<s>
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Windows	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Vigrid	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
city	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
rating	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
players	O
a	O
grade	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
combat	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
unlike	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
live	O
Style	O
Rank	O
to	O
directly	O
judge	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
(	O
and	O
subsequent	O
Platinum	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
)	O
feature	O
an	O
arena	O
based	O
ranking	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
judges	O
players	O
based	O
on	O
variables	O
such	O
as	O
time	O
,	O
combo	O
size	O
and	O
damage	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
individual	O
fight	O
which	O
then	O
gets	O
tallied	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
chapter	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
final	O
rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
project	O
released	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
"	O
Team	O
Little	O
Angels	O
,	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
who	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
,	O
"	O
Team	O
Little	O
Devils.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
completely	O
original	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
drew	O
some	O
inspirations	O
from	O
Scandinavian	O
mythology	O
and	O
played	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
and	O
artist	O
Mari	O
Shimazaki	O
spent	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
creating	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
film	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Gonzo	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
:	O
Bloody	O
Fate	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
single-player	O
,	O
third-person	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
and	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
witch	O
named	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
melee	O
and	O
long	O
ranged	O
attacks	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
select	O
multiple	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
pressing	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
buttons	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
Wicked	O
Weave	O
"	O
attacks	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
Torture	O
Attacks	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
summons	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
devices	O
to	O
deal	O
strong	O
damage	O
to	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
devices	O
range	O
from	O
chainsaws	B-Language
to	O
iron	O
maidens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
ability	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
has	O
is	O
"	O
Witch	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
activates	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
a	O
well-timed	O
dodge	O
to	O
an	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
temporarily	O
increases	O
her	O
speed	O
,	O
causing	O
enemies	O
to	O
appear	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
slow-motion	O
,	O
allowing	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
to	O
inflict	O
massive	O
amounts	O
of	O
counter	O
damage	O
before	O
the	O
enemies	O
can	O
react	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
unlockable	O
transformations	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
make	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
become	O
a	O
panther	O
or	O
one	O
of	O
various	O
other	O
living	O
creatures	O
to	O
enhance	O
her	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
strongest	O
attacks	O
allow	O
her	O
to	O
summon	O
parts	O
of	O
Madama	O
Butterfly	O
and	O
other	O
demons	O
with	O
her	O
hair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Easy	O
and	O
Very	O
Easy	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Very	O
Easy	O
Automatic	O
"	O
mode	O
is	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
positions	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
to	O
perform	O
attacks	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
only	O
needs	O
to	O
press	O
one	O
button	O
to	O
execute	O
elaborate	O
combos	O
,	O
unless	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
perform	O
their	O
own	O
choice	O
of	O
movements	O
or	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamiya	O
posted	O
a	O
video	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
in	O
which	O
character	O
designer	O
Mari	O
Shimazaki	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
mode	O
(	O
which	O
Kamiya	O
"	O
jokingly	O
called	O
'	O
Mommy	O
Mode	O
)	O
in	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expected	O
players	O
to	O
first	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
10	O
to	O
12	O
hours	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
its	O
rating	O
system	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
directed	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
pursuit	O
of	O
high	O
scores	O
provide	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Vigrid	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
city	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Hellena	O
Taylor	O
/	O
Atsuko	O
Tanaka	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
witch	O
who	O
shapeshifts	O
and	O
uses	O
various	O
firearms	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
magical	O
attacks	O
she	O
performs	O
with	O
her	O
hair	O
by	O
summoning	O
demons	O
to	O
dispatch	O
her	O
foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
hundred	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
incident	O
that	O
caused	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
memory	O
loss	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
two	O
factions	O
preserving	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
darkness	O
and	O
light	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
:	O
the	O
Umbra	O
Witches	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
followers	O
of	O
darkness	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
counterparts	O
,	O
the	O
Lumen	O
Sages	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
followers	O
of	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
has	O
an	O
ornate	O
piece	O
of	O
jewelry	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
small	O
red	O
gem	O
,	O
and	O
believes	O
this	O
gem	O
is	O
the	O
Left	O
Eye	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Yuri	O
Lowenthal	O
/	O
Daisuke	O
Namikawa	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
met	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
