Michael Jackson: The Game
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Michael Jackson: The Experience (マイケル・ジャクソン: ザ・エクスペリエンス) is a music video game
based on Michael Jackson
's music and songs. It was licensed by Triumph International
, developed by and published by Ubisoft
, and was released on November 23, 2010 for the Wii
, Nintendo DS
, and PlayStation Portable
. It was also released on April 12, 2011 in North America and April 15, 2011 in Europe for Xbox 360
's Kinect and PlayStation 3
's PlayStation Move. The game features many of Michael Jackson's hits, such as "Bad", "Thriller
", "Beat It
", "Billie Jean
", Rock with You", "Smooth Criminal
", "Black or White" and "The Way You Make Me Feel
". Initial launches of the game included a limited edition replica of Jackson's famous sequined glove. It was revealed that it will also be released for the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS
.
") or videos with two main characters (such as "The Way You Make Me Feel
."and "In The Closet") The player(s) can choose to dance as either Michael or the other character. The third mode of gameplay is "Crew," which features Michael and two backup dancers (five during some songs.) Players can opt to dance as any of the three. After performing songs, players will be able to unlock training videos in the "Dance School" where they are taught some of the more difficult moves from several of Michael Jackson's music videos and stage performances.
Four player multiplayer is available on the Wii and Move enabled PlayStation 3 but the Kinect will be limited to one player at a time. The game will also feature singing on the Kinect version on Xbox 360, and optional on-screen lyrics on the PlayStation 3 with will also feature singing and Wii versions. 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, a style similar to the Nintendo DS
game, Elite Beat Agents
. It is also revealed that on the Wii version you can play as Michael or the Back-up Dancers. The game was displayed at New York Comic Con at Ubisoft's booth.
.The Vita will feature augmented reality
the 2 cameras will be use for full body tracking there will be 2 options AR Kinect with will feature singing and dancing and AR PS3 with has the option just to dance or sing or both at the same time with the use of the speakers or microphone on the Vita.The Vita will also 4 options Solo with is single player Near is the multipliplayer using the Vita's GPS for Near service AR Kinect with is augmented reality Kinect version and AR PS3 with augmented reality PS3 version. The Vita version will also have DLC when it releases.
In the Wii console version of the game, "Money" is incorrectly credited as a song from the album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix which was released in 1997. This would be true if the song in the game was a remix but it is the original version of the song, released on HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I in 1995.
Aside from all music released prior to Jackson joining Sony Music, the Grammy-nominated Man in the Mirror
, as well as the international number one You Are Not Alone
, and several of his other singles were absent from the game, yet several non-singles did make the cut. Also, no songs from "Invincible" were included in the game.
The Vita version will feature Downloadable Content
. The songs will be:
gave it a 3.5 saying that it does not give clear instructions on how to dance and also criticized the controls. GameFocus said that they failed at making a masterful game that matches the King of Pop. Metro gave it 5/10, describing it as "perfectly good party fun if you don’t care that the controls don't work." Videogamer.com gave the review a 7/10, stating that the music overplays the responsiveness difficulty. CNET
gave the game 5/5, writing that the game is "extremely easy to pick up and play" and "the choreography is amazing" The Escapist
gave the game 4/5, noting that the game "is not meant to be played by yourself."
For the DS and PSP versions, the reviews were average, with a slightly better score for the DS version, IGN
gave a 6.5/10 for DS and 5.5/10 for the PSP. Destructoid
gave a 6/10 for the DS version.
Of the different formats, both GameRankings and Metacritic awarded the highest scores to the PlayStation 3 version. Eurogamer thought that the XBox dance routines "feel a little slower and more simplistic than those in the PS3 game", while the Daily Star said that "the Move seems a touch more sensitive".
The game has since sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and is on course for matching sales of The Beatles: Rock Band
and has sold an additional millions after the release of the Move and Kinect versions.
