Just Dance 2025 Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

Rating: 8
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · November 15, 2024

Just Dance 2025 Review, There is something for every taste in Just Dance 2025 Edition: dance to chart-topping hits, pop party anthems, all-time classics, viral internet phenomena, and many more, including: yes, and? by Ariana Grande, Unstoppable by Sia, Poker Face by Lady Gaga, Basket Case by Green Day, Calabria 2007 by Enur feat. Natasja.

Just Dance 2025 Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
1.8GB download size.
Own in-game achievements.
Ubisoft Connect integration with unique rewards and challenges.
Two free songs to play even if you don’t own the game. (progress is transferred over to the main game)
Choose from six avatars.
2 to 6 local multiplayer support.
Display settings – show song titles, and display time, show all notifications, or set up the ones you want.
Dance interface options – score feedback, lyrics, pictograms, beat vibrations, and yeah move vibrations.
Confidentiality options – promotional offers, friend requests, and challenge invitations.
Joy-Con controls and it supports using one per player.
Free Just Dance 2025 phone app so you can use that.
Your profile has a list of achievements that give exp rewards and level up your account.
The locker room is where you can customize your avatar and profile with unlocked items from – avatars, borders, aliases, badges, emotes, scoring effects, and victory celebrations.
Dancing gameplay that doubles as a workout!
Tutorials is a text and image-based menu.
The playlist can be created and there are some Just Dance ones already set up.
All new easy to navigate hub. Here you can easily jump between menus, you have a shortcut pop-up party menu, you can search for songs, set up games, and hit random for a song!
Every song will play a brief snippet and show some of the moves.
Songs are already sorted into genres or collections.
All songs have a one to four difficulty rating.
Movie and TV show songs are included.
Selecting a song will show you what Just Dance game it was on, difficulty, effort, coaches, and if you want to save it to a playlist.
Challenge other players in a score-based face-off. It’s not real time and scores are uploaded afterward.
Two leaderboards for every song – World and Friends.
The calories burnt counter is on the menu and can be brought up at any time.
Friends list integration.
Songs have accessibility tags on them so you can filter songs by – jump-free, ground moves-free, small spaces, leg-friendly, and seated.
Coaches are on-screen outlines to help you do the moves and before playing a song you can pick the coach.
Some songs have different versions like sing-along and magic.
Easily add and invite online players into a lobby.
End of song breakdown showing earned stars, score, breakdown of timing ratings (X, OK, good, super, and perfect)
Songs can be solo, duos, quartets, or group but it depends on the song.
Accessible and fun for everyone as it’s just a case of holding a phone or Joy-Con and going nuts.
So much fun to play.

Just Dance 2025 Review Cons:

It’s not easy to disconnect local players.
Small choice of initial avatars.
Cannot record video through the Nintendo Switch app.
Only the main account gets to use their profile, get unlocks, and earn rewards.
Even if you have other accounts on your Switch you can only use the main one and the game doesn’t support multiple profiles logged in at one time.
No practical tutorials.

Just Dance 2025:

Official website.

Developer: Ubisoft

Publisher: Ubisoft

Store Links –

Nintendo

8/10

Graphics - 8/10
8/10

Sound - 8/10
8/10

Accessibility - 8/10
8/10

Length - 8/10
8/10

Fun Factor - 8/10

8/10

Summary

Just Dance 2025 brings a vibrant and energetic experience to the dance game genre with its decent graphics and a manageable download size of 1.8GB. The game features its own in-game achievements and integrates with Ubisoft Connect, offering unique rewards and challenges. Even if you don’t own the game, you can enjoy two free songs, with progress transferred over to the main game if you decide to purchase it. Players can choose from six avatars and enjoy local multiplayer support for 2 to 6 players. The display settings allow customization of song titles, display time, and notifications, while the dance interface options include score feedback, lyrics, pictograms, beat vibrations, and yeah move vibrations. Confidentiality options let you manage promotional offers, friend requests, and challenge invitations.

The game supports Joy-Con controls, with the option to use one per player, and also offers a free Just Dance 2025 phone app for added convenience. Your profile tracks achievements that give experience rewards and level up your account. The locker room allows for avatar and profile customization with unlocked items such as avatars, borders, aliases, badges, emotes, scoring effects, and victory celebrations. The dancing gameplay doubles as a workout, and the tutorials are presented in a text and image-based menu. Playlists can be created, and there are pre-set Just Dance playlists available. The new easy-to-navigate hub lets you jump between menus, search for songs, set up games, and hit random for a song. Each song plays a brief snippet and shows some of the moves, and songs are sorted into genres or collections with difficulty ratings from one to four.

However, the game has its drawbacks. Disconnecting local players is not easy, and the initial choice of avatars is limited. You cannot record video through the Nintendo Switch app, and only the main account can use its profile, get unlocks, and earn rewards. Even if you have other accounts on your Switch, you can only use the main one, and the game doesn’t support multiple profiles logged in at one time. Additionally, there are no practical tutorials to guide new players.

In summary, Just Dance 2025 offers a fun and engaging dance experience with vibrant graphics, extensive customization options, and a variety of songs and dance modes. While it has some limitations, such as the difficulty in disconnecting local players and the lack of practical tutorials, the game’s strengths in multiplayer support, profile customization, and energetic gameplay make it a worthwhile addition to any dance game enthusiast’s collection.