as	O
a	O
child	O
;	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
rival	O
and	O
fellow	O
Umbra	O
Witch	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Grey	O
DeLisle	O
/	O
Mie	O
Sonozaki	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
wields	O
four	O
guns	O
like	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
;	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Dave	O
Fennoy	O
/	O
Tesshō	O
Genda	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
a	O
bar	O
called	O
the	O
Gates	O
Of	O
Hell	O
where	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
can	O
buy	O
various	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
;	O
an	O
informant	O
named	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Chick	O
Vennera	O
/	O
Wataru	O
Takagi	O
)	O
who	O
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
similar	O
to	O
actor	O
Joe	O
Pesci	O
and	O
provides	O
comic	O
relief	O
;	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
named	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Joy	O
Jillian	O
/	O
Miyuki	O
Sawashiro	O
)	O
whom	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
meets	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Grant	O
Albrecht	O
/	O
Norio	O
Wakamoto	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
settings	O
borrow	O
from	O
Dante	O
's	O
Divine	O
Comedy	O
:	O
Paradiso	O
(	O
heaven	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
generally	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
heavenly	O
yellow	O
or	O
golden	O
valley	O
or	O
palace	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Angel	O
"	O
enemies	O
she	O
faces	O
;	O
Purgatorio	O
(	O
purgatory	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
metarealm	O
that	O
functions	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
in	O
between	O
"	O
for	O
metaphysical	O
beings	O
and	O
stands	O
alongside	O
yet	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
plane	O
humans	O
exist	O
on	O
(	O
all	O
beings	O
in	O
and	O
outside	O
of	O
Purgatorio	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
transparent	O
,	O
watery	O
appearance	O
)	O
;	O
Inferno	O
(	O
hell	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
visited	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
contains	O
the	O
infernal	O
demons	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
summons	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
using	O
her	O
hair	O
as	O
a	O
conduit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
a	O
witch	O
who	O
was	O
revived	O
twenty	O
years	O
ago	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
a	O
lake	O
,	O
has	O
no	O
memories	O
of	O
her	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owning	O
one-half	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Eyes	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
"	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
leaves	O
for	O
Vigrid	O
when	O
the	O
informant	O
Enzo	O
informs	O
her	O
of	O
rumors	O
that	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
is	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
confronts	O
another	O
Umbra	O
Witch	O
named	O
Jeanne	O
,	O
who	O
seemingly	O
has	O
ties	O
to	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
past	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Luka	O
,	O
who	O
blames	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
for	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
discovers	O
that	O
Jeanne	O
is	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
angels	O
somehow	O
,	O
and	O
fights	O
her	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
she	O
meets	O
a	O
lost	O
child	O
named	O
Cereza	O
,	O
who	O
believes	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
to	O
be	O
her	O
mother	O
and	O
starts	O
following	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
continues	O
her	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
Right	O
Eye	O
,	O
journeying	O
to	O
an	O
island	O
named	O
Isla	O
del	O
Sol	O
with	O
Luka	O
and	O
Cereza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
is	I-Application
confronted	O
again	O
by	O
Jeanne	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
a	O
child	O
born	O
from	O
an	O
Umbra	O
Witch	O
and	O
a	O
Lumen	O
Sage	O
,	O
a	O
forbidden	O
union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
defeats	O
Jeanne	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
the	O
reason	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
possesses	O
the	O
Left	O
Eye	O
is	O
because	O
she	O
has	O
accepted	O
her	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
hands	O
Jeanne	O
the	O
gem	O
she	O
had	O
been	O
carrying	O
,	O
making	O
her	O
remember	O
she	O
is	O
Cereza	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Jeanne	O
was	O
once	O
her	O
friend	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
Jeanne	O
who	O
sealed	O
her	O
away	O
,	O
giving	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
the	O
gem	O
to	O
protect	O
her	O
and	O
the	O
Left	O
Eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Jeanne	O
then	O
sacrifices	O
herself	O
to	O
save	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
she	O
continues	O
through	O
the	O
tower	O
with	O
Luka	O
and	O
Cereza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
meets	O
Balder	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Lumen	O
Sages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balder	O
reveals	O
he	O
is	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
father	O
,	O
and	O
plans	O
to	O
reunite	O
the	O
three	O
universes	O
by	O
resurrecting	O
Jubileus	O
,	O
the	O
Creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
reveals	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
herself	O
is	O
the	O
Left	O
Eye	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
her	O
to	O
awaken	O
it	O
,	O
she	O
had	O
to	O
regain	O
her	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
that	O
reason	O
,	O
he	O
brought	O
Cereza	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
as	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
to	O
awaken	O
her	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
fights	O
and	O
seemingly	O
kills	O
Balder	O
,	O
and	O
saves	O
Luka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
returning	O
Cereza	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balder	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
survived	O
the	O
fight	O
,	O
transports	O
himself	O
and	O
the	O
unconscious	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
towards	O
the	O
statue	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
beginning	O
the	O
resurrection	O
of	O
Jubileus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
ascends	O
the	O
launching	O
statue	O
on	O
her	O
motorcycle	O
;	O
reaching	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
she	O
saves	O
her	O
,	O
but	O
