Just Dance Kids 2

by Ubisoft

• Features -
• 40 all-new dances led by real kids!
• Special features using Kinect technology.
• New and improved features offer strong benefits for Parents.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0058SHO5I
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 25, 2011
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,748 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #15 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Games > Rhythm > Dancing

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

From the Manufacturer

Key Product Features

40 all-new dances led by real kids!

• Featuring songs from kids' highest-rated TV shows including Yo Gabba Gabba and The Wiggles
• Also featuring covers of today's hottest hits like "Burnin' Up," "Positivity," "Intuition" and the worldwide YouTube hit "I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)"
• Kids will recognize songs like "Accidentally In Love," "Something That I Want" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" from their favorite movies
• Plus more re-mastered popular nursery rhymes for the youngest at home

Special features using Kinect™ technology

• Dance without limits as the Kinect™ sensor tracks kids' movements without the need of a controller
• Create mode, exclusive on Kinect™, allows kids to star in their own music videos and create their own original dances for friends and family to dance to for any song!
• Cooperative 2-player mode

New and improved features offer strong benefits for Parents

• The non-stop shuffle mode allows Mom to select the amount of time, play mode, and types of songs kids dance to for a continuous non-stop dance party!
• The playlist feature allows kids to make their own playlists (up to 10 songs)
• Onscreen lyrics let kids learn the words and sing along as they dance
• Multilingual songs in English, Spanish, French and German
• Simple menu icons allow kids to navigate on their own

The coolest dance experience for kids is back!

For the first time ever, Just Dance Kids 2 is on Kinect™ for Xbox 360®!

Just Dance Kids 2 on Kinect™ features 40 fun and crazy dance routines designed especially for kids, with songs they love! Includes covers of today's hottest hits for older kids, like "Love Me," "Whip My Hair," and "Just The Way You Are." Also included are popular songs from kids' favorite TV shows and movies, such as "Despicable Me," and "The Robot Song" from Yo Gabba Gabba. Plus, Just Dance Kids 2 includes mixes of classic kids songs like "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "The Hokey Pokey" for younger kids to enjoy.

With Just Dance Kids 2 on Kinect, kids can take the spotlight and be a dancing star on TV! Only on Kinect, kids can record their own music videos and then compete to their own unique dances with family and friends with the CREATE feature.

With variety of different kid-friendly modes and no controller needed, Just Dance Kids 2 on the Kinect keeps kids dancing all day long, and keeps Moms happy by engaging kids in active play and exercise (in disguise!). Just Dance Kids 2 gets kids of all ages up and dancing with colorful graphics, super-fun dance moves, and kid-friendly gameplay for 1-2 players!

Track listing

Hot Pop Songs for Older Kids!

• Alright
• Burnin' up
• Dumb Love
• Feeling Good
• On Our Way
• I'm Gonna Catch You
• Intuition
• Just The Way You Are
• Love Me
• Positivity
• Rocketeer
• Whip My Hair
• Song 2
• Start All Over

Songs from kids' favorite movies and TV shows

• Accidentally in Love
• Despicable Me
• Hold Still – Yo Gabba Gabba
• I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)
• Jump Up!
• The Robot Song – Yo Gabba Gabba
• Follow The Leader – The Wiggles
• The Shimmie Shake! – The Wiggles
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight
• Something That I Want

Fun Songs for Younger Kids

• Party Goes Down
• Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Five Little Monkeys
• Mah Nà Mah Nà
• Girls Can Too
• Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
• Summer School
• Hand in Hand

Classic Kid favorites!

• Barbara Ann
• Crocodile Rock
• Istanbul
• Jingle Bells
• Lollipop
• Shake Your Groove Thing
• Hand in Hand

Legal:
© 2011 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Just Dance, Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xbox 360 and the Kinect is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies and is used under license from Microsoft.

Product Description

The coolest dance experience for kids is back--Just Dance Kids 2 is now on the Kinect for Xbox 360! Featuring 40 fun and crazy dance routines to kids favorite songs, including hits from today’s most popular artists, TV shows and movies. Just Dance Kids 2 gets kids of all ages up and dancing with colorful graphics, super-fun dance moves, and kid-friendly gameplay!

Key Product Features

40 all-new dances led by real kids!

