Bayonetta 2

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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1365 Ratings

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  1. Skhitzoid
    Oct 25, 2014
    10
    Stunning game. Ran out a fully charged controller before I decided to take a break. My ps4 and Xbox 1 have never come close to this. The wii u has better games all round. Bayonetta is simply amazing and I don't say that lightly. It does get more in depth the longer you play it. Simply one of the best fighters ever made apart from maybe bayonetta the original. Buy it.
  2. StuOhQ
    Oct 25, 2014
    10
    I was a big fan of Platinum Games' last Wii U release, "The Wonderful 101". It was charming, fun, and exhilarating. Unfortunately, it was also rough enough around the edges that it was hard to dub that game anything but a flawed masterpiece. "Bayonetta 2", on the other hand, combines the amazing style and game play of Platinum Games with the signature polish of Nintendo title. "BayonettaI was a big fan of Platinum Games' last Wii U release, "The Wonderful 101". It was charming, fun, and exhilarating. Unfortunately, it was also rough enough around the edges that it was hard to dub that game anything but a flawed masterpiece. "Bayonetta 2", on the other hand, combines the amazing style and game play of Platinum Games with the signature polish of Nintendo title. "Bayonetta 2" is the best game I've played all year, on any system, and it just might be the best action game I've ever played.… Expand
  3. cstrang
    Oct 26, 2014
    9
    Easily the best game on the Wii U, but still not quite perfect. Exquisite action sequences aplenty mixed with some of the finest controls I've ever experienced in a character-action game make Bayonetta 2 a difficult game to put down, even if it's a slightly exhausting experience. The graphics are better than I expected them to be, and it doesn't seem like there are unintended frame dropsEasily the best game on the Wii U, but still not quite perfect. Exquisite action sequences aplenty mixed with some of the finest controls I've ever experienced in a character-action game make Bayonetta 2 a difficult game to put down, even if it's a slightly exhausting experience. The graphics are better than I expected them to be, and it doesn't seem like there are unintended frame drops even when the action gets hectic. Bayonetta 2's only real fault is it's story - well developed as it may be, it's not presented in the best possible way, choosing strange still-filled cutscenes to convey the action. There is also a chance people will find some of the characters grating. Having played the original, while the campy hypersexualization of the titular character is still present, it feels slightly subdued in comparison. In all, Bayonetta 2 is a great game, though not perfect, and most certainly worth a purchase if you already own a Wii U.… Expand
  4. ketchie12
    Oct 29, 2014
    9
    If you are a fan of the first Bayonetta, then you'll definitely love the second one! Everything good from the first game stay's but also improved. Smooth framerate crazy bosses. Even playing on the tablet is fun! For awhile of course. The only minor thing I don't like is the style of the characters and models. Looks a little weird during the cut scenes, during gameplay looks awesome though.
  5. death2hype
    Oct 29, 2014
    10
    Excellent game loaded with content. Improves upon the first Bayo and even comes with it for free! Non-stop action and Bayonetta is one sexy, classy lady!
  6. MegaMattTyrrell
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    Bayonetta 2 has to be my Game of The Year. I played The Last of Us Remastered, Destiny and The Evil Within...and those games just don't compare to the wonders of Bayonetta 2. It's an amazing game. The story is great, the characters are great and it's just a good feeling to have this game brought back. And to have the first one packaged with it? It's a steal! All I ave to say is, thank youBayonetta 2 has to be my Game of The Year. I played The Last of Us Remastered, Destiny and The Evil Within...and those games just don't compare to the wonders of Bayonetta 2. It's an amazing game. The story is great, the characters are great and it's just a good feeling to have this game brought back. And to have the first one packaged with it? It's a steal! All I ave to say is, thank you Nintendo for bringing this game back. All the haters and complainers can shut up!… Expand
  7. karco
    Nov 14, 2014
    10
    Another perfect game developed by platinum games. Ideal battle system and very clever, diverse level design. And unexpectedly good story with mindblowing ending. Soundtrack is very good too, but lacking such memorable tracks as "fly me too the moon" in the first one. Game is a bit easier than first part. I die only twice on normal difficulty, whereas i died very often in first one on easyAnother perfect game developed by platinum games. Ideal battle system and very clever, diverse level design. And unexpectedly good story with mindblowing ending. Soundtrack is very good too, but lacking such memorable tracks as "fly me too the moon" in the first one. Game is a bit easier than first part. I die only twice on normal difficulty, whereas i died very often in first one on easy difficulty. I think it's only flaw of this game.