Jubileus	O
comes	O
alive	O
,	O
consuming	O
Balder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
defeats	O
Jubileus	O
by	O
summoning	O
Queen	O
Sheba	O
,	O
who	O
punches	O
the	O
deity	O
's	O
soul	O
into	O
the	O
sun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Jubileus	O
 '	O
physical	O
body	O
plummets	O
towards	O
Earth	O
,	O
Jeanne	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
epilogue	O
,	O
mirroring	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
shows	O
Jeanne	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
continuing	O
to	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
angels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
directed	O
development	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
at	O
PlatinumGames	O
since	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
more-or-less	O
complete	O
"	O
by	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
console	O
,	O
while	O
Sega	O
-	O
with	O
PlatinumGames	O
 '	O
support	O
-	O
handed	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
to	O
Nex	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamiya	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
makes	O
occasional	O
references	O
to	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
games	O
and	O
various	O
Sega	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
minigame	O
inspired	O
by	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
"	O
deliberately	O
created	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
from	O
scratch	O
"	O
and	O
has	O
called	O
its	O
story	O
"	O
completely	O
original	O
"	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
has	O
admitted	O
using	O
"	O
some	O
names	O
from	O
Scandinavian	O
mythology	O
"	O
and	O
playing	O
"	O
about	O
half	O
of	O
"	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
designed	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
to	O
fulfill	O
Kamiya	O
's	O
request	O
for	O
a	O
modern	O
,	O
female	O
witch	O
that	O
wears	O
glasses	O
and	O
wields	O
four	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
settled	O
on	O
her	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
despite	O
her	O
work	O
"	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
"	O
on	O
other	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
emerged	O
as	O
a	O
long-haired	O
,	O
black-clothed	O
witch	O
with	O
a	O
beehive	O
hairdo	O
(	O
a	O
modern	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
pointy	O
hat	O
)	O
and	O
glasses	O
(	O
which	O
Kamiya	O
pushed	O
for	O
,	O
to	O
"	O
differentiate	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
from	O
other	O
female	O
characters	O
"	O
and	O
to	O
"	O
give	O
her	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
mystery	O
and	O
intelligence	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Shimazaki	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
require	O
a	O
huge	O
amount	O
of	O
effort	O
"	O
to	O
design	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
short-haired	O
,	O
red-clothed	O
rival	O
Jeanne	O
,	O
who	O
merely	O
wears	O
her	O
glasses	O
on	O
her	O
head	O
above	O
her	O
eyes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Shimazaki	O
preferred	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
Jeanne	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
more	O
popular	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
witches	O
among	O
Kamiya	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
folk	O
music	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
named	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
set	O
of	O
four	O
handguns	O
after	O
the	O
old	O
English	O
ballad	O
"	O
Scarborough	O
Fair	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
individual	O
guns	O
Parsley	O
,	O
Sage	O
,	O
Rosemary	O
and	O
Thyme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenichiro	O
Yoshimura	O
transformed	O
Shimazaki	O
's	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
design	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
model	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
digital	O
sculpting	O
tool	O
ZBrush	B-Application
to	O
create	O
normal	B-Application
maps	I-Application
for	O
its	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
worked	O
with	O
Shimazaki	O
on	O
the	O
model	O
's	O
makeup	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
foreign	O
models	O
with	O
similar	O
bodies	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
get	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
backside	O
perfect	O
"	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
into	O
"	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
...	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fit	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
"	O
her	O
femininity	O
and	O
sexuality	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
made	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
bleed	O
rose	O
petals	O
instead	O
of	O
blood	O
when	O
hit	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
butterfly	O
imagery	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
her	O
moves	O
and	O
outfit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
giant	O
boot	O
,	O
fist	O
,	O
and	O
monster	O
attacks	O
reveal	O
some	O
of	O
her	O
body	O
—	O
her	O
hair	O
is	O
magically	O
formed	O
into	O
clothes	O
but	O
must	O
be	O
stripped	O
from	O
her	O
body	O
to	O
form	O
these	O
attacks	O
-	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
targets	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
red	O
lips	O
mark	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
chest	O
;	O
this	O
led	O
IGN	O
to	O
call	O
the	O
developing	O
game	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
"	O
action	B-Application
and	O
a	O
great	O
big	O
helping	O
of	O
fan	O
service	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	O
chose	O
Penny	O
Drake	O
to	O
model	O
as	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
after	O
auditioning	O
100	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
then	O
joined	O
men	O
's	O
lifestyle	O
website	O
Maxim.com	O
to	O
run	O
a	O
contest	O
to	O
find	O
women	O
who	O
looked	O
like	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grand	O
prize	O
winner	O
,	O
Andrea	O
Bonaccorso	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
received	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
50-inch	O
plasma	O
television	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
hired	O
Japanese	O
pop	O
singer	O
MiChi	O
to	O
perform	O
"	O
Something	O
Missing	O
"	O
,	O
written	O
for	O
a	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
commercial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Japanese	O
website	O
,	O
touts	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
""	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
model	O
dressed	O
