Just Dance 4 is a dance/rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. It is the fourth instalment in the series and the first to be released on the Wii U. The game was released on October 2, 2012, with the Wii U version being released on November 18, 2012.
Gameplay
Players are judged on their ability to mimic dance moves performed by on-screen dancers. Players can choose the song they dance to and the score is kept depending on the number of accurate timings and movements.
New features and modes in Just Dance 4 include a dance battle mode, expansions to the game's Just Sweat mode, and unlockable bonus routines for specific songs.
Players can unlock 'Dance Quests', with each song having up to six missions that can be completed. To complete these quests, players would have to follow specific criteria and movements to clear them.
Dancer Cards can be created by players which display their most frequently played songs, their highest scores, and online and offline challenges. Online leaderboards are available for the Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360 versions of the game.
Another new feature is the new visual; The excess neon used on the clothes of the dancers previously have been removed, and clothes are shown in their natural, more realistic state. Also, the dancers’ colour schemes are no longer gradient. Backgrounds are also more detailed and animated, rather than the simple backgrounds used in previous games.
Special Editions
Just Dance 4 Special Edition
There is a special edition of the game which only adds one song; Umbrella by Rihanna, as well as an Alternate Version to the song, can be unlocked in-game. However, the Special Edition is only for the PAL Wii due to Umbrella being on the default tracklist for all other consoles.
Wii U Version
The Wii U version of Just Dance 4 has its special additions and features as well as having the most exclusive Mashups. For the first time in the series, a game mode can support up to 5 players at once. Puppet Master Mode allows four players to dance on-screen at once, while the fifth player uses the Wii U Gamepad and becomes the Master of Ceremonies. The MC can switch dance routines in real-time. The other four players must perform the moves decided by the MC.
The Wii U operator also can create custom choreographies on Puppet Master Modes and choose the next song. The Wii U controller allows light painting, which can be used for writing/drawing things on the screen for the other 4 players. It is also possible to display the lyrics on the gamepad.
Also, 3 exclusive songs are included, Ain't No Other Man, Domino and Want U Back in the Wii U version of the game. (Want U Back is a DLC on the other three consoles.)
Covers
NTSC
PAL
Track List
- '*' - Indicates that this song is covered.
- P - This track is exclusive to the PAL region (Europe, Africa and Oceania).
- N - This track is exclusive to the NTSC region (Americas and Asia).
- S - Special edition on PAL Wii, the main list already on others
- E - DLC on NTSC Wii, the main list already on others
- C - Requires Cheetos code (only on NTSC Wii and Xbox 360)
- W - This track is a Wii U exclusive.
- D - This track is also featured in the demo version (Xbox 360 only).
Song | Artist | Difficulty | Year | Mode | Dancer(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen | 1 | 2011 | Solo | |
Good Feeling | Flo Rida | 2 | 2011 | Solo | |
Rock Lobster | The B-52's | 2 | 1978 | Duet | |
Disturbia | Rihanna | 3 | 2008 | Solo | |
What Makes You Beautiful (D) | One Direction | 1 | 2011 | Dance Crew | |
Hot For Me | A.K.A | 2 | 2012 | Solo | |
Aserejé (The Ketchup Song) | Las Ketchup | 1 | 2002 | Duet | |
Hit ’Em Up Style (Oops!) | Blu Cantrell | 1 | 2001 | Solo | |
We No Speak Americano* | Yolanda Be Cool and D-cup (Hit The Electro Beat) | 2 | 2010 | Solo | |
Oops!...I Did It Again* | Britney Spears (The Girly Team) | 2 | 2000 | Dance Crew | |
Beauty And A Beat | Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj | 3 | 2012 | Solo | |
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love* | The Blues Brothers (Dancing Bros) | 2 | 1980 | Duet | |
Crazy Little Thing | Anja | 3 | 2012 | Solo | |
Super Bass | Nicki Minaj | 3 | 2011 | Solo | |
Tribal Dance | 2 Unlimited | 3 | 1993 | Duet | |
On the Floor | Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull | 1 | 2011 | Solo | |
Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke) | Panjabi MC | 2 | 2003 | Dance Crew | |
Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley | 1 | 1987 | Solo | |
Maneater | Nelly Furtado | 2 | 2006 | Solo | |
Run the Show | Kat DeLuna ft. Busta Rhymes | 3 | 2007 | Duet | |
Livin’ La Vida Loca | Ricky Martin | 3 | 1999 | Solo | |
You’re the First, the Last, My Everything | Barry White | 1 | 1974 | Dance Crew | |
Oh No! | Marina and the Diamonds | 3 | 2010 | Solo | |
I Like It | The Blackout Allstars | 3 | 1994 | Duet | |
Love You Like a Love Song | Selena Gomez and the Scene | 1 | 2011 | Solo | |
Crucified | Army of Lovers | 3 | 1991 | Dance Crew | |
Mas Que Nada | Sergio Mendes ft. The Black Eyed Peas | 1 | 2006 | Solo | |
Some Catchin' Up To Do | Sammy | 1 | 2012 | Solo | |
The Final Countdown (D) | Europe | 3 | 1986 | Duet | |
Mr Saxobeat | Alexandra Stan | 1 | 2011 | Solo | |
Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | 1 | 1957 | Dance Crew | |
Moves Like Jagger | Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera | 2 | 2011 | Solo | |
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You | Boys Town Gang | 1 | 1982 | Duet | |
Make The Party (Don’t Stop) (E) | Bunny Beatz | 2 | 2012 | Solo | |
Wild Wild West | Will Smith | 3 | 1999 | Dance Crew | |
So What (D) | P!nk | 1 | 2008 | Solo | |
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | They Might Be Giants | 1 | 1990 | Dance Crew | |
Superstition | Stevie Wonder | 1 | 1972 | Solo | |
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life | Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | 3 | 1987 | Duet | |
Rock n’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) | Skrillex | 2 | 2010 | Solo | |
Time Warp* | The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast (Halloween Thrills) | 3 | 1975 | Dance Crew | |
You Make Me Feel... (C) | Cobra Starship ft. Sabi | 2 | 2011 | Solo | |
Brand New Start (C) | Anja | 2 | 2012 | Solo | |
Good Girl (N) | Carrie Underwood | 1 | 2012 | Solo | |
Umbrella (S) | Rihanna ft. Jay-Z | 1 | 2007 | Solo | |
Cercavo Amore (P) | Emma | 3 | 2012 | Solo | |
Diggin’ in the Dirt (P) | Stefanie Heinzmann | 2 | 2012 | Solo | |
Ain’t No Other Man* (W) | Christina Aguilera (The Girly Team) | 2 | 2006 | Solo | |
Domino (W) | Jessie J | 1 | 2011 | Solo | |
Want U Back (W) | Cher Lloyd ft. Astro | 1 | 2011 | Solo |
Removed Songs
These are the songs that were originally planned to be in the game but were later scrapped for unknown reasons.
- (2014DLC) - This track later appeared on Just Dance 2014 as downloadable content.
- (DLC) - The track was removed, but it was later released as downloadable content.
- (XDLC) - The track was meant to be released as downloadable content but was scrapped.
- (RS) The track was replaced by another song, yet the routine remains the same.
- (X2014DLC) the track was also planned to be downloadable content for just dance 2014 but scrapped.
Song | Artist | Difficulty | Year | Mode | Dancer(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arlequin [1] | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Let Me Feel Ya
(RS) [2] |
Anja | 2 | 2012 | Solo | |
Move Your Body (X2014DLC) | Beyoncé | Unknown | 2011 | Solo | |
Part of Me (DLC) | Katy Perry | 4 | 2012 | Solo | |
Respect | Aretha Franklin | Unknown | 1967 | Solo | |
Sexy And I Know It (2014DLC) | LMFAO | 2 | 2011 | Solo | |
So Good (XDLC) | B.o.B | 2 | 2012 | Solo | |
Weapon Of Choice | Fatboy Slim | Unknown | 2001 | Unknown |
Alternate Modes
- U - This routine can either be unlocked through Mojo (on the Wii) or Ubisoft Club.
- WP - This routine is exclusive to the Wii, Wii U and Playstation 3.
- NW - This routine is not available on the Wii.
Song | Alternate | Mode | Difficulty | Dancer(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Call Me Maybe (U) | Alternate | Solo | 3 | |
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You | Alternate | Solo | 3 | |
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (WP) | Hold My Hand | Hold My Hand | 1 | |
Good Feeling | Extreme | Solo | 4 | |
Jailhouse Rock (NW) | Line Dance | Solo | 3 | |
Run the Show | Extreme | Solo | 4 | |
Tribal Dance | With a Katana | Solo | 1 | |
Umbrella | With an Umbrella | Solo | 2 | |
What Makes You Beautiful | Extreme | Solo | 4 | |
Wild Wild West | Extreme | Solo | 4 |
Mashups
Mashups are present in the game.
