Game record

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Bayonetta 2

Name: Bayonetta 2 Game of the Year record dataset
Creator: GOTY Ledger
License: https://gotyledger.site/en/methodology/#data-use

Bayonetta 2 ranks #60 in GOTY Ledger's all-time table. Its recorded years are 2014.

All-time rank: #60
Combined yearly score: 4.7%
Times picked #1: 16
Sources awarding points: 16

Release year: 2014 Metascore91

GOTY record details

This game's record at a glance

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Strongest year 2014 #7 · 4.7%

Picked as #1 100% 16 / 16

Selection methods 3 Who selected it?

Most common source type 16 Overall award

GOTY record across all years

Year-by-year GOTY record

See where this game ranked each year and which games competed with it.

Year rank: #7
Available points earned: 4.7% 1,500 pts
Score difference from #1: 28.9 pp
Score difference from nearest game: 0.6 pp

Compare games from the same year

#1 Dragon Age: Inquisition 33.6%
#2 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 13.1%
#3 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 7.3%
#4 Mario Kart 8 6.9%
#5 Alien: Isolation 5.4%
#7 Bayonetta 2 4.7%

Records by source

Which sources selected this game?

See who selected this game, how they selected it, and whether it appeared as a winner, nominee, or ranked entry.

Who selected it?

Editorial

11 sources
Reader vote

3 sources
Judges and voters

2 sources

What was the result?

Winner

12 sources
Ranked

4 sources

How were points calculated?

Top 10 list

6 sources
Winner only

10 sources

Source types

Overall award

16 sources

Records by source

Sources used for scoring

See the publication name, original link, and date checked for every source used in the score. The list also shows whether the game was a winner, nominee, or ranked entry.

Show 16 source records

3DJuegos 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Judges and voters
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Código Espagueti 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

CraveOnline Readers' Choice 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Destructoid 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Destructoid (US, Reader's Choice) 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

GameMAG 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: Dec 30, 2014
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Gamereactor Spain 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Konzolista 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

LevelUp 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

MeriStation 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Judges and voters
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Multiplayer.it 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

SpazioGames 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Stay Nerd 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

VGNetwork 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Video Game Shelf 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Zonared 2014 · Overall award

Result year: 2014
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 21, 2026

Official trailer

Wii U - Bayonetta 2 Launch Trailer · Nintendo of America