Michael Jackson: The Experience is a game made by Ubisoft. The game is featured on Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, and PlayStation Vita. It was originally released on November 10, 2010 for Wii, DS, and PSP.
Gameplay[]
- Unleash an instant dance party as you attempt to master authentic Michael Jackson choreography from famous from both of his live and music video performances
- The game features 26 of Michael’s most unforgettable tracks, including "Beat it," "Smooth Criminal," "Billie Jean" among others, with lyrics laid out for you as you dance
- Practice Michael’s moves in MJ School, then show off your skills and be the life of the party
- Up to four players can jump in and out of the spotlight in a variety of fun multiplayer modes
- Battle one-on-one (or two-on-two) in Challenge mode, form your own dance crew, or be the star with your friends as your very own back-up dancers
- Kinect version leverages proprietary Player Projection technology that puts their image in the game.
- There are 5 modes in the Kinect version: Practice (Dancing only), Dance (Dancing only), Sing (Singing only), Performance (Dancing and Singing) and Master Performance (Dancing and Singing).
- The portable versions are all different in terms of gameplay, such as the DS version being similar to Elite Beat Agents.
Track Listing[]
On Xbox 360, the songs are mainly listed in alphabetical order. However on the PS3 version, the songs are listed in the following order.
| Song | Album | Year | Mode | Difficulty | Length | Menu Icon | |
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| Dancing | Singing | ||||||
| Billie Jean | Thriller | 1982 | Classic/Solo | Medium | 4:46 | 
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| The Girl Is Mine | Thriller | 1982 | Duo | Easy | 3:47 | 
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| Thriller | Thriller | 1982 | Crew | Nightmare/Hard | Hard | 6:00 | 
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| Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ | Thriller | 1982 | Classic/Solo | Medium | Hard | 4:20 | 
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| Another Part Of Me | Bad | 1987 | Classic/Solo | Easy (Wii) Medium (PS3) |
Medium | 3:56 | 
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| Bad | Bad | 1987 | Crew | Medium/Medium (Wii) Hard/Hard (PS3) |
Medium | 4:09 | 
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| Dirty Diana | Bad | 1987 | Duo | Easy/Medium | Medium | 4:42 | 
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| I Just Can’t Stop Loving You | Bad | 1987 | Duo | Easy/Easy | Medium | 4:12 | 
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| Leave Me Alone | Bad | 1987 | Classic/Solo | Easy (Wii) Medium (PS3) |
Easy | 4:43 | 
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| Smooth Criminal | Bad | 1987 | Crew | Medium/Easy | Hard | 4:19 | 
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| Speed Demon | Bad | 1987 | Duo | Hard/Hard | Medium | 4:04 | 
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| Streetwalker | Bad (Special Edition) | 2001 | Classic/Solo | Easy | Medium | 4:35 | 
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| The Way You Make Me Feel | Bad | 1987 | Duo | Medium | 4:33 | 
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| Black Or White | Dangerous | 1991 | Crew | Hard/Medium | Medium | 3:21 | 
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| Heal The World | Dangerous | 1991 | Classic/Solo | Easy | 4:35 | 
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| In The Closet | Dangerous | 1991 | Duo | Medium | 4:33 | 
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| Remember The Time | Dangerous | 1991 | Duo | Hard/Hard | Medium | 4:01 | 
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| Who Is It | Dangerous | 1991 | Classic/Solo | Easy | Medium | 4:01 | 
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| Will You Be There | Dangerous | 1991 | Crew | Medium/Easy | Easy | 3:42 | 
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| Earth Song | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1995 | Classic/Solo | Easy (PS3) Medium (Wii) |
Easy | 5:19 | 
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| Money | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1995 | Classic/Solo | Medium | 4:45 | 
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| Stranger in Moscow | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1995 | Classic/Solo | Easy | 4:46 | 
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| They Don’t Care About Us | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1995 | Crew | Hard/Medium | Medium | 4:29 | 
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| Blood On the Dance Floor | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | 1997 | Classic/Solo | Hard | Medium | 4:14 | 
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| Ghosts | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | 1997 | Crew | Hard/Medium | Medium | 5:11 | 
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| Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough | Off The Wall | 1979 | Duo | Medium | 4:19 | 
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| Rock With You | Off The Wall | 1979 | Classic/Solo | Easy | Medium | 3:42 | 
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| Sunset Driver | Ultimate Collection | 2004 | Classic/Solo | Hard | Medium | 4:05 | 
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| Workin’ Day and Night | Off The Wall | 1979 | Classic/Solo | Medium | Hard | 4:45 | 
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| Beat It | Thriller | 1982 | Crew | Medium/Hard | Medium | 4:19 | 
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| Hollywood Tonight | Michael | 2010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
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Removed Songs[]
- A (W) indicates that this song was removed from the Wii version of the game.