- (W) - This Mashup is available only on the Wii U.
- (PW) - This Mashup is available only on the PlayStation 3 and the Wii U.
- (U) - This Mashup can be unlocked through the Mojo Wheel (On Wii) or Ubisoft Club.
Song | Difficulty |
---|---|
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life (PW) | 1 |
Ain’t No Other Man* (W) | 2 |
Asereje (The Ketchup Song) (W) | 2 |
Beauty and a Beat (U) | 2 |
Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke) | 2 |
Call Me Maybe | 1 |
Can't Take My Eyes Off You (W) | 1 |
Crucified (PW) | 1 |
Disturbia | 3 |
Good Feeling (U) | 1 |
Hit ’Em Up Style (Oops!) (W) | 1 |
I Like It (W) | 2 |
Jailhouse Rock (PW) | 3 |
Livin’ La Vida Loca (PW) | 3 |
Love You Like A Love Song (PW) | 1 |
Maneater (PW) | 2 |
Mas Que Nada (PW) | 1 |
Moves Like Jagger | 1 |
Mr Saxobeat (W) | 1 |
Never Gonna Give You Up (W) | 2 |
Oh No! | 2 |
Oops!...I Did It Again* | 3 |
Rock n’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) | 2 |
Rock Lobster | 3 |
Run the Show (PW) | 2 |
So What (PW) | 2 |
Super Bass (PW) | 2 |
The Final Countdown (W) | 3 |
Tribal Dance (PW) | 3 |
We No Speak Americano* (W) | 1 |
What Makes You Beautiful | 2 |
Wild Wild West (PW) | 1 |
You’re the First, the Last, My Everything | 3 |
Removed Mashups
Song | Difficulty |
---|---|
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (PW) |
3 |
Puppet Master Modes
Puppet Master Modes were introduced in Just Dance 4 for the Wii U only. Here are the songs with this mode:
Song | Artist | Year |
---|---|---|
Ain’t No Other Man* | Christina Aguilera (The Girly Team) |
2006 |
Beauty and a Beat | Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj | 2012 |
Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen | 2012 |
Disturbia | Rihanna | 2008 |
Good Feeling | Flo Rida | 2011 |
Love You Like A Love Song | Selena Gomez & the Scene | 2011 |
Maneater | Nelly Furtado | 2006 |
Mas Que Nada | Sérgio Mendes feat. The Black Eyed Peas | 2006 |
Moves Like Jagger | Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera | 2010 |
Mr Saxobeat | Alexandra Stan | 2011 |
Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley | 1988 |
Oh No! | Marina and the Diamonds | 2010 |
Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) | Skrillex | 2010 |
So What | P!nk | 2008 |
Super Bass | Nicki Minaj | 2011 |
We No Speak Americano* | Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP (Hit The Electro Beat) |
2010 |
What Makes You Beautiful | One Direction | 2011 |
Battles
Battle | Artist | Difficulty | Year | Menu Square |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rock n’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) vs Livin’ la Vida Loca | Skrillex vs. Ricky Martin | 1 | 2010 vs. 1999 | |
Super Bass vs Love You Like A Love Song | Nicki Minaj vs. Selena Gomez & the Scene | 3 | Both 2011 | |
Beauty And A Beat vs Call Me Maybe | Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj vs. Carly Rae Jepsen | 1 | 2012 vs. 2011 | |
Tribal Dance vs Rock Lobster | 2 Unlimited vs. The B-52's | 2 | 1993 vs. 1978 | |
Moves Like Jagger vs Never Gonna Give You Up | Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera vs Rick Astley | 2 | 2011 vs. 1987 |
Just Sweat
- (U) indicates that the workout has to be unlocked via the Wheel of Gifts.
- (DR) indicates that the soundtrack has been reused on Just Dance 2018's Double Rumble.
- (TR) indicates the music has been used in some of the trailers.
