Michael Jackson: The Experience FORMAT Wii, DS, PSP (X360 & PS3 coming 2011) RELEASE DATE 26th November 2010 PUBLISHER Ubisoft SRP Wii £34.99, PSP & DS £24.99 Following the success of Just Dance, Ubisoft is back with a title dedicated to Michael Jackson. Available on all consoles of the moment, Michael Jackson: The Experience is based on a principle that is simple and intuitive. Destined to be one of the most exciting performance videogames of all time, Michael Jackson: The Experience allows gamers to re-enact the King of Pop’s most iconic performances through singing and dancing. Featuring the most famous tracks from his glittering career, including Billie Jean, Beat It, Bad and Workin’ Day and Night, players will be able to test their vocal range against the master, as well as try and emulate his incredible dance moves. Each version is developed by a different Ubisoft studio, and has been tailored specifically for each platform. For Kinect, the game utilises Ubisoft’s proprietary technology called Player Projection; where the form of the body will be projected on screen in environments inspired by Michael Jackson’s most famous video and live performances. There will be several modes of play in this version of the game, but the only one revealed so far is Michael’s School, where players will be able to rehearse before their show. Video training will also be available for each of the Michael Jackson moves available in the game. Four player
Just Dance 2 enough, further tracks will be available for download online via the ever expanding catalogue on WiiWare.
FORMAT Wii RELEASE DATE Out Now PUBLISHER Ubisoft SRP £24.99 Promising to get everyone on their feet this Christmas, Just Dance 2 will have your friends and family moving their feet to the beat and having fun all over again. Released exclusively for the Wii, the follow-up to the four million selling Just Dance boasts a new duet co-operative and competitive mode, as well as a much-improved movement detection system to ensure that it’s a definitive dancing game experience.
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Players can also use the game as an exercise tool with solo play featuring Just Dance Just Sweat mode. Through this mode players can set themselves daily and weekly objectives, meaning the game seamlessly combines fun and fitness. A range of new dance moves make game play even more amazing than with Just Dance, and a killer track list, features more than 40 tracks to get everyone from children to parents and grandparents up and dancing to some familiar classics and recent chart-toppers, covering a wide variety of genres. And if that’s still not
To top it all off, Just Dance 2 also caters for people who don’t want to get up and dance, as they can sing-a-long on the sofa as the lyrics for all tracks are displayed on screen as you dance! Reasons To Stock • Sure to be at the centre of every Christmas party • New modes like duet mode let players have a much more varied and interactive multiplayer experience • Compete with up to 8 players per round in multiplayer mode
multiplayer will be available on the Wii and Move enabled PlayStation 3. The game will also feature singing on the Kinect on Xbox 360, and optional karaoke on the PlayStation 3 version. Whereas on the DS version of the game there is a cartoon version of Michael on the top screen and the player follows along by tapping the bottom screen with the stylus to the rhythm of the music. Players’ performances will be played on backdrops and environments inspired by the iconic music videos and live performances, offering a level of immersion that has never been seen before. Reasons To Stock • Fans try and emulate one of the most incredible performers the world has ever seen • Features hits including Billie Jean, Black or White and Thriller • Follows on from the success of Just Dance and Just Dance 2