Good news for those of you too lazy to create Japanese PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE accounts -- Sega has announced that the demo for Platinum Games' Bayonetta will be hitting North America and Europe next week, on December 3.
Jim Sterling took a look at both versions of the demo now long ago, and basically came to the conclusion that the Xbox 360 version was superior. Both, however, were good times. The Internet, of course, exploded anyhow. That's just what happens.
Earlier today, a few of us were talking about how the game really wasn't on some of our radars until we tried out the demo. It's shaping up to be an over-the-top third person action game, full of violence and sexual overtones... the way we like it.
Bayonetta is set for release in North America on January 5, with a European release to follow three days later.
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2:00 PM on 11.23.2009
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I played this demo when it was released in Japan and I can not wait for this game to come state-side.
I went out to the Marketplace, and sure enough, there it was. Put it in my queue, downloaded it after I got home, but didn't get around to playing it until Friday (BTW, liked what I played/saw, very reminiscent of DMC, which isn't a bad thing).
Then today, I saw on another site that only people who received download codes were able to download it prior to today's announcement of the official demo release. So...I guess I snuck in?
Not trying to sound like I'm special ('cause I'm not)...just confused as to how I got the demo early without this mysterious demo code.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/offers/0ddf0002-0000-4000-8000-000053458828
How is that easier? Making a Japanese account takes around a minute with the right information. Then you can download everything that's available for free, not just demos.
Well, I guess it was easier for me to get my friends to play the demo. So rather than get them all to create Japanese xbox live accounts and everything, I just downloaded the demo, burned a bunch of copies, and handed them out.
*Shrug* It's a good solution for those of us with lazy friends that we want to share the love with.
Also, this works with demos that are Gold Member exclusive or pre-order code only (like Brutal Legend). I'm not sure about Region Locked (last region locked demo I cared about was Ninja Gaiden 2... not sure if they still do that) but I imagine it would work.
The codes were for SEGA Pass members to get early access to the demo. ;)