Workout | Genre | +10min | +25min | +40min | Menu Cover |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aerobics in Space (DR) | <spanstyle="text-align:start;">Dynamic Fitness Steps / 80's Pop Music | Moon Cruise | Solar Trip | Galactic Journey | <spanstyle="text-align:start;"> |
Sweat Around The World | <spanstyle="text-align:start;">Latin Dance Practice / World Music | Garden Journey | Forest Dance | Jungle Adventure | <spanstyle="text-align:start;"> |
Electro Body Combat (DR) | <spanstyle="text-align:start;">Cardio Fighting Exercise / Electro Music | Amateur Match | Pro Competition | World Championship | <spanstyle="text-align:start;"> |
Cheerleaders Boot Camp | <spanstyle="text-align:start;">Extreme Training / Punk Rock Music | Garage Rehearsal | Club Concert | Stadium Show | <spanstyle="text-align:start;"> |
Swinging 60's Workout (U) (TR) | <spanstyle="text-align:start;">Funny Health Conditioning / Classy Pop Music | Breakfast Practice | Tea Party Training | Flower Power Party |
Downloadable Content
All DLCs cost 300 Wii Points on the Wii and $2.99 on the other consoles.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DLC ON WII WILL BE UNAVAILABLE AFTER January 30, 2019. THE ABILITY TO GET WII POINTS WAS REMOVED MARCH 30, 2018.
- NW - Available for Wii consoles in the NTSC region only
- P - Available in the PAL region only
- WXP - Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 only
- WC - Only available in the store without using the code
Song | Artist | Difficulty | Year | Mode | Dancer(s) | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part Of Me | Katy Perry | 4 | 2012 | Solo | October 18, 2012 | |
You Make Me Feel... (WC) | Cobra Starship ft. Sabi | 2 | 2011 | Solo | October 18, 2012 | |
Gangnam Style | PSY | 3 | 2012 | Duet | November 20, 2012 | |
Funhouse | P!nk | 3 | 2009 | Solo | November 20, 2012 | |
Make The Party (Don't Stop) (NW) | Bunny Beatz | 2 | 2012 | Solo | November 20, 2012 | |
Dagomba | Sorcerer | 2 | 2003 | Solo | November 20, 2012 | |
One Thing | One Direction | 1 | 2011 | Duet | December 11, 2012 | |
Heavy Cross | Gossip | 2 | 2009 | Solo | December 11, 2012 | |
So Glamorous | The Girly Team | 2 | 2012 | Solo | December 11, 2012 | |
Hit The Lights | Selena Gomez and the Scene | 2 | 2012 | Solo | December 11, 2012 | |
Good Girl (P) | Carrie Underwood | 1 | 2012 | Solo | December 11, 2012 | |
Want U Back (WXP) | Cher Lloyd ft. Astro | 1 | 2012 | Solo | December 25, 2012 | |
Oath | Cher Lloyd ft. Becky G | 2 | 2012 | Duet | January 22, 2013 | |
We R Who We R | Ke$ha | 2 | 2010 | Solo | January 22, 2013 | |
Boom | Reggaeton Storm | 2 | 2005 | Solo | January 22, 2013 | |
Professor Pumplestickle | Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen | 3 | 2006 | Duet | March 5, 2013 | |
The Lazy Song | Bruno Mars | 1 | 2010 | Solo | March 5, 2013 | |
Gold Dust | DJ Fresh | 2 | 2010 | Solo | March 5, 2013 | |
Die Young | Ke$ha | 3 | 2012 | Duet | April 2, 2013 | |
Primadonna | Marina and the Diamonds | 2 | 2012 | Solo | April 2, 2013 | |
Baby Girl | Reggaeton | 2 | 2009 | Solo | April 2, 2013 |
Trivia
- The DLC instruction manual is seen to contain fake DLCs like Brand New Start which has the Jungle Drum dancer, Alright and Katti Kalandal. On the DLC instruction manual for the Xbox 360 version, it shows Brand New Start with Kids in America dancer.
- This probably is because the only first DLC released was Part Of Me.
- Just Dance 4 is the last game in a row to have a song by Britney Spears, as they have appeared every game in the main series except for Just Dance 2014 and Just Dance 2015.
- On the PlayStation 3 version, if there is a DLC downloaded to the system, the scores won't be seen next to the dancer(s) like in the other consoles. They have to be seen through the leaderboard.
- The effort ratings have been removed from the game, and they have been absent from every game in the main series up until Just Dance 2019 came out.
- This is the first game in the main series where lyrics are highlighted on all consoles. The highlighting colour is usually the same as the coach's glove or the pictograms.
- This is the second game in the franchise to not highlight lyrics after the singing person’s gender, like in Just Dance 3 (PS3), Just Dance Wii, and Just Dance Wii 2. It is preceded by ABBA: You Can Dance.
- Battle Mode was first introduced to the main series in this game.
