Video: Bayonetta gets creative with death

Posted by Mister-X on November 18th, 2009 at 05:00pm

Apparently it's not good enough to simply dispatch enemies these days. No, in these modern times, one must also torture them before they die. At least, that would appear to be the stance of Platinum Games' Bayonetta. The latest video released for the game explains the magic system. In short, landing successive blows on enemies without being struck fills the magic bar, allowing Bayonetta to unleash some particularly nasty finishing moves. For example she can summon a guillotine, stomp a foe's head right onto the chopping block and then drop the blade with a snap of her fingers.

Or, if you're not really a traditionalist, you can opt for the giant, spiked wheel of death. Your choice. See the video after the break.

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Video: Bayonetta gets creative with death originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.