Just Dance 2024 Edition Explained

Just Dance 2024 Edition
Publisher:Ubisoft
Series:Just Dance
Engine:Unity[1]
Released:October 24, 2023
Genre:Rhythm

Just Dance 2024 Edition is a 2023 dance rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was unveiled on June 12, 2023 during the Ubisoft Forward June 2023 presentation as the fifteenth installment in the series and the second annual song pack after its predecessor Just Dance 2023 Edition.[2] [3] The game was released on October 24, 2023 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.[4]

Gameplay

As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen coach’s choreography to a chosen song using the game's associated smartphone app (Nintendo Switch players have the option to use the console's Joy-Con controllers). 2024 Edition retains all of the features from 2023 Edition, but introduces new features within the Just Dance hub, such as "Song Sharing", which allows players from any Edition to share songs with each other. All owners of any Edition have access to all Just Dance+ songs and updates. Camera tracking returns to the series as a feature in the game's smartphone app that utilizes the front-facing camera, first launched as a beta for iOS in December 2023 and Android in June 2024, and supporting a limited number of songs from 2023 and 2024 Edition in single player mode.[5] [6] [7] Custom playlists returned on June 18, 2024, the same day that Season 3: Lights Out was released.

Story mode

A follow-up to the "Enter the Danceverses" story playlist in 2023 Edition, titled "Dance with the Swan", is part of the game.[8]

Following her defeat in the previous story, Night Swan begins her revenge plot. She steals Wanderlust's anthropomorphic disco ball, then uses it to kidnap Sara from the real world and corrupt her using her magic. She also uses the ball to attack Brezziana and Mihaly within their own worlds, and attempts to persuade her son, Jack Rose, back into her side by showing him a vision in which he rules over their world. Wanderlust, Brezziana, and Mihaly travel to Night Swan's world to rescue Sara, but all of them become corrupted and are taken into Night Swan's ship as her servants. Despite this, Mihaly is able to send a distress signal to Jack, who fails to reach the ship in time before it departs regardless.[9] [10]

Soundtrack

The following songs appear on Just Dance 2024 Edition:[11] [12] [13]

SongArtistYear
"A Night in the Château de Versailles" The Just Dance Orchestra 2023
"A Queda" 2021
"After Party" Banx & Ranx featuring Zach Zoya 2023
"Butter" 2021
"Calm Down" 2022
"Canned Heat"1999
"Can't Tame Her" 2023
"Chaise Longue" 2021
"Cradles" 2019
"Cure for Me" 2021
"Despechá" 2022
"Don't Cha" 2005
"Flowers"2023
"Gimme More" 2007
"How You Like That" 2020
"I Am My Own Muse" 2023
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 1987
"I'm Good (Blue)"2022
"I'm Not Here to Make Friends" 2023
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" 1963
"Kill Bill" 2023
"Makeba" 2015
"My Name Is" D-Billions 2020
"Never Be Like You" 2016
"Rapper's Delight" Groove Century (as made famous by The Sugarhill Gang) 1979
"Sail"2010
"Say My Name" 2019
"Seven" 2023
"Shine a Little Love" The Sunlight Shakers (as made famous by Electric Light Orchestra) 1979
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" 2012
"Survivor" 2001
"Swan Lake" The Just Dance Orchestra (as made famous by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) 1877
"Tainted Love" The Just Dancers (as made famous by Gloria Jones) 1965
"This Wish"[14] 2023
"Tití Me Preguntó" 2022
"Treasure" 2013
"Vampire" 2023
"Wasabi" 2018
"Whitney" 2022
"Woof" 2023
"You Should See Me in a Crown" 2018

Just Dance+

Just Dance+ continues to be offered on 2024 Edition, offering recently ported songs from previous Just Dance games, as well as songs exclusive to the service.

Songs exclusive to the service include:

SongArtistYearRelease date
"A Whole New World" 1992 December 5, 2023
"Zero to Hero" Disney's Hercules 1997 December 5, 2023
"When Will My Life Begin?" 2010 January 9, 2024
"I'll Make a Man Out of You" 1998 January 9, 2024
"Otonablue"[15] 2020 January 30, 2024
"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" 2023 February 27, 2024
"Hollaback Girl" 2005 February 27, 2024
"Sk8er Boi" 2002 March 26, 2024
"Greedy" 2023 March 26, 2024
"Darkest Hour" The Rising Swan 2024 May 14, 2024
"Murder on the Dancefloor" 2001 May 14, 2024
"Don't Rush" 2019 June 18, 2024
"Todo de Ti" 2021 June 18, 2024
"Paparazzi" 2009 July 16, 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomkinson . Matthew . 2022-10-09 . Just Dance 2023 está hecho de cero con un nuevo motor gráfico . 2023-02-09 . Nintenduo . en-es . 2023-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209130531/https://nintenduo.com/just-dance-2023-hecho-cero-nuevo-motor-grafico/ . live .
  2. News: September 10, 2022 . Just Dance 2023 Reveal and Gameplay Overview Ubisoft Forward 2022 . IGN . September 10, 2022 . November 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120023808/https://www.ign.com/videos/just-dance-2023-reveal-and-gameplay-overview-ubisoft-forward-2022 . live .
  3. Web site: Vicencio . Chastity . 10 September 2022 . Just Dance 2023 Edition Coming November 22 . 12 September 2022 . Ubisoft News . 12 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220912021456/https://news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/article/6nMqFRFRzngDVV28z0fRaz/just-dance-2023-edition-coming-november-22 . live .
  4. Web site: Just Dance 2024 Edition: Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series XS . 2023-06-12 . www.ubisoft.com . en-gb.
  5. News: Just Dance 2024 interview: "There's really no limit to what we can do" - Video Games on Sports Illustrated . en . Video Games on Sports Illustrated . 2023-10-31.
  6. Web site: The BETA of the Camera Controller is here! . 2023-12-11 . www.ubisoft.com . en-gb.
  7. Just Dance 2024 Edition - What's coming in the June update . 2024-06-17 . Just Dance . 2024-06-20 . YouTube.
  8. Web site: Just Dance 2024 Edition – Creative Director Discusses New Features and Just Dance+ Year 2 . 2023-07-25 . news.ubisoft.com . en-us.
  9. Web site: 2023-10-26 . Does Just Dance 2024 have a story mode? . 2023-10-28 . VideoGamer.com . en-US.
  10. Did Night Swan Win?!? Just Dance 2024 Story Reaction . 2023-10-24 . Video game . Astylia . YouTube.
  11. News: Just Dance 2024 release date, songs, more. The Loadout. 12 June 2023.
  12. News: Just Dance 2024 Edition Launches October 24. Ubisoft. 13 June 2023.
  13. News: Just Dance 2024 song list and track list . The Loadout . 14 September 2023.
  14. Just Dance 2024 Edition - This Wish from Disney Movie Animation Wish . November 22, 2023 . Just Dance . November 22, 2023 . YouTube.
  15. 『ジャストダンス2024エディション』新しい学校のリーダーズ - オトナブルー . October 2, 2023 . Ubisoft Japan . October 3, 2023 . YouTube.