Music video game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
based on Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's music and songs. It was licensed by Triumph International
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, developed by and published by Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
, and was released on November 23, 2010 for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, and PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
. It was also released on April 12, 2011 in North America and April 15, 2011 in Europe for Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
's Kinect and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
's PlayStation Move. The game features many of Michael Jackson's hits, such as "Bad", "Thriller
Thriller (song)
"Thriller" is a song recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson, composed by Rod Temperton, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album Thriller. It was released on January 23, 1984 by Epic Records...
", "Beat It
Beat It
"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones . It is the third single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Eddie Van Halen was hired to add the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo, but was prevented by his...
", "Billie Jean
Billie Jean
"Billie Jean" is a dance-pop/R&B song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written, composed, and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones from the singer's sixth album, Thriller . Originally disliked by Jones, the track was almost removed from the album after he and...
", Rock with You", "Smooth Criminal
Smooth Criminal
"Smooth Criminal" is the seventh single from Michael Jackson's 1987 Bad album. The song contains a fast-paced beat intertwined with Jackson's lyrics about a woman named Annie, who has been attacked in her apartment by a "smooth" assailant. It was released as a single on October 24, 1988 and peaked...
", "Black or White" and "The Way You Make Me Feel
The Way You Make Me Feel
"The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released by Epic Records in November 1987, it was the third single from Jackson's seventh studio album Bad. Written and composed by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones , the song is credited as being a pop and R&B...
". Initial launches of the game included a limited edition replica of Jackson's famous sequined glove. It was revealed that it will also be released for the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...
.
Gameplay
There are three modes of play in the Wii version of the game. The first is "Classic" where everybody follows the on-screen Michael Jackson avatar. The second is "Duo" which is used for duets (such as "The Girl is MineThe Girl Is Mine
"The Girl Is Mine" is a song by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney. It is the first single from Jackson's sixth solo album, Thriller. It is one of the three songs that Jackson and McCartney recorded together. McCartney is the only featured guest on the album. The track was written and...
") or videos with two main characters (such as "The Way You Make Me Feel
The Way You Make Me Feel
"The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released by Epic Records in November 1987, it was the third single from Jackson's seventh studio album Bad. Written and composed by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones , the song is credited as being a pop and R&B...
."and "In The Closet") The player(s) can choose to dance as either Michael or the other character. The third mode of gameplay is "Crew," which features Michael and two backup dancers (five during some songs.) Players can opt to dance as any of the three. After performing songs, players will be able to unlock training videos in the "Dance School" where they are taught some of the more difficult moves from several of Michael Jackson's music videos and stage performances.
Four player multiplayer is available on the Wii and Move enabled PlayStation 3 but the Kinect will be limited to one player at a time. The game will also feature singing on the Kinect version on Xbox 360, and optional on-screen lyrics on the PlayStation 3 with will also feature singing and Wii versions. 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, a style similar to the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game, Elite Beat Agents
Elite Beat Agents
Elite Beat Agents is a music video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It was first released in North America, and has since been released in Europe and South Korea . It is the spiritual sequel to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, a Japanese rhythm game...
. It is also revealed that on the Wii version you can play as Michael or the Back-up Dancers. The game was displayed at New York Comic Con at Ubisoft's booth.
