History VideoGame / AnarchyReigns

** In a multiplayer game, if the Baron is on the winning team, or is the winner, then he'll say "[[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} It's a]] [[ChapelleShow celebration]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitches!]]"

** In a multiplayer game, if the Baron is on the winning team, or is the winner, then he'll say "[[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} It's a celebration]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitches!]]"

** One of Bayonetta's colors looks like BruceLee's GameOfDeath suit and one of Mathilda's looks like [[PN03 Vanessa Z. Schneider]]
* SecretCharacter: When you complete both White Side and Black Side, you unlock [[spoiler:[[MechaMook Gargoyle]]]]
* SequelReset: The game is not a straight-up sequel to ''Videogame/MadWorld'', story-wise, though it contains some of the same characters, and characters whose designs are at least inspired by its predecessor. The game's engine, however, is basically a souped-up MadWorld with a combo system and additional attacks, the underground Hip-Hop soundtrack is back (with several artists returning from ''Videogame/MadWorld''), and the game is riddled with nods and throw-backs to ''Videogame/MadWorld''. Jack is still with the Chasers. Mathilda is, apart from a new robotic body, also the same. The Black Baron is back, and Blacker than ever, and Big Bull, Leo, and Rin Rin also make return appearances. Garuda's design also echoes [[GratuitousGerman Herr Frederick von]] [[BlowYouAway Twirlen]][[Videogame/MadWorld killer]], especially his arms, while Oinkie is an obvious nod to Yee Fung in many ways.

** In Deathball, if a character holds onto a ball long enough, they can execute a Superstar Shot that can only be blocked by a character that shares the shooter's element or is in Rampage mode.

* DarkerAndEdgier: At least aesthetically. The game still follows ''Videogame/MadWorld's'' style of having a serious storyline, while everything in-game is [[CrazyAwesome delightfully]] [[RatedMForManly ridiculous]].

* FantasticMeasurementSystem: Again with Bayonetta, where her height and weight in a cage match's stats screen are displayed as 'uwh' and 'uww, which probably stand for "Umbran Witch heigh" and "weight", respectively. These seem to be made up solely for the purpose of this game's height and weight statistics, however.

* GuestFighter: VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, who is playable if you pre-ordered the game from Japan or have a first edition copy of the game. She was eventually made $1.00 DLC.

* [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Idiosyncratic Achievement Naming]]: Every achievement has the term "Anarchy" somewhere in the name. Even if it doesn't really sound right.

* TheRival: Jack and Leo.

** After hijacking a copter drone, you can chose to send it crashing to the ground with a pile driver. The helecopter pile driver was one of the Yokuzuna's moves in ''Videogame/MadWorld''.

** On the Station Map in Survival/Mad Survival, you can see a poster for [[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} The Gates of Hell]] behind some rubble.

* SequelReset: The game is not a straight-up sequel to ''Videogame/MadWorld'', story-wise, though it contains some of the same characters, and characters whose designs are at least inspired by its predecessor. The game's engine, however, is basically a souped-up MadWorld with a combo system and additional attacks, the underground Hip-Hop soundtrack is back (with several artists returning from ''Videogame/MadWorld''), and the game is riddled with nods and throw-backs to ''Videogame/MadWorld''. Jack is still with the Chasers. Mathilda is, apart from a new robotic body, also the same. The Black Baron is back, and Blacker than ever, and Big Bull and Rin Rin also make return appearances. Garuda's design also echoes [[GratuitousGerman Herr Frederick von]] [[BlowYouAway Twirlen]][[Videogame/MadWorld killer]], especially his arms, while Oinkie is an obvious nod to Yee Fung in many ways.

* BadassNormal: [[{{Ninja}} Zero]], [[AnIcePerson Sasha]], and the [[TattooedCrook Rin sisters]] qualify, being the only fully human playable characters [[hottip:*: Edgar Oinkie doesn't count thanks to his SuperSerum-based moveset]] in the cast. They all use nanomachines as an alternative to say, Jack's cyborg-ish moveset. The Rin sisters all have mechanical feet, however.

* FantasticMeasurementSystem: Again with Bayonetta, where her height and weight in a cage match's stats screen are displayed as 'uwh' and 'uww'. These seem to be made up solely for the purpose of this game's height and weight statistics, however.

** To get into specific character detail, Jack can do a Power Bomb and a [[SuplexFinisher GermanSuplex]] for his front and back throw, The Blacker Baron does a Backbreaker for his front throw, Leo performs a Frankensteiner for his back throw, Nikolai does a Cobra Twist and a Vertical Suplex for his front and back throw, and Douglas can grab two foes and perform a Wild Swing on ''both of them''.

* DeathEqualsExplosion: When a Drone enemy's health is depleted, there is a few seconds of them collapsing before they explode, which hurts the players if they are near. Laser Drones even give off a ''mini-nuclear explosion'' when they are killed. Of course, the players can use this to their advantage...

This game was released on July 5th, 2012...in Japan. The game's Western release was [[ExecutiveMeddling inexplicably delayed]] until January 8th, 2013. In April of 2013, DLC was released, allowing players who didn't preorder the game to unlock Bayonetta and adding two more multiplayers modes, Mad Survival and Dogfight.

* In a multiplayer game, if the Baron is on the winning team, or is the winner, then he'll say "[[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} It's a celebration]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitches!]]"

* RyuAndKen: The Rin sisters have very similar movesets, with the only major difference being their Killer Weapons.
** [[spoiler: The same kind of similarity and major difference also applies to Garuda and the hidden character, Gargoyle. Makes sense, since Garuda is of the same model as the latter.]]

** On the Station Map in Survival/Mad Survival, you can see a poster for ''[[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} The Gates of Hell]]'' behind some rubble.

-->'''Oinkie''': Pppppplease, this is unfair, it's two against one.
-->'''Leo''': I'm assuming you're not counting the small army you had with you.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Sega delayed the American and European Release from July 2012 to January 2013, to the surprise of Platinum Games, since the development is complete.

* AlienBlood, BlackBlood: Generally, most player characters bleed dark red blood while mutants seem to bleed either blue or green.