as	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
with	O
a	O
lollipop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demos	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
internationally	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
dramatically	O
reducing	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
"	O
most	O
European	O
territories	O
"	O
included	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Scarborough	O
Fair	O
"	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
:	O
Witch	O
of	O
Vigrid	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
with	O
pictures	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
an	O
"	O
interview	O
"	O
with	O
her	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
then	O
,	O
a	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
theme	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
and	O
references	O
the	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
2017	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
8-bit	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Angel	O
Land	O
,	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlatinumGames	O
 '	O
404	O
page	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
8-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
graphics	O
and	O
was	O
simplified	O
in	O
gameplay	O
,	O
only	O
allowing	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
to	O
jump	O
and	O
fire	O
at	O
a	O
few	O
enemies	O
and	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
pranks	O
,	O
players	O
found	O
several	O
bits	O
of	O
pieces	O
in	O
the	O
achievements	O
that	O
pointed	O
to	O
a	O
countdown	O
timer	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
website	O
ending	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
data	O
mining	O
suggesting	O
a	O
possible	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
game	O
to	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
timer	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
coming	O
to	O
Windows	O
,	O
supporting	O
4K	B-Architecture
graphics	O
and	O
other	O
improvements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlatinumGames	O
's	O
development	O
efforts	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
aided	O
in	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
a	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
release	O
includes	O
a	O
steelbook	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
alongside	O
another	O
PlatinumGames	O
game	O
Vanquish	B-Application
,	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
60fps	O
visuals	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helena	O
Noguerra	O
provided	O
the	O
main	O
vocals	O
for	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
lauded	O
the	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cam	O
Shea	O
of	O
IGN	O
Australia	O
said	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
looked	O
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
their	O
"	O
new	O
favourite	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
her	O
to	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
protagonist	O
Dante	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
"	O
playfulness	O
and	O
versatility	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
visually	O
inventive	O
combat	O
"	O
they	O
've	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
GameSpy'''s	O
Gerald	O
Villoria	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
July	O
that	O
year	O
as	O
highly	O
original	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
end	O
up	O
like	O
the	O
poor-selling	O
Ōkami	B-Application
(	O
another	O
Kamiya-directed	O
game	O
)	O
because	O
"	O
the	O
premise	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
"	O
were	O
different	O
from	O
anything	O
he	O
had	O
ever	O
played	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
its	O
lead	O
a	O
"	O
constantly	O
moving	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
remarkably	O
multi-faceted	O
"	O
character	O
"	O
presented	O
in	O
an	O
ultra-stylish	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
in	O
general	O
were	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
before	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
release	O
,	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
publication	O
Famitsu	O
awarded	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
40	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
slightly	O
lower	O
rating	O
,	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lesser	O
visual	O
quality	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
control	O
problems	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Feit	O
of	O
Wired	O
News	O
played	O
both	O
versions	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
brighter	O
and	O
more	O
colorful	O
"	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
cutscenes	O
resembled	O
"	O
watching	O
a	O
movie	O
through	O
a	O
sepia	O
filter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
video	O
review	O
lamented	O
duller	O
graphics	O
and	O
inconsistent	O
frame	O
rates	O
for	O
its	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
's	O
staff	O
again	O
played	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
15	O
minutes	O
on	O
the	O
weekend	O
of	O
August	O
31	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
at	O
PlatinumGames	O
 '	O
"	O
Feel	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
"	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
very	O
blurry	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
displayed	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
frame	O
rate	O
"	O
was	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
place	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
often	O
hard	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
[	O
in	O
one	O
scene ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Clements	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
problems	O
"	O
,	O
mainly	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
excessive	O
slowdown	O
and	O
loading	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Leone	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
pre-release	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
port	O
that	O
when	O
he	O
discovered	O
he	O
could	O
"	O
hold	O
down	O
the	O
final	O
button	O
in	O
the	O
string	O
to	O
continuously	O
fire	O
gunshots	O
"	O
he	O
observed	O
that	O
it	O
looked	O
"	O
incredibly	O
cool	O
when	O
you	O
kick	O
someone	O
and	O
then	O
keep	O
your	O
leg	O
pointed	O
at	O
their	O
face	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Nathan	O
Irvine	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
nailed	O
"	O
the	O
epic	O
scale	O
of	O
everything	O
"	O
that	O
unfolded	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
"	O
manner	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
's	O