• Featuring songs from kids' highest-rated TV shows including Yo Gabba Gabba and The Wiggles
• Also featuring covers of today's hottest hits like "Burnin' Up," "Positivity," "Intuition" and the worldwide YouTube hit "I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)"
• Kids will recognize songs like "Accidentally In Love," "Something That I Want" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" from their favorite movies
• Plus more re-mastered popular nursery rhymes for the youngest at home

Special features using Kinect™ technology

• Dance without limits as the Kinect™ sensor tracks kids' movements without the need of a controller
• Create mode, exclusive on Kinect™, allows kids to star in their own music videos and create their own original dances for friends and family to dance to for any song!
• Cooperative 2-player mode

New and improved features offer strong benefits for Parents

• The non-stop shuffle mode allows Mom to select the amount of time, play mode, and types of songs kids dance to for a continuous non-stop dance party!
• The playlist feature allows kids to make their own playlists (up to 10 songs)
• Onscreen lyrics let kids learn the words and sing along as they dance
• Multilingual songs in English, Spanish, French and German
• Simple menu icons allow kids to navigate on their own

The coolest dance experience for kids is back!

For the first time ever, Just Dance Kids 2 is on Kinect™ for Xbox 360®!

Just Dance Kids 2 on Kinect™ features 40 fun and crazy dance routines designed especially for kids, with songs they love! Includes covers of today's hottest hits for older kids, like "Love Me," "Whip My Hair," and "Just The Way You Are." Also included are popular songs from kids' favorite TV shows and movies, such as "Despicable Me," and "The Robot Song" from Yo Gabba Gabba. Plus, Just Dance Kids 2 includes mixes of classic kids songs like "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "The Hokey Pokey" for younger kids to enjoy.

With Just Dance Kids 2 on Kinect, kids can take the spotlight and be a dancing star on TV! Only on Kinect, kids can record their own music videos and then compete to their own unique dances with family and friends with the CREATE feature.

With variety of different kid-friendly modes and no controller needed, Just Dance Kids 2 on the Kinect keeps kids dancing all day long, and keeps Moms happy by engaging kids in active play and exercise (in disguise!). Just Dance Kids 2 gets kids of all ages up and dancing with colorful graphics, super-fun dance moves, and kid-friendly gameplay for 1-2 players!

Track listing

Hot Pop Songs for Older Kids!

• Alright
• Burnin' up
• Dumb Love
• Feeling Good
• On Our Way
• I'm Gonna Catch You
• Intuition
• Just The Way You Are
• Love Me
• Positivity
• Rocketeer
• Whip My Hair
• Song 2
• Start All Over

Songs from kids' favorite movies and TV shows

• Accidentally in Love
• Despicable Me
• Hold Still – Yo Gabba Gabba
• I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)
• Jump Up!
• The Robot Song – Yo Gabba Gabba
• Follow The Leader – The Wiggles
• The Shimmie Shake! – The Wiggles
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight
• Something That I Want

Fun Songs for Younger Kids

• Party Goes Down
• Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Five Little Monkeys
• Mah Nà Mah Nà
• Girls Can Too
• Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
• Summer School
• Hand in Hand

Classic Kid favorites!

• Barbara Ann
• Crocodile Rock
• Istanbul
• Jingle Bells
• Lollipop
• Shake Your Groove Thing
• Hand in Hand

Legal:
© 2011 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Just Dance, Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xbox 360 and the Kinect is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies and is used under license from Microsoft.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Just Dance Kids vs. Dance Central December 29, 2011

By ut158 TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Amazon Vine™ Review (What's this?)

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

We already own Dance Central (DC) and we enjoy that. We got Just Dance Kids2 (JDK) because we have a 3 year old and a 6 year old and I figured this would just be like DC, but a bit more kid-friendly. Specifically, here is what I wanted to see improved:

1) The user interface in DC can be a little touchy. I was hoping JDK would have an interface that would be easier for little ones (with less coordination) to use.
2) When you don't do a great job, the characters in DC will let you know at the end. My kids don't usually score very high, but they have fun thinking they are doing a good job. It really bursts their bubble when they get negative feedback at the end of a dance. Little kids don't play for points--they just like to follow along.
3) Some of the characters in DC have clothing that isn't necessarily vulgar, but isn't strictly modest, either. Also, some of the songs are fun to dance to, but are objectionable for kids.
4) More songs with really easy moves that are repeated several times so that kids can learn them and easily follow along.

When we put JDK in, the first thing I noticed is that hope #1 (an easier-to-use interface) was NOT going to be met. On the contrary, my 6 year old got so frustrated with trying to select songs, that she eventually gave up refused to play unless someone (like me) helped her select the song and get the round started for her. The first problem is when you are setting up your avatar--Hand up changes the avatar, hand left pages left and hand right pages right which is all great, but then you also need to select the "OK" button which can only be done by keeping your hand close to your body.... This took a little while to figure out and if they were over-eager in their hand movements, they wound up changing their avatars by mistake. This was something they were able to overcome. The second problem was changing the song. It wasn't too difficult for me, but the kids had the hardest time with it--if you go too slow, you wind up selecting a song you don't want and if you move too fast, you scroll the screen. DC's version is you hold your right hand out and move it either up or down to scroll up and down the list and then you move your hand to the left when you want to select the song. The problem is when you move your hand to the left, sometimes you also accidentally move your hand slightly up or down and you wind up selecting the adjacent song. This is what I hoped to be improved, but the kids do much better with DC than JDK.

