Just Dance 2 (Wii)
common sense media says
Better than original, but lots of suggestive songs, moves.
parents & educators say
- 60% say sexual content is an issue
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this game is rated "Everyone 10+" because it contains some suggestive lyrics (mostly sexual in nature) and some sexy imagery, including silhouettes that stroke their bodies, gyrate their hips and buttocks, and so on. In order to play the game, children will need to imitate these moves and will be exposed to the suggestive lyrics. Overall, though, this is one of the tamer music games when it comes to controversial content.
Educational value:
Not applicable.
Positive role models:
There are no real characters in the game -- you're simply dancing to music and trying to match the moves performed by the silhouettes onscreen -- but the game itself promotes active, physical gameplay.
Ease of play:
As with the first game, you simply need to hold the remote and dance, so it's quite intuitive. Some players, of course, might not be the best dancers (which is part of the fun, like bad singers trying out karaoke)!
Sex:
The onscreen dancers, who are represented by silhouettes, often dance suggestively. They touch and stroke their own bodies, gyrating hips and shaking buttocks. Some lyrics are also sexual in nature, such as: "When I grow up...I want to have boobies" (The Pussycat Dolls), "Boys trying to touch my junk" (Ke$ha) and "Wanna bring a wild man back home" (Donna Summer).
Language:
The words "hell" and "damn" can be heard in a number of songs, but harsher swear words are bleeped out -- even if it's still basically clear what the intended word was. One example: Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend," which features the lyric, "Hell yeah, I'm the motherf--king princess."
Consumerism:
New songs will be available for download. While the first of these is a free promotional single from Katy Perry, future downloadable content will carry an as-yet-unspecified price tag.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Many of the songs make references to alcoholic beverages (beer, Jack Daniels, etc.) and drinking alcohol, such as in the line, "trying to get a bit tipsy" from Kesha's "Tik Tok."
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Gaga4GaGa
kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
Age
Again, Common Sense??
You guys have made some MAJOR mistakes in this. First of all, it's GROUPIES in When I Grow Up, it even says it in the lyrics. Nicol Scherzinger has commented on Ellen that, indeed, it IS groupies. It bleeps out "junk" in Tik Tok, and it doesn't show up in the lyrics, either. THe dance moves aren't as bad as this review makes them out to be. I suggest that if you are a girl ages 10-16, you should buy this. It's great for exercise, slumber parties, and fun!!!! This is my favorite game EVER!!!!
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justdance2456
teen, 14 years old
teen, 14 years old
Age
I DON'Tagree
i love it even though it says they cuss they block it out instead of say hell they say heck and no "mf's" are used they bleep it out. Kesha does not say junk they block it out and When i grow up by the pussycat dolls does not say i want to have boobies it says i want to have groupies LOOK IT UP ON THE GAME!!!
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katamaris4ever
adult
adult
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Just Fun.
I say, it's one of the best games I've played for the Wii, and it's great at parties. I really didn't like the first one due to its inane grading scale (I would always lose because some other guy was shaking his remote up and down) and somewhat lacking presentation. Those issues are fixed, and the game just seems more fun. The song list is eclectic, the moves ranges from actually superb to hilariously cheesy, and the scoring mechanic is fixed well enough to actually incite some competition. Since this review is on CSM, I do have to agree that some of the behavior is a little too raunchy for younger folks, especially for guys doing moves specifically tailored towards women. However, it's a hoot to play, and since the game includes songs from all years and genres (seriously, the game includes a charleston dance and a bollywood routine), everyone will find a song to play. Plus, part of the fun is just watching others humiliate themselves to to the jitterbug on "Wake Me Up Before You Go-go". What other game can do that? There are only a few games that can touch it in silliness and fun.
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soccagirl1998
kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
Age
Great fun!
So, this review got it all wrong. For one, if the lyrics are bad, they are bleeped out. For example, in TiK ToK, Girlfriend, and many others- all of the bad stuff is bleeped out! And the moves aren't suggestive. The only time they may be a little over G-rated is in the song "When I Grow Up," which, by the way, she says "Wanna have groupies." I originally bought the game for myself because I played it at a friend's house and was dying to have it, but my whole family joins in on the fun! It's a great game to play with friends, family, and to play alone!
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Squid Kid
kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
Age
I Don't Dance, but this isn't Too Bad
I'm a tomboy and a really horrible dancer, so I was unwilling to play it when my mom brought it home. Dancing games aren't my thing, so I thought it would be a dumb game. Well, you never know untill ya try, so I tried I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 and quickly warmed up to this game!
And in When I Grow Up, she says "groupies", not "boobies", and shaking your butt isn't suggestive. My little sis and I danced around in our room as little kids, and we did shake our groove thing a few times!
