Bayonetta was fantastically received by reviewers and consumers alike, so it’s exciting news to hear that it may be getting a sequel. SEGA West’s Mike Hayes mentioned that Bayonetta, along with other recent/upcoming titles from the publisher, are likely to get follow-ups.
“We want to get the core games right before anything else. We’ve got our shooter with [Aliens vs. Predator] and our RPG with Alpha Protocol – we really want to make those into franchises. If you think about it, we can sequel-ise Bayonetta, AVP, Alpha Protocol and we can make a hit of something like Vanquish. Add that to Football Manager and Virtua Tennis – we actually have a broad portfolio.”
For those wondering, Alpha Protocol has yet to be released, scheduled for a May 27/28th release in Australia/Europe and a June 1st release here in North America.
On top of that, Hayes commented that SEGA would like to take their Total War strategy games in a whole new direction. Not sure if this means the 20th century, the future, or even just a revamp of the gameplay itself. We’ll just have to wait and see.
