Just Dance 3

Did You Know?

• A Target Edition in America included exclusive songs 'Only Girl (In the World)' by Rihanna and 'Airplanes' by B.o.B, also in the PAL Xbox 360 version.
• A Best Buy Edition in America included exclusive songs 'Teenage Dream' and 'E.T.' by Katy Perry, also in the PAL Special Edition.
• A Zellers Edition in Canada was identical to the Target Edition.

Gameplay

Up to four players follow on-screen dance moves from over 40 songs, with their accuracy judged as they earn stars. A progress bar sits above boomboxes that display five possible ratings. Besides Solo and Duet modes, Dance Crew mode lets four players perform unique choreography together, and playlists group songs by category. Players can now pick their dancer for Duet or Dance Crew songs. Duet lyrics appear on the left side of the screen, while pictograms for each dancer in Duet and Dance Crew songs are grouped on the right. The PlayStation 3 version includes an optional karaoke-style lyric display, with yellow text for both male and female vocals. In Dance Crew mode, each player’s progress bar has boomboxes on its left side. Unlockable gifts include new songs, game modes, and Dance Mashups that blend routines from this game and the two previous Just Dance titles. Returning features are Non-Stop Shuffle, Speed Shuffle, Medley, Simon Says, and Just Sweat. The Wii and PlayStation 3 versions offer Hold My Hand mode, where two players share a single controller. The Xbox 360 version lets players choose between full or short song versions, and offers two difficulty levels: Easy (using only hands) and Normal (using the whole body). It also has a Shout Out feature that uses Kinect voice recognition to earn extra Mojo points when singing on-screen lyrics in light blue. A Just Create mode allows players to design their own routines with the Kinect, which can be saved, shared online, and played like any standard routine.

Reception

Just Dance 3 received mostly mixed to positive reviews. On GameRankings, it scored 75.30% for the Wii and 69.70% for the Xbox 360. The most positive Wii review came from Nintendo Life with a 9/10, while Official Nintendo Magazine UK gave it 68/100. For the Xbox 360, IGN gave the most positive review at 8.5/10, and GamingExcellence gave the most negative at 5.4/10. According to Gamasutra's weekly column, the Wii version was the number one selling multi-platform game of the week in North America and Japan for the week of October 13, 2011, and number two in the UK behind Forza Motorsport 4. The Xbox 360 version did not chart in the top five. Among top five selling Wii games in Japan, North America, and the UK, it was number one in all regions. Just Dance 3 is the best-selling third-party Wii game, with over 9.92 million copies sold as of June 11, 2014.