Just Dance 4 is the fourth game in the main series of Just Dance. It was released for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on October 2, 2012 in Europe (in two editions: a regular edition and a "Special Edition" that contains a bonus song, although the Special Edition is only available for the Wii) and on October 9, 2012 in North America. It was later released for the Wii U on November 2012.
When the game first launched, online functionality was available. However on November 11, 2017, said functionality was disabled, making some features no longer available to do or complete.
Overview
In the Just Dance series, players compete against each other for recreational victory by following on-screen coaches doing dance routines. Each routine tracks the player's attempt in following it throughout, and grants points based on how well they did. The player who ends up with the highest score is deemed the winner.
The game is split into two tabs: Just Dance and Just Sweat. Just Dance is the main mode of play, where players can select songs from a set list and dance. Each song has a Dance Quest, a list of small challenges to complete. Completing those, along with playing through the songs, earns Mojo, which fills up in a bar. The game features a leveling system, and when the bar fills up, the players levels up and earns a chance to spin the Wheel of Gifts, a wheel with collectibles. Among the prizes are Battles, competitions against coaches from the game in various rounds, with the winner having the most rounds, and Puppet Masters, which are exclusive to the Wii U rendition and involve one player choosing the dance moves for other players to follow. There is also an option under this mode to play songs endlessly: the "Non-Stop Shuffle" option, though this is accessed once it is won from the Wheel of Gifts.
Just Sweat is a mode designed for workout purposes. Different programs are given, and each consists of a mix of routines from the game with routines from the program. At the end, a workout log is shown to the player to show their progress on the program. The program can be done in sessions of 10 minutes, 25 minutes, or 45 minutes.
A third tab is available for Xbox 360 players, though an external hard drive is needed to access it: Just Dance TV, which allows players to view autodances, small clips of players dancing, for pleasure. Autodances appear right after players complete a song, and they can be shared to Facebook, Just Dance TV, or their Xbox Live friends.
A Dancer Card is given for players when they start the game showing statistics of their experience. It can be customized with avatars for a profile picture. Alternatively, Wii U players can upload an image as their profile picture. Wii U players also have all the avatars available from the start, compared to others where some are unlockable prizes through the Wheel of Gifts.
Tracking
The game uses a motion controller to track player's movements in the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Wii U renditions using a PlayStation Move Controller for the former and a Wii Remote for the latter two. The Xbox 360 rendition uses the Kinect to track.
The Wii U rendition also utilizes the Wii U Gamepad. It can be used as alternate way to scroll through the game and as an area to draw on the screen as others are performing. It is necessary for Puppet Masters.
Songs
Base List
Song | Artist | Icon | Difficulty |
---|---|---|---|
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | 3 | |
Asereje (The Ketchup Song) | Las Ketchup | 1 | |
Beauty and a Beat | Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj | 3 | |
Beware Of The Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke) | Panjabi MC | 2 | |
Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen | 1 | |
Can't Take My Eyes Off You | Boys Town Gang | 1 | |
Crazy Little Thing | Anja | 3 | |
Crucified | Army Of Lovers | 3 | |
Disturbia | Rihanna | 3 | |
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love |
The Blues Brothers (covered by the Dancing Bros. in-game) |
2 | |
Good Feeling | Flo Rida | 2 | |
Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) | Blu Cantrell | 1 | |
Hot For Me | A.K.A | 2 | |
I Like It | The Blackout Allstars | 3 | |
Istanbul | They Might Be Giants | 1 | |
Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | 1 | |
Livin' La Vida Loca | Ricky Martin | 3 | |
Love You Like A Love Song | Selena Gomez and the Scene | 1 | |
Maneater | Nelly Furtado | 2 | |
Make The Party (Don't Stop) | Bunny Beatz | 2 | |
Mas Que Nada | Sergio Mendes featuring The Black Eyed Peas | 1 | |
Moves Like Jagger | Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguliera | 2 | |
Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley | 1 | |
Oh No! | Marina and The Diamonds | 3 | |
On The Floor | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | 1 | |
Oops!... I Did It Again |
Britney Spears (covered by The Girly Team in-game) |
2 | |
Rock Lobster | The B-52's | 2 | |
Rock N' Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain) | Skrillex | 2 | |
Run The Show | Kat DeLuna featuring Busta Rhymes | 3 | |
So What | P!nk | 1 | |
Some Catchin' Up To Do | Sammy | 1 | |
Super Bass | Nicki Minaj | 3 | |
Superstition | Stevie Wonder | 1 | |
The Final Countdown | Europe | 3 | |
Time Warp |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (covered by Halloween Thrills in-game) |
3 | |
Tribal Dance | 2 Unlimited | 3 | |
We No Speak Americano |
Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP (covered by Hit The Electro Beat in-game) |
2 | |
What Makes You Beautiful | One Direction | 1 | |
Wild Wild West | Will Smith | 3 | |
You're The First, The Last, My Everything | Barry White | 1 |
Exclusive Content
Exclusive Content refers to content that is not available throughout all forms of the game, though it may be available in the game through other means. Since the shutdown, songs that require a code can no longer be unlocked due to the codes being expired and due to the "Redeem Code" area being disabled.