    And for crazy feminists, who think that this game offends their tender feelings. I think, that this game more feminist manifesto than all texts by Anita Sarkeesian and Leigh Alexander. You must only stronger ponder in its scenario.

    I think that all gamers must buy this game and support very talented Platinum games and Nintendo    … Expand
  8. Makaveli
    Oct 27, 2014
    9
    Don't listen to that Velvetmeds user reviewer, he gives all Xbox and Wii U games a bad score.. He is a Sony Fanboy...

    Bayonetta 2 is a great game. It is just like the original but they made many improvements
  9. thewwwyzzerdd
    Oct 25, 2014
    10
    Amazing game design! non stop action and simple to learn but difficult to master combos and weapon systems. This game is a triumph of action game design and an instant classic.
  10. gurren
    Nov 14, 2014
    10
    amazing absolutely amazing, this game has everything awesome story,spot on controls,great graphics,funny dialog,great character's and an amazing soundtrack
  11. lucaskegler
    Dec 2, 2014
    10
    "Bayonetta 2 is perfect on all levels that supports a flawless gaming engine, exceptional graphics and kick-ass female protagonist. "
    Concordo plenamente.
  12. Xavier_Boixader
    May 29, 2015
    10
    Bayonetta 2 is the best hack and slash of all time. Perfect action, a lot of colectibles, 4 charachters to unblock, Bayonetta OMG! She is sexy, her costumes and the costumes based in nintendo classics.
    For me is the GOTY of the year.
  13. eirikwatz
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    The best *devil may cry* game of all time. It is Pure adrenaline distilled to a game disc. No other action game in the same ballpark, not even the original bayonetta. This is what all game studios should strive for, excellent gameplay that withgout a million QTE sequences that ruins your fun, more content than is reasonably feasible and colors that make your eye pop.

    Bayonetta 2 plays    The best *devil may cry* game of all time. It is Pure adrenaline distilled to a game disc. No other action game in the same ballpark, not even the original bayonetta. This is what all game studios should strive for, excellent gameplay that withgout a million QTE sequences that ruins your fun, more content than is reasonably feasible and colors that make your eye pop.

    Bayonetta 2 plays very much like the first Bayonetta, except a million times better, its over the top as all hell and doesnt take itself seriously at all and so it fires on all the cheese cylinders. if you've played bayonetta you have a good idea about what this is going to be like. It has an endless amount of awesomely animated combos than flow into each other flawlessly and makes for an almost infinite amount of combinations, even more infinite than its predecessor, that can start as one combo and end as another if you change it mid animation.

    You equip Bayonetta with weapons on both hands and feet, this makes for even more combos and possible playstyles, that each handles different depending on where you equip them to. Like the first game not all the weapons can be equiped to her feet but there are more that can and all weapons that can is also able to be equiped on both hands and feet at the same time.

    Every enemy has now several hit and stun animations based on what you hit it with and where, while the original only had one per enemy. This adds to the spectacle and makes you feel just that more badass. like before you can keep firing your hand and feet guns mid combo at the enemy to extend air or stun time, but now it feels more fluid and there is more variety in the attacks its possible with. All weapons now have the possibility to shoot out a projectile if you stop a combo and hold an attack. This is also more varied than in the first game, where this just resulted in shooting a kind of charge blast form of the weapon you attacked with, but now you have part of or otherwise other functions of the weapon being discharged to serve as a projectile.

    There is nothing in this game that is inferior to the original game, even all the sexiness is kept despite it being on a Nintendo system. In fact its even riskier than the first game.

    The graphics are Marvelous and a true sight to behold. And unlike the first game, wich had very bland graphics and colour, this game has the colour pallet on full display with great contrasts and much more varied locations, both in terms of level design and architecture. there are also some levels with a lot of rivers and pools that you walk across where the water creates a beautiful replica of the scenery in its reflection.

