By RYAN GEEVER
Staff Writer
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Bayonetta 2 for the Nintendo Wii U is one of those titles that, when it was first announced, was a sink or a swim title. It was going to be either amazing or downright awful, no in-between. Hearing the news that developing studio after developing studio turned down Platinum Games for the chance to develop Bayonetta 2, things weren’t looking too hot. Then Nintendo took up the reins. This put some doubt in people’s minds, as Nintendo is known, renowned, even, for making more family oriented games, so no one had truly known what the sequel to the very successful Bayonetta would do.
No one expected it would be as good as it is.
Much of Bayonetta 2’s presentation and gameplay is geared towards the hardcore action fan; the fans of the original game will find great joy with this title, as Nintendo has stepped up to the plate and made a homerun of this title. The combat within this title is insane and fluid, there’s not much more I can say without repeating myself, it’s that good.
Before any extra questions come up, yes, Bayonetta is still hyper sexualized. Is it a terrible thing? Actually, not really. If anything, it’s as if the game is trying to go over the top by showing how it doesn’t take itself too seriously, and Bayonetta as a character is interesting enough to be far different from your normal heroine.
The art and music department definitely follows through with what made the first game so great. Super tense action followed by a great art style and beats that will give a certain rhythm to your attacks while in combat.
Enemy variety is a godsend in this game as well, as you won’t be fighting the same mooks for the entire length of the campaign.New and harder enemies present themselves over time, and even though there are a lot of different enemies, there’s just enough so patterns between them can be learned and you can have a manageable amount of knowledge on each enemy.
Alongside the single player campaign, there is also a separate online-scenario-based co-op campaign that squeezes even more out of the game’s excellent combat system.
For those who are interested in this title, but haven’t played the first one, have no worries. Included in the box, for absolutely no extra price, Platinum Games and Nintendo have ported over the original Bayonetta to the Wii U. That’s right, you get the first game for absolutely free. Talk about a steal!
Bayonetta 2 gets a 10/10 from me. It is a must have for any Wii U owner.
