Just Dance 2022 Review (Switch)

Ubisoft’s Just Dance is back once again for our annual dose of disco boogie action, and there is absolutely no surprise in Just Dance 2022 if you’ve ever played an entry in this series before. There’s some pretty solid dance fun with this one, but it’s also an overwhelmingly familiar thing that takes every possible opportunity to shove more purchases in your face. What’s in here is good, no question about it, but it all gets a bit frustrating as it constantly bombards you with tracks that you will need a Just Dance Unlimited subscription for in order to access.

However, let’s not get off to a hugely negative start here. Just Dance 2022 it is A colorful and stylish experience that comes with 40 great tracks, some solid online action, a kid-friendly mode, a sweat mode to burn calories, and tons of unlockable bits and bobs to work with to acquire as you move around your living room and you try to match the movements shown on screen. All you need is a single Joy-Con (or a smartphone with the official app) and a reasonable sense of time and you’re good to go.

There’s also a decent selection of music styles on the 40 tracks included with the base game. You have Levitating by Dua Lipa, Imagine Dragons’ Believer, and our personal favorite, the utterly absurd Chacarron by El Chombo, for you to spin around your living room while your kids and partner leave the building in utter disgust.

Motion tracking at work here does its job well and our movements and attempts to keep up with on-screen action are perfectly recorded at all times, even with four out-of-shape adults circling around a small area. in a sweaty mess. Ubisoft has nailed the formula here, there’s no question about it, but unless you’re willing to spend money on an unlimited subscription, it all quickly degenerates into a rather annoying experience with menus full of songs that you can’t. really access. It really feels like you’ve just bought an ad for a game, rather than the game itself.

To be fair, the unlimited subscription is not particularly expensive, at £ 19.99 (or $ 29.99) per year giving you access to a catalog of 700 dance tracks, and you get a one-month free trial when you buy the game. it’s just that it gets in your face relentlessly, and if you don’t subscribe, you’re left with a title that spends more time showing you what you don’t have than allowing you to enjoy what’s really included. Just trying to go through the forty tracks offered here can be a huge headache as the menus repeatedly try to push you to the eShop to choose Unlimited. It’s not a great look and it quickly gets frustrating when your kids are faced with a bunch of songs that they want to dance to but can’t unless you shell out some more money.

We get it, music licensing is an expensive and complicated business, but Just Dance 2022 ends up feeling pretty tacky as a result of its constant push for extras. If you can ignore this aspect of the procedures, you will definitely get a good few hours of fun out of what’s included here. The kids mode was a hit in this writer’s house, and the competitive online mode is sure to shake you up if you decide to fully participate in it.

Everything looks, plays and sounds good too. This is a super slick package, but it doesn’t really improve or evolve the formula in any significant way and left us quite cold with its relentless insistence on taking us to the Switch eShop to spend more cash.

conclusion

Just Dance 2022 is fine. It’s more of the same with some great new tracks, an overall smooth and elegant experience that works safely and works well as a result. However, you’re also constantly pushing your subscription service and you end up feeling a bit intricate and tacky as you spend more time whipping up tracks you don’t own rather than letting you enjoy the ones that are included with the base game. Fans of the series, or anyone who has danced to even a single track in the series, will know exactly what they are getting here, but newcomers should know that they will need to shell out more money after purchasing the game in order. to enjoy the full experience.