delivered	O
"	O
,	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
Collection	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
Sigma	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
superb	O
action	B-Application
"	O
and	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
review	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
GamesRadar	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
and	O
text	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
at	O
GameSpot	O
UK	O
labelled	O
the	O
"	O
Witch	O
Time	O
"	O
mechanic	O
a	O
"	O
cool	O
move	O
"	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
boss	O
battles	O
they	O
fought	O
were	O
"	O
pretty	O
intense	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
easy	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
similarities	O
"	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
comment	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
was	O
from	O
IGN	O
UK	O
's	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
or	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
"	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
point	O
of	O
reference	O
but	O
rather	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
"	O
-	O
he	O
commented	O
on	O
how	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
like	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
"	O
loves	O
to	O
tinker	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
perspective	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Feit	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
commands	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
perform	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
camera	O
for	O
focusing	O
"	O
on	O
her	O
and	O
the	O
wall	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
enemies	O
cornering	O
her	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
her	O
"	O
Wicked	O
Weave	O
"	O
attacks	O
could	O
"	O
also	O
obscure	O
the	O
action	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clements	O
labelled	O
its	O
voice	O
work	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
campy	O
but	O
still	O
extremely	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
was	O
"	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
place	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
told	O
as	O
"	O
game	O
stories	O
like	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Gamearena	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
many	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
was	O
seen	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
too	O
campy	O
and	O
over-the-top	O
"	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
made	O
it	O
look	O
"	O
monochrome	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
in	O
general	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
who	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
exemplified	O
"	O
so	O
much	O
of	O
what	O
commentators	O
claim	O
has	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
game	O
industry	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
blast	O
of	O
creative	O
brilliance	O
,	O
both	O
technically	O
accomplished	O
,	O
strategically	O
deep	O
and	O
infused	O
with	O
rare	O
imagination	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
Associated	O
Press	O
review	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
would	O
have	O
blown	O
 [ them ] 	O
away	O
15	O
years	O
ago	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
did	O
not	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
anything	O
to	O
do	O
except	O
fight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daan	O
Koopman	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
"	O
still	O
a	O
glorious	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
time	O
has	O
not	O
really	O
changed	O
that	O
one	O
bit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
UK	O
announced	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
their	O
pick	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
GOTY	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Freedom	O
Tower	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Remake	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
Collection	O
at	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards.Bayonetta	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
twelve	O
games	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
2009	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
"	O
Future	O
Division	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinobi	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
blog	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
early	O
sales	O
data	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
sold	O
138,000	O
copies	O
—	O
93,000	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
45,000	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
—	O
on	O
its	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Create	O
reported	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
135,242	O
copies	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
there	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
64,325	O
copies	O
and	O
charted	O
at	O
number	O
seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Elliott	O
of	O
GamesIndustry.biz	O
called	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
lower	O
sales	O
figures	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
strong	O
performance	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
platform	O
,	O
relative	O
to	O
installed	O
base	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
sold	O
1.35	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2013	O
interview	O
with	O
Polygon	O
,	O
PlatinumGames	O
 '	O
president	O
Tatsuya	O
Minami	O
said	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
was	O
their	O
best-selling	O
game	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
did	O
not	O
beat	O
their	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
port	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
across	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
which	O
adds	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
properties	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
touch	O
screen	O
controls	O
and	O
dual	O
audio	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
in	O
December	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
game	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Switch	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
physical	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
were	O
n't	O
localized	O
until	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
to	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
Origins	O
:	O
Cereza	O
and	O
the	O
Lost	O
Demon''	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
