http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bayonetta-2-review/1900-6415911/
Bayonetta scores the first 10 of this generation on GameSpot, and of course, the first thing people like to debate is, "IT'S NOT A 10 BECAUSE IT ISN'T PERFECT!" True, Bayonetta 2 isn't a perfect game, because there are a couple negatives mentioned in the review, such as minor frame rate issues and a nonsensical story. With that said, a 10 doesn't mean a perfect score.
The number 10 would be unobtainable if we were to go by that definition of a perfect score, because no game is perfect. This isn't like a history test where one answers every question right and achieves the perfect score. These are video games, a subjective form of entertainment, and even professional video game reviewers are incapable of giving their "professional" opinions without some level of subjectivity. Even casual gamers who have no idea how to review on a professional level will give a 10 to a game they really love. To them, it's a "perfect" game in the sense that they really couldn't have played any game more fun to them at the time.
Currently, the game sits on a 91 at Metacritic with at least eight other publications giving the game the highest score possible. Maybe that's how we should view the 10, not as a "perfect" score, but the highest score possible. This would mean that if the scale were to go any higher, the game might achieve that score because of doing so many things well.
Of course, what I love about the comment wall in GS's review of the game are the non-Wii U owners crying about how unfair it is that this game's a Wii U exclusive. They say the system is deserving of this game, that it should have come out on the PS4 and the Xbox One, yet out of all the companies Platinum Games pitched to, only Nintendo took the risk, and only Nintendo should reap the rewards.
Yet, some people do not want to buy the Wii U, even though they really want to play this game as they loved the first Bayonetta. So, to them I say, it's now time to buy a Wii U. Yes yes, the Wii U doesn't have as many "mature" games as other platforms, but that's a problem that you'll have to deal with. If you can just stop thinking you only need to play games filled with adult content, you'll find yourself enjoying the Wii U a lot. Plus, it's my own personal recommendation that you pick up ZombiU, a frightening title that you can find for dirt cheap.
What I worry about with Bayonetta 2, however, is how well it will sell. The first title didn't do that well selling roughly two million copies between the PS3 and Xbox 360, and I'm afraid that Bayonetta 2 won't reach anywhere near that number. It's been proven time and again that third party developer games don't perform well on Nintendo platforms, because people primarily buy Nintendo systems for Nintendo games.
The game is currently out in Japan and not performing that well. With roughly 40,000 units sold, it's not sounding like a system seller, and Bayonetta is one of those over-the-top Japanese-styled games that gamers in Japan should have loved. Will Bayonetta 2 fair better in the states? I don't necessarily think it will. It certainly won't be a system seller, unless Xbox and PS fans can throw away their bias and find it in themselves to pick up a Wii U. We'll just have to see.