    The music is fantastic and really sets the mood for the action and Bayonettas character. It's a peculiar mix of of old 40's style jazz and modern pop and rock and compliments the game's sexy and raunchy, yet high class style.

    Some of the biggest flaws of the first Bayonetta, like the driving sections or the mandatory angel attack arcade minigame is gone or otherwise fixed this time around. You still have the vehicle sections, both air, water and ground, but they have been greatly improved. The sections are shorter and deeper in terms of gameplay mechanics, with control greatly improved.

    The game's pacing is also improved significantly. Many complained about the lack of bosses or *overthetopness* in the first paces of Bayonetta. In Bayonetta 2 you immediately start off with a crazy battle on top a fighter plane doing aerobatics in a city, the plane gets destroyed and you end up on a train with a giant angel on the roof of a highspeed train on a bridge that eventually culminates with a battle against your own demon dragon around the top of a skyscraper.

    Since this is a Wii U exclusive it of course has some Nintendo content. This content comes in the form of a series of costumes and appearance changes that resembles certain nintendo characters. these are just as sexy as Bayonettas other costumes. these not only changes Bayonettas look, it also change certain aspects of the gameplay or world. like the demons in bayonettas attacks change to bowser in the peach and daisy outfits.

    This is a must have game that you can absolutely buy a single console for.
    In fact if you don't you should find yourself another hobby. This game is everything that could be right about the industry, and shows you why the *All games should be multiplatform mentality* is Evil.    … Expand
  14. kooltrex
    Nov 12, 2014
    10
    One of the greatest games I have ever played. From the creator of Devil May Cry,Viewtiful Joe,Resident evil 2 and The Wondeful 101 comes Bayonetta 2. This game is just too good. Its one of the best hack and slash games I have ever played!
  15. wariano
    Mar 20, 2015
    10
    bayonetta game 2 is perfect in every aspect is perfect graphics history fights etc my favorite game that will give it a 10 closed because the game is perfect
  16. myd00003
    Apr 8, 2016
    10
    Keep more and more Bayonetta games coming! But don't make it a Wii U exclusive next time. And give her long hair like she had in the original. She look better that way.
  17. rodericrinehart
    Feb 7, 2015
    10
    Nintendo does action as well as they do platforming, kart racing, and fighting. And a powerful female protagonist who is not afraid to get in your face or the face of the most menacing monsters in the universe!
  18. jiiihaad
    Nov 8, 2014
    8
    Fighting is awesomely fun and cool! Casual players can play through the whole game by just smashing punch button, but it gets very boring. Advanced players try to invent insanely long combos with different moves what is more rewarding and fun.

    Flow of the game is not very good in first play through. So many animations and collectible notes and books almost ruined the game for me, until    Fighting is awesomely fun and cool! Casual players can play through the whole game by just smashing punch button, but it gets very boring. Advanced players try to invent insanely long combos with different moves what is more rewarding and fun.

    Flow of the game is not very good in first play through. So many animations and collectible notes and books almost ruined the game for me, until I just stopped reading them. Looks ike they got 0 value and reading just ruins flow of the game.

    First play through in story mode was 12 hours for me, and after that when you get more weapons game gets interesting (if you didn't get the weapons just google how to get them). Multiplayer ja extra chapters where you just fight with enemies in arena is very fun and them add replayablebility.    … Expand
  19. WeReview4U
    Oct 28, 2014
    8
    This is a great game, if you love the genre, or you didn't played the 1st one you have to get it , stop.
    But if you are looking for something different or new from the 1st episode..well you should look somewhere else I guess
  20. PuckMan
    Oct 28, 2014
    6
    To me the original Bayonetta was/is a flawed master piece. Although it had a lot of serious issues the core fighting mechanic of dodging an enemy attack at just the right moment and then unleashing a counter combo of your own was so satisfying many of the games flaws could be forgiven. Bayonetta 2 is a carbon copy of that game, yet somehow worse.

