BAYONETTA 2

1 Important Information

Setup

2 Controllers and Sound

3 Online Features

4 Parental Controls

Starting the Game

5 Title Menu

6 Saving

Playing the Game

7 The Game Screen

8 Basic Actions

9 Attacks

10 Other Controls

11 Magical Techniques

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 Story

12 Getting Started in Story Mode

13 Progressing Through Chapters

14 Chapter Features

15 Shopping at the Gates of Hell

16 Items

Subscreen

17 Weapons/Accessories

18 Items and Books

Miiverse

19 Posting Screenshots

Tag Climax

20 Co-operative Play

Product Information

21 Copyright Information

22 Support Information
1 Important Information

Please read this manual carefully before using this

software. If the software is to be used by young
children, the manual should be read and
explained to them by an adult.

Health and Safety

Before use, please read the contents of the

Health and Safety Information application on
the Wii U Menu. It contains important information
that will help you enjoy this software.

Language Selection

The in-game language depends on the one that

is set on the console. This title supports five
different languages: English, German, French,
Spanish and Italian.
If your Wii U console language is set to one of
these, the same language will be displayed in
the game.
If your Wii U console is set to another
language, the in-game default language will be
English. You can change the console language
in System Settings.
It is also possible to change the language for
various elements from within the game.
(Japanese language options are additionally
available when using this method.) To do so,
select OPTIONS from the Title Menu, then
select SOUND to adjust the Voice Language, or
DISPLAY to adjust the Display Language and
Subtitle Language.

Age Rating Information

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2 Controllers and Sound

The following controllers can be paired with the

console and used with this software.

Wii U Wii U Pro

GamePad Control ler

Wii Remote™
+ Classic
Controller Pro

♦ Only one Wii U GamePad can be used with this

software at a time.
♦ A Wii Remote Plus can be used instead of a Wii
Remote.
♦ A Classic Controller can be used instead of a Classic
Controller Pro.

Pairing Controllers
Open the HOME Menu
and select CONTROLLER
SET TINGS ⇒ PAIR.
Foll ow the on-screen
instructions to pair your
controller.

Surround Sound

This software supports Linear PCM 5.1 surround

sound.
To enable surround sound output, select the TV
option in the System Settings application, then
set the TV Sound Output Type to Surround.
3 Online Features

Connect to the internet to enjoy these features:

・Miiverse™ 19

・Online co-op play 20

♦ For information about connecting your Wii U console

to the internet, refer to the Wii U Quick Start Guide.
♦ You must have an internet connection and set up the
Miiverse software before using it.
♦ For more information on Miiverse, please consult the
Wii U electronic manual. To view the electronic
manual, press  while on the Wii U Menu, then press
.
4 Parental Controls

Parents and guardians can restrict certain features

of the Wii U console through Parental Controls
on the Wii U Menu.
The following features can be restricted:

Name Description

Restricts posting on Miiverse and/or

viewing other players' Miiverse
Miiverse posts. It is possibl e to restrict
posting onl y, or to restrict both
posting and viewing.

Online
Restricts communication features.
Interaction
(online co-op play)
in Games

Friend Restricts the registration of new

Registration friends.
5 Title Menu

Press any button on the Title Screen to display the

file selection screen, then create a file to display
the Title Menu.

♦ If you select a save file that you've created

previously, you can continue from where you left off.

Play through the game's story.

Story
12

Play co-operatively with

Tag Climax
another player. 20

Umbran View the Umbran Tears of

Tears of Blood 18 that you've
Blood acquired.

You'll be able to select this

??? after fulfilling certain
conditions.

Modify controller and camera

Options
settings.

Menu Navigation

Select an item /

Confirm 

Cancel 

♦ When using touch controls on the Wii U GamePad,

touching an item will confirm it. Touch to
cancel.
6 Saving

Your progress will be automatically saved after

each chapter in the story, after clearing a Verse
(battle) during a chapter, and after finishing a Tag
Climax.

