanes", which are also included in the PAL Xbox 360 edition. The Target version is exactly the same as the Zellers Edition.A Best Buy Edition was released in America which included two exclusive songs which are Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and "E.T." The PAL Special Edition is exactly the same as the Best Buy Edition.