<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2009	O
game	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Yusuke	O
Hashimoto	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
,	O
Akiko	O
Kuroda	O
,	O
and	O
Hitoshi	O
Yamagami	O
,	O
under	O
supervision	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Sega-published	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
multiplatform	O
release	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
publishing	O
deal	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
meant	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
as	O
a	O
platform-exclusive	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
sports	O
a	O
new	O
costume	O
and	O
hairstyle	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
product	O
to	O
receive	O
Japanese	O
voiceovers	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
cast	O
that	O
voiced	O
the	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
:	O
Bloody	O
Fate	O
anime	O
film	O
by	O
Gonzo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
October	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
and	O
First	O
Print	O
Editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
as	O
a	O
separate	O
disc	O
inside	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
carries	O
on	O
the	O
action-style	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
as	O
she	O
fights	O
against	O
various	O
angelic	O
and	O
demonic	O
forces	O
using	O
combinations	O
of	O
melee	O
attacks	O
and	O
gunplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dodging	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
second	O
activates	O
'	O
Witch	O
Time	O
 '	O
,	O
slowing	O
down	O
enemies	O
around	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
easily	O
retaliate	O
and	O
solve	O
certain	O
environmental	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapon	O
customization	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
also	O
returns	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
equip	O
combinations	O
of	O
new	O
weapons	O
on	O
both	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
hands	O
and	O
feet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
can	O
use	O
Torture	O
Attacks	O
on	O
her	O
enemies	O
,	O
conjured	O
torture	O
devices	O
that	O
finish	O
off	O
single	O
enemies	O
in	O
gruesome	O
ways	O
and	O
grant	O
a	O
bonus	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
element	O
called	O
Umbran	O
Climax	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
full	O
magic	O
gauge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
boss	O
fights	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
technique	O
strengthens	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
attacks	O
and	O
combos	O
with	O
extra	O
Wicked	O
Weaves	O
and	O
Infernal	O
Demon	O
summons	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
increases	O
their	O
overall	O
range	O
and	O
damage	O
and	O
replenishes	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
health	O
when	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
sacred	O
mountain	O
of	O
Fimbulventr	O
and	O
the	O
nearby	O
town	O
of	O
Noatun	O
,	O
both	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
(	O
Hellena	O
Taylor	O
/	O
Atsuko	O
Tanaka	O
)	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
mountain	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Gates	O
of	O
Hell	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
friend	O
Jeanne	O
(	O
Grey	O
DeLisle-Griffin	O
/	O
Mie	O
Sonozaki	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
characters	O
include	O
Rodin	O
(	O
Dave	O
Fennoy	O
/	O
Tesshō	O
Genda	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
bartender	O
of	O
Gates	O
of	O
Hell	O
who	O
supplies	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
with	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
;	O
Luka	O
(	O
Yuri	O
Lowenthal	O
/	O
Daisuke	O
Namikawa	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
journalist	O
who	O
provides	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
with	O
valuable	O
information	O
;	O
and	O
Enzo	O
(	O
John	O
Kassir	O
/	O
Wataru	O
Takagi	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
informant	O
who	O
provides	O
comic	O
relief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
characters	O
include	O
Loki	O
(	O
Mark	O
Daugherty	O
/	O
Junko	O
Minagawa	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
boy	O
who	O
guides	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
to	O
the	O
mountain	O
;	O
the	O
Masked	O
Lumen	O
(	O
Crispin	O
Freeman	O
/	O
Takehito	O
Koyasu	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
Sage	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
new	O
rival	O
;	O
and	O
Loptr	O
(	O
TJ	O
Ramini	O
/	O
Takumi	O
Yamazaki	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
Prophet	O
apparently	O
allied	O
with	O
the	O
Masked	O
Lumen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
is	I-Application
shopping	O
with	O
Enzo	O
when	O
angels	O
attack	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeanne	O
saves	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
from	O
the	O
summon	O
's	O
attack	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
attack	O
causes	O
Inferno	O
to	O
claim	O
her	O
soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
destroys	O
the	O
summon	O
and	O
resolves	O
to	O
save	O
Jeanne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
a	O
tip	O
from	O
her	O
informant	O
Luka	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
heads	O
to	O
the	O
mountain	O
of	O
Fimbulventr	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Noatun	O
,	O
which	O
houses	O
an	O
entrance	O
to	O
Inferno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prophet	O
shows	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
a	O
vision	O
that	O
implies	O
the	O
Witch	O
Hunts	O
500	O
years	O
ago	O
were	O
not	O
caused	O
by	O
Balder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
reaches	O
Inferno	O
and	O
travels	O
into	O
its	O
depths	O
to	O
save	O
Jeanne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Rodin	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