Kinect features
The Kinect version of the game features full body tracking, and entirely different choreography to the Wii version, along with several other changes and additions. This version uses a technology called Player Projection, which puts the player's own image in the game allowing them to star in their own Michael Jackson video. The Kinect version includes two game modes: "Solo" and "Party". Solo mode features one player and Party mode features 2-4 players. In Party mode, there are two options: "Co-Op" and "Battle". Co-Op mode is a "every player for themselves" mode as players take turns jumping in and jumping out in order to complete the song. Battle mode is a team mode where two teams face off to get the highest score. Battle mode is a little different than Co-Op mode as each team performs the song together and the song gets broken down into two parts in which one player dances and the other player sings. Party mode only features Dance Mode, Performance Mode and Master Performance Mode. There are four symbols to reperesent each player: Michael's glove, Michael's hat, Michael's shades and one of Michael's jackets. Several of the songs in the game will not feature any moves to perform, instead becoming "Singing Only" songs, with Earth Song being the first song confirmed as Singing Only. There are certain songs that have moves that can be taught in a practice mode called "MJ School". Similar to the Wii version, you will be scored on how well you sing and dance. You can get five different grades. Perfect, Good and OK increases your score and Almost and Miss make you lose your current score. Your points add up at the end of each song along with the rating of stars you receive and a photo you take during your performance. You can either use the Kinect's built-in microphone or an atttached mic/headset to sing. The game does include the option, however, to choose a "Dance Only" version of the song, which means the player will not be asked to sing. The Kinect version will also feature a mode known as Master Performance, which will require the player to both sing and dance to a set of choreographed moves that are harder than the normal moves, and "as close as possible to the videos".PlayStation 3 and Vita features
In addition to the singing and dancing found in the Xbox 360 version, the PlayStation 3 version allows the player to sing or dance at the same time as other players. There is also the option to record the video clips of the player's performance, and allowing saving or uploading to sites such as FacebookFacebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
.The Vita will feature augmented reality
Augmented reality
Augmented reality is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is...
the 2 cameras will be use for full body tracking there will be 2 options AR Kinect with will feature singing and dancing and AR PS3 with has the option just to dance or sing or both at the same time with the use of the speakers or microphone on the Vita.The Vita will also 4 options Solo with is single player Near is the multipliplayer using the Vita's GPS for Near service AR Kinect with is augmented reality Kinect version and AR PS3 with augmented reality PS3 version. The Vita version will also have DLC when it releases.
List of songs
See also:| Song | Album !! style="background:#dde; width:120px;"| Year !! style="background:#dde; width:100px;"| Wii !! style="background:#dde; width:75px;"| DS and 3DS !! style="background:#dde; width:50px;"| PSP !! style="background:#dde; width:50px;"| Xbox 360, PS Vita, and PS3 | Difficulty | |||||
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| Another Part of Me Another Part of Me "Another Part of Me" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's seventh solo album, Bad , the song was originally featured in Jackson's 1986 3-D film Captain EO. It is the sixth song on the album... |
Bad Bad (album) Bad is the seventh studio album by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on August 31, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records, nearly five years after Jackson's previous studio album, Thriller, which went on to become the world's best-selling album... |
1987 | (only with Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000... or HMV HMV His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone... Special Edition) |
(only with Wal-Mart Special Edition or as DLC) | Medium | ||
| Bad* | Bad | 1987 | Medium / Medium | ||||
| Beat It Beat It "Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones . It is the third single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Eddie Van Halen was hired to add the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo, but was prevented by his... * |
Thriller Thriller (album) Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall... |
1982 | Medium / Hard | ||||
| Billie Jean Billie Jean "Billie Jean" is a dance-pop/R&B song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written, composed, and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones from the singer's sixth album, Thriller . Originally disliked by Jones, the track was almost removed from the album after he and... * |
Thriller | 1982 | Medium | ||||
| Black or White* | Dangerous | 1991 | Hard / Medium | ||||
| Blood on the Dance Floor Blood on the Dance Floor (song) "Blood on the Dance Floor" is a song by Michael Jackson. The song was released as the first single from the remix album, Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. Jackson and Teddy Riley created the track in time for the 1991 release of Dangerous. However, it did not appear on that record and... |
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | 1997 | Hard | ||||
| Dirty Diana Dirty Diana "Dirty Diana" is a song by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson that is featured on Jackson's seventh studio album, Bad. The song was released by Epic Records on April 18, 1988 as the fifth single from Bad. The song presented a harder rock sound similar to that of "Beat It" from... |
Bad | 1987 | Easy / Medium | ||||
| Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is a single by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released under Epic Records on July 28, 1979, the song is the first single from Jackson's fifth studio album, entitled Off the Wall. Written by Jackson, it is in the key of B major and in common time... * |
Off the Wall Off the Wall (album) Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American recording artist Michael Jackson, released August 10, 1979 on Epic Records, after Jackson's critically well received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to... |
1979 | Medium / Medium | ||||
| Earth Song Earth Song "Earth Song" is the third single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. It is the fifth song on the second disc of the album. It is a ballad that incorporates elements of blues, gospel and opera. Jackson had a long-standing history of releasing socially conscious... |
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1995 | Medium | ||||
| Ghosts** | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | 1997 | Hard / Medium | ||||
| The Girl Is Mine The Girl Is Mine "The Girl Is Mine" is a song by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney. It is the first single from Jackson's sixth solo album, Thriller. It is one of the three songs that Jackson and McCartney recorded together. McCartney is the only featured guest on the album. The track was written and... (featuring Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... ) |
Thriller | 1982 | Easy / Easy | ||||
| Heal the World Heal the World "Heal the World" is a song from Michael Jackson's hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991. The music video features children living in countries suffering from unrest, especially Burundi. It is also one of only a handful of Michael Jackson's videos not to feature Jackson himself, the others being... |
Dangerous | 1991 | Easy | ||||
| I Just Can't Stop Loving You I Just Can't Stop Loving You "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular ballad by singer Michael Jackson featuring a duet with Siedah Garrett. He created "Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu", a spanish version of the song. Written and composed by Jackson, it was originally intended to be a duet between Jackson and his woman of choice:... (featuring Siedah Garrett Siedah Garrett Siedah Garrett is an American songwriter and singer.-Biography:She appeared as a contestant on Password Plus in 1980.She performed "One Man Woman" on Quincy Jones' Grammy-Award winning "Back on the Block."... ) |
Bad | 1987 | (not playable; plays over the credits) | Easy / Easy | |||
| In the Closet In the Closet "In the Closet" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his 1991 Dangerous album. The song became that album's second number one R&B single and its third top ten pop single, hitting number six on the Billboard Hot 100.... |
Dangerous | 1991 | Medium / Medium | ||||
| Leave Me Alone | Bad | 1987 | Easy | ||||
| Money | HIStory; Past, Present and Future Book I | 1995 | Medium | ||||
| Remember the Time Remember the Time "Remember the Time" is a single by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson recorded in the Hit Factory Miami. The song was released by Epic Records on January 14, 1992, as the second single from Jackson's eighth studio album, Dangerous. Written and composed by Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson and... ** |
Dangerous | 1991 | Hard / Hard | ||||
| Rock with You* | Off the Wall | 1979 | Easy | ||||
| Smooth Criminal Smooth Criminal "Smooth Criminal" is the seventh single from Michael Jackson's 1987 Bad album. The song contains a fast-paced beat intertwined with Jackson's lyrics about a woman named Annie, who has been attacked in her apartment by a "smooth" assailant. It was released as a single on October 24, 1988 and peaked... ** |
Bad | 1987 | Medium / Easy | ||||
| Speed Demon | Bad | 1987 | Hard / Hard | ||||
| Stranger in Moscow Stranger in Moscow "Stranger in Moscow" is the fifth and final single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. The song was released worldwide in November 1996 but was not released in the United States until August 1997... |
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1995 | Easy | ||||
| Streetwalker | Bad: Special Edition | 2001 | Easy | ||||
| Sunset Driver | The Ultimate Collection | 2004 | Hard | ||||
| They Don't Care About Us They Don't Care About Us "They Don't Care About Us" is the fourth single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, released on April 1, 1996. The song remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed... * |
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | 1995 | Hard / Medium | ||||
| Thriller Thriller (song) "Thriller" is a song recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson, composed by Rod Temperton, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album Thriller. It was released on January 23, 1984 by Epic Records... * |
Thriller | 1982 | Inhuman / Hard | ||||
| Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" is a song by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" was released on May 8, 1983, by Epic Records as the fourth single from Jackson's sixth studio album Thriller in 1982. It is the first song on Thriller... * |
Thriller | 1982 | (Also plays on the Main Menu) | Medium | |||
| The Way You Make Me Feel The Way You Make Me Feel "The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released by Epic Records in November 1987, it was the third single from Jackson's seventh studio album Bad. Written and composed by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones , the song is credited as being a pop and R&B... * |
Bad | 1987 | Medium / Medium | ||||
| Who Is It | Dangerous | 1991 | Easy | ||||
| Will You Be There Will You Be There "Will You Be There" is a song by Michael Jackson which was released in 1993. The song is the eighth single from the 1991 album Dangerous. The song also appeared on the soundtrack to the film Free Willy, of which it is the main theme.... |
Dangerous | 1991 | Medium / Easy | ||||
| Workin' Day and Night | Off the Wall | 1979 | Medium | ||||
- A "*" indicates that there's a dance teaching video of that song.
