An anime film adaptation of the game by Gonzo, titled Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, was released in Japan in November 2013. Bayonetta was nominated for and won several end-of-the-year accolades, and had sold over a million units worldwide by 2010. The game was praised for its combat, presentation and soundtrack, but drew criticism for its story and quick time events. Upon release, the game received generally positive reviews. Bayonetta was the third project released by PlatinumGames, which was founded by former Clover Studio employees. Several demos were released for the game prior to its launch. Kamiya and artist Mari Shimazaki spent more than a year to create Bayonetta's design. The game's theme is 'sexiness' and 'partial nudity' and that the characters were designed to be 'fashionable'. According to Kamiya, the game was completely original, though he drew some inspirations from Scandinavian mythology and played Devil May Cry 4 for reference. The development team's name, 'Team Little Angels', is a play on the name of the team who developed the first Devil May Cry game,'Team Little Devils'. The game features a rating system, which gives players a grade based on their performance, and a combat system that is similar to the Devil May Cry series.ĭevelopment of the game was started in January 2007, with Hideki Kamiya being the game's director. She possesses magical attacks and she can use her hair to summon demons to dispatch her foes. The game stars the eponymous character, a witch who is capable of shapeshifting and using various firearms.

īayonetta takes place in Vigrid, a fictional city in Europe.

A remastered version of Bayonetta as well as another PlatinumGames title, Vanquish, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 18, 2020, as part of a compilation to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the game. An enhanced port for Windows was released in April 2017 with 4K support.

The game was later released on the Wii U alongside its sequel, Bayonetta 2, releasing in September 2014 in Japan and worldwide the following month – the two games were later released worldwide on the Nintendo Switch in February 2018. The game was originally released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Japan in October 2009, and in North America and Europe in January 2010. Bayonetta is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega.

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