is	I-Application
able	O
to	O
save	O
Jeanne	O
's	O
soul	O
and	O
revive	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
saves	O
Loki	O
from	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
Loki	O
loses	O
control	O
of	O
his	O
powers	O
and	O
sends	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
Balder	O
500	O
years	O
into	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
in	O
Vigrid	O
during	O
the	O
Witch	O
Hunts	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
meets	O
her	O
mother	O
Rosa	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
fight	O
back	O
against	O
the	O
angels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
become	O
separated	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
encounters	O
Loptr	O
,	O
a	O
doppelgänger	O
of	O
Loki	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
Prophet	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loptr	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
Eyes	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
possesses	O
,	O
belong	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
meeting	O
with	O
the	O
young	O
Balder	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
arrives	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
stop	O
Loptr	O
from	O
murdering	O
Rosa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
realizes	O
that	O
Loptr	O
has	O
tricked	O
Balder	O
into	O
seeking	O
revenge	O
on	O
Loki	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Jeanne	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
Balder	O
reach	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Fimbulventr	O
and	O
find	O
Loptr	O
having	O
already	O
captured	O
Loki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
their	O
efforts	O
,	O
Loptr	O
takes	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
Eyes	O
from	O
Balder	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
transforms	O
into	O
Aesir	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
to	O
rule	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	O
claims	O
that	O
Aesir	O
's	O
power	O
can	O
erase	O
anything	O
from	O
existence	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
that	O
power	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Eyes	O
,	O
weakening	O
Loptr	O
and	O
allowing	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
Balder	O
to	O
destroy	O
his	O
body	O
with	O
Jeanne	O
's	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balder	O
reveals	O
he	O
knows	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
is	I-Application
his	O
daughter	O
and	O
asks	O
her	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
should	O
he	O
be	O
corrupted	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
returned	O
to	O
his	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Loptr	O
and	O
the	O
Eyes	O
gone	O
,	O
Loki	O
says	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
affairs	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
may	O
meet	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
again	O
,	O
and	O
fades	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
days	O
after	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
Jeanne	O
are	O
shopping	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suddenly	O
,	O
another	O
attack	O
begins	O
,	O
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
teams	O
up	O
with	O
Jeanne	O
to	O
battle	O
them	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Balder	O
is	O
shown	O
returning	O
to	O
his	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
now	O
corrupted	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
discussed	O
with	O
Yusuke	O
Hashimoto	O
ideas	O
for	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-off	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
's	O
Twitter	O
account	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
might	O
release	O
the	O
sequel	O
if	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
sold	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
exclusivity	O
was	O
because	O
Nintendo	O
stepped	O
in	O
with	O
additional	O
funding	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
shelved	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlatinumGames	O
producer	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
,	O
responding	O
to	O
complaints	O
by	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
not	O
exist	O
if	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
not	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
the	O
staff	O
received	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
to	O
bring	O
various	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
by	O
staff	O
was	O
to	O
the	O
movements	O
of	O
enemies	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
single	O
enemy	O
movement	O
when	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
struck	O
them	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
they	O
have	O
differing	O
animations	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
architecture	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
city	O
environment	O
,	O
Noatun	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
cities	O
in	O
Belgium	O
and	O
Italy	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bruges	O
(	O
church	O
interiors	O
)	O
,	O
Brussels	O
(	O
the	O
grand	O
buildings	O
)	O
,	O
Florence	B-Application
(	O
city	O
streets	O
and	O
houses	O
)	O
and	O
Venice	B-Application
(	O
the	O
canal	O
network	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
a	O
touch-based	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
the	O
confirmation	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
support	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
gameplay	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actors	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
new	O
weapons	O
for	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
to	O
use	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
youth	O
character	O
as	O
being	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
Direct	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
include	O
exclusive	O
Nintendo	O
costumes	O
