

Unique to the game is Umbran Climax, a technique that allows Bayonetta to perform supercharged versions of combos at the expense of their magical power. The titular protagonist sports a new hairstyle and costume, and the game features a new mutiiplayer mode called Tag Climax. Yusuke Hashimoto, a producer on the original Bayonetta, took over the role of director. Hideki Kamiya, the director of the previous game, stayed on as a supervisor for the project. The sequel to the first game, Bayonetta, it was first announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on September 13, 2012, and was released on September 20th, 2014 in Japan and October 24th, 2014 in North America and Europe. Febru(Switch) Bayonetta 2 (ベヨネッタ2) is a 2014 action game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Nintendo exclusively for Wii U and Nintendo Switch.
