Bayonetta
Bayonetta is an action game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, directed by Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe series creator Hideki Kamiya at Platinum Games in cooperation with publisher Sega.
Set in a fictional city in Europe, the game centers on its title character Bayonetta, who can wield four pistols—among other weapons—and perform magical attacks to defeat various enemies.
The game has five difficulty settings; its two easiest ones contain a game mode playable with only one button, similar to a mode Kamiya used in Devil May Cry.
Its developers designed its characters with modern style and fashion in mind, and composed for it a largely upbeat and feminine soundtrack.
Gameplay
Combat in Bayonetta, a single-player action game, resembles that in Hideki Kamiya’s prior Devil May Cry.
The player is encouraged to explore ways to dispatch enemies with as much flair as possible through the use of both melee and long ranged attacks, complex combo strings, and multiple weapons.
Special commands or actions are woven into events, finishes, executions, and unique “Torture combos” in which Bayonetta summons a variety of devices to deal devastating blows to her enemies.
Such devices range from guillotines to iron maidens.
Bayonetta also has unique but limited abilities that her enemies do not possess, such as “Witch Time”, which activates when the player makes a well-timed dodge to an attack. This temporarily slows time to allow Bayonetta to inflict massive amounts of counter damage before the enemies can react.
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Game Specs
Developer(s) PlayStation 3: Sega / Xbox 360: Platinum Games
Publisher(s) Sega
Designer(s) Hideki Kamiya (director)
Artist(s) Mari Shimazaki (character designer)
Composer(s) Masami Ueda (sound director) / Hiroshi Yamaguchi (composer) / Akari Kaida (composer) / Norihiko Hibino (composer) / Yoshitaka Suzuki (composer) / Takahiro Izutani (composer)
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s) JP October 29, 2009 / NA January 5, 2010 / EU January 8, 2010 / AUS January 7, 2010
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player
Rating(s) BBFC: 15 / CERO: D / ESRB: M / PEGI: 18
Media Blu-ray Disc, DVD-DL
Input methods Gamepad
