Just Dance 2017

Lore & Background

The 'Just Dance Machine' mode follows two aliens that are dancing on their ship. All of a sudden, their battery is running low. To recharge its battery, the aliens travelled to Earth and abduct human dancers known as 'coaches' to recharge its battery by dancing. In the ending, the battery was charged and the aliens leave Earth as they keep dancing. But unfortunately, their battery is running low once again.

In Their Own Story

The neon lights flicker as the beat drops, signaling the start of another routine. On screen, a group of animated avatars strikes a synchronized pose, waiting for your input. You raise your controller, feeling the rhythm pulse through the room. As the music swells, you mirror their movements, stepping left, spinning right, and jumping to the crescendo, momentarily becoming part of the digital spectacle.

Reader's Guide

Players must mimic the routine of an on-screen dancer to a chosen song, scoring points based on their accuracy. For input, the game supports either the respective motion controller system for a particular console platform (Wii Remotes on Wii and Wii U, PlayStation Move on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Camera on PlayStation 4, Kinect on Xbox 360 and One and Joy-Con on Nintendo Switch), or a smartphone with the game's companion mobile app. For the PC version, a gamepad and a keyboard can also be used for menu navigation. The 'Dance Party' mode has been renamed to the 'Just Dance' mode. The 'Superstar' rank is achievable at 11,000 points. Game modes include Dance Quests, Sweat, Just Dance TV, World Dance Floor, Beat the Boss, Spotlight Players, Happy Hours, and Tournaments. In Beat the Boss, players need to get a target amount of stars across one to three songs to defeat the boss. In Spotlight Players, players try to beat a player from the 'World Video Challenge' mode to earn a share of the pot of Mojo coins. Happy Hours appear daily and feature songs from Just Dance Unlimited. In Tournaments, players compete for the top combined score across three songs in daily tournaments and eight songs in weekly tournaments. The World Dance Floor mode has cross-platform between all versions besides PC. The Wii U exclusive 'Party Master' mode was removed. The Wii U version does not have the ability to apply effects for 'Autodance' videos.

Did You Know?

• The game was one of the first titles of the series to be released on Windows, followed by Just Dance 2018 and Just Dance 2019.
• The Chinese version of the game removes online features such as Just Dance Unlimited and the World Dance Floor.
• All online services were discontinued for Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions on November 20, 2018, and for all other platforms on July 3, 2023.
• Two songs were planned but scrapped: 'In the Hall of the Pixel King' and 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini'. However, 'In the Hall of the Pixel King' was never released in any main Just Dance game, and 'It