- This would appear for the last time on Just Dance 2014.
- On the NTSC box art, Umbrella and Moves Like Jagger have different colour schemes but Umbrella's colour scheme is from the bridge when she turns golden.
- No Mashups in this game have gold moves (including console-exclusives). This is currently the only game where this happens.
- There are 33 total Mashups in the game. However, only the Wii U version holds all of them. The Wii and Xbox 360 versions have only 12 of them each, and the PS3 version has 24 of them.
- A thirty-fourth Mashup (Istanbul (Not Constantinople)’s Mashup) was planned to be in the game but got cut.
- Just Dance 4 has the newest routines in the series. There are:
- 50 classic routines.
- 10 alternate routines.
- 16 brand new DLCs.
- On the Wii U version of the game, there is a notification that will appear at the bottom-right corner of the song list saying that there are 64 Mojo levels. However, there are only 62 gifts on the Wii U version.
- On the rest of the consoles, its maximum level is 33.
- Light painting and karaoke are not available while playing Puppet Master Modes.
- In the beta version as seen in gameplay footage, the pictogram bar was going to still have the flashing triangle where the pictograms fade, as seen in the previous three games, instead of a rectangle.
- Also, the Gold Move effect from Just Dance 3 is used along with the sound effect from this game in the beta version. It was also used in Just Dance Wii 2.
- On the PAL box art, Mr Saxobeat has different colour schemes.
- The On Fire feature, which was used to give you more points if you get multiple "Perfect"s or "Good"s in a row, has been removed from the game. It has been absent from every game in the main series ever since.
- The game files contain a video of various people from the development team dancing randomly and wearing various costume accessories. This video is formatted like other coach videos in the files. This was likely made for testing purposes.
- On the title screen in the Xbox 360 version, the coach from Disturbia shows the pose that the player has to do (by raising his or her hand) to activate the menu control.
- You're the First, the Last, My Everything plays during the Credits.
- If the player continues the song after pausing, it'll go on to the countdown starting with 3. The speed depends on the song's BPM.
- The countdown was also used in Just Dance Wii 2, but with the countdown starting at 4 in both normal gameplay and Breakdown Mode.
- The logo for Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Milan and the loading screen is different in the Wii/Wii U versions than in the Xbox 360/PS3 versions.
- Also, the results of music are different in the Wii version than all other consoles.
- In the Xbox 360/PS3 versions, the logo for Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Pune has 5 star sound effects representing 5 stars and the 5 coloured star appears when loading the game after launching with the autosave info and icon shown on the Xbox 360 version. On PS3, the autosave info will show following the loading icon, as in Just Dance 3. On Wii/Wii U, the loading screen shows some broken particles flying from left to right on the bottom.
- The Xbox 360 version’s Menu is purely different than all other consoles.
- The Wii U version’s menu has a different Back button and loading icon.
- Just Dance 4 is the last game that runs at 60fps on Wii. Starting from Just Dance 2014, games run at 30fps on Wii while on all other consoles games runs at 60fps.
- This probably happens because Just Dance 4 has a lot of graphical UI elements and the game would stutter sometimes (when a song is paused and one scroll through the menu).
- The game was supposed to have Medley, but it was removed for unknown reasons.[3]
- The Gold Move sound is not played on Wii Remotes, instead, they vibrate when a player correctly does a Gold Move.
- The lyrics are closer to the edge on the Wii.
- Starting with this game, the lyric lines are generally longer than in previous games.
- Just Dance 4 is the first game to be available for 8th-gen consoles (Wii U). The previous three games were only available for 7th-gen consoles.
- The Xbox 360 version of the game does not have a crown above the leader’s name. Instead, the leader will have gold arcs below their name and Kinect silhouette.
- An Autodance will not be recorded when playing a DLC song.
- As of January 31, 2019, downloadable tracks will no longer be obtainable for the Wii version of this game due to the discontinuation of the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo WFC Pay & Play services. The ability to add Wii Points has been removed on March 26, 2018.
- When exiting back to the main menu during the gameplay, the current score will be saved, this also happens when restarting the song. The only way to avoid this is to completely turn off the game.
Beta Elements
For a full list of Just Dance 4’s beta elements, see Just Dance 4/Beta Elements.
Achievements
For a full list of Just Dance 4’s achievements, see Just Dance 4 Achievements.
Gallery
Game Files
In-Game Screenshots
Behind the scenes
Call me maybe
Beta Elements
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Videos
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