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book_worm♥
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
Age
Great, but a bit iffy
Just Dance 2 is a really good game, but some of the songs and moves are a bit iffy. Plus, it sometimes gets very frustrating when your dancing because you have to hold your Wii remote a certain way when you're dancing. But, not everything has to be educational, including music. Music is for the sound and beat, not to learn your life lessons from it! For heaven's sake, can't we just have fun for once and not worry about whether it's just a bit inappropriate?
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undergurl
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
Age
Awsome games, few sideaffects
I first played this game at new year's eve of 10-11 an dI loved it, so I bought it for myself. I like these songs, but some have so bad words, and bad lanuage. But overall you can too concentrating on the dance to mind the song's lyrics, unless your not playign of course. The moves aren't "bad" butnot righ tfor soem children, or inmature tweens. Overall awsome game!!!!!
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emniki422
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
Age
Fun To Play
This is a fun game. The first time I played this, I played with a bunch of my friends. I was really bad, but it was fun. It is easy to play; all you really have to do is mirror the figure.
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kipper123
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
Age
A really fun game
This is such a fun game! I just love it! There are a few swear words in some of the songs. Some of the outfits the cartoon dancers are wearing are a little bit inappropriate. Over all it is a great game!!!
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Dr.Pepsi
teen, 15 years old
teen, 15 years old
Age
Fun to play
This game is addicting, I've been playing this game over an hour til I became tired. My concerns are Sex,Language and Drugs/Alochol/Tobacco , when I played tik tok, it said beer and it said "Boys are touching my ........." (They remove some swearing words)
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WebAddict54
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
Age
Ummmm....
I love the first one, but this one has a glitch or two. 1) There are so many things that are costly for this game going for the game to the downloads (everything past Katy Perry's "Firework") 2) Some songs have profanity and half of the words are not "bleeped" out of the song. I had played this with a friend and her younger sister, and the girl was 6 and playing a song that had profanity. Other than that, easy to play and a fun game to play with family.
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bittybows
parent
parent
Lyrics inappropriate
This game would be a lot of fun, if it weren't for the suggestive dance moves and questionable lyrics. There are so many songs they could have chosen, but many are not appropriate for 10 year olds, unless you think it is okay for a kid to be singing along, ..."brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack...", for example.
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SpecialQuack
teen, 14 years old
teen, 14 years old
Age
I JUUUST LOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEE IT!
LOOOOVVEEEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tooooatalllyyy fun fun fun fun looking forward to the weekeeennndd!
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Christ-Lover
parent of and 7 , 7 , 8 , 11 , 14 year old
parent of and 7 , 7 , 8 , 11 , 14 year old
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Fun dancing video game is perfect for families.
My children love this game. The only person I know who doesn't like this is my husband, whose never played this game. All of my children love this game, even my oldest daughter, whose fourteen, and she never likes things that the younger children. All the language and drinking that common sense is whining about was tooken out. The only word they allow is "Helll". And in When I grow up they said "When I grow up... I wanna have groupies" not boobies. They don't allow d-mn.
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ndos
parent of and 2 , 4 , 7 year old
parent of and 2 , 4 , 7 year old
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not what you want putting into your young child's mind
Very disappointed with the amount of suggestive lyrics. When your child is going around singing "puch me, touch me, so i can feel some satisfaction" and dancing suggestively there is a huge problem. You have to evaluate at all if you want your child mimicking these musician and lyrics at any age.
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sweetcupcake101
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
Age
Reallly good, no matter what you say, CMS
Commonsense, it's not 'boobies' (even though it sounds like it), its 'groupies'. And the dancing is not suggestive! If your refering to the tango Micheal Bubalay song, the tango is suggestive, but it's still a really famous dance! Not everything can be squeaky clean; some of the most famous movies and songs have bad laugage, refrences, and drinkning. But that doesn't mean they are bad songs! People listen and dance to them, even if they have bad things in them; they are still good songs! But anyways, the only bad songs are 'Tik tock' and 'Girlfriend'. The Donna summer song is harmless. Remeber Cms, don't be too protective.
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Jmac13ny
teen, 13 years old
teen, 13 years old
Age
GREAT GAME!
This game is the best for girl sleepovers! It will keep you dancing all night long. common sense media is overreacting. there is really nothing bad in this game.
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amyrosegal
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
Age
Fun and clean!
This is fine. Its rlly fun and the worst it says is sexy. Fun for parties and sleepovers!
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dracucutie
kid, 10 years old
kid, 10 years old
Age
So Fun
love this game i have a wii and I love playing this game
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joerookard
parent
parent
Not appropriate for Christian families
I think this game is teaching my 9 and 10 year old daughters to dance slutty
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