Just Dance 2022

After playing the previous iterations of Just Dance with a phone as a controller, thinking there’s no way this could get any more intuitive, I finally decided to give the franchise a go on the Switch. I don’t remember the last time I’ve played a Switch game 100% focused on motion controls and the gimmicks offered by the Joy-Con. Was it Arms? Was it 1-2 Switch? Well, whatever the case, it was time to tackle Just Dance 2022 on Nintendo’s rooftop party platform and see if it would feel a...

Just Dance 2022 isn’t filled with flashy new mechanics or game-changing improvements. But with a host of catchy new songs, Just Dance 2022 is an exciting continuation of the successful rhythm series.

While the Just Dance series reek of a yearly subscription based model, it still is a lot of fun, especially with the bops released in the year to date. Can't beat dancing to your hearts content with your friends and family in this wholesome and colorful game.

There’s no doubt that Just Dance 2022 has fallen into some of the traps of other annual games by not making it feel like a total makeover, but once you experience the quality choreography and improved visuals, you can’t deny that Ubisoft is still trying to deliver an exceptional product where it counts: the dancing and song selection. Even as one who is slightly out of touch with current hits, most of them successfully motivated me to get off my butt and start dancing.

If you believe the intros to their reviews, most of the folks who have been looking at Just Dance 2022 are sedentary endomorphs with multiple left feet, a disinclination for rhythm, and a peculiar unfamiliarity with contemporary pop music. Well, far be it from me to buck the trend. Consider me described. I would only add that, as a professional musician, I do have a feeling for rhythm if my ability to interpret it gracefully with my body ends with toe taps.