    Being able to see what your doing was    To me the original Bayonetta was/is a flawed master piece. Although it had a lot of serious issues the core fighting mechanic of dodging an enemy attack at just the right moment and then unleashing a counter combo of your own was so satisfying many of the games flaws could be forgiven. Bayonetta 2 is a carbon copy of that game, yet somehow worse.

    Being able to see what your doing was always a big problem. With so many enemies in such cramped areas and so much happening on screen at once, reading enemy attacks can be difficult. I find myself constantly wresting with the drunken camera which now sits much closer to your avatar making awareness of your surroundings even tougher.

    Controlling Bayonetta herself is fun but sections where you are forced into a giant mech suit are frustratingly sluggish with combos and witch time seemingly disabled, the gameplay is reduced to tedious button mashing. On the subject of witch time (dodge an enemy attack at just the right moment to trigger a slow motion sequence allowing you time to perform extravagant combos) the game seems all to happy to brake it's own rules, with some witch time being much longer or shorter than others with no reason or rhyme.

    Now I wasn't joking earlier when I said Bayonetta 2 was a carbon copy of it's original. From the story to the characters, the soundtrack, items, weapons and menus it just all feels far too familiar. Gone is the fun little arcade shooting mini game 'Angel Attack' for some reason. Platinum instead have gone down the more is more route. As in more enemy types. As your funneled down the games narrow and linear pathways a slightly different enemy design will be thrown at you one after another.

    The graphics have only slightly improved, nothing to write home about. Probably on par with an average 360 or PS3 game. There is one new character, however he is extremely annoying. A boy who turns into a squirrel named Loki his soul inclusion in the game seems to be telling you to hurry up and generally discouraging you from any sort of exploration which is odd as the game does have quite a few hidden areas, oh well (shrugs shoulders). The back drops feel similar and by the final few chapters your literally back in the first game.

    Bayonetta 2 does include an online co-op mode. Unfortunately adding more carnage on screen only makes it completely impossible to see what's going on and the way the mode is set up with you competing against your co-op partner to see who can deal the most damage just didn't to it for me.

    And now we come to the biggest problem I have with this game. Namely the incessant interruptions from the appallingly bad cut scenes. Every 2 seconds control is taken from the player. I don't mind cinematics in games if there good have them. Have them at the beginning or end of a level not in the middle. I'm serious you can't walk 3 steps without being subjected to the the most tedious, long winded waffle I have ever heard in my life. Yeah you can skip them. Four button presses, 4! And there's often 2 cutscenes in a row so double that to eight. You spend more time skipping cutscenes than anything else. It's a game, don't they realise people want to play it not watch it. The story is this your the good guy there's the bad guys... beat them up.    … Expand
  21. ps4misery
    Dec 3, 2015
    10
    The first game is already amazing, the second one more so.

    And with this package, you get both for the price of one. It's an awesome deal from an awesome company like Platinum Games.
  22. Wanderlei
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    This Wii U exclusive is an absolute masterpiece, this is truly the pinnacle of the stylish action genre that Hideki Kamiya invented. The game looks absolutely stunning, sublime arts style and runs silky smooth and fluid at 60fps. The gameplay is brilliant, its like you become one with the game the movement and combos become so natural its as if the game and you have some sort mind-meld andThis Wii U exclusive is an absolute masterpiece, this is truly the pinnacle of the stylish action genre that Hideki Kamiya invented. The game looks absolutely stunning, sublime arts style and runs silky smooth and fluid at 60fps. The gameplay is brilliant, its like you become one with the game the movement and combos become so natural its as if the game and you have some sort mind-meld and it is natural extension of you.
    If you have a Wii U you absolutely must get this game. If you dont have a Wii U you must get one to play Bayonetta 2.    … Expand
  23. Estripador_MT
    Mar 24, 2015
    0
    I didn't like the game. The graphics are outdated. I think you do the same thing over and over. Well, some people may like it, but it's not for me. That's my opnion
  24. pinball123
    Nov 18, 2014
    6
    I liked bayonetta 2 but it was greatly over hyped. Felt like a forgettable action game to me, enjoyable in the moment but not much substance. I really think if it released as a multi plat the reviews would be more in line with mine. If you already have a wii u it's a must buy but if you don't you aren't missing anything special.
  25. dgbot07
    Oct 29, 2014
    7
    Bayonetta was a good game, but the shadow of several other games in the genre. With Bayonetta 2 is no different. When playing Bayonetta 2 saw me playing the first title with more appealing character just after leaving the salon.
  26. FakeRobotGamer
    Nov 11, 2014
    7
    A fantastic game and a great female empowerment fantasy marred by camera issues that interrupt gameplay to do crotch zooms on Bayonetta. Deducting 3 points accordingly.
  27. Krawbeard
    Oct 29, 2014
    4
    I love Nintendo... yeah lets start with that..