Copying and Deleting Save Data

Press  on the file selection screen to copy save

data. Press  to delete it.

♦ Save files cannot be recovered once they have been

deleted, so please be careful.
7 The Game Screen

1 5

2 6

8
4

1 Vitality Gauge

This will deplete as you receive enemy attacks.

2 Magic Gauge

Magic energy is required to execute magic

techniques. 11 The Magic Gauge will fill up
when you attack enemies repeatedly, or activate
Witch Time. 8

3 Dropped Weapon Gauge

Displayed while carrying a weapon dropped by an

enemy. Every time you attack an enemy with it, the
gauge will deplete. When the gauge is empty, the
weapon will break.

4 Item shortcut

Press , , or  to display. 10

5 Verse

Shows the number of the current battle within the

chapter.

6 Halos

Shows your currently held funds.

 7 Combo counter

Displayed while you are executing a combo. Here,

you'll be able to view total points, and the points
received from attacks delivered during the combo.

8 Enemy's Vitality Gauge

This will be displayed when taking on a particularly

strong enemy.

Pause Menu

Press  to display. On this screen you can

post to Miiverse, return to the Chapter
Menu 12 or Title Screen, or switch
control setups under Options.
8 Basic Actions

Most actions can be performed with both button

and touch control.

♦ The controls below only apply when set to type A in

the Options menu.

Movement

Button control Touch control

Move

Touch the screen to

 indicate direction of
movement

Jump

 Double-tap the screen

You can extend the height of your jump slightly

by holding  or the second touch of the
double tap. You can perform an additional jump
in mid-air by pressing  or touching the screen
again.

Float down slowly (used in mid-air)

Hold  Double-tap and hold

 Evade

Slide in the direction


you want to dodge

When using button control, use  to evade

backwards, or use  together with  to evade
in a specific direction.

Witch Time

Evade an enemy's
attack at the last
moment to trigger.
The flow of time
will slow down for
a fixed period.

Location-Specific Actions

Location-specific actions can be performed by

pressing .

Fire weapon

 N/A

Perform a basic shooting attack.

♦ You can't do this while carrying a weapon

dropped by an enemy.
 Check/Open/Pick up/Other

 Touch or

These types of actions can be carried out when

standing close to the relevant objects, for
example, certain doors, objects, or dropped
enemy weapons.

♦ You can drop an enemy's weapon by pressing .

It's not possible to drop a weapon when using
touch control or the Classic Controller Pro.

Use dropped weapon

 Touch target of attack

9 Attacks

Attack

Button control Touch control

Punch

 Touch target of attack

Attack with weaponry equipped to the arms.

Kick

 Touch target of attack

Attack with weaponry equipped to the legs.

Gun attack

Hold down on target of

Hold  / 
attack

Perform a gun attack with weapons equipped to

either the arms or legs.

♦ Depending on the weapon, a charged attack

might be performed instead of a gun attack.

Lock On

Hold  N/A

Keep the button pressed to aim for a single

nearby enemy.
 Taunt

 / Hold  N/A

Enrages nearby enemies, and causes the Magic

Gauge to fill up.

Combos Using Button Control

Tap  and  in different combinations to execute

various combos.

♦ Combos can be viewed by pressing  when

equipping weapons on the subscreen. 17

Combos Using Touch Control

Touch an enemy to display the

purple attack timer. Combos will be
automatically executed until the
timer runs out.
10 Other Controls

Use Item/Switch Weapon

Press ,  or  to
display item shortcuts.
When using touch
controls, an icon for
changing weapons will also be displayed.

Button control Touch control

Use an item

Hold down , , Hold down on the item

or  you want to use

Use an item equipped to the item shortcuts.

♦ Items can be equipped on the items subscreen.

18

Change weapons

 Touch or

Switch between sets A and B of the equipped

weapons.

♦ Weapon sets can be edited on the weapons

subscreen. 17
 Adjust the Camera (Point of View)

Move camera

 Touch the arrow icon

Touch the edge of the screen to

display an arrow icon like the one
shown to the right.

Camera reset

 N/A

♦ It's not possible to reset the camera when using

the Cl assic Controller Pro.

Switch camera

Hold  N/A

♦ It's not possible to switch cameras when using

the Cl assic Controller Pro.
 Displaying the Pause Menu/Subscreen

Display Pause menu

 Touch

To display the icon, touch the edge of the

screen.

Display subscreen

 Touch

To display the icon, touch the edge of the

screen.
11 Magical Techniques

You can attack your enemies with a variety of

magical techniques, ranging from beast
transformations to demon summoning.

Panther Within

Whilst moving tap  twice

quickly to transform into a
black panther. You can
harness its speed to move
quickly.

♦ When using touch controls, you can activate this

technique by holding down after sliding.

Wicked Weave

Certain combos will end

with a powerful demon-
summoning attack when
successfully executed.

Umbran Climax

When the Magic Gauge

has filled to a certain
degree, press  to
unleash the Umbran
Climax. Powerful, demon-
summoning attacks will be
performed every time you press  or .
 Torture Attacks

When the Magic Gauge

has filled to a certain
degree, press  and  in
the vicinity of an enemy to
execute a Torture Attack.
Excruciating torture will be
applied to your foe, giving enormous damage.

♦ The method of torture will differ, depending on the

enemy.
♦ Some enemies will drop weapons when defeated with
Torture Attacks.

Infernal Demons

When you've defeated an

especially large enemy,
press  and  together
to deliver the finishing
blow, then follow the on-
screen prompts to boost
your bonus.

Wicked Weaves, Umbran

Climaxes, Torture Attacks, and
summoning Infernal Demons
can also be executed by
touching the activation icon
when it's displayed on screen.
12 Getting Started in Story Mode

The first time you select Story Mode, you will

simply be asked to select a difficulty level and the
game will begin. Once you already have a saved
game, you can select from the following options:

Continue the game from your

Continue
last save point.

Chapter Start a game from the Chapter

Select Select screen.

♦ If you restart a game with Chapter Select, your

checkpoint data will be overwritten.

Chapter Select Screen

Select a chapter with  or

. Press  to display the
Chapter Menu.

Visit the shop 15 to buy

weapons and items.
Shop
♦ This will become available
after progressing in the story.

Start Begin the chapter.

You can make adjustments

Menu such as difficulty level or
character settings here.
13 Progressing Through Chapters

Chapters are subdivided into Verses. Fight enemies

in each Verse to progress.

Battling Enemies

Do as much damage as possible to enemies using

combos, magic techniques, and every means at
your disposal.

Dodge Offset

If you evade with  while holding  /  in the

midst of a combo, you'll be able to continue the
combo afterwards.

Combo Points

You can earn Combo Points by attacking

enemies. The more blows you land, the
more points you earn. When the combo
finishes, the points will be converted to
Halos.

Chapter Result

After completing a
chapter, your score and
trophy will be displayed
on the chapter result
screen. The type of trophy
awarded will be
determined by averaging out the medals awarded
for the Verses on that chapter.

♦ Verses that haven't been cleared will by default be

awarded the lowest grade of medal, which is stone.
 Game Over

When the Vitality Gauge runs out, it will be game

over. Select YES on the continue screen to restart
the game from the last save point. If you select
NO, you'll return to the Chapter Select screen.
14 Chapter Features

Keep an eye out for these things in each chapter:

Umbran Crows

If you come across an Umbran

Crow, get close to it and press  to
grab it. You'll get a stamp to use on
Miiverse every time you catch a
crow.

Umbran Resting Places

Break open Umbran Resting Places

(witch's coffins) to get the valuables
inside.

♦ If you come across a transparent coffin, you won't be

able to break it until it's restored to solidity. You'll
have to fulfil certain conditions to restore it.

Muspelheim

If you enter a portal to Muspelheim

and fulfil specific victory conditions,
you'll get useful items such as
Broken Moon Pearls or Broken
Witch Hearts.

Getting New Weapons

When you find records called "Angelic

Hymns" 16 you'll be able to trade
them in the shop for a new weapon.
15 Shopping at the Gates of Hell

You can get to the Gates of Hell

shop by either selecting SHOP on
the Chapter Menu, or entering
through one of the portals found
within chapters. You can purchase
weapons, accessories and various
other items from the shop.

Weapons Purchase weapons.

Accessories Purchase accessories.

Purchase consumables,
Items
such as restore items.

Purchase techniques here

Techniques to increase your repertoire
of attacks and manoeuvres.

These special items will

Rodin's become available to buy
Treasures once you've fulfilled certain
conditions.
16 Items

You can find items by defeating enemies, as well

as breaking surrounding objects such as barrels or
vases.

♦ You'll see some explanatory text the first time you

acquire each item.
♦ For some items, you'll be able to view an explanation
of its effects by pressing  when you acquire it.
♦ These are just a few of the items that you'll come
across in-game. There are many more to discover.

Currency Items

Halos

The lif e force of angels, crystallised

into a rare metal. Used as a token
of payment in the underworld.

Orbs

The spirit of a demon, calcified into

an iridescent metal. Carries exactly
the same monetary value as Halos.

Immediate Effect Items

Green Laurel (small)

Restores a little vitality.

Purple Butterfly (small)

Restores four orbs of magic power.

Items that can be Equipped to Item

Shortcuts
 Green Herb Lollipop

Restores a certain amount of

vitality.

Purple Magic Lollipop

Restores four orbs of magic power.

Items that Permanently Increase

Bayonetta's Abilities

Broken Witch Heart

Collect four of these to reconstitute

a Witch Heart. This will increase
your maximum vitality.

Broken Moon Pearl

Collect two of these to reconstitute

a Moon Pearl. This will increase
your maximum magic capacity.

Other Items

Angelic Hymns Gold LPs

These can be traded for weapons in

the shop.

The Journal's Echoes

Collect and read these notes to

deepen your understanding of
Bayonetta's world.
 Ingredients

Mandragora Root ( ), Unicorn Horn ( )

and Baked Gecko ( ) are used for
concocting 18 new items.
17 Weapons/Accessories

Press  to display the subscreen. Here, you'll be

able to use items and change equipment. Flip the
pages of the subscreen with  / .

♦ Please see 10 for more information on touch

controls.

Weapons

Equip weapons to the legs

and arms. If you configure
the A and B weapon sets,
you can quickly switch
weaponry, even in the
midst of battle.

♦ Press  to display a list of combos that can be used

with your weapon set.
♦ If you have purchased an Umbran Elegance (perfume)
that complements your hand weapon, press  to
change into a special matching costume.

Equipping Weapons

❶ Select the slot that you want to equip the

weapon in.
❷ Select the weapon to equip.

♦ Some weapons can only be equipped to certain

locations.

Accessories

There are several

accessories with various
effects. One accessory
can be equipped to each
arm.
 Special Accessories

If you begin the game in the difficulty

mode "1st Climax", you'll have the
accessory "Immortal Marionette" equipped
to your waist. When this accessory is
equipped, you can unleash combos and
evade enemy attacks just by tapping  or
.

♦ The Immortal Marionette is the only

accessory that can be equipped to the waist.
18 Items and Books

Items

Here, you can use items

or equip them to the
shortcuts. You can also
concoct new items from
ingredients.

Equipping Items

❶ Position the cursor over the item, press , then

select EQUIP.
❷ Equip the item to either , or .

♦ Equip items to the item shortcuts so that you can use

them quickly during battle.

Concocting Items

❶ Select WITCH'S RECIPES.

❷ Select a recipe, then use  or  to stir it up in
the cauldron, then hey presto! Your item is
complete.

♦ When you concoct, the ingredients used will be

consumed.
 Books

Here, you can browse various documents that will

come into your possession.

Browse the Angelic Hymns

Angelic Hymns
that you've collected so far.

Check your progress

Muspelheim
through Muspelheim so far.

Browse details and pictures

The Hierarchy
of the angels that you've
of Laguna
encountered so far.

Browse details and images

Lemegeton's
of the demons you've
Guidebook
encountered so far.

Infernal View the demons that

Demons you've summoned so far.

The Journal's Read through the Journal's

Echoes Echoes.

Inspect the bewitchments

Umbran Tears that you've acquired so far.
of Blood: ♦ You acquire bewitchments
Bewitchments by fulfilling certain
conditions in the game.

Umbran Tears
See how many Umbran
of Blood:
Crows you've captured so
Crows
far.
captured
19 Posting Screenshots

You can post screenshots and messages to

Miiverse during chapters.

How to Post

❶ Press  to display the Pause menu.

❷ Select POST TO MIIVERSE.
❸ You can post with text ( ) or make handwritten
posts. ( )

♦ Stamps can only be used with handwritten posts.

❹ Select SEND.
20 Co-operative Play

By connecting to the internet, you can fight with

another player through six battles. After each
battle, you'll receive a reward based on the
amount of money that you staked beforehand.

♦ All battle actions in Tag Climax are performed with

button control. You won't be able to use touch
control.

Pair up automatically with

another player or send a co-op
Quick request, then fight together
Match co-operatively.

♦ You'l l be able to make a friend

request afterwards.

You can fight co-operatively

with another player or someone
Find
from your friends list.
partner
♦ You'l l be able to make a friend
request afterwards.

Fight co-operatively with the

computer as you wait for a
co-op request from another
player.

♦ If you receive a Quick match or

With CPU Find partner co-op request
during play, you can open the
menu with  to accept.
♦ It's also possible to receive
co-op requests while you're
playing through the story mode.
12
 Choose a Verse Card

A player selects one of the Verse Cards ( i.e., an

enemy to fight) that they've unlocked. Use  on
either  or  to select the amount of money
you'd like to bet, then the battle will start.

♦ Touch the card with the numbers on the left hand

side of the touch screen ( ) to select a card at
random.
♦ The more money that you bet, the stronger the
enemy will be.

Game Over

If one player falls during the battle, then the other

player can revive them by standing close and
pressing  before the timer reaches zero. If both
players fall or time runs out, it will be game over.

♦ At game over you'll get to keep all the money that

you acquired from the enemies that you defeated.
However, you'll forfeit all the money that you staked
so far, as well as any bonuses.

Winning the Battle

Your battle performance will be evaluated after the

battle. The player with the best rating will be able
to choose the next Verse Card.

♦ When playing in With CPU mode, the player will

always select the next Verse Card.

Simultaneous Attacks

When two players attack the same enemy, the

Lock On icon will change. If you can fill up the
Magic Gauge and unleash an Umbran Climax while
the icon is in this state, you'll get an advantage.
 Getting New Verse Cards

When you complete

chapters in the story, you'll
get Verse Cards for each
new enemy that you defeat.
21 Copyright Information

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Featured Music:
・ St. Matthew Passion
No.54
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
(Johann Sebastian Bach)
・ The Harmonious Blacksmith
(Georg Friedrich Händel)
・ Die Zauberflöte
Aria No.14
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen
(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
・ Erlkönig
D.328, Op.1
(Franz Peter Schubert)
・ Entrance of the Gladiators
(Julius Arnošt Vilém Fučík)
・ William Tell Overture
(Gioachino Antonio Rossini)

"MOON RIVER"

Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini

© 1961 (renewed 1989) Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.
Administered by Sony/ATV Harmony.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
 Performed by Andy Williams
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
1962 Columbia Records.
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