As for #2, the game never criticizes you, even if you do very poorly, so this was a great plus!

#3: All the dancers in DC are computer graphics. All the dancers in JDK are videos of real kids. Each video is different, but so far, I haven't seen or heard anything that was objectionable in any sense.

#4: As far as I can tell, the easiest DC song is easier than the easiest JDK song as far as simple, repetitive moves.

I asked both my kids which game they liked better and both chose DC over JDK.
According to my 6 year old, DC is better because it has an easier interface and the dances are easier to follow. The song selection is equally good in both versions. She also doesn't have a preference between the CG dancers of DC and the live video of kids in JDK.
My 3 year old said she liked everything (songs, dancers, easy of use, following the dancer) about DC better. That could partly be because she is used to the old one, but quite frankly, I would have to agree with her.

JDK is a great idea, but it still needs some work before it becomes exactly what it is meant to be: a dance game that little kids will be able to use on their own and enjoy. Read more ›

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars FUN! Pulled my kids onto the dance floor! November 22, 2011

By Jared Castle TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Amazon Vine™ Review (What's this?)

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Length: 4:47 Mins

What a treat. I wouldn't have guessed this Kinect game would be so fun but it quickly drew my sons onto the dance floor and they spent an hour playing through the songs. The next day they were back at it again, dancing away to raise their scores.

We own several other Kinect games (Kinect Sports, Wipeout In the Zone and Children of Eden to name a few) but this is the first dancing title we've tried. My sons' favorite songs (as you can see in the video) are:

* Despicable Me
* I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)
* Mah Nà Mah Nà
* Jingle Bells
* Lollipop
* Shake Your Groove Thing

What I like most about this title is the cooperative 2-player mode. Many of the Xbox titles are one-player games, so finding something that both boys can play together is great. They dance for about 5-6 songs and then need a break for some ice water. The game isn't as strenuous as, say, Sonic Free Riders, but it does get their hearts pumping.

Now, there are issues with the set-up screen. The Kinect has a harder time reading the second player (not during the song though). The menus are a little tricky but my sons had no problem figuring it out. The Kinect is no more or less wonky with Just Dance Kids 2 than I've found with the other titles. Your level of frustration with the menu controls will depend on how much previous experience you've had with the Kinect system.

In summary, this is a family-friendly, active game that pulled my kids off the couch and had them dancing in minutes. I think it is a perfect title (just in time for the holidays) that will entertain kids 10 and under....

BTW: Please forgive my video quality; I hadn't intended to do a video review but when I saw my sons' response to the game I quickly grabbed our Flip Ultra HD to share their excitement.

Rating: Four stars. Read more ›

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great kids game with a few small issues October 28, 2011

By E. Labelle

Platform for Display:Xbox 360

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

My Just Dance Kids 2 Review....

My kids 7,5,4 Really enjoyed playing this game. The songs were excellent and had a nice variety of kids Songs. Some songs were slow, while others can wear down a kid pretty fast. That's what we want right! Even my 9 month old enjoyed watching the screen and her sisters dancing to the music

The backgrounds were fun and well suited for the song being play.

The kids follow along with other kids on screen.

Now for the cons:

The two player works good, but ever time the song is over, you select a new song, and the second player needs to add them self again by waving there hands up. Normally no big deal but.... see below )

The game has a hard time reading people kids at times. You move your hand to hit start and even with a steady hand it moves off the button, that is if it even see's your hand at all. Sometimes when a second player wants to join a game, it does not read them, no matter how hard they wave at it. I can see the kids getting frustrated with the menu.

My light is not perfect. But pretty good.

It's a really fun kids game with a few issue that are fixable.

I give it a 4/5.... Clean up the readability issue and it's a 5/5 for kids that enjoy music and dancing.

31 of 37 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money November 28, 2011

By Paul Sharpe

Platform for Display:Xbox 360

Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

I have 2 young kids, 6 and 4. They *love* Just Dance 3, so we decided to go ahead and get Just Dance Kids 2, especially given some of the song choices. However, we were instantly frustrated with the UI. Loading songs and changing options is an exercise in extreme frustration, especially for my 6 year old daughter. In Just Dance 3, you can override the Kinect interface and use the controller to pick songs. This was much easier for my kids (and I admit it, me). In Just Dance Kids 2, this option is not available, which IMO is a gross oversight. My son is usually waving his hands around, which quickly confuses the Kinect interface on most games, but its particularly bad with Just Dance Kids 2. Coordinating them to walk away from the screen on each song selection and then getting them to come back, stand still to pick their options, etc quickly became tedious and the kids lost interest. They went back to playing Just Dance 3 and were all the happier.

Save your cash.