    Bayonetta 2.. I feel the same as I did the first one.. I will say for the fans of this series that it was a great and generous idea to include the first one. However upon playing the game I wasn't too impressed. The graphics and the colors are very appealing to where you can tell they put a lot of work into it, and I can say if    I love Nintendo... yeah lets start with that..

    Bayonetta 2.. I feel the same as I did the first one..

    I will say for the fans of this series that it was a great and generous idea to include the first one.

    However upon playing the game I wasn't too impressed.

    The graphics and the colors are very appealing to where you can tell they put a lot of work into it, and I can say if you're a fan of this series you won't be disappointed.

    For me in my own opinion I am a 28 year old man, so to me this game is obviously perverted and I could see anybody younger than 20 getting into this game (mostly young males).

    There's a fine point where a woman in a game can be a bad ass and still be attractive but in this game series they cross the line and make it obvious of sexually objectifying her.

    Yes I admit I'm not too fond of games and perversions like that. I can say yes there are games that have a perverted sense of humor that make me laugh but this like I said is why I see younger males liking a game like this.

    So besides that point... why else did I not like this game?

    The game really seems like a huge button mashing and most of the time you don't know whats really going on. The camera doesn't do the game much justice either.

    Combo system is great but with mentioned above doesn't serve much purpose.

    Another thing I don't like about this game is quick time events.
    I cannot go on enough about how much I dislike quick time events, so if you want to know how I feel
    then I wold suggest watching "quick time events suck" on john tron's channel.

    I am glad I got to try this before buying...

    Though I will say this.. If Nintendo is trying to prove they have mature games then yes Bayonetta 2 does the job (though they do have more mature titles).

    I will not be owning this game.

    I would say if you have never played bayonetta then take that 60 bucks you were going to spend and add that to the pre purchase of the Super Smash bros for WiiU that way you can play it Melee style.    … Expand
  28. velvetmeds
    Oct 24, 2014
    0
    Everything about this game is annoying an unbearable, the grating voices and music, the ugly visual design (Bayo herself is the worse female character design i've ever seen in a game), the story is so bad you might as well skip it altogether, and the gameplay is straight up button mashing with no depth or fun whatsoever. Avoid.
  29. Enforcer122
    Oct 29, 2014
    0
    Yet another insanely over rated Nintendo game, if this was on a different console it would be getting poor reviews. It's like all neck beards personal fantasy, they get to play as a barely dressed girl who shoots guns. Madness.
  30. Drphillgood
    Oct 15, 2015
    0
    Meh. Another Wii crapfest of a great game. No new ingenuity just a copy of a good game from a past generation and another console. Keep up the great work, looking at your fanbase they're rabid for those good old cheap games!
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  1. Positive: 78 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 80
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  1. Gamestyle
    Jan 19, 2015
    90
    Bayonetta 2 is an outright fantastic game. It’s another very good reason to own a Wii U and it outclasses practically every other game of this type by a considerable margin.
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  2. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    90
    I had a lot of questions in my head when I launched Bayonetta 2 for the first time. Is it possible to design a combat system as awesome as before, make it familiar, but not hackneyed? Is it possible to outshine the closing moments of the first game? The sequel needed just a couple of minutes to dispel all my concerns. [Dec 2014, p.62]
  3. Universo Nintendo
    Dec 5, 2014
    100
    A more focused, more vibrant game that surpasses its predecessor and establishes itself as the best game on the Wii U and as the newest masterpiece of the genre.
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