{"id":5379,"date":"2010-11-23T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamesanityblog.com\/?p=5379"},"modified":"2010-11-23T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2010-11-23T19:00:11","slug":"game-review-just-dance-kids-wii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/game-review-just-dance-kids-wii\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Review: Just Dance Kids (Wii)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As a follow up to the recent release of Just Dance 2<\/a>, the folks at Ubisoft just released Just Dance Kids, targeted at the younger age set. With nearly the same gameplay as the previous titles, Just Dance Kids is a great game for families looking for a similar dance experience but with more age appropriate songs and lyrics. The disc features songs for the very young, like the hamster song, the chicken dance, and songs from the popular Wiggles and Yo Gabba Gabba shows. It also has broader classics that might even appeal to adults like YMCA and Surfin\u2019 USA (although they are all rerecorded by kids singing.) With kid-friendly tunes and slightly easier choreography, Just Dance Kids is sure to be a hit in household full of kids, tweens, or even early teens.<\/p>\n

Only a few changes make their way into this new version of Just Dance. The onscreen dancers are no longer motion-captured cartoons; they have been replaced by actual footage of several kids performing the moves. While I would have preferred some of the more popular songs to be performed by the original artists (many of the songs are rerecorded using kids\u2019 voices) using younger singers does give the game a bit more kid-friendly vibe. Finally, there are a few new dance and party games designed just for kids. Younger kids in particular (and those young at heart) will enjoy the sort of \u201cred-light-green-light\u201d style game where you have to dance while the music is going and stop quickly whenever the music stops.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t seen anything in the Just Dance rhythm genre, you owe it to yourself to check it out. While the original and sequel contain many current and classic pop songs, this new entry removes a final barrier to entry for more conservative households. The songs in Just Dance Kids will be recognizable to even the youngest players (anyone who still enjoys the occasional Wiggles or Yo Gabba Gabba show) and removes any concerns parents might have about the lyrics (primarily the subject matter, not any actual swear words) that can occasionally crop up in the original game. <\/p>\n

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Kid Factor: <\/strong>
\nThis game really is friendly for nearly all ages. If a child can reliably hold a Wiimote in their hand without danger of throwing it around the room during a fit of dancing, they\u2019ll get a kick out of Just Dance Kids. The songs have all been vetted for content and even the dance moves are fairly tame, making this an inoffensive title for nearly any household.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a follow up to the recent release of Just Dance 2, the folks at Ubisoft just released Just Dance Kids, targeted at the younger age set. With nearly the same gameplay as the previous titles, Just Dance Kids is a great game for families looking for a similar dance experience but with more age […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[67,139,141],"class_list":["post-5379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-reviews","tag-game-review","tag-ubisoft","tag-wii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}