Just Dance 2014 is a dance rhythm game that has you match the choreography of an on-screen dancer to earn points for accuracy, using your motion controller for real-time movement tracking. Beyond single-player routines, it expands the experience with online multiplayer via World Dance Floor, where you compete simultaneously with others, plus Wii U and Xbox-style second-screen support that helps you manage routines, playlists, and performance from a companion device. The update also adds spotlight-friendly On Stage modes, letting one player lead with others as backup dancers, along with AutoDance to record and share your gameplay and Karaoke for singing along to on-screen lyrics. For variety and fitness, it supports customized workout playlists, calorie tracking across modes, and more dances per track through alternate choreographies in categories like Just Sweat, Extreme, Battle, and Mash-Up.
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Critic Reviews
The Digital Fix
By Henry KellyAt its core, Just Dance is a simple dance game slathered in perhaps unnecessary distraction. Ubisoft have included coins and leaderboards but in reality it's not a game that will require that sort of dedication. It will likely sit on the shelf and be brought out in small bursts, for parties or social gatherings. Ubisoft could alleviate this convolution by simply releasing new tracks as downloadable updates but the game thrives on its constant retail shelf-presence, particularly to a casual gaming audience who might not be as savvy to recognise a new downloadable add-on. Just Dance 2014 on the Xbox One is exactly the game you might expect it to be. There is more content than most people will likely use and as a core experience it doesn't offer much to sell non-fans on the wonder of Kinect, but if you fancy some fresh beats to dance to on your shiny new console, it works well without drastically altering a winning formula for Ubisoft.
Push Square
By Nathan MichalikAs long as you have a Move controller in your hand, then Just Dance 2014 deserves your A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E. The impressive setlist and varied dance styles make this an incredibly fun title for both newcomers and experts alike. More consistency between modes would have been welcome, and improved standalone PlayStation Camera tracking could have certainly elevated the release even further. If you own Sony's illuminating wand, though, this is easily the best party game on the PS4.
GameZone
By Mike SplechtaMuch like its already established predecesors, JD2014 doesn't really mix it up all that much in terms of gameplay, so if that's what you were hoping for, you might as well look elsewhere. However, if it's a party you're after, you definitely came to the right place.
PlayStation LifeStyle
By Chandler WoodHaving not ever played that other Just Dance titles, I can't compare this one to those, but I can say that Just Dance 2014 is a fun game. Having this in time for the holidays has made entertaining family and friends extremely easy to do, and anything to keep Uncle Herb from telling his horrible jokes for the hundredth time is a win, right? Most people who play aren't even focused so much on scoring as they are on dancing and having a good time, so on the off chance that the camera screws up, no one ever seemed to care.
IGN
By Keza MacDonaldJust Dance 2014 is still daft fun on PS4, but other versions have more to offer.
