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On February 2, 2015, PlatinumGames released a free browser game on their [https://www.platinumgames.co.jp/404/ official website]. Initially titled ''Angel Land'' before changing names to ''8-bit Bayonetta'', the game is a simplistic shooter where a sprite version of Bayonetta must take down waves of enemies on the ground and in the air. The score goes up the more enemies are killed, and the game ends when an enemy touches Bayonetta. The player also has the ability to post their high score to Twitter. The game was posted on Steam on March 31, 2017, but was taken down a few days later. | On February 2, 2015, PlatinumGames released a free browser game on their [https://www.platinumgames.co.jp/404/ official website]. Initially titled ''Angel Land'' before changing names to ''8-bit Bayonetta'', the game is a simplistic shooter where a sprite version of Bayonetta must take down waves of enemies on the ground and in the air. The score goes up the more enemies are killed, and the game ends when an enemy touches Bayonetta. The player also has the ability to post their high score to Twitter. The game was posted on Steam on March 31, 2017, but was taken down a few days later. | ||
[[Sega]] Sammy developed a spinoff in 2016 titled ''Bayonetta Pachislot''. Naturally, it is a Pachislot machine that loosely recreates moments from the first game, with the outcomes of these moments being almost entirely | [[Sega]] Sammy developed a spinoff in 2016 titled ''Bayonetta Pachislot''. Naturally, it is a Pachislot machine that loosely recreates moments from the first game, with the outcomes of these moments being almost entirely dependent on the results of slot pulls. Original music and costumes were created specifically for this machine that have never reappeared since. | ||
Development for ''{{s|wikipedia|Bayonetta 3}}'' started right after the cancellation of another game from Platinum Games that was in production for four years until January 2017, ''{{s|wikipedia|Scalebound}}''. Before this event, they had an idea on porting the two earlier titles to [[Nintendo Switch]], code-named "Nintendo NX" back then. All of them got the agreement from Nintendo soon after.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nintendoeverything.com/bayonetta-3-origins-hideki-kamiya-platinumgames/ |title=Bayonetta 3 devs on game’s origins, Kamiya says he’s “forever indebted to Nintendo” |author= Brian(@NE_Brian) |date=October 30, 2022 |accessdate=October 30, 2022 |publisher=Nintendo Everything}}</ref> During the [[wikipedia:The Game Awards 2017|2017 Game Awards]], it was announced that ''Bayonetta'' and ''Bayonetta 2'' would be ported to the Nintendo Switch with all of their Wii U content intact. On July 13, 2022, Nintendo announced via a tweet they would release physical copies of the first game in 2022. Almost immediately following the announcement at The Game Awards 2017, a teaser trailer announced that ''Bayonetta 3'' was in development exclusively for the Switch. On July 13, 2022, another trailer released by Nintendo shows further gameplay along with a release date set for October 28, 2022. Weeks prior to its release, a controversial event happened between Bayonetta's ex-English voice actress Hellena Taylor and her new voice actress Jennifer Hale, where the former initially called for a boycott due to underpayment of her leading role from the company's offer, and Hideki Kamiya's suspension from Twitter for suspicious behavior after worsening the situation. The aftermath negatively affected other voice actors across the video game industry after reports of Taylor lying to the subject, but also PlatinumGames who would respond to this issue soon after. Nonetheless, the game received favorable reviews by other aggregators in its release. During [[The Game Awards]] 2022, a prequel to all three ''Bayonetta'' games was announced, titled ''{{s|wikipedia|Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon}}'', | Development for ''{{s|wikipedia|Bayonetta 3}}'' started right after the cancellation of another game from Platinum Games that was in production for four years until January 2017, ''{{s|wikipedia|Scalebound}}''. Before this event, they had an idea on porting the two earlier titles to [[Nintendo Switch]], code-named "Nintendo NX" back then. All of them got the agreement from Nintendo soon after.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nintendoeverything.com/bayonetta-3-origins-hideki-kamiya-platinumgames/ |title=Bayonetta 3 devs on game’s origins, Kamiya says he’s “forever indebted to Nintendo” |author= Brian(@NE_Brian) |date=October 30, 2022 |accessdate=October 30, 2022 |publisher=Nintendo Everything}}</ref> During the [[wikipedia:The Game Awards 2017|2017 Game Awards]], it was announced that ''Bayonetta'' and ''Bayonetta 2'' would be ported to the Nintendo Switch with all of their Wii U content intact. On July 13, 2022, Nintendo announced via a tweet they would release physical copies of the first game in 2022. Almost immediately following the announcement at The Game Awards 2017, a teaser trailer announced that ''Bayonetta 3'' was in development exclusively for the Switch. On July 13, 2022, another trailer released by Nintendo shows further gameplay along with a release date set for October 28, 2022. Weeks