Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version (also known as 妖怪ウォッチダンス JUST DANCE スペシャルバージョン) is a Japanese game in the Just Dance franchise that was released in Japan on December 5, 2015.[1] The game is a crossover with the Yo-kai Watch series and is the fourth Japanese-exclusive Just Dance release.
The game was revealed in September’s CoroCoro Magazine issue, were Level-5 announced a collaboration with Ubisoft’s Just Dance series. The title of the game was revealed, too, as well as information about songs from the Yo-kai Watch series being planned for inclusion in the game. An official release date of the game had not been revealed in the magazine.
Level-5 announced on their website that the game was set to be released on December 5, 2015. Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version would go for 4,662 yen when it releases, and would also be available as part of a “Wii Remote Plus Set” for 7,236 yen. The game would also include the “Bully Captain Song Medal”. The Wii U GamePad can also read QR codes for the game. In addition to a look at the game cover, Level-5 revealed that the game will have some of the newer songs like “Uchuu (Space) Dance” and “Jinsei (Life) Dramatic,” along with Yo-kai Watch’s heroine Hailey and the Yo-kai Usapyon.[2]
Interface Appearance[]
The game runs on an updated version of Just Dance 2014’s engine, just like its predecessor, meaning the menus of the two games look similar to each other.
Tracklist[]
There are a total of 10 songs.
| Song (English/日本語) | Artist (English/日本語) | Year | Mode | Icon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geragerapō No Uta (ゲラゲラポーのうた) |
King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ) | 2014 | Dance Crew |  |
| Yō-kai Taisō Dai-ichi (ようかい体操第一) |
Dream5 | 2013 | Duet |  |
| Matsuribayashi de Geragerapō (祭り囃子でゲラゲラポ) |
King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ) | 2014 | Solo |  |
| Hatsukoitōge de Geragerapō (初峠でゲラゲラポー) |
King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ) | 2014 | Solo |  |
| Dan Dan Dubi Zubā! (ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー！) |
Dream5 and Bully-Taichō (ブリー隊長) | 2014 | Duet |  |
| Gerappo Dance Train (ゲラッポ・ダンストレイン) |
King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ) | 2015 | Duet |  |
| Idol wa Ooh-Nya-Nya no Ken (アイドルはウーニャニャの件) |
NyaKB with Tsuchinoko Panda (ツチノコパンダ) | 2015 | Solo |  |
| Yō-kai Taisō Dai-Ni (ようかい体操第二) |
Dream5 | 2015 | Duet |  |
| Jinsei Dramatic (人生ドラマチック) |
King Cream Soda (キングクリームソーダ) | 2015 | Duet |  |
| Uchū Dance! (宇宙ダンス ！) |
Cotori (コトリ) with Stitchbird (ステッチバード) | 2015 | Dance Crew |  |
Trivia[]
- Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is the fourth Japan-only title in the series.
- Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is the second game to be exclusive to the Wii U, after Just Dance Wii U.
- Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is the first Just Dance crossover title.
- Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version has the fewest songs out of all the games in the franchise, with only 10 playable songs.
- King Cream Soda has the most songs in the game (with five), followed by Dream5 with the second most (three).
- This is the only game from the Japanese series to not include a song by EXILE or KARA.
- Karaoke and highlighted lyrics are not available.
- This makes Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version the first game in the series since Just Dance 3 where lyrics are not highlighted.
- The Autodance feature for Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is "hosted" by Dandoodle.[citation needed]
- Mojo coins are replaced by "JD" coins, like in Just Dance Wii U.
- They can be used to play a Gashapon minigame, entitled 妖怪ダンス ガチャ ("Yokai Dance Gacha"), which will unlock avatars representing characters from the Yo-kai Watch series.
- The Gashapon feature would later return in the main series, starting with Just Dance 2018 but with a different name.
- They can be used to play a Gashapon minigame, entitled 妖怪ダンス ガチャ ("Yokai Dance Gacha"), which will unlock avatars representing characters from the Yo-kai Watch series.
- Stars are replaced with Jibanyan’s head.
- Various Yo-kai’ heads (all colored in gold) also appear when a Gold Move explodes.
- Scanning the QR Codes present on the Yo-kai Medal toys in Japan with the Wii U GamePad will award you with special coins which can also be spent on the Gashapon minigame.
- There are two types of special coins: silver coins (for normal Yo-kai Medals) and Gold coins (for legendary Yo-kai Medals).
- Unlike the other games in the entire series, all of the coaches in this game have a outline that is in full opacity instead of a faded outline.
- Also, most of them have their faces censored out.
- Their facial features were more visible in promotional screenshots.
- Also, most of them have their faces censored out.
- The menu squares do not show the coaches for the song, who appear only on the album coach.
- Kenichiro Saigo, who wrote and composed most of the soundtrack in the Yo-kai Watch franchise, also worked on the menu tracks of Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version.[citation needed]
- All the menu sound effects from Just Dance Wii U are used.
- The Gold Move visual effect and sound effects are from Just Dance 2014 with minor alterations.
- The star sound effects, instead, have been mostly reused from Just Dance 2015, with minor alterations.
- The Gold Move visual effect and sound effects are from Just Dance 2014 with minor alterations.
- All of the avatars (known as Yo-kai) are voiced by their corresponding voice actor or actress.
- Lucky Ikeda, the choreographer for the songs in the Yo-Kai Watch anime series, created the choreography for all of the songs in the game.
- The credits are both in English and Japanese.
Beta Elements[]
For a full list of Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version’s beta elements, see Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version/Beta Elements.
Gallery[]
![2 Gameplay snapshots[3]](/wiki/File:Img02.jpg "Img02.jpg (122 KB)")
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