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Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version (Japanese: 妖怪ウォッチダンス：JUST DANCE (ジャストダンス) スペシャルバージョン Yōkai Uotchi Dansu: Jasuto Dansu Supesharu Bājon) is a music game developed by Level-5 and Ubisoft, which is a spin-off of Just Dance series.
It was released for the Wii U on December 5, 2015, in Japan, with two editions. While both of them featured the Sgt. Burly Song Medal, they were available with or without a Wii Remote included.
It uses the engine from Just Dance 2014 and Just Dance Wii U.
Development & Release[]
The game was revealed in September's CoroCoro Magazine issue, as Level-5 announced that they would collaborate with Ubisoft's Just Dance series. The title of the game was also revealed at that time, as well as that songs from the Yo-kai Watch series that would be included in the game. At that time, there wasn't an official release date.
Later on, Level-5 announced that the game would be released on December 5, 2015. It was also revealed that newer songs like Uchuu Dance and Jinsei Dramatic would be in the game with Hailey Anne, Usapyon and other 'Merican Yo-kai.[2] It also showed off how medals could be read with the Wii U's Gamepad, allowing the player to fill up their Yo-kai Avatar collection easier.
Changes from the original games[]
- The Gold Move visual effect is taken from Just Dance 2014, even though the sound is different and the Yo-kai's head can be seen.
- The Star sound effects are taken Just Dance 2015, though it has been altered.
- All Avatars are replaced with Yo-kai, and are voiced by their corresponding voice actor or actress.
- The coaches in the game have a full opaque line around the body unlike a faded opaque in the mainline series. Also, the face shapes are blurred out.
- This game doesn't have highlighted lyrics.
Song List[]
The game features a total of ten songs, which are from the first five Japanese opening and ending themes.
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Gera Gera Po Song ゲラゲラポーのうた |
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Yo-kai Exercise No. 1 ようかい体操第一 |
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Matsuribayashi de Geragerapo 祭り囃子でゲラゲラポー |
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Hatsukoitoge de Geragerapo 初恋峠でゲラゲラポー |
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Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah! ダン・ダン・ドゥビ・ズバー |
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Gerappo Dance Train ゲラッポ・ダンストレイン |
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Idol Wa Ooh-Nya-Nya No Ken アイドルはウーニャニャの件 |
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Yo-kai Exercise No. 2 ようかい体操第二 |
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Jinsei Dramatic 人生ドラマチック |
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Space Dance 宇宙ダンス！ |
Yo-kai Badges[]
The first badge, which is Jibanyan. The player starts out with it.
- Main article: Yo-kai Badges
In this game, players can collect Yo-kai Badges (Japanese: 妖怪バッジ) which take the form of Avatars from the mainline Just Dance games. They can be obtained from getting a certain amount of stars in a song or from the Yo-kai Dance Gacha (Japanese: 妖怪ダンスガチャ).
There are a total of 110 Avatars to collect, which consist of Yo-kai from the Yo-kai Watch video game to Yo-kai Watch Blasters, with some 'Merican Yo-kai from the then-coming Yo-kai Watch 3 like Puppiccino and Cornfused.
Reception[]
| Publication | Score |
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| Famitsu | 27 of 40 |
Famitsu gave the game a 27 out of 40, with each of the reviewers individually giving it a 7.
Trivia[]
- Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version is the first ever collaborative game to be released. The second would be Yo-kai Sangokushi.
- This is the first Yo-kai Watch game to be released on a console platform, and the only game to be released for the Wii U.
- This the first Yo-kai Watch game to be outsourced, as it was developed in Europe. The second would later be Yo-kai Watch Busters 2.
- This game has the least amount of songs in a Just Dance entry within the franchise, with only a total of 10. The second would be Just Dance: Summer Party (or known as Just Dance 2: Extra Songs in Europe), where it has 23 songs.
- This is the second of the two Japanese Just Dance games to be released on the Wii U.
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References[]
| Yo-kai Watch Video Game Series | |
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| Main series games | Yo-kai Watch (3DS • Switch • Smartphone) • Yo-kai Watch 2 • Yo-kai Watch 3 • Yo-kai Watch 4 |
| Spin-off games | Yo-kai Watch Blasters • Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 Yo-kai Sangokushi • Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version • Y School Heroes: Bustlin' School Life |
| Applications | Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble • Yo-kai Watch Land Yo-kai Taiso Dai-ichi Puzzle da nyan • Yo-kai Watch: Gerapo Rhythm • Yo-kai Watch World • Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars • Yo-kai Watch: Medal Wars • Yo-kai Daijiten |
| Arcade Games | Yo-kai Watch: Tomodachi Ukiukipedia • Yo-kai Watch Busters: Iron Oni Force |