prior to its release, a controversial event happened between Bayonetta's ex-English voice actress Hellena Taylor and her new voice actress Jennifer Hale, where the former initially called for a boycott due to underpayment of her leading role from the company's offer, and Hideki Kamiya's suspension from Twitter for suspicious behavior after worsening the situation. The aftermath negatively affected other voice actors across the video game industry after reports of Taylor lying to the subject, but also PlatinumGames who would respond to this issue soon after. Nonetheless, the game received favorable reviews by other aggregators in its release. During [[The Game Awards]] 2022, a prequel to all three ''Bayonetta'' games was announced, titled ''{{s|wikipedia|Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon}}'' It was released in March 17, 2023. | ||
The ''Bayonetta'' series follows the over-the-top adventures of the eponymous heroine, who is initially unaware of the origins of both herself and her spectacular powers as an "Umbra Witch" - powers which not only afford her superhuman combat skills equal parts brutal and graceful, but more outwardly supernatural endeavors such as slowing time, shapeshifting into animals, and summoning demons. Her own hair is used for some of these techniques, which by default literally composes her skin-tight uniform; as a result, her outfit becomes more revealing as she uses "Wicked Weaving" techniques. Starting out in a fictional European city, Bayonetta becomes convinced that a mysterious gemstone in her possession, one of a pair called the "Eyes of the World", must be reunited with its counterpart to retrieve her memories. Many twists and developments await her as she battles through a large variety of menacing, marble-skinned angels from one of three alternative planes of reality separate from mankind's own. These three planes - directly borrowed from Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' - are visited throughout both games, and as the second game progresses, Bayonetta must contend with demons as well. | The ''Bayonetta'' series follows the over-the-top adventures of the eponymous heroine, who is initially unaware of the origins of both herself and her spectacular powers as an "Umbra Witch" - powers which not only afford her superhuman combat skills equal parts brutal and graceful, but more outwardly supernatural endeavors such as slowing time, shapeshifting into animals, and summoning demons. Her own hair is used for some of these techniques, which by default literally composes her skin-tight uniform; as a result, her outfit becomes more revealing as she uses "Wicked Weaving" techniques. Starting out in a fictional European city, Bayonetta becomes convinced that a mysterious gemstone in her possession, one of a pair called the "Eyes of the World", must be reunited with its counterpart to retrieve her memories. Many twists and developments await her as she battles through a large variety of menacing, marble-skinned angels from one of three alternative planes of reality separate from mankind's own. These three planes - directly borrowed from Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' - are visited throughout both games, and as the second game progresses, Bayonetta must contend with demons as well. | ||
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*''Bayonetta'' is one of three primary third-party universes with games published by Nintendo worldwide, as Nintendo published ''Bayonetta 2'' and the Wii U and Switch versions of the first ''Bayonetta'' game. The others are {{uv|Final Fantasy}} <!--Nintendo published Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the GameCube worldwide, hence why it's listed here.--> and {{uv|Banjo-Kazooie}}. | *''Bayonetta'' is one of three primary third-party universes with games published by Nintendo worldwide, as Nintendo published ''Bayonetta 2'' and the Wii U and Switch versions of the first ''Bayonetta'' game. The others are {{uv|Final Fantasy}} <!--Nintendo published Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the GameCube worldwide, hence why it's listed here.--> and {{uv|Banjo-Kazooie}}. | ||
*''Bayonetta'' is the first universe to have its debut game release on different platforms simultaneously, as the first installment initially released on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. | *''Bayonetta'' is the first universe to have its debut game release on different platforms simultaneously, as the first installment initially released on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. | ||
*Out of all the third-party universes, the ''Bayonetta'' series has the least amount of games with only | *Out of all the third-party universes, the ''Bayonetta'' series has the least amount of games with only four titles. | ||
*As of ''Ultimate'', ''Bayonetta'' and {{uv|ARMS}} are the only universes to contain only female playable fighters. Prior to ''Ultimate'', it shared this trait with {{uv|Metroid}}. | *As of ''Ultimate'', ''Bayonetta'' and {{uv|ARMS}} are the only universes to contain only female playable fighters. Prior to ''Ultimate'', it shared this trait with {{uv|Metroid}}. | ||
**It is also the only third-party universe to have this trait. | **It is also the only third-party universe to have this trait. | ||