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"The over the top femininity, a cheesy soundtrack, quirky sidegames and an epic plot combine into a fun and engaging action game. It’s going to turn a few of people away with it’s full on sensual nature however, so not one for the easily embarrassed. They might feel a tad dirty playing this one."
"Bayonetta is a superb action title that gets props for still being very challenging for the hardcore action crowd, but accessible enough for less-skilled players to play – the forgiving systems in place allow for minimal frustration, which usually leads to said player becoming much more skilled than they were before. It's got all the staples of the genre – over the top action, massive boss fights, a ridiculous plot, and a cool main character."
Bayonetta is a game and character that evokes all kinds of reactions from all kinds of gamers. So it should be interesting to hear what the oft-begrudging Yahtzee has to say...
Hit the source for his review.
"Games that have a jaw dropping female protagonist do tend to create a large amount of attention, but sometimes the fun stops at that, and the game leaves the drooling men a little disappointed. Bayonetta steps in as the sexy vixen this year, but will she manage to deliver a memorable gaming experience?"
All Age Gaming's Danny Yee takes the over the top action game Bayonetta, which was developed by Platinum Games for a spin. Is playing as a sexy female character in a genre crowded by male characters such as God of War's Kratos a winning formula? Read on to find out.
In only the second time in its long running history, Sega Nerds has awarded a Sega game a perfect 5 out of 5 rings. The duel reviews state that the battle system is the best so far this generation, as well praising the addictive ranking system, character models and high level of replayability.
While I'm not a huge fan of this genre (Hack-n-slash), Bayonetta does look 'entertaining' in an odd sort of way. Personally I can't see all the fuss about it, and the skin-tick clad Bayonetta, but it is receiving rave reviews. Perhaps it's just her rather open way of combat, or weapons, or the fact she's just sexy, in a game-character sort of way of course.
But either way, a decent review, showing the positive and the negative sides to the game, plus a few vids and screen shots of course.
"Bayonetta herself is a quick-witted irritation for much of the game, coming across as somewhere between a spoiled upper-middle class English housewife and the lead antagonist in a low budget 80’s Teen Horror movie about sexy witches that prey on teenage boys. And that is as it’s intended to be, for Bayonetta – like her or loathe her – is every bit as memorable as the fast and vicious combat."
"I’m not really what one could call a Devil May Cry lover. I played a few hours through the first one, totally forgot the second (and fate told me I was right), died like 40 times on the third one’s first couple of levels and had a few hours spent on the fourth installment. But all in all, I’ve always wanted to love that damn game, without really being able to do it. Never knew if that was because of the difficulty, the genre itself, or Dante acting like teenage douchebag, but I never got into..."
"Bayonetta, from Japnanese-based developer Platinum Games, is Southland Tales the Video Game; you will play for hours, squint your eyes, shake your head, muse at the goings-on, and dive back in. The panoptic reception ranges from bewildered to amazed: EDGE awards a 10, while Google Chrome releases a Bayonetta Theme, official Playboy promotions allude to some hot chick, and an accessible early level eliminates a "puzzle section." I would love to know what other red-blooded Playboy readers think..."
MTV Multiplayer has reviewed the recent Japanese release, Bayonetta, and they werern't impressed, calling it a "flashy, flawed release whose strengths are often overwhelmed by its weaknesses."
Go to the source for the full review
[Discuss in the Bayonetta forum]
"At first I thought Bayonetta was going to be just another God of War or Devil May Cry clone, desperately trying to capture the horny male segment of the gaming populace (and let's face it, that is pretty much all of us) with the over the top sexuality of it's female protagonist."
"Bayonetta could have been the best action game on the PS3. After all, this over-the-top affair from Hideki Kamiya and his team at Platinum Games not only delivers some of the coolest combat mechanics around but it coats the experience in an eccentric, hyper-stylish shell. Unfortunately, the PS3 port of Bayonetta is a very disappointing piece of software. I love Bayonetta -- just look at my review of the 360 version for proof. But Bayonetta on the PS3 is a whole different beast.
The PS3 ve..."
"Over the top action, Japanese pop music, and sexual themes are some of the things you are going to see in Bayonetta. Ok, we might have seen this before, so what is unique about Bayonetta then, you ask? The fact that Bayonetta has mixed these elements so brilliantly is a feat in its self, nothing feels forced, it’s all done naturally within the game. But this isn’t the full story here, playing Bayonetta makes you remember the fact that you are playing a videogame; it isn’t trying to be an epic..."
Edge magazine are usually quite nitpicky with their reviews, so it may come as a surprise that they awarded Bayonetta a perfect 10/10 review, claiming that she "slaps Dante, Kratos and every other hero back to the drawing board."
[Discuss in the Bayonetta forum]
"Despite some weaker parts and a technical side not always at the top, Bayonetta easily becomes the new reigning king of the modern Beat'Em All genre. With a gameplay as deep as it is easy to understand, an incredibly varied arsenal and numerous enemies and bosses, Platinum released here nothing less than THE new reference. A game that no player that considers himself a gamer should miss."
You might have heard of Bayonetta- that game which takes every opportunity to look up the skirts of a Sarah Palin-lookalike. The game is going to be released next year for the US and EU, but Japan gets it on October 29th. Famitsu has given their review of the game, and have awarded it a perfect 40/40.
Congratulatory tweet from SEGA addressing the review in alternate links.
![Box shot of Bayonetta [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvWGJveF8zNjAvQWN0aW9uL0FkdmVudHVyZQ==/bayonetta_frontcover_small_q9PTcRcpp6Fudlo.jpg)