Just Dance Wii 2[a] is a 2012 dance rhythm game developed by Ubisoft Paris and published by Nintendo. It is part of the Just Dance video game series published by Ubisoft and the second Japanese installment of the series. It was announced in a Nintendo Direct on 21 April 2012[1] and released for the Wii system on 26 July 2012 in Japan.[2]

Just Dance Wii 2
Developer(s)Ubisoft Paris
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Producer(s)Ubisoft
SeriesJust Dance
Platform(s)Wii
Release
  • JP: July 26, 2012
Genre(s)Music, rhythm
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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The game is based on Just Dance 3, with the user interface and features are largely identical to that said game, but the game removes a few features and adds a Dance Dojo mode, which allows the player to study some or all of a routine. Players can also choose between the full version or the short version.

Track list

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The game features 35 songs, including 20 Japanese songs.[2]

Song Artist Year
"Age Age Every Knight" DJ Ozma 2006
"...Baby One More Time"[b] The Girly Team (as made famous by Britney Spears) 1998
"Beautiful Liar"[b] Countdown Mix Masters (as made famous by Beyoncé and Shakira) 2007
"Bo Peep Bo Peep (Japanese Version)" T-ara 2011
"Body & Soul" Speed 1997
"California Gurls"[b] Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg 2010
"Dynamite"[b] Taio Cruz 2010
"Girlfriend"[c] Avril Lavigne 2007
"Go Go Summer!" Kara 2011
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"[b] Sweat Invaders (as made famous by C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams) 1990
"I'm Your Man" 2PM 2011
"Independent Woman" Ai 2012
"Jet Coaster Love" Kara 2011
"Joyful" Megumi Tatsumi (as made famous by Ikimonogakari) 2009
"Lollipop"[b] Mika 2007
"Lovers Again" Exile 2007
"Mamasita"[b] Latino Sunset 2001
"Maru Maru Mori Mori!" Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook 2011
"Mickey Mouse March (Family Parapara Version)" Cutie Mommy 2005
"Only Girl (In the World)"[d] Rihanna 2010
"Party Rock Anthem"[b] LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock 2011
"Pon Pon Pon" Kyary Pamyu Pamyu 2011
"Pop Star" Ms. Ooja (as made famous by Ken Hirai) 2005
"Promiscuous"[b] Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland 2006
"Pump It"[b] The Black Eyed Peas 2006
"Ride on Time" MAX 1998
"Rising Sun" Exile 2011
"Samishii Nettaigyo" Wink 1989
"She's Got Me Dancing"[b] Tommy Sparks 2009
"Spectronizer"[b][e] Sentai Express 2011
"Suirenka" Shōnan no Kaze 2007
"Tik Tok"[c] Kesha 2009
"We Can Fly" Happiness 2012
"We Can't Stop The Music" Da Pump 1999
"Yeah! Meccha Holiday" Aya Matsuura 2002

Reception

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Famitsu gave the game a score of 33/40, with three out of four reviewers giving it an 8 and the other reviewer giving it a 9.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Known in Japan as JUST DANCE(ジャストダンス) Wii 2
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Previously featured on Just Dance 3
  3. ^ a b Previously featured on Just Dance 2
  4. ^ Previously featured as a Target/Zellers exclusive track on Just Dance 3
  5. ^ Lyrics are displayed in Japanese instead of Romaji.

References

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  1. ^ Barnett, Patrick (April 20, 2012). "Just Dance Wii 2 Heading to Japan in July". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Shiga, Yasunori (July 19, 2012). "任天堂、Wii「JUST DANCE Wii」の第2弾を発売 ノって踊れる新たな35曲を収録した「JUST DANCE Wii 2」". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "JUST DANCE Wii 2 (Wii) Review / Evaluation / Impressions". Famitsu (in Japanese). July 26, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2022.