Just Dance 2015
Just Dance 2015 is a 2014 dance video game developed and published by Ubisoft. The sixth main installment of the Just Dance series, it was announced at Ubisoft's E3 2014 press event on 9 June 2014 alongside Just Dance Now—a web-based spin-off of the franchise. It was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, and Wii U on 21 October 2014 in North America, 23 October in Europe, 24 October in the UK and 25 October in Asia.
The game introduced additional social networking features to the series, including the ability for players to challenge other players online, and submit clips of themselves playing for inclusion into crowdsourced "Community Remix" routines featured in-game. The game also added the ability for a smartphone to be used as a controller with a companion app.
Just Dance 2015 received mostly positive reviews by critics, praising the franchise's continued focus on casual audience through its forgiving motion detection, multiplayer functionality, and pop-oriented soundtrack, although criticism was directed at the soundtrack for focusing too much on teen pop, as well as its user interface for having confusing and irregular conventions. As of 31 December 2014, the game has sold four million copies worldwide.
Gameplay
As in previous installments, players must mimic the routine of an on-screen dancer to a chosen song, scoring points based on their accuracy. As with the spin-off Just Dance Now, Just Dance 2015 on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One allows a smartphone to be used as a controller with a companion app, as an alternative to requiring a console's own motion control accessories. Motions are detected through the phone using its internal sensors. The Chinese version features a unique tweak to the traditional karaoke-styled lyrics, in which has a glowing circle that's pulsing to the beat and is next to the highlighted lyrics. Furthermore, online features are removed in the Chinese version, except for the "Challengers" feature, which only allows competing against high scores and AI players.A new "challenge" feature allows players to send and receive challenges to and from other players as ghost data. The new "Just Dance Wall" feature allows players to view news and updates, including received challenges. The online "World Dance Floor" mode introduced in Just Dance 2014 returned with new features, including 8 player parties for the Wii version, and VIPs, along with the "AutoDance" video creator, while Just Sweat was dropped in favor of an optional k/cal tracker, and the return of the "Non-Stop Shuffle" feature in the playlists menu. Also, difficulty ratings have been removed. Players could also submit clips of their own gameplay for a chance to be incorporated into a "Community Remix"—routines for selected songs that feature a compilation of player videos in place of the rendered dancers. The "Party Master" mode, returning from Just Dance 2014, is now a Wii U exclusive mode, as it is removed from the Xbox One version. Pictures of coaches from the first three main games in the Just Dance series have been remade using its original designs from these games.
All online services for the game were discontinued on 19 November 2018.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Just Dance 2015 includes 45 songs spanning across various genres. Geoffroy Sardin, Ubisoft EMEA's senior vice president of marketing, explained that the soundtrack was intended to contain "more top Billboard artists than ever before", citing demand by players.Notes:
- "Dancing Queen" by ABBA was planned to be featured in the game, but was scrapped for unknown reasons. It was later brought back in Just Dance 2018 as a Just Dance Unlimited exclusive.
- The original version of "You Never Can Tell" by Chuck Berry was meant to appear in the game, but was taken out for an unknown reason. The song was eventually featured in Just Dance 2016 as an "A. Caveman & The Backseats" cover version instead.