- A "**" indicates that there's a three-part dance teaching video of that song.
In the Wii console version of the game, "Money" is incorrectly credited as a song from the album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix which was released in 1997. This would be true if the song in the game was a remix but it is the original version of the song, released on HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I in 1995.
Aside from all music released prior to Jackson joining Sony Music, the Grammy-nominated Man in the Mirror
Man in the Mirror
"Man in the Mirror" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson and written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. It peaked at number one in the United States when released as a single in January 1988 off his seventh solo album, Bad. It is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed songs and...
, as well as the international number one You Are Not Alone
You Are Not Alone
"You Are Not Alone", released on the 10th of August 1995, is the second single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory. The R&B ballad's composition has been attributed R. Kelly in response to difficult times in his personal life. He then forwarded a bare demo tape to Jackson, who liked the song and...
, and several of his other singles were absent from the game, yet several non-singles did make the cut. Also, no songs from "Invincible" were included in the game.
The Vita version will feature Downloadable Content
Downloadable content
Downloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
. The songs will be:
- Another Part of MeAnother Part of Me"Another Part of Me" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's seventh solo album, Bad , the song was originally featured in Jackson's 1986 3-D film Captain EO. It is the sixth song on the album...
(December 1st 2011) - Man in the MirrorMan in the Mirror"Man in the Mirror" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson and written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. It peaked at number one in the United States when released as a single in January 1988 off his seventh solo album, Bad. It is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed songs and...
(December 1st 2011) - ScreamScream/Childhood"Scream"/"Childhood" is the lead single from Michael Jackson's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I where "Scream" is the first song and "Childhood" is the tenth song on the second disc of the album HIStory Continues. The A-side, "Scream", is a duet with his younger sister...
(December 1st 2011) - You Are Not AloneYou Are Not Alone"You Are Not Alone", released on the 10th of August 1995, is the second single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory. The R&B ballad's composition has been attributed R. Kelly in response to difficult times in his personal life. He then forwarded a bare demo tape to Jackson, who liked the song and...
(December 4th 2011) - DangerousDangerous (Michael Jackson song)"Dangerous" is an R&B-pop song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The song appeared on Jackson's solo studio album of the same name, released in November 1991. Written and composed by Jackson, Bill Bottrell and Teddy Riley, the song was planned as the tenth single from the album...
(December 4th 2011) - You Rock My WorldYou Rock My World"You Rock My World" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson from his tenth, and final, studio album Invincible . The song was released as the lead single from the album in August 2001 by Epic Records. The lyrics pertain to being in love and trying to gain a woman's affection...
(December 4th 2011) - Jam (December 7th 2011)
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"P.Y.T. " is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The original demo version of the song was written by Jackson and Greg Phillinganes. It is the sixth single from Jackson's sixth solo album, Thriller . Quincy Jones passed on the song itself but liked the title and, with James Ingram,...
(December 10th 2011) - Come TogetherCome Together"Come Together" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on The Beatles' September 1969 album Abbey Road....
(December 10th 2011) - 2 BadHIStoryHIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I is the ninth studio album by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson, released on June 16, 1995 by Epic Records. The majority of the album's tracks were written and produced by Jackson...
