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.[1]

Just Dance 3
North American Wii box art
Developer(s)Ubisoft Paris
Ubisoft Reflections (PlayStation 3)
Ubisoft Montreal (Xbox 360)
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
SeriesJust Dance
Platform(s)Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleaseWii & Xbox 360
  • NA: October 7, 2011
  • AU: October 11, 2011
  • EU: October 11, 2011
PlayStation 3
  • NA: December 6, 2011
  • AU: December 8, 2011
  • EU: December 9, 2011
Genre(s)Rhythm

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.[1]

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"[lower-alpha 1]Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg Medium2010 Average
"Take On Me"a-ha Easy1984 Exhausting
"Pump It"The Black Eyed Peas Hard2006
"Lollipop"Mika Medium2007 Average
"Promiscuous"Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland2006
"...Baby One More Time"The Girly Team (as made famous by Britney Spears)1998
"Price Tag"Jessie J featuring B.o.B2011 Calm
"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"Scissor Sisters Hard2006 Exhausting
"Marcia Baila"[lower-alpha 2]Les Rita Mitsouko Medium1984 Average
"Barbra Streisand"Duck Sauce2010
"Venus"Bananarama Easy1986
"No Limit"2 Unlimited Medium1993 Exhausting
"Dynamite"[lower-alpha 1]Taio Cruz Easy (Wii and PS3)
Medium (Xbox 360)
2010 Average (Wii and PS3)
Calm (Xbox 360)
"Teenage Dream"[lower-alpha 3]Katy Perry Medium Calm
"Only Girl (In the World)"[lower-alpha 4]Rihanna Average
"Forget You"Cee Lo Green
"Jump"Girls Aloud Hard2003 Exhausting
"Gonna Make You Sweat
(Everybody Dance Now)
"
Sweat Invaders (as made famous by C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams) Medium1990
"What You Waiting For?"Gwen Stefani2004 Calm
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"Queen Hard1979 Average
"Think"The London Theatre Orchestra & Cast (as made famous by Aretha Franklin) Medium1968
"Boogie Wonderland"Groove Century (as made famous by Earth, Wind & Fire featuring The Emotions)1979
"Hey Boy Hey Girl"The Chemical Brothers Hard1999 Exhausting
"E.T."[lower-alpha 3]Katy Perry Easy2011 Average
"Boom"Reggaeton Storm (as made famous by MC Magico and Alex Wilson) Medium1999
"Da Funk"Daft Punk1995
"I Feel Love"Donna Summer1977 Calm
"Dance All Nite"Anja Hard2011
"Spectronizer"Sentai Express Medium Average
"Party Rock Anthem"LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock Hard
"Are You Gonna Go My Way"Lenny Kravitz Easy1993 Exhausting
"Land of 1000 Dances"Wilson Pickett1966
"She's Got Me Dancing"Tommy Sparks Hard2009 Average
"Jamaican Dance"Konshens Easy2011
"Let's Go to the Mall"Robin Sparkles[lower-alpha 5] Hard2006
"Night Boat to Cairo"Madness Easy1979 Exhausting
"I'm So Excited"The Pointer Sisters1982
"Video Killed the Radio Star"The Buggles Medium1979 Calm
"Kurio ko uddah le jana"[lower-alpha 6]Bollywood Rainbow (as made famous by Lata Mangeshkar and S.P. Balasubrahmanyam) Hard1994 Average
"Giddy on Up (Giddy on Out)"Laura Bell Bundy Medium2010 Calm
"I Was Made for Lovin' You"Kiss Easy1979 Average
"Tightrope (Solo Version)"Janelle Monáe Hard2010
"Airplanes"[lower-alpha 4]B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore Easy2010 Calm
"Beautiful Liar"Countdown Mix Masters (as made famous by Beyoncé and Shakira) Hard2007
"Apache (Jump On It)"The Sugarhill Gang1981 Average
"Pata Pata"African Ladies (as made famous by Miriam Makeba) Easy1967
"Satellite"[lower-alpha 2]Lena Meyer-Landrut2010
"Somethin' Stupid"Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman2001 Calm
"This Is Halloween"Danny Elfman Medium1993 Average
"Jambo Mambo"[lower-alpha 7]Ole Orquesta1997
"Baby Don't Stop Now"[lower-alpha 7]Anja2011 Calm
"Twist and Shake It"[lower-alpha 7]The Girly Team2007
"Soul Searchin"[lower-alpha 7]Groove CenturyEasy 1979
"Baby Zouk"[lower-alpha 8]Dr. Creole Medium 2011Exhausting
"Hungarian Dance No. 5"[lower-alpha 8][2]Johannes Brahms (Brahms by Just Dance Classical Orchestra)1880 Average
"Mamasita"[lower-alpha 8][2]Latino Sunset Hard2001
"The Master Blaster"[lower-alpha 8][2]Inspector Marceau1969 Calm
  1. Also available on the Xbox 360 demo version of the game.
  2. PAL regions only
  3. Exclusive to copies sold by Best Buy
  4. Exclusive to copies sold by Target
  5. The original singer of the song is Cobie Smulders, but was credited as Robin Sparkles, the stage name for her character Robin Scherbatsky from the sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
  6. The song is actually titled "Didi Tera Devar Deewana".
  7. PS3 only. Available as DLC on Wii.
  8. Unlockable depending on the player's mojo.