,	O
dual	O
audio	O
voice	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
touch	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
disc	O
for	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
market	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
partnered	O
with	O
Playboy	O
to	O
set	O
a	O
photo	O
shoot	O
with	O
Playmate	O
Pamela	O
Horton	O
cosplaying	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
members	O
led	O
by	O
Masami	O
Ueda	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
returned	O
after	O
being	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ueda	O
states	O
that	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
much	O
livelier	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
for	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
explains	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
by	O
switching	O
out	O
certain	O
instruments	O
for	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
is	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
dynamic	O
music	O
for	O
boss	O
fights	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
progression	O
in	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
's	O
150	O
tracks	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
183	O
tracks	O
with	O
higher	O
audio	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
cover	O
of	O
an	O
old	O
song	O
but	O
remixed	O
into	O
the	O
signature	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
"	O
Moon	O
River	O
"	O
by	O
Andy	O
Williams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
remixed	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
how	O
"	O
Fly	O
Me	O
To	O
The	O
Moon	O
"	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
song	O
for	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
five-disc	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
awarded	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
10	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
reviewer	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
riotous	O
,	O
spectacular	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
order	O
of	O
camp	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
its	O
customisability	O
and	O
for	O
refining	O
problematic	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
with	O
tighter	O
pacing	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
"	O
sudden	O
,	O
mid-cinematic	O
,	O
instafail	O
QTEs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
also	O
rated	O
it	O
a	O
10/10	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
declared	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
action	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
alongside	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviews	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
on	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
despite	O
acknowledgement	O
that	O
its	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
were	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
:	O
Eurogamers	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2s	I-Application
biggest	O
disappointment	O
may	O
be	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
iterative	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
such	O
a	O
problem	O
when	O
it	O
's	O
iterating	O
on	O
genius.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Jose	O
Otero	O
commented	O
that	O
its	O
art	O
direction	O
and	O
pacing	O
"	O
make	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
1	I-Application
look	O
poor	O
by	O
comparison	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
GameTrailers	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
sharpened	O
to	O
a	O
nearly	O
flawless	O
degree	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
variety	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
mixed	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
thrives	O
on	O
throwing	O
players	O
into	O
complete	O
madness	O
and	O
letting	O
them	O
conquer	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
at	O
Destructoid	O
stated	O
"	O
Four	O
years	O
later	O
and	O
Platinum	O
has	O
n't	O
lost	O
its	O
edge	O
with	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otero	O
and	O
Robinson	O
both	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
optional	O
touchscreen-based	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
improve	O
accessibility	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
very	O
limited	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
39,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
much	O
fewer	O
than	O
were	O
sold	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
third	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
approximately	O
50,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
9,532	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
14	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
had	O
sold	O
400,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
nine	O
weeks	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
300,000	O
copies	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayonetta	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
fighter	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
2014	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
games	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
after	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
requested	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
official	O
ballot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
fights	O
using	O
various	O
methods	O
including	O
combos	O
,	O
Witch	O
Time	O
,	O
and	O
Bullet	O
Arts	O
abilities	O
from	O
her	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
designs	O
in	O
both	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
during	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
alongside	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Umbra	O
Clock	O
Tower	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
franchise	O
content	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
sequel	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
