Even though Michael Jackson isn't here anymore, do you still have what it takes to be Michael Jackson? Or experience in being a great dancer? This is where it all begun with classic hits like "Billie Jean", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and "Beat It" to name a few. You get to learn simply his style of dancin' (and singing if it's available").
- If you're new to the game, there's an easy option with the fail safe available on that mode only.
- Use the console's unique motion features to learn the dance with the difficulty tuned up to the player's characteristics.
- For people with handheld will simply follow with the stylus instead, pretty much like "Elite Beat Agents" and "Looney Tunes Concert" except you'll be looking at a cartoon Michael Jackson onscreen.
- Unlock content to learn more about the uniqueness of Michael's dancing style and how it's different to other artists.
The Wii, PS3 and Kinect versions of the game feature Just Dance style gameplay. There are three modes of play in both the Wii and PS3 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 Mine") 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. The DS version features gameplay similar to Elite Beat Agents. In this version, 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. Also on Nintendo DS version, there is an anti-piracy feature created by Ubisoft that will freeze the game and replace the audio with the sound of vuvuzelas (popularized by the South Africans in World Cup 2010) if the player is playing a pirated or ROM version of the game. It was also revealed that on the Wii version players can play as Jackson or the Back-up Dancers. The game was displayed at New York Comic Con at Ubisoft's booth.