(December 10th 2011) - She's Out of My LifeShe's Out of My Life"She's Out of My Life" is a song written by musical artist Tom Bahler. Although it has been claimed that Bahler wrote the song about Karen Carpenter, Bahler stated, "The fact is, I had already written that song by the time Karen and I became romantic. That song was written more about Rhonda Rivera...
(December 10th 2011) - Liberian GirlLiberian Girl"Liberian Girl" was the ninth single to be released from Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The song was written as early as 1983 and was among those considered for The Jacksons' Victory album. It was reworked and rewritten for Bad...
(December 14th 2011) - Is It ScaryIs It Scary"Is It Scary" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The song was originally written to have been featured in the 1993 film Addams Family Values, but the plans were canceled after contract conflicts. The song was recorded for Jackson's 1997 remix album, Blood on the Dance Floor:...
(December 14th 2011) - Give in to MeGive In To Me"Give In to Me" is the tenth track on Michael Jackson's 1991 studio album Dangerous. The single peaked at number one in New Zealand for four consecutive weeks, and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Stylistically, "Give In to Me" is a hard rock ballad which featured Guns N' Roses lead guitarist...
(December 14th 2011) - CryCry (Michael Jackson song)"Cry" is a song recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson that features on his tenth and final studio album, Invincible . The song was written by R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly, who had previously written Jackson's 1995 single "You Are Not Alone". "Cry" was produced by Jackson and Kelly...
(December 14th 2011) - Heartbreaker (December 21st 2011)
- Break of Dawn (December 21st 2011)
- ButterfliesButterflies (Michael Jackson song)"Butterflies" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written and composed by Andre Harris and Marsha Ambrosius, and produced by Jackson and Harris. The track appears on Jackson's tenth studio album, Invincible . "Butterflies" is a midtempo ballad song with R&B musical styles...
(December 21st 2011) - Hold My HandHold My Hand (Michael Jackson song)"Hold My Hand" is a duet performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson and Senegalese-American singer-songwriter Akon, from Jackson's first posthumous album Michael. The song was originally recorded by Akon and Jackson in 2008 and was set to be the first single from Akon's 2008 album,...
(December 24th 2011) - This Is ItThis Is It (Michael Jackson song)"This Is It" is a song co-written by American pop star and musician Michael Jackson and singer-songwriter Paul Anka. The song was recorded by the former and featured as a track on the album, This Is It , which accompanies the 2009 concert documentary Michael Jackson's This Is It. This was premiered...
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Reception
The reviews for the Wii have been mixed. IGNIGN
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gave it a 3.5 saying that it does not give clear instructions on how to dance and also criticized the controls. GameFocus said that they failed at making a masterful game that matches the King of Pop. Metro gave it 5/10, describing it as "perfectly good party fun if you don’t care that the controls don't work." Videogamer.com gave the review a 7/10, stating that the music overplays the responsiveness difficulty. CNET
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gave the game 5/5, writing that the game is "extremely easy to pick up and play" and "the choreography is amazing" The Escapist
The Escapist (magazine)
The Escapist is an online magazine covering video games, gamers, the gaming industry, and gaming culture. Published by the Themis Group, it was edited by Julianne Greer up to June 30, 2009, then by Russ Pitts through September 2011, and is currently edited by Steve Butts. The Escapist was first...
gave the game 4/5, noting that the game "is not meant to be played by yourself."
For the DS and PSP versions, the reviews were average, with a slightly better score for the DS version, IGN
IGN
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gave a 6.5/10 for DS and 5.5/10 for the PSP. Destructoid
Destructoid
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gave a 6/10 for the DS version.
Of the different formats, both GameRankings and Metacritic awarded the highest scores to the PlayStation 3 version. Eurogamer thought that the XBox dance routines "feel a little slower and more simplistic than those in the PS3 game", while the Daily Star said that "the Move seems a touch more sensitive".
The game has since sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and is on course for matching sales of The Beatles: Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band is a 2009 music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the third major console release in the Rock Band music video game series, in which players can simulate the playing of rock music by using...
and has sold an additional millions after the release of the Move and Kinect versions.