Bayonetta 2
This Switch port adds amiibo support. Bayonetta’s back and more powerful than ever. Wield wild weapons and execute deadly moves—like the powerful Umbran Climax—to take out angels and demons in this…
Bayonetta 2 is an adventure developed by PlatinumGames, released 16 February 2018 on Nintendo Switch.
What Bayonetta 2 is
Bayonetta 2 is an adventure game developed by PlatinumGames and released in 2018. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch only. It runs on Platinum Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This Switch port adds amiibo support. Bayonetta’s back and more powerful than ever. Wield wild weapons and execute deadly moves—like the powerful Umbran Climax—to take out angels and demons in this breathtaking action game. You can even team up with friends in 2-player online or local wireless co-op fights (additional accessories required; sold separately.) Bayonetta is a butt-kicking, havoc-wreaking witch who wields sweet weapons like pistols, whips, hammers, flamethrowers, and poison bows. But it’s not just about brawn—it’s also about style. Bayonetta is deadly but sleek, with moves like Witch Time that slows down time itself, and the all-new Umbran Climax—a special magic attack that…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Bayonetta series
Bayonetta 2 is the ninth of 16 entries we hold in the Bayonetta series. It arrived 2 years after Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Bayonetta. The next entry was Bayonetta: Special Edition in 2018.
What it launched against
Bayonetta 2 launched on 16 February 2018, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Monster Hunter: World, Shadow of the Colossus and Shadow of the Colossus (2018). It arrived 1 year into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Monster Hunter: World, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018).
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