Bayonetta – Link’s hat actually fits her hairdo

The Link, Samus, and Peach costumes for the Wii U special edition of Bayonetta will allow you to summon Bowser and the Master Sword.

What with it being one of the best games ever made the news that the original Bayonetta game will be bundled for free with Bayonetta 2 on the Wii U was one of our favourite surprises of E3, and now there’s some proper explanation for how it’ll work.

In Bayonetta 2’s E3 trailer there was some footage of the main character dressed up as Link, Princess Peach, and Samus Aran. We didn’t realise at the time but this is from the Bayonetta 1 port and each costume gives very different abilities.

Bayonetta – Bowser protects his love

First up is Peachy, as described by the port’s director Isao Negishi, on the Platinum Games website:




Put on your Peach costume and you’ll be able to summon the flagship villain of the Mario series, Bowser!

Maybe she didn’t draw a big enough magic circle, because it looks like we can only see his arms and legs, LOL. Yet watching Bowser pummel enemies with punches and kicks is a sight to behold. That first thrill you get when Bowser slams the enemy with his fist is quite an unforgettable experience.

Personally, I love the stomp attack he has… and don’t forget to call him out during some of the climax scenes as well.

Next is Link from The Legend Of Zelda:

By equipping the Shuraba with Link’s costume on, Bayonetta will be able to use the iconic weapon of the Zelda series, the Master Sword! Wicked Weaves will create a giant Master Sword that slices enemies clean in two.

This costume also changes some of the sound effects in the game. Remember that classic Zelda jingle that plays every time you open a treasure chest? With this costume on, you’ll get to hear it! We’ve included a few other sound effects well, all taken from A Link to the Past with Nintendo’s permission. Those classic sounds really do still hold up.

Bayonetta – a more foul-mouthed version of Samus

And finally Samus Aran from Metroid:

Samus has gone through more than a few powered suits in the Metroid series, but we ended up using the first game as our motif, per Kamiya’s request. Fans of the series should be able to tell looking at the shoulders.

One special feature that comes with the Samus suit is the ability to put the visor up or down during cut scenes. I think you’ll be surprised how fun this is. See how good it feels to slam your visor down right after telling an enemy off, or discover the amusement in endlessly going up-down-up-down during the game’s more serious moments. This can put the game’s cut scenes in whole new light!

Negishi refers to the new version as a ‘special edition’ rather than a port, and hints that this ‘isn’t everything new the game has to offer’. Considering the original version had some on-the-rails interludes inspired by Sega (the original publisher) arcade classics like Space Harrier we wonder whether they might have now been changed also..



A download code for Bayonetta 1 will be included in every copy of Bayonetta 2 in the US, whereas in Japan it’ll be on the disc. It’s unknown how it’ll be released in Europe, but it’s out in October – so not that long to wait now.

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