- Publisher: Sega
- Release Date: Jan 5, 2010
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Switch, Wii U, Xbox One
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Bayonetta is a bizarre game that some will love, but many will hate.
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It’s tough to assess a game that swings so wildly between two poles. In its more focused portions, Bayonetta is kinetic bliss that makes hand-to-hand violence into an act of love. But too often, the game devolves to its button-mashing, raunchy norm, adopting the puerile sensibility that is making Japan a less relevant voice in a slowly maturing medium.
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Maybe Platinum Games had deliberately pushed the game so far over the top it became ridiculous and stupid, not out of an attempt to circle on round from stupid back to awesome in that out-there-crazy-no-holds-barred-explosion way, but as a direct parody of all of the previous games which have tried to do that. Maybe Bayonetta isn't a terrible game, but is in fact the pure utilisation of irony to mock both the game manufacturers and its fans!
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 586 out of 753
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Mixed: 70 out of 753
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Negative: 97 out of 753
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RyanG.Jan 12, 2010
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BGrantJan 11, 2010
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Sep 9, 2011