| Song | Album | Year | Mode | Difficulty | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing | Singing | |||||
| Fly Away | Bad | 1987 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Human Nature | Thriller | 1982 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (W) | Bad | 1987 | Duo | Easy/Easy | Medium | 4:12 |
| Liberian Girl | Bad | 1987 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Man In The Mirror | Bad | 1987 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) | Thriller | 1982 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Stranger in Moscow (W) | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1995 | Classic/Solo | Easy | 4:46 | |
| This Place Hotel | Triumph | 1980 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| You Rock My World | Invincible | 2001 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Song Availability[]
| Song | Wii | PSP | DS | PS3/Xbox 360 | 3DS/iOS/PSVita | iPad 2 | iPhone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Another Part Of Me | YES
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YES | YES | YES
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NO | NO | NO |
| Bad | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Beat It | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
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YES |
| Billie Jean | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Black Or White | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Blood On the Dance Floor | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES
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YES
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| Dirty Diana | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Earth Song | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Ghosts | YES | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Heal The World | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Hollywood Tonight | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| I Just Can’t Stop Loving You | NO
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NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO |
| In The Closet | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Leave Me Alone | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Money | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Remember The Time | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Rock With You | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| Smooth Criminal | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
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YES
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| Speed Demon | YES | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES
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YES
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| Stranger in Moscow | NO | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Streetwalker | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Sunset Driver | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| The Girl Is Mine | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| The Way You Make Me Feel | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES
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YES
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| They Don’t Care About Us | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO |
| Thriller | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO |
| Who Is It | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO |
| Will You Be There | YES | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO |
| Workin’ Day and Night | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
ESRB Ratings[]
3DS/PSVita[]
Resources can be found here.
- Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita
- Rating Category: E10+
- Content Descriptors: Mild Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence
- Others: No Interactive Elements
Rating Summary: This is a music and rhythm simulation game in which players can follow along with the music and dance moves of Michael Jackson. Players match on-screen rhythmic cues to score points and unlock dynamic visual effects. One of the unlockable effects in the game is called “Sexy Girl,” and it appears as the outlined silhouette of a dancing female figure. Some song lyrics contain references to violence (e.g., "He left bloodstains on the carpet . . . She was struck down, it was her doom" and “How does it feel/To know this stranger/Is out to kill”) and suggestive material (e.g., “Since you seduced her” and “Tahitian tanned/In her painted-on jeans”). In one brief video sequence, a character shoots bullets at Michael Jackson, who avoids getting hit by jumping through a window.
Xbox 360[]
Resources can be found here.
- Platforms: Xbox 360
- Rating Category: E10+
- Content Descriptors: Lyrics, Suggestive Themes
- Others: Music Downloads and/or Streams Not Rated by the ESRB
Rating Summary: This is a music and rhythm simulation game in which players can follow along with the music and dance moves of Michael Jackson. Players must match on-screen rhythmic cues by moving their arms and body in time with a scrolling indicator. Some song lyrics contain references to suggestive material (e.g., "I'll be your night lovin' thing/I'll be the freak that you can taunt," "She said he's not coming back/Because he's sleeping with me," and "Give me all your loving/I got it coming and it's ecstasy/Streetwalking baby"). Some of the dance choreography includes somewhat suggestive routines (e.g., holding a hand over the groin area, running a hand down a woman's thigh, staring at a woman's buttocks). In one instructional video, a choreographer demonstrates various dance moves, including how to perform pelvic thrusts.
Playstation 3[]
Resources can be found here.
- Platforms: PlayStation 3
- Rating Category: E10+
- Content Descriptors: Lyrics, Mild Violence, Suggestive Themes
- Others: Music Downloads and/or Streams Not Rated by the ESRB
Rating Summary: This is a rhythm-and-dance simulation game in which players follow along to dance steps and choreography originally performed by Michael Jackson. Players must accurately match on-screen cues by moving their arms and body in time with a scrolling indicator. Some song lyrics contain references to violence (e.g., "He left bloodstains on the carpet . . . She was struck down, it was her doom"); one music video clip depicts a man getting kicked during a riot. Other songs reference suggestive material (e.g., "I'll be your night lovin' thing/I'll be the freak that you can taunt," "She said he's not coming back/Because he's sleeping with me," and "Give me all your loving/I got it coming and it's ecstasy/Streetwalking baby"). Some of the dance choreography includes somewhat suggestive routines (e.g., holding a hand over the groin area, running a hand down a woman's thigh, staring at a woman's buttocks). In one instructional video, a choreographer demonstrates various dance moves, including how to perform pelvic thrusts.
PSP[]
Resources can be found here.
- Platforms: PSP
- Rating Category: E10+
- Content Descriptors: Mild Lyrics
- Others: No Interactive Elements
Rating Summary: This is a music and rhythm simulation game in which players can follow along with the music and dance moves of Michael Jackson. Players can match on-screen rhythmic cues to score points and unlock various award items. Some song lyrics contain references to suggestive material (e.g., "Then the smell of sweet perfume, This happened much too soon, She called me to her room" and "Give me all your loving, I got it coming and it's ecstasy, Streetwalking baby," and) and violence (e.g., "He left bloodstains on the carpet . . . She was struck down, it was her doom").
