The music selection in Get Up and Dance is a bit more obscure than Just Dance, but there are a number of cool features that make this game a worthy alternative.
The basic dancing gameplay in Get Up and Dance is very similar to Just Dance. Players will hold a Wii-mote in their right hand and to their best to match the moves of the onscreen dancers.
Where Get Up and Dance shines is in the number of ways that multiple players can play and enjoy the game. Certain songs have routines that involve a lead dancer and backup dancers. There are also a few ways to play including some cool party and mix modes, as well as a couple other cool competitive modes. In Last Man Standing mode players are given 10 “lives” and lose one each time they incorrectly perform a dance move. The last one to have remaining lives wins. In Tug of War, successful moves are converted to “pulling power” and players battle it out to see if they can “pull” their opponent towards them and past the center mark.
There’s also a rehearsal mode, an exercise mode and even a cool feature that allows users to simply watch the music videos featured in the game.
The dancing animations in Get Up and Dance don’t seem quite as polished as Just Dance games, but they are clearly made with the input of real professional dancers and choreographers. With a number of cool cooperative and competitive modes, this is a great choice for families who can’t get enough of this type of dancing game, although as casual radio listeners there were quite a few current songs that we’d never heard before.
Get Up And Dance™ Complete Track List:
Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For"
Taio Cruz - "Come On Girl"
Timbaland featuring Katy Perry - "If We Ever Meet Again"
Pussycat Dolls - "Don't Cha"
Nicole Scherzinger - "Poison"
Salt-N-Pepa - "Push It"
La Roux - "Bulletproof"
Girls Aloud - "The Promise"
Jessie J - 'Nobody's Perfect"
Donna Summer - "Hot Stuff'
Barenaked Ladies - "One Week"
Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP - "We Speak No Americano"
Elton John - "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
Dusty Springfield - "I Only Want To Be With You"
Lionel Richie - "Dancing On The Ceiling"
Billy Ray Cyrus - "Achy Breaky Heart"
Vato Gonzalez featuring Foreign Beggars "Badman Riddim (Jump)"
Reel 2 Real Feat. The Mad Stuntman - "I Like to Move It"
Alexandra Stan - "Mr Saxobeat"
Apache Indian - "Boom Shack-A-Lak"
Gina G - "Ooh Ahh... Just A Little Bit"
Black Kids - "I Am Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance"
De La Soul - "Me Myself and I"
Example - "Kickstarts"
Marina & The Diamonds - "Hollywood"
Noisettes - "Don't Upset The Rhythm"
Pulp - "Common People"
Rizzle Kicks - "Down With The Trumpets"
Wretch 32 Feat. Example - "Unorthodox"
Basement Jaxx - "Where's Your Head At"