Abstract: It's difficult to imagine a Microsoft-backed product as an underdog, but the Xbox One is just that. The PlayStation 4 soars on the strength of its strong console-exclusive titles; and the Nintendo Switch does the same, while also offering a cool home-and-...
Published: 2017-10-03, Author: Joe , review by: in.ign.com
Cuphead made me feel more good and more bad than any other game I've played in the last several years. I swore, laughed, and hollered with delight. I hated it (and my own fingers) for long stretches but, having finished, I realise that's more or less the...
Reviewed on Nintendo SwitchCuphead is frustrating but fair. It's about incremental improvements over hours of practice. You need to constantly learn new tactics as each boss fights differently, and the penultimate battle is particularly inventive. No ma...
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Published: 2017-10-06, Author: Rick , review by: Bit-Tech.net
Abstract: It's fitting that Cuphead is about making a deal with the devil, because StudioMDHR's game is just as sly, merciless, and cruel as the clovenfooted man downstairs. Cuphead lures the player in with its delightful animation, promising a luxurious bath of c...
Published: 2017-10-02, Author: Simon , review by: eurogamer.net
Abstract: In the 1930s, employees at Universal Studio Cartoons devised a game to interrupt the bow-backed routine of inking cels and preparing animation frames. The men would work rubber bands and clumps of spit-mulched paper into spongy balls, hide them on their l...
Published: 2017-09-29, Author: Lucas , review by: gamesradar.com
Every aspect of the joyful