Wii[]
Resources can be found here.
- Platforms: Wii
- Rating Category: E10+
- Content Descriptors: Lyrics, Suggestive Themes
- Others: No Interactive Elements
Rating Summary: This is a rhythm-and-dance simulation game in which players follow along to dance steps and choreography originally performed by Michael Jackson. Players must accurately match on-screen cues by moving their arms and body in time with a scrolling indicator. Some song lyrics contain references to violence (e.g., "He left bloodstains on the carpet . . . She was struck down, it was her doom") and suggestive material (e.g., "I'll be your night lovin' thing/I'll be the freak that you can taunt," "She said he's not coming back/Because he's sleeping with me," and "Give me all your loving/I got it coming and it's ecstasy/Streetwalking baby"). Some of the dance choreography includes somewhat suggestive routines (e.g., holding a hand over the groin area, running a hand down a woman's thigh, staring at a woman's buttocks). In one instructional video, a choreographer demonstrates various dance moves, including how to perform pelvic thrusts.
DS[]
Resources can be found here.
- Platforms: DS
- Rating Category: E10+
- Content Descriptors: Mild Lyrics
- Others: No Interactive Elements
Rating Summary: This is a music and rhythm simulation game in which players can follow along with the music and dance moves of Michael Jackson. Players can match on-screen rhythmic cues to score points and unlock various award items. Some song lyrics contain references to suggestive material (e.g., "Then the smell of sweet perfume, This happened much too soon, She called me to her room" and "Give me all your loving, I got it coming and it's ecstasy, Streetwalking baby," and) and violence (e.g., "He left bloodstains on the carpet . . . She was struck down, it was her doom").
Trivia[]
- The Wii version is very similar to ABBA: You Can Dance in terms of graphics, the only differences are the font and the look of the menu.
- In the Wii version of the game, "Money" is incorrectly credited as a song from the album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix which was released in 1997.
- This would be true if the song in the game was the remix but it is the original version of the song, released on HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I in 1995.
- The Wii version had a bundle that came with a replica of the famous white bedazzled glove worn by Michael Jackson.
- If the DS version of the game detects it is being played via an unauthorized pirating device, you will hear vuvuzela sounds over the game’s audio, making it difficult to play.
- Additionally, the game's audio will become very compressed, alongside the game crashing before the first note of any song is played.
- If there are two players in a song, P2 will appear in each side of the screen making a feeling of a trio mode, even though the routines are duets.
- In every dance on the Wii and PS3 versions, Michael Jackson is portrayed by Yoni Jayl (who is also the choreographer, along with Cain Kitsais and Céline Rotsen).[1]
- The Just Dance 2 Gold Move sound effect is used in this game.
- Also, Gold Moves or Gold Notes display "GOLD MOVE" or "GOLD NOTES" in the score area (instead of "YEAH") when they are performed or sung correctly, with the latter playing that said sound effect.
- Karaoke is exclusive to both Xbox 360 and PS3.
- In the Xbox 360 version, the player can sing using the Kinect Sensor’s mic, the Xbox 360 headset or a wireless or USB microphone. Singing is only available in Performance Mode, Master Performance Mode and Sing Mode.
- In the PS3 version, lines that are highlighted in gold bars are called "Gold Notes". They share the same vein as "Gold Moves", as they are shown on the bottom of the screen with unfilled bars with a gold highlight and filled bars are in gold, as akin to the standard lines with the filled bars in the player's chosen color.
- Michael Jackson: The Experience was licensed by Triumph International.
- Unlike the Xbox 360 version, which mainly runs at 30fps in Menus and Gameplay and 60fps in some cases (like loading screens for example), the Wii and PS3 versions run at 60fps.
- The Wii version fully runs at 60fps, including the Menus and Backgrounds. In some backgrounds and the new hi-score menu, it drops to 30fps.
- The PS3 version does run at 60fps. However, the backgrounds are 25fps. The backgrounds are pre-rendered and remastered instead of in-game. Furthermore, the PS Eye capture screen, shown on the top left, when enabled, updates at 60fps. Michael Jackson’s signature coin is also pre-rendered and remastered on PS3 instead of in-game on Wii.
- A Mac port was supposed to be released on October 21, 2012, but it is unclear if this version was released or if it was scrapped entirely.[2]
Beta Elements[]
For a full list of Michael Jackson: The Experience’s Beta Elements, see Michael Jackson: The Experience/Beta Elements.
Achievements[]
For a full list of Michael Jackson: The Experience’s Achievements, see Michael Jackson: The Experience/Achievements.
Gallery[]
Game Files[]
Covers[]
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