User blog:JackLSummer15/Just Dance 2016 (Nintendo Switch)

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Just Dance 2016 is the seventh installment in the Just Dance franchise. The game was released on October 20, 2015 in the United States and on October 22, 2015 for the rest of the world, except for the UK where the release date was October 23, 2015.

Gameplay and Features
Introducing all new game modes on the Nintendo Switch console, with more focus on online and sharing features:


 * “Dance Party” mode, where players can either work together with a common score bar or play against each other, as in previous games.


 * “Sweat and Playlists” mode, to customize workout sessions.


 * “Dance Quests” mode, completely different from its incarnation in, where each quest has the player play through 3 pre-determined songs facing bots, trying to get one of the top 3 overall scores.


 * JDTV, where players can watch community made videos and fan made dances.


 * Additionally, Just Dance 2016 introduced Just Dance Unlimited, a new streaming service that will regularly deliver exclusive new content and offer subscribers 150 songs at launch. At launch, Unlimited also offers 4 Unlimited Exclusive Dance Quests. This service is exclusive to Xbox One, Wii U and PlayStation 4.


 * You can now use your smartphone as a controller to play the game on the Nintendo Switch.undefined This allows Wii U and PS4 users to play with up to 6 players instead of 4, which is a feature previously exclusive to the Xbox One.


 * Community Remix, VIP, Score Challenges, kCal Tracker and Autodance are all returning features.

Track List

 * An asterisk (*) indicates that this song is covered in-game.


 * "(D)" = This song was also in the demo version of the game (8th gen consoles only).

The song list is ordered alphabetically as they are below.

Alternate Routines
Thirteen alternate routines are featured in Just Dance 2016.


 * - Available in for

Mashups
There are 30 Mashups in the game, but now 28. Also, there are 10 Mashups exclusive in Just Dance Unlimited.


 * "(P)" - Exclusive to PAL consoles.


 * "(UE)" - Exclusive to Just Dance Unlimited. (Note: Just Dance Unlimited Mashups do not have themes; instead in the theme column, they have their release month provided.) On December 23, 2016 all routines were removed.


 * "(2017)" - The Mashup is from Just Dance 2017.


 * "(REMOVED)" - The Mashup has been removed.

Community Remix
Except for Uptown Funk 's Community Remix.


 * indicates that the Community Remix will be exclusive to Just Dance Unlimited due to the song only being playable on Just Dance Unlimited.

Unlimited Exclusives
For the full list of tracks, see Just Dance Unlimited.

Critical Reception
Steve Hannley of Hardcore Gamer criticized Just Dance 2016 for its lack of differentiation from previous versions, especially for a franchise described as having reached "Guitar Hero levels of saturation". Although the Dance Quest mode was partially praised for being a new feature at all, it was declared redundant to manually picking three songs to play in a row, and all of the new modes in 2016 were panned for being "glorified ways to play the game in exactly the same way". The soundtrack was considered to be worse than that of (which he had previously described as having the worst in series history), citing "terrible" songs, lacking "underground" electronic dance music, and containing too many older songs (noting that only 8 of the 44 on-disc songs were released within the year). The Just Dance Now service was speculated as being the potential future of the franchise, noting that "at $39.99 a year (or the insane $6.99 a month), it's priced just under the cost of the game at retail and considering the gameplay hasn't changed the past three years, it makes sense to simply phase this in as the complete replacement of annual releases." In conclusion, Hannley gave Just Dance 2016 a 2.5 out of 5, concluding that "while the core gameplay remains fun despite some questionable choreography, the overall package reeks of complete and utter apathy. Basic Kinect features have been stripped, there's an unnecessary focus on smartphone use and only eight licensed songs of the over forty included in total are from this year, which is a huge issue considering that the series has devolved into a glorified track pack."

Trivia

 * Just like on Just Dance 2017 on the Nintendo Switch, it has 2 routines and they are Chiwawa and William Tell Overture.


 * Electro Body Combat is heard throughout the teaser.


 * This is the third game in the series (after and ) to be released in the U.S. several days earlier than in the rest of the world.


 * It is also the second game to have console-exclusive Mashups after.


 * The song selection menu for eight generation consoles is similar to ’s.


 * The Community Remix has a new look (except for Uptown Funk). It now features the original dance with the people edited into it.


