Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version

Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version[lower-alpha 1] is a 2015 dance video game developed by Level-5 and Ubisoft for the Wii U. The game was also published by Level-5. The game is a collaboration between Level-5's Yo-kai Watch series and Ubisoft's Just Dance series and sees the player attempting to mimic dances performed by Yo-kai Watch characters in the game.[1] The songs and dances featured in the game are originally from the Yo-kai Watch series.[2]

Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version
Official cover art depicting characters from the game performing dances
Developer(s)Ubisoft
Level-5
Publisher(s)Level-5
SeriesJust Dance
Yo-kai Watch
Platform(s)Wii U
Release
  • JP: December 5, 2015
Genre(s)Dance
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Like previous Just Dance installments, Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version sees the players attempting to mimic dances performed by characters on-screen, which is the read by the Wii Remote's motion detection feature.[3] Players can also unlock avatars, named Yo-kai Badges, by using a coin on the Crank-a-kai, a gashapon-like mechanic.[3]

Development and release

Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version was primarily developed by Level-5, and was their first Wii U game.[4] Ubisoft also assisted in development.[4]

Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version was first announced in the August 2015 issue of CoroCoro Comics,[2][5] and was later corroborated by Nintendo on their official news website.[6] The announcement showcased some of the game's dances and music.[2] Two trailers for the game were later uploaded to YouTube by Level-5 in November later the same year.[7] On the 39th page of the December 2015 issue of CoroCoro Comics, a QR code was featured which, when scanned in the game, would give the player in-game currency as well as a rare Yo-kai Badge.[8] A playable demo of the game was available at the World Hobby Fair Winter 2016.[9]

Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version was released on December 5, 2015.[10] The game was bundled with a Yo-kai Medal of Sergeant Burly.[10] A bundle with a Wii Remote was also released.[10]

Soundtrack

The game featured a total of 10 songs, all of which originated from the Yo-kai Watch franchise.[11]

Song Artist Year
"Geragerapō no Uta" King Cream Soda 2014
"Yōkai Taisō Dai Ichi" Dream5 2014
"Matsuribayashi de Geragerapō" King Cream Soda 2014
"Dan Dan Dubi Zubā!" Dream5 2014
"Gerappo Dance Train" King Cream Soda 2015
"Idol wa Ooh-Nya-Nya no Ken" NyaKB 2015
"Yōkai Taisō Dai-Ni" Dream5 2015
"Jinsei Dramatic" King Cream Soda 2015
"Uchū Dance!" Kotori 2015

Reception

Famitsu gave the game a score of 28/40, with each reviewer giving it a 7.[12] Chris Carter, writing for Destructoid, described the game as "[mixing] the wonderful art of Yo-kai with the garish 'humans' from Just Dance".[13]

Notes
  1. Known in Japan as 妖怪ウォッチダンス JUST DANCE スペシャルバージョン

References
  1. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2015). "Ubisoft's Just Dance Gets Yo-kai Watch Edition". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. Sato (August 10, 2015). "Yo-kai Watch Is Getting A Just Dance Game For Wii U". Siliconera. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  3. "発売迫る「妖怪ウォッチダンス JUST DANCE スペシャルバージョン」。その基本情報をまとめておこう". 4Gamer.net. Aetas. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. Doolan, Liam (August 11, 2015). "CoroCoro Reveals Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version For Wii U". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  5. Burleson, Kyle (August 11, 2015). "Yo-Kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is a thing that is happening". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. Yasuda, Shunsuke (August 19, 2015). "「妖怪ウォッチ」と「JUST DANCE」のコラボが決定！". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  7. Creegan, Dermot (November 28, 2015). "Yokai Watch Dance Gets Two New Japanese Commercials". Hardcore Gamer. DoubleJump Publishing. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. "明日（12月5日）発売の『妖怪ウォッチダンス JUST DANCE スペシャルバージョン』でレアな妖怪バッジが入手できる"おおばんぶるまいQRコード２"が配布！". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa. December 4, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. "「妖怪ウォッチバスターズ 月兎組」の公式大会が次世代ワールドホビーフェア '16 Winterで開催。会場には，「妖怪三国志」など3作品の試遊ブースを設置". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Aetas. December 4, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  10. "『妖怪ウォッチダンス JUST DANCE スペシャルバージョン』の発売日が12月5日に決定、妖怪メダル"ブリー隊長 うたメダル"が同梱". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa. September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  11. Romano, Sal (October 18, 2015). "Yo-kai Watch Dance will only have 10 songs". Gematsu. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  12. Romano, Sal (December 8, 2015). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1410". Gematsu. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  13. Carter, Chris (August 19, 2015). "Here's your first taste of the Yo-kai Watch Just Dance mashup". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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