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 (PlayStation 3) console.
Song Artist Year Release Date
"Baby Don't Stop Now"[lower-alpha 1]Anja2011October 7, 2011
"Jambo Mambo"[lower-alpha 1]Olé Orquesta1997October 7, 2011
"Soul Searchin"[lower-alpha 1]Groove Century1999October 7, 2011
"Twist and Shake It"[lower-alpha 1]The Girly Team2009October 7, 2011
"U Can't Touch This"Groove Century (as made famous by MC Hammer)1990October 7, 2011 (JD re-release)
"Fame"In the style of Irene Cara (as made famous by Irene Cara)1980October 7, 2011 (JD re-release)
"Heart of Glass"[lower-alpha 2]Blondie1979October 7, 2011 (JD re-release)
"Jin-Go-Lo-Ba"[lower-alpha 2]Fatboy Slim2004November 15, 2011 (JD re-release)
"Cosmic Girl"[lower-alpha 2]Jamiroquai1996November 15, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"The Sunlight Shakers (as made famous by Harry Belafonte)2011November 15, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Satisfaction (Isak Original Extended)"[lower-alpha 2]Benny Benassi2003November 15, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Toxic"The Hit Crew (as made famous by Britney Spears)2003November 23, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Acceptable in the 80s"[lower-alpha 2]Calvin Harris2007November 23, 2011 (JD re-release)
"Jump"Kris Kross1991November 23, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Just Mario"[lower-alpha 1]Ubisoft Meets Nintendo2011December 14, 2011
"Proud Mary"[lower-alpha 2]Ike and Tina Turner1971November 23, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Walk Like an Egyptian"The Bangles1986December 6, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Iko Iko"Mardi Gras1953December 6, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Baby Girl"Reggaeton2003December 6, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Mashed Potato Time"[lower-alpha 2]Dee Dee Sharp1962December 6, 2011 (JD re-release)
"Crazy Christmas"Santa Clones2010December 20, 2011 (JD2 re-release)
"Step by Step"[lower-alpha 2]New Kids on the Block1990December 20, 2011 (JD re-release)
"Funplex"[lower-alpha 2] (CCS Remix)The B-52's2008December 20, 2011 (JD re-release)
"Louie Louie"[lower-alpha 2]Iggy Pop1993December 20, 2011 (JD re-release)
"I Like to Move It (Radio Mix)"Groove Century (as made famous by Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman)1993January 4, 2012 (JD re-release)
"Beat Match Until I'm Blue"Sweat Invaders2011January 4, 2012
"Dun N Dusted"Sweat Invaders2011January 4, 2012
"Touch Me Want Me"Sweat Invaders2011January 4, 2012
"Cardiac Caress"Sweat Invaders2012January 18, 2012
"Boomsday"Sweat Invaders2011January 18, 2012
"Merengue"Sweat Invaders2011January 18, 2012
"Who Let the Dogs Out?"The Sunlight Shakers (as made famous by Baha Men)2000January 18, 2012 (JD re-release)
"Katti Kalandal"Bollywood1980February 1, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"Why Oh Why"Love Letter2010February 1, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"The Power"Snap!1990February 1, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"Skin-To-Skin"Sweat Invaders2010February 1, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"Rasputin"Boney M.1978February 15, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"Mugsy Baloney"Charleston1924February 15, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"That's the Way (I Like It)"KC and the Sunshine Band1975February 15, 2012 (JD re-release)
"Kids in America"Kim Wilde1981March 12, 2012 (JD re-release)
"Down by the Riverside"The Reverend Horatio Duncan and Amos Sweets1927March 12, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"Professor Pumplestickle"Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen2006March 12, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"Dare"Gorillaz2005March 12, 2012 (JD re-release)
"Alright"Supergrass1994April 25, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"Dagomba"Sorcerer2003April 25, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"Futebol Crazy"The World Cup Girls2010April 25, 2012 (JD2 re-release)
"It's Raining Men"The Weather Girls1982April 25, 2012 (JD2 re-release)

Packs

Name Artists Songs Release Date
Sweat Pack #1Sweat InvadersBeat Match Until I'm Blue
Dun N Dusted
Touch Me Want Me
January 4, 2012
Sweat Pack #2Sweat InvadersBoomsday
Cardiac Caress
Merengue
January 17, 2012
Christmas Pack[lower-alpha 2]The Bangles
Mardi Gras
Reggaeton
Dee Dee Sharp
Walk Like an Egyptian
Iko Iko
Baby Girl
Mashed Potato Time
January 17, 2012
Valentine Pack[lower-alpha 1]Bollywood
Sweat Invaders
Love Letter
Katti Kalandal
Skin to Skin
Why oh Why
February 1, 2012
Spring Break Pack #1Kim 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 #2The World Cup Girls
Supergrass
Sorcerer
Futebol Crazy
Alright
Dagomba
April 25, 2012
  1. DLC on Wii only.
  2. Xbox 360 only.

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.[26] 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.[27]

Awards and nominations

BAFTA Kids Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 Just Dance 3 Favorite Video Game Won

2012 Kids' Choice Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2012 Just Dance 3 Favorite Game Won

2012 Teen Choice Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2012 Just Dance 3 Choice Video Game Won

Other releases

A Zellers Edition was released in Canada which included two exclusive songs which are Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)" 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.

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