 * Starting with this game, all coach videos in the game files are now pre-rendered with the background, rather than the coach being layered separately from the background. The only exceptions are on-disc Mashups.


 * The music heard in the teaser was used before in the Just Dance 2015 - Exclusive Uplay Rewards [UK] video, which was used to promote rewards on .undefined


 * Exclusive to eight generation systems, the scoring system (X, OK, GOOD, PERFECT and YEAH!) has a new sparkly effect and the stars in the star bar have a new beat system.


 * Imposs' Stadium Flow is used for the game's demo trailer.undefined Its preview video was also the last to be released.


 * On 8th generation consoles, player nicknames are no longer limited to seven characters.


 * On 8th generation remote consoles, there is no longer a limit to how many players can play as one coach on multiplayer routines (for example, if six people are about to play a quartet with smartphones, all six be scored as P1). However, camera consoles still divide the available player slots equally between all coaches, and Kinect for Xbox One still limits quartets to just four players.


 * is the first entry in the main series since the original game to not have a song by Rihanna.


 * This is the first entry in the main series since to not have any downloadable content (both original and recycled), although 8th gen users have the option to subscribe to.


 * Despite this, all versions of the game has a screen that reads "Music Downloads are not rated by ESRB/PEGI" shown on startup.


 * This is the third game in the main series to not have a beta dancer on the PAL cover.


 * This game introduces Trio Mashups, though at launch, only one song (Born This Way) has this feature.


 * The Mashup theme Suit Up! was recycled from, thus making it the only Mashup theme to be recycled.


 * Mojo has been devalued on eight generation consoles at a rate of 1 to 100. For example, each earned star now awards 100 mojo instead of 1 (similar to ). As a result, unlockables now cost more Mojo to unlock.


 * The U.S. version of the game comes with a code for Just Dance Unlimited that lasts 48 hours (2 days) while all other regional versions come with a code that lasts 30 days. It is possible that this is due to the fact that the Gold Edition of the game is exclusive to the U.S.


 * If saved data from previous Just Dance games is present on a console upon boot up, the following three avatars will be unlocked:


 * Raving Rabbid Avatar


 * Santa Avatar


 * Barbara Avatarundefined


 * In all of the track preview trailers, the star sound is shortened, producing a sharp sound. In the final game, the star sound is fuller and louder.


 * One of the Mojo-Unlockable avatars in the game does not have a sticker appearance like all of the other avatars.undefined


 * A promotion launched by Ubisoft allowed people to purchase Just Dance 2016 and One Direction's  together on Amazon at a special discounted rate.undefined


 * Ubisoft has sponsored multiple videos regarding this game, such as:


 * Just Dance 2016 (Teens React Gaming)undefined


 * Teens Teach Their Parents How To Dance // Presented by BuzzFeed & Just Dance 2016


 * Starting November 25, 2015 (GMT), there is a sale where subscriptions for Just Dance Unlimited were 40% off.undefined This ended on December 2, 2015.


 * Starting with this game, all songs that were released before the year 2000 are covered, except if the song is by Queen or is a non-English song.


 * won the 'Favorite Video Game' award in the 2016 Kids' Choice Awards.


 * Sometimes, the 8th-gen versions of the game are affected by a glitch: some avatars from Dance Quests will not be unlocked although the player actually completed them.


 * On March 15, 2016, the "Star Remix / Community Remix" section of Just Dance Unlimited was simply renamed to "Community".


 * Although the game does not use difficulty ratings, they are shown in the files for the songs.


 * marks the first game in the main series to operate in Russian language.


 * It would later also operate in Mandarin.


 * This feature is only available in the 8th-Gen version of the game.


 * The Gold Move effect from is used in both the 7th and 8th Gen versions of the game.


 * Any progress made will carry over to . The transfer will require a Ubisoft Club account and a profile on this game linked to that account on Xbox One, PS4 or Wii U. This excludes progress made in all modes (besides Just Dance Mode if any song(s) on Just Dance Unlimited are played and Dance Quests Mode if any quest(s) are completed via Just Dance Unlimited within the top 3 on any difficulty) as well as unlocked avatars. It'll also carry between this game, Just Dance 2017 and other future main Just Dance games.

Beta Elements
For a full list of Just Dance 2016’s beta elements, see Just Dance 2016/Beta Elements.

Achievements
For a full list of Just Dance 2016's achievements, see Just Dance 2016/Achievements .

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