![]() ![]() Newly added to this sequel is an online multiplayer mode called Tag Climax. This feature adds even more strategic depth and customization options for players as each weapon has its own playstyle, specialty and role in the game. ![]() These weapons can be equipped to her legs and arms, either along with her Love is Blue (replacing her Scarborough Fair from the first game) or entirely replacing them. Rodin can also make new weapons for Bayonetta using special collectables called Golden LP that you receive after missions. Items allow the heroine to restore health and even revive if killed during battle. For instance, if you're not particularly talented at timing dodges for Witch Time, using a technique called Bat Within can nullify damage (as a bonus it requires different timing to activate). Players can also acquire rare bonus items upon a Muspelheim's completion.īayonetta can purchase new moves, accessories and items from Gates of Hell using halo's collected from angels, which provide more customization options for nearly any play style. While completely optional, they provide players with unique combat challenges and help to break up the otherwise straightforward action of the main story. Both are equally tight and responsive methods, although I prefer using the buttons myself.Īside from the main quest are mini-levels known as Muspelheim, scattered throughout the levels. The latter is for more experienced players that want more freedom to customize attacks and such on the fly. The former works to make the game much easier to play for those that are unfamiliar with action titles such entire combos and dodging can be easily done with the flick of the stylus. Bullet Climax allows Bayonetta to attack clusters of foes surrounding her, and happens to be an incredibly anti-mob move in her arsenal.ĭelving into overall controls a bit more, players can either use the Gamepad touchscreen or the traditional button scheme from the first title. Upon further inspection, there is a unique Torture Attack for each type of environment and foe that possesses an optimum point to use it.īullet Climax comes back as well but with slightly reworked controls, making it much easier to pull off and stay in that mode. When a player meets the requirements, a prompt is displayed on the screen and Bayonetta unleashes a devastating finishing blow to the enemy. Like many other mechanics in this title, this gameplay feature is much deeper than first let on. Torture Attacks make a return from the first game and like the Umbran Climax, can only be activated with a full magic gauge. Witch Time is essentially bullet time that actually takes skill to use, since you activate it by timing a dodge just as the attack is about to connect. These use her magic stocks, which fill up as you attack and take damage. One such special is Umbran Climax, which basically uses the Wicked Weaves (strong finishers that summon an Inferno Demon's body part to attack) to greatly increase the attack power and range of her combos. Of course angels aren't going to take a day off from trying to kill our "heroine" just because she's on a more noble quest, so you'll be fighting through hordes of their kind (along with the new foes Infernal Demons) using her trademark guns, physical combos, and various special attacks. Along the way she meets and fights alongside a mysterious boy named Loki who, like Bayonetta before, has amnesia and is also being pursued by Angels. ![]() Unfortunately, she is forced to put that "comfortable" existence on hold when her friend Jeanne takes a blow meant for Bayonetta and has her soul dragged down to the Gate of Inferno, and must travel to Fimbulventr - the entrance to Inferno - in order to bring back Jeanne's soul. ![]() Just as in the last game, you play as Umbra Witch Bayonetta as she harasses Enzo, gets fancy guns from Rodin and slaughters an amazing amount of angels to prevent her own death and subsequent one way trip to hell. What makes the deals sweeter is that every gameplay mechanic is polished to near perfection, insuring that every entry into this game is filled with excellent controls, beautiful graphics and a smooth framerate. Getting my hands on the Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2, however, has rectified that mistake and I finally get to see what makes this title one of, if not the, best action games I've played in a long time.ĭeveloped by the talent at Platinum Games along with Sega and Nintendo, and supervised by the first game's director Hideki Kamiya (Yusuke Hashimoto directs this title), Bayonetta 2 is a love letter to Japan's '80 - cheesecake, intense action and incredible amounts of gore and violence. As a result, I missed out on stylized action gameplay reminiscent of the first Devil May Cry, as well as over-the-top weapons, large and epic boss battles, and most importantly, the powerful, sexy and very controversial protagonist herself. I was one of the unlucky gamers that never experienced Bayonetta's first foray into last gen consoles. ![]()
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