PS3 - Just Dance 2014

Just Dance 4

I recently purchased Just Dance 4 for my PlayStation 3. Just Dance 4 is developed and published by Ubisoft. To play Just Dance 4 in PS3 console, you would require the PlayStation move which consist of the eye, and the PlayStation motion controllers.

Motion Controllers 

 How to play the game? It is very easy. Once you have calibrated your motion controller with “The eye” camera, you are off to play it. There are two modes in the game. One is Just Dance and other is Just Sweat.

In Just Dance, there will be series of songs. Some songs have one character in it, some songs has more than 2 characters in it (maximum 4).  For such songs, you are allowed to choose a specific character to dance as and the rest is programmed as AI.

Player has to select a song. Once a song is selected the game will load. Player has to hold the motion controller on their palm while dancing. Player has to initiate on screen dancers dance movements to a song. Sometimes when players reach another level, they can select a new gift (a song) from a random set of songs. Some of these contain dance battle routines.

Battle routine

Player can also unlock Dance quest in order to unlock the mash up of each song by completing the entire quest for that specific song. Each song has a difficulty bar that indicates the level of difficulties.  Player can choose song based on how challenged they would like to feel.

The next mode is just Sweat. In just sweat there are 5 types of workout. They are Aerobic in Space, Cheerleaders Boot Camp, Electro Body Combat, Sweat Around The World and Swingin 60’s workout. There are three levels in these which consist of timing. There are 10 min level, 20 minute level, and 45 minute level. Player has to select the timing. There is also a calorie counter that counts how much of calories have you burnt based on your intensive moves.

There is also a cool down mode and intense routine. Based on your performance of the previous song, the game would then assign you a song that it either intense or cool. In between every song, there will be a warm up session where player stretches their body by following the on screen character.

Just Dance 4 is amazing game. I love to dance as it is very entertaining and suitable for a rainy day. When you can’t go out, you could work out at home. What I am unhappy about is the fact that Just Dance 4 does not detect all the movement a player does.

We are only allowed to use one controller to play the game. Hence, I only need to move one part of my body in order to win the song. I have tried before. I could stand in one place but move my right arms around wildly and I had four stars.

I understand it also got to do with the console as The Playstation Move requires the usage of one controller only. I mean that purpose compared to Wii where they use two controllers. Anyway, I personally felt the game could have given the option of holding onto at least up to two controllers per player.

By giving this option, players can decided whether they would like to play with one controller or two motion controllers.  It sort of allows the player to choose the option. If he wants to hold on two motion controller, he can. That option seems fairer.

Besides that, the game alone is perfectly fine. It’s a suitable game to play with your friends when they come over to your house. It’s also suitable for days where you prefer to stay indoors and exercise in a fun way.

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