Bayonetta

Bayonetta

Released2014
The port to Nintendo consoles adds Nintendo themed costumes and touch controls. Wreak havoc as the foxy witch Bayonetta. Bayonetta is a butt-kicking, havoc-wreaking witch, and she’ll shoot, whip, slice, and burn angels as she uncovers the truth about her own past. Her weapons and moves are all stylishly over-the-top, but she can also dodge attacks to slow down time, and inflict Torture Attacks on her enemies. This is the prequel to the Bayonetta 2 game, and it’s every bit as sassy, destructive, and epic as you’d expect. Bayonetta is the fashionable and foxy unholy offspring of an Umbra Witch and a Lumen Sage, and she’s lost her memory after being asleep at the bottom of a lake for 500 years. Use Wicked Weaves to summon Infernal Demons, dodge enemies’ dangerous attacks to slow down time, and punish angels with deadly devices. You can even dress Bayonetta up in four Nintendo-themed costumes—Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Link, and Samus Aran.
83Wit Score

Details

DeveloperPlatinumGames
PublisherNintendo
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2014
StatusReleased
GenresShooterHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
ThemesActionFantasy
PlatformsWiiU Wii UNintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
ModesSingle player
SeriesBayonetta

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Community Score
Highly Recommended83/100

About This Game

A witch with no memory surfaces from a lake's depths after two decades of oblivion, armed with mysterious powers and possession of one half of an ancient artifact known as the Eyes of the World. When intelligence suggests the matching piece rests in the faraway metropolis of Vigrid, she embarks on a perilous journey to reclaim it, navigating between heavenly and earthly realms while fending off celestial forces determined to eliminate her. Her path intertwines with an enigmatic female figure whose connection to her suppressed memories grows increasingly apparent, and a resentful young man who holds her accountable for a tragedy from his family's past. As she pursues her objective, fragments of her true identity and origins gradually resurface, revealing secrets that reshape her understanding of herself and the forces arrayed against her.