➤ Just Dance 2024 Edition, the review of the new appointment with the Ubisoft dancers 🕹

Forty new songs, many choreographies and a notable push towards online are the heart of the analysis of Just Dance 2024 for Switch, Xbox and PlayStation.

In recent years, Just Dance has demonstrated remarkable transformative capabilities. Little by little, the famous party game designed to let loose with a dance step has increasingly lost the appearance of a title in itself, with certain songs to play endlessly and customizable objects to unlock, to become a multimedia platform bigger, almost a real in-house subscription service. Proof of this is Just Dance 2024 Edition, a product that can now be used completely online and linked to the Ubisoft account.

These innovations have been clearly consolidated starting with Just Dance 2023. The chapter we are going to talk about, in fact, does not substantially change the underlying philosophy, in fact reproducing the interface, the menu and the possibilities of the 2023 one in an almost identical way. . The main novelties that will be analyzed refer, in any case, to a mode of enjoyment that is now very unlikely to be reviewed by the producers and that has its strengths and weaknesses, in addition to the care put into the choreography.

Therefore, without further ado, we invite you to grab the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons and hit the track, obviously after having finished reading the Just Dance 2024 review.

New songs (and more than two hundred in subscription)

Just Dance 2024 Edition, the review of the new appointment with the Ubisoft dancers — For evenings with friends, Just Dance 2024 is almost mandatory

Since, as is known, a winning team does not change, Just Dance 2024 takes the field re-proposing everything that had already convinced about Just Dance 2023, updating only where necessary: that is, in the number of songs proposed. , with Unreleased songs from 40 with choreographies and ballets never seen before and with a series of unlockables, customizable objects and daily (or long-term) missions that encourage constant access to the title, which would end up being forgotten, most likely, after a few sessions during birthdays. or Christmas holidays. As always, it's difficult to comment on personal tastes, but know that the forty songs selected by Ubisoft cover a considerable (and sensible) multitude of musical genres, artists and features (some are perfect for duos, others are clearly designed for solo dancing). . ).

In all this, Nintendo Switch is probably still the best console for the Just Dance 2024 experience (and indeed we have reiterated it year after year, even in previous chapters). It is true that fidelity is limited to the recognition of the movements of the right arm - the one holding the Joy-Con, one per player is enough - but the freedom guaranteed by Nintendo's motion controls is absolute. And it is superior, even in detection, to smartphones: you can continue using them instead of the Joy-Con, but given the dimensions that the devices now reach (and the cost, in the case of uncontrolled flights to the living room) and the need to install, launch, and sync an app that isn't always as collaborative as it should be, the game may not be worth it.

From service just dance + We have already said a few words: it is undeniable that to fully enjoy all the possibilities offered by the game, including seasonal missions, it is no longer enough to purchase the basic version of the software, but a subscription is required (either monthly or annual ). . At this point, Just Dance 2024 users are practically divided into two categories: those still tied to the "past" vision of the series (completely legitimate), who immediately run to check out the unreleased songs of the version in question; and those who, on the other hand, consider the video game a true subscription service, taking advantage of the possibilities offered by the "complete package" of Just Dance +, with more than 200 songs available and updated month after month.

The complete list of the 40 songs from Just Dance 2024 Edition

For those who were wondering, here is the list of 40 unreleased songs from Just Dance 2024 Edition:

"A night at the castle of Versailles"
"A Queda" by Gloria Groove
"After Party" de Banx & Ranx (con Zach Zoya)
"Butter" by BTS
“Calm down” by Rema
"Calor enlatado" de Jamiroquai
"I can't tame her" by Zara Larsson
"Chaise Longue" wet leg
"Cradles" in Sub Urbano
"Heal for me" by Aurora
"Desphá" by Rosalía
"Don't Cha" de The Pussycat Dolls (con Busta Rhymes)
"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
"Give Me More" by Britney Spears
"How do you like that" by Blackpink
"I am my own muse" by Fall Out Boy
"I want to dance with someone (who loves me)" by Whitney Houston
"I'm Fine (Blue)" by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
"I'm Not Here to Make Friends" by Sam Smith
"It's the most wonderful time of the year" by Andy Williams
"Kill Bill" de SZA
"Makeba" not from Jain
"My name is" by D Billions
"Never Be Like You" de Flume (con Kai)
"Otonablue" by Atarashii Gakko!
"The Rapper's Pleasure" by Groove Century
"Navega" de Awolnation
"Say my name" by Ateez
"Shine a Little Love" de The Sunlight Shakers
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson
"Survivor" by Destiny's Child
"Swan Lake (Remix)" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Tití Me Preguntó" by Bad Bunny
"The Treasure" by Bruno Mars
"Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo
"Wasabi" de Little Mix
“Whitney” from Dream
"Wow" on Sofi Tukker (feat. Kah-Lo)
"You should see me in a crown" by Billie Eilish

A lot of care, but also some uncertainty.

Since Just Dance 2024 still fully fulfills its duty, which is to drag everyone to the center of the room and make them dance as long as possible, we have noticed a care fluctuations in production as a whole. The choreographies, the videos, the instructors, etc. They have certainly improved over the last two years, and the level of detail (as well as the art style) remains on par with Just Dance 2023. To simplify: in addition to having fun, what you see on the screen during the performance of the song is very pleasant (it is true that the eye also wants its share, especially for those who sit on the couch enjoying the show). The cartoon style, despite the latest updates, continues to reign, although it does not adapt perfectly to the forty songs proposed in the same way.

What we liked least about Just Dance 2024 is precisely the structure, linked to both progression and the use of main menus. Aside from the fact that in some cases booting into Nintendo Switch made the product completely unusable, because the menu itself would become snappy and the songs wouldn't actually start at all (fortunately, everything could be fixed by restarting the software) , it seemed to us that the presence of the permanent connection (Ubisoft account included) "weighed" everything. Switching from one window to another on the Nintendo console is no longer as pleasant as "two Just Dances ago." Also, where did the song trailers go? And the rewards at the end of each game, which will be unlocked with the gacha machine? Player levels have imposed a perfect top-to-bottom progression in the long term, but without that surprise effect that was perhaps most appreciated until a while ago.

Let's be clear, none of this is permanent: probably already at launch, or with some updates, technical problems Just Dance 2024 will be resolved; and they also do not affect the interpretation of the songs, once the latter have been activated correctly. However, some of the intuition and immediacy of the series has been lost, replaced by other benefits: an endless number of online songs, seasonal challenges, a setting that winks at the social networks of the youngest. All legit: but did Just Dance need it? We can hear Ubisoft comment "yes." And maybe he's right.

Conclusions

Tested version Nintendo Switch digital delivery playstation store, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop Price 59,99 € Holygamerz.com 7.5 Readers (2) 8.0 your vote

Just Dance 2024 constitutes the new piece in the evolution of the series, a piece that differs, it must be said, very little from what we saw exactly a year ago with the previous chapter. The formula focused on the subscription service continues to be promoted, without giving up the usual and appreciable forty new songs. However, sooner or later it is possible that Just Dance will become a subscription and that's it, with an online catalog of a disproportionate number of songs that can be used at any time. If this is the case, we hope that at least the current menu will be revised and reinforced, because on Nintendo Switch it seemed to us, compared to this version, a little limited and rigid. It is clear that casual gamers who buy everything just to dance, on the occasion of some carefree evening with friends or family, will hardly have anything to complain about. In the end, Just Dance 2024, through ups and downs, continues to fulfill its main mission: to entertain.