Get Up and Dance
{{Short description|2011 video game}}
{{About|the video game|the song by The Doors|Full Circle (The Doors album)|5=Get Up & Dance (disambiguation){{!}}Get Up & Dance}}
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{{Infobox video game
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| image = Get up and Dance (Playstation 3 Box Art).jpg
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| platforms = PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii
| released = November 4, 2011
| genre = Rhythm game
| modes = Single-player and multiplayer
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Get Up And Dance is a 2011 music rhythm game developed by Gusto Games and published by O-Games. The game was released on November 4, 2011 for both the Wii and PlayStation 3. Players mimic an on-screen dancer's choreography for a selected song, using measurements from either the Wii Remote or the PlayStation Move controllers to judge player's abilities.
Prior to release, O Games settled with the video game publisher Ubisoft after Ubisoft filed for a temporary restraining order against the US release of Get Up and Dance, due to the title of the game's similarities to Ubisoft's Just Dance series. Reception to the game was mixed, with critics noting a distinct lack of content when compared to Just Dance games.
Gameplay
After selecting a song, the player imitates dance poses made by a dancer on the screen.{{Cite news |last=Ditum |first=Sarah |date=2011-11-14 |title=Get Up and Dance – review |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2011/nov/14/get-up-and-dance-review |access-date=2023-03-30 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330033438/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2011/nov/14/get-up-and-dance-review |url-status=live }} During gameplay, music videos play in the background of the scene behind the virtual dancer. Up to four players can play competitively at once. The game includes either 25 or 40 songs in the tracklist from a wide variety of genres, and does not contain any cover songs.{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=James |date=2011-11-08 |title=Review: Get Up and Dance (PlayStation 3) |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps3/get_up_and_dance |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330033438/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps3/get_up_and_dance |url-status=live }} A co-operative story mode allows players to dance together to work for a successful career.
Development
Gusto Games and O Games announced Get Up and Dance in June 2011.{{Cite web |last=((IGN Staff)) |date=2011-06-03 |title=Get Up and Dance Announced |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/03/get-up-and-dance-announced |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330052102/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/03/get-up-and-dance-announced |url-status=live }} In an interview transcript released by the publisher, O Games, the producer of the game noted that Gusto Games had never worked on a dance game before and that they used green screens to record dancers for the gameplay videos.{{Cite web |last=Seedhouse |first=Alex |date=2011-10-13 |title=Q&A: Get Up and Dance |url=https://www.nintendo-insider.com/qa-get-up-and-dance/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Nintendo Insider |language=en-GB |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330050830/https://www.nintendo-insider.com/qa-get-up-and-dance/ |url-status=live }} Ubisoft unsuccessfully filed for a temporary restraining order against O Games to stop the game's United States release because of the similarities to the Just Dance series.{{Cite web |last=Keitzmann |first=Ludwig |date=2011-12-06 |title=Court denies Ubi's request to restrain Get Up and Dance |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011-12-06-court-denies-ubis-request-to-restrain-get-up-and-dance.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Engadget |language=en-US |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330050825/https://www.engadget.com/2011-12-06-court-denies-ubis-request-to-restrain-get-up-and-dance.html |url-status=live }} United States district court Judge Charles Breyer ruled that "Ubisoft has not clearly demonstrated likelihood they are substantially similar."{{Cite news |last=((MCV Editors)) |date=2019-05-15 |title=OG wins court battle |language=en |work=MCV |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/og-wins-court-battle/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |issn=1469-4832 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330033438/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/og-wins-court-battle/ |url-status=live }} Ubisoft noted its intent to appeal the decision, but the game was able to be released in the US.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=2011-12-06 |title=Court Denies Ubisoft Restraining Order Over Get Up And Dance |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/court-denies-ubisoft-restraining-order-over-i-get-up-and-dance-i- |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Game Developer |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330033438/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/court-denies-ubisoft-restraining-order-over-i-get-up-and-dance-i- |url-status=live }}
Reception
The game received mixed reviews from critics, who felt it was released among a plethora of other music and rhythm titles that compared unfavorably towards competitors. The Guardian
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