| Song | Artist | Year |
| "4x4" | Miley Cyrus | 2013 |
| "Addicted to You" | Avicii | 2013 |
| "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | 1967 |
| "Bad Romance" | Lady Gaga | 2009 |
| "Bailando" | Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona | 2014 |
| "Bang Bang" | Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj | 2014 |
| "Best Song Ever" | One Direction | 2013 |
| "Birthday" | Katy Perry | 2014 |
| "Black Widow" | Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora | 2014 |
| "Built for This" | Becky G | 2013 |
| "Burn" | Ellie Goulding | 2013 |
| "Dancing Diva" | The Girly Team | 2006 |
| "Dark Horse" | Katy Perry | 2014 |
| "Diamonds" | Rihanna | 2012 |
| "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | The Bench Men | 1988 |
| "Epic Sirtaki" | The Bouzouki's | 1974 |
| "Fatima" | Cheb Salama | 2014 |
| "Get Low" | Dillon Francis and DJ Snake | 2014 |
| "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 2013 |
| "High Light, High Life" | Eason Chan | 2013 |
| "Holding Out for a Hero" | Bonnie Tyler | 1984 |
| "I Love It" | Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX | 2012 |
| "It's My Birthday" | will.i.am and Cody Wise | 2014 |
| "Let It Go" | Disney's Frozen | 2013 |
| "Little Apple" | Chopstick Brothers | 2014 |
| "Love Is All" | The Sunlight Shakers | 1974 |
| "Love Me Again" | John Newman | 2013 |
| "Macarena " | The Girly Team | 1995 |
| "Mahna Mahna" | Frankie Bostello | 1968 |
| "Maps" | Maroon 5 | 2014 |
| "Me and My Broken Heart" | Rixton | 2014 |
| "Movement Is Happiness " | Avishay Goren and Yossi Cohen | 2014 |
| "Never Can Say Goodbye" | Gloria Gaynor | 1974 |
| "Nitro Bot" | Sentai Express | 2013 |
| "Only You " | Love Letter | 1955 |
| "Papaoutai" | Stromae | 2013 |
| "Problem" | Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea and Big Sean | 2014 |
| "She Looks So Perfect" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 2014 |
| "Speedy Gonzalez" | Los Pimientos Locos | 1961 |
| "Summer" | Calvin Harris | 2014 |
| "Tetris" | Dancing Bros. | 1989 |
| "The Fox " | Ylvis | 2013 |
| "Till I Find You" | Austin Mahone | 2014 |
| "Us Under the Sunshine" | Wanting Qu | 2013 |
| "Walk This Way" | Run-DMC and Aerosmith | 1986 |
| "Xmas Tree" | Bollywood Santa | 2014 |
| "You Spin Me Round | Dead or Alive | 1984 |
| "You're on My Mind" | Imposs featuring J. Perry | 2014 |
Downloadable content
Additional songs for Just Dance 2015 were released as downloadable content. Some DLC songs were re-issues of songs released as DLC for previous editions.The game offers downloadable content songs for the player to download. One of them is free of charge.
All of the DLC songs are no longer available for the Wii because of the closure of the Wii Shop Channel. The DLC songs for the Wii U were also discontinued following the Wii U's eShop's closure. Additionally, the DLC songs for the Xbox 360 were discontinued following the closure of the Xbox Live Marketplace.
| Song | Artist | Year | Release date |
| "Break Free" | Ariana Grande featuring Zedd | 2014 | 21 October 2014 |
| "I Luh Ya Papi" | Jennifer Lopez featuring French Montana | 2014 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Papaoutai" | Stromae | 2013 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Till I Find You" | Austin Mahone | 2014 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Movement Is Happiness " | Avishay Goren and Yossi Cohen | 2014 | 21 October 2014 |
| "One Way or Another " | One Direction | 2013 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Don't You Worry Child" | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin | 2012 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Wake Me Up" | Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc | 2013 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO | 2011 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Gangnam Style" | PSY | 2012 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Roar" | Katy Perry | 2013 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Die Young" | Kesha | 2012 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Just Dance" | Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis | 2008 | 21 October 2014 |
| "I Need Your Love" | Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding | 2013 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | 2011 | 21 October 2014 |
| "Beauty and a Beat" | Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj | 2012 | 21 October 2014 |
| "We Can't Stop" | Miley Cyrus | 2013 | 25 November 2014 |
| "Want U Back" | Cher Lloyd featuring Astro | 2012 | 25 November 2014 |
| "C'mon" | Kesha | 2012 | 25 November 2014 |
| "Kiss You" | One Direction | 2013 | 25 November 2014 |
| "Funhouse" | P!nk | 2009 | 25 November 2014 |
| "Boom Clap" | Charli XCX | 2014 | 20 January 2015 |
| "Kiss Kiss" | Prince Royce | 2014 | 20 January 2015 |
| "Let It Go" | Disney's Frozen | 2013 | 20 January 2015 |
| "India Waale" | From Happy New Year | 2014 | 20 January 2015 |
| "Rock N Roll" | Avril Lavigne | 2013 | 20 January 2015 |