''Just Dance 2018'' is a 2017 dance

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developed and published by

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. It was unveiled on June 12, 2017, during its E3 press conference as the ninth main installment of the

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, and was released in October 2017 for

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, PlayStation 4,

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, and

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. This was the last ''Just Dance'' game released on the PlayStation 3 console, and by extension, the final PlayStation 3 video game to be published by Ubisoft. All online services for every year-titled ''Just Dance'' game prior to ''

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'' on

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s, as well as ''

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'' and ''

Just Dance 2015 ''Just Dance 2015'' is a 2014 dance video game developed by Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Bucharest and published by Ubisoft. The sixth main installment of the ''Just Dance'' series, it was announced ...

'' on eighth-generation consoles, were discontinued on November 19, 2018.

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 or the game's associated ''Just Dance Controller'' app on a

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. While the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game are based on ''

'', the current-generation console versions' user interface was redesigned, which removed other additional modes except for the "World Dance Floor" to more focus on standard gameplay. In the "Just Dance" mode menu, players can activate Sweat by pressing a certain button on the controller. A new "Super" judgment was added between "Good" and "Perfect", as well as a "Megastar" rank, achievable at 12,000 points. The new "Dance Lab" mode features medleys of choreography representing different professions and animals, while a new "Kids Mode" was designed to provide a gameplay experience and choreography tailored towards younger players, with rainbow stars as the max rank, as akin to the "Superstar" rank in the main "Just Dance" mode. The "World Dance Floor" mode has a revamped Team Battle feature, which players are randomly assigned to either the Red Team or the Blue Team, as well as seasonal rankings. The

version of the game features a new "Double Rumble" mode, which features routines based on different professions that leverage the "HD Rumble" functionality in the console's

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controllers to provide feedback. The

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feature was removed in the PS3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game. Furthermore, the Community Remix and Mashup features were also removed. All online services for the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game were discontinued on November 19, 2018.

Soundtrack

The following songs appear on ''Just Dance 2018'':

Kids Mode

The following songs appear on the Kids Mode of the game: Note: These songs also can be played on 7th-gen consoles (

and

Just Dance Unlimited

''Just Dance Unlimited'' is a subscription-based service for accessing a streaming library of songs from previous ''Just Dance'' games, and new songs that are exclusive to the service. A three-month subscription to ''Just Dance Unlimited'' is included as part of the game. All exclusive tracks (except tracks restricted to only ''2018'') are also playable on '' 2016'' and '' 2017''s ''Unlimited'' service. The ''2018'' game supports ''Just Dance Unlimited'' on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch. Songs exclusive to ''Just Dance Unlimited'' include:

Reception

Accolades

The game was nominated for "Best Family/Social Game" at the 2017

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. In ''

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''s Reader's Choice Best of 2017 Awards, it took the lead for "Best Music/Rhythm Game". It was also nominated for "Family Game of the Year" at the 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and for "Family Game" at the 14th British Academy Games Awards. It won the award for "Favorite Video Game" at

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, and was nominated for "Fan-Favorite Multiplayer Game" at the

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References

External links

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