Bayonetta can kick and punch her way through enemies, ending combos with either a devastating Wicked Weave attack (conjured with her hair, yes, we know) or a gruesome torture attack. The game plays pretty similarly to Bayonetta. This is a game first and foremost and while I’d be quite unforgiving on a game with a lacklustre story with rather predictable, if not nonsensical twists, Bayonetta 2’s tight and polished gameplay and set-pieces more than make up for it. Okay, I’ll be honest here, Bayonetta 2’s storyline is easily the weakest aspect of the game but I’d be remiss to not highlight that almost every Platinum Games title suffers from the same problems. Sending her soul to Inferno, Bayonetta must embark on a journey to save her friend while meeting a mysterious new threat in the masked Lumen Sage along the way. During her battle, Bayonetta summons one of her infernal demons, who escapes his summoning portal and attacks Jeanne. Bayonetta is on a (presumably) lavish Christmas shopping trip with Enzo, her information broker, and is interrupted when angels hijack a routine performance for the city, forcing Bayonetta to suit up and fight back. Lastly, it’s perhaps one of the strongest pieces of evidence as to why an iterative sequel is not a bad thing, especially when built on the right foundations.īayonetta 2 takes place a few months after the events of the first game. While the praise might seem hyperbolic – one thing is abundantly clear – Bayonetta 2 is one of the best experiences you can own on your Wii U without a doubt and one that almost anyone can play too. With Bayonetta 2, while spearheaded by a different producer and director, Platinum Games have managed to craft a sequel that largely eclipses its predecessor to provide an action game experience no other.

Further titles they put out, including Metal Gear Rising and Wonderful 101, managed to do just as good a job, if not better at cramming as many high octane situations into a video game experience. It’s been four years since Bayonetta came out, and given how much of a veritable romp it was – it was hard to believe that Platinum could ever top what they did with the game.

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