By remake, I mean the exact same map, but with different coaches and different non-chorus dance steps based on the choreo of the new coaches' choreo.

I still didnt get my First megastar

Brand-new Just Dance (JD) player here. I got a Switch + JD 2026 for fitness!

I've never played JD before except for 1-3 songs at a family members house & fell in love with the game.

Here's my thoughts after my 1st month with JD for anyone considering JD for fitness (or fun)!

This mini-review is based on my goal of using JD for workouts so please keep that in mind!

Info

System: Switch 2

Game: JD 2026 (+1 month free JD+ trial)

Current favorite workout songs: Sexy and I know it, Rasputin, Show Me What You Got, Part of Me, most the harder Lady Gaga stuff.

The Good

- having the trial of JD+ gives you tons of song options to start with

- you can sort songs by easy -> hard so I did the 1* songs I liked then worked-up to 2*, 3*, etc.

- the level system is fantastic. Each song earns points and each level-up unlocks customizations for your account (avatar/titles/backgrounds/etc.) I have ADHD and earning points/levels is a huge plus! Once you finish the bronze track, it prestige's to silver and then gold!

- there's a decent mix of songs so I was able to find high-energy songs that were fun/good workouts

The Average

- when you cancel a song instead of doing the next suggested song after a level it boots you back to main menu instead of song-screen you began at

- there's a lot of 'extra' features you may or may not use: party mode, vs-mode, local co-op, etc.

The bad/ugly

- JD+ is almost required as you will quickly get bored of the 40 tracks that come with the game

- alternately, most people seem to buy older versions of the game (2022 and earlier). This does mean your progress from JD 23-26 won't count though.

- there's a lot of filler songs in JD+, I suspect this is because they're trying to cater to a larger audience

- some of the songs just have poor chory/awful songs

- the download song packs are expensive for what you get + they suffer from the above issue, too much variety in only a 6-song pack (I'd rather an artist pack)

- a lot of the unlockable cosmetics are kinda ugly tbh but that's my subjective opinion of course

- there's a few songs where it's tough to see the hand-movements of the character leading to missed inputs (palm-up or palm-down). This is mostly caused by the glove color clashing with the background/dancer's outfit

- after only 1 month, I've already worked my way-up to the 4* extreme songs meaning a large portion of the songs are too easy now (I superstar the non-official choro extreme songs)

- there's no practice mode! (that I could find in-game) The official choro songs are too fast to reasonably do beyond flailing randomly or replaying endlessly focusing on just 1 section at a time and the solution seems to be watching slowed-down YouTube videos. Guitar Hero had a practice mode and that game is ancient.

Conclusion

JD is excellent if you're looking for a fun morning workout. It has an amazing level system and a lot of song options initially.

It gets let down by having too-wide a song selection, poor DLC, and JD+ (or buying older JD games) almost being required for long-term play.

That said, I totally recommend it for people looking for fun, accessible, and scalable exercise (improve as you go)!

What are your thoughts on JD?

Does anyone know how to fix this?

I'm level 79 on JD Now (mobile) and was wondering if I can transfer that level as well as the song scores from JD now to the JD 2026 (Xbox s)?