Song | Artist | Icon | Difficulty | Exclusivity | Alternate Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ain't No Other Man |
Christina Aguelira (covered by The Girly Team in-game) |
2 | Wii U Copies | - | |
Brand New Start | Anja | 2 | Wii and Xbox 360 Copies in the NTSC region through Code | - | |
Cercavo Amore | Emma | 3 | PAL Copies | - | |
Diggin' In The Dirt | Stefanie Heinzmann | 2 | PAL Copies | - | |
Domino | Jessie J | 1 | Wii U Copies | - | |
Good Girl | Carrie Underwood | 1 | NTSC Copies | Downloadable Content (PAL Copies) | |
Umbrella | Rihanna featuring JAY-Z | 1 | NTSC and PAL Copies (except for some Wii copies in the PAL region, Special Edition required) | ||
Want U Back | Cher Lloyd featuring Astro | 1 | Wii U Copies | Downloadable Content | |
You Make Me Feel...(feat. Sabi) | Cobra Starship | 2 | Wii and Xbox 360 Copies in the NTSC region through Code | Downloadable Content (Also available for copies listed to the left) |
Prizes
Just Dance 4 offers multiple types of prizes. Unless indicated otherwise, these are unlocked from the Wheel of Gifts.
Alternates
Alternate dances offer new choreographies to existing songs
Song | Icon | Difficulty | Type |
---|---|---|---|
Good Feeling | 4 | Extreme | |
Run The Show | 4 | Extreme | |
What Makes You Beautiful | 4 | Extreme | |
Wild Wild West | 4 | Extreme | |
Call Me Maybe | 3 | Alternate | |
Can't Take My Eyes Off You | 3 | Alternate | |
Tribal Dance | 1 | With a Katana | |
Umbrella | 2 | With an Umbrella | |
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love | 1 | Hold My Hand | |
Jailhouse Rock | 3 | Line Dance |
Battles
Battles are head-to-head competition dances that pair two coaches from their respective songs for glory. The battles are divided into five rounds, with the individual winning the most rounds being deemed the champion. Battles are locked when opening the game, and they can be unlocked through the Wheel of Gifts.
Songs | Icon | Difficulty |
---|---|---|
Beauty and a Beat vs Call Me Maybe | 1 | |
Moves Like Jagger vs Never Gonna Give You Up | 2 | |
Rock N' Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain) vs Livin' La Vida Loca[5] | 1 | |
Super Bass vs Love You Like A Love Song | 3 | |
Tribal Dance vs Rock Lobster | 2 |
Mashups
Mashups are compilation dances using set routines from the series. Mashups in this game vary between console, and most are locked from the beginning. They can be unlocked through the Wheel of Gifts.
Puppet Masters
The Puppet Master for Call Me Maybe is already unlocked in the beginning
Avatars
Other
Downloadable Content
The game offers downloadable content for players to purchase. They can be purchased at a respective console's distribution service if applicable. They were also able to be purchased through the in-game shop, however the shutdown caused that to be inaccessible. Furthermore, Wii owners can no longer purchase songs due to the shop closing (which was the only way to access them) and the currency system (Wii Points) being out-of-use. However, if they are still stored in the game, then they can still be played.
Song | Artist | Icon | Difficulty | Release Date | Cost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Me | Katy Perry | 4 | October 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
January 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Dagomba | Sorcerer | 2 | November 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Ferbuary 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Funhouse | P!nk | 3 | November 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
January 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Gangnam Style | Psy | 3 | November 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
January 2013 (WIi U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Make The Party (Don't Stop) | Bunny Beatz | 2 | November 21, 2012 (Wii) | 300 Wii Points | |
You Make Me Feel...(feat. Sabi) | Cobra Starship | 2 | November 2012 (PAL)
January 2013 (NTSC) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Good Girl | Carrie Underwood | 1 | December 2012 (PAL Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
February 2013 (PAL Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Heavy Cross | Gossip | 2 | December 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
February 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Hit The Lights | Selena Gomez and the Scene | 2 | December 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
February 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
One Thing | One Direction | 1 | December 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
February 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
So Glamorous | The Girly Team | 2 | December 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
January 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Want U Back | Cher Lloyd featuring Astro | 1 | December 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) | $2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Boom | Reggaeton Storm | 2 | January 2013 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
February 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Oath | Cher Lloyd featuring Becky G | 2 | January 2013 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
February 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
We R Who We R | Ke$ha | 2 | January 2013 (Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
February 2013 (Wii U) |
$2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Gold Dust | DJ Fresh | 2 | March 2013 | $2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Professor Pumplestickle | Nick Phoenix and Thomas Bergersen | 3 | March 2013 | $2.99/300 Wii Points | |
The Lazy Song | Bruno Mars | 1 | March 2013 | $2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Baby Girl | Reggaeton | 2 | April 2013 | $2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Die Young | Ke$ha | 3 | April 2013 | $2.99/300 Wii Points | |
Primadonna | Marina and The Diamonds | 2 | April 2013 | $2.99/300 Wii Points |
Prices vary depending on where the player is
Ubisoft Club
The Ubisoft Club (formerly known as UPlay) is a program where players can earn rewards for games by completing tasks and earning Ubisoft Club Points for them. Just Dance 4 enables the Ubisoft Club, though it has since been disabled from the shutdown. Below is a list of rewards that were available for Just Dance 4. For information on the tasks, view Just Dance 4/Ubisoft Club. The Wii rendition never had the Ubisoft Club. However, most of the rewards can be obtained through other means. Unlike the Ubisoft Club method, these are still open for the player to obtained if they had not obtained. These are also an alternate method for the Wii U rendition, and likewise can also be obtained if they did not obtain it htrough the Ubisoft Club.
Content | Image | Cost | Wii/Alternate Wii U Method |
---|---|---|---|
Just Dance 4 Theme[7] | 0 Ubisoft Club Points | - | |
Mashup[8]
Good Feeling (Flo Rida) |
20 Ubisoft Club Points | Wheel of Gifts | |
Mashup[8]
Beauty and a Beat (Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj) |
30 Ubisoft Club Points | Wheel of Gifts | |
Alternate[8]
Call Me Maybe (Alternate Version) (Carly Rae Jepsen) |
40 Ubisoft Club Points | Wheel of Gifts |
Gallery
More images can be seen at Just Dance 4/Gallery
References
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- ↑ Base Song not included in Wii copies for the PAL region
- ↑ Not included in Wii copies for the PAL region if the edition is not the Special Edition
- ↑ Not included in Xbox 360 rendition
- ↑ Not included in Wii rendition
- ↑ Already available from the start in the Wii U rendition
- ↑ Already available from the start
- ↑ The top image is reflective for the Wii U rendition where it is used as a title screen when launching the game. The bottom image is reflective for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 where it can be used as a background for the consoles.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 This piece of content is also available in the Wii rendition through the Wheel of Gifts. This is also the method for the Wii U rendition as an alternate way of unlocking the content.