本作是由《鬼泣》系列之父神谷英树制作的全新次世代动作游戏。自Capcom旗下的Clover工作室解散，并由其核心成员组建了新的开发公司自后，神谷英树就已经开始本作的筹备工作。
　　本作故事讲述20年前从昏暗湖底的沉棺中苏醒的女性Bayonetta。无法回忆起自己身世的女人的身体上刻下了解开遗忘过去线索的记忆。那就是可以操纵狰狞魔兽葬送天使的恐怖的“魔女之力”。经历数百年的时间，于现代苏醒的魔女Bayonetta边狩猎来袭的天使们，边着手收集那些残留下来的仅有的记忆的线索……

Bayonetta 2 (ベヨネッタ 2 Beyonetta Tsū?) is an action hack and slash video game developed by Platinum Games and published by Nintendo for the Wii U, with Sega as the franchise owners serving as its advisor.[5] It is the direct sequel to the 2009 game, Bayonetta, and was directed by Yusuke Hashimoto and produced by Atsushi Inaba as well as Hitoshi Yamagami from Nintendo, under supervision by series creator Hideki Kamiya.[6] It was announced on September 13, 2012 exclusively for Wii U,[7] unlike the previous game which was released on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The titular character, Bayonetta, sports a new costume and hairstyle and the game itself features a new two-player mode.[8] The game is also the second Bayonetta product to receive Japanese voiceovers, using the same cast that voiced the Bayonetta: Bloody Fate anime film by Gonzo.[9] The game was released in September 2014 and includes a port of the original Bayonetta as a separate disc inside the case.[10]

The game has received critical acclaim from many reviewers, praising the overall improvements of the game from the first game.