Posted on Tuesday 15-Feb-2011 9:38 PM

Bayonetta headed to Xbox download service

Sega's excellent brawler to join the just-arrived Aliens vs. Predator on Games on Demand

By Mike Jackson for computerandvideogames.com

Sega has confirmed that Bayonetta will be released as a downloadable game via the Xbox 360's Games on Demand service.

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The Platinum Games title is named after its female lead, who packs over-the-top fighting moves and guns on the souls of her shoes, and busts up all kinds of monsters and mythical beings on one of the most mental action games of this generation. It's just what you'd expect from Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya.

Sega has revealed that it'll become available for download directly to your Xbox hard drive as of February 22. If you fancy it, check out our Bayonetta review.

Sega also reminds us that Alien vs. Predator has also just gone live on the Games on Demand service, which features a campaigns for human, alien and predator play, and multiplayer with teams split into those three factions. A full review is here.

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    metallicorphan on 15 Feb '11 said:

    Modern Warfare 2 has also just arrived on there as well,for the hilarious sum of £39.99,at least AvP is £14.99

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    craiglackenby on 15 Feb '11 said:

    How much for 25-30 quid?

    If I have the desire to play it again I think I'll get it brand new for 10 quid thanks.

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    Matriculated on 15 Feb '11 said:

    Modern Warfare 2 has also just arrived on there as well,for the hilarious sum of £39.99,at least AvP is £14.99

    I might download AvP at that price. I doubt I'll find it much cheaper online.

    That's the problem with Games On Demand service; very few of the titles are priced at £15. By the time games are brought to the service, pre-owned copies (and in some cases new copies) are far far cheaper. Wouldn't MS prefer to price them at £15 and make some money instead of pricing them at £20 and have everyone buy pre-owned (of which they wont see a penny)?

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    Imaduck on 16 Feb '11 said:

    AvP is actualy pretty good if you're a fan, pretty accurate :)

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    FAUNA on 16 Feb '11 said:

    PLATINUM* is the best developer in the world. BAYONETTA & VANQUISH are two of the best games ever made. PERIOD. They blow everything else completely away. If you have not experienced these yet, YOU ARE SERIOUSLY MISSING OUT...

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    The_KFD_Case on 16 Feb '11 said:

    "The Platinum Games title is named after its female lead, who packs over-the-top fighting moves and guns on the souls of her shoes,..."

    Come on, CVG! You're supposed to be professional gaming journalists, yet the writing quality increasingly begins to resemble that of a cheap gossip rag! It's "soles of her shoes"!

    As for this game coming to Xbox 360 download service, it may just be cheaper to buy the retail version. If not then it's all well and good. If so, then it's a bad deal.

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    jtthegame on 16 Feb '11 said:

    awesome game i have it on disk though.

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    Imaduck on 16 Feb '11 said:

    Fauna .. some people like depth in their games, not just gameplay :)

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    Zepf on 19 Feb '11 said:

    Modern Warfare 2 has also just arrived on there as well,for the hilarious sum of £39.99,at least AvP is £14.99


    I know, ridiculous right?

    Transformers WFC, Red Dead both £39.99 too

    £14.99 is reasonable (depending on the title obviously), now a days its only a few quid more than arcade games(lots starting to cost 1200 msp)