SEGA have announced that the demo for its upcoming third person action title Bayonetta will be released on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network in the US and across Europe on December 3rd.

The game has already been reviewed by EDGE magazine where it got a perfect 10/10 and by Japans Famitsu magazine where again it got a perfect score, 40/40.

"Developer PlatinumGames has delivered a true masterpiece," said Gary Knight, European Marketing Director of SEGA Europe. "The recent perfect review scores in such highly respected magazines as Weekly Famitsu and EDGE show the sheer quality of this title. We firmly believe that BAYONETTA will go on to become one of the all-time benchmarks in action gaming."

Bayonetta will be released in the UK on January 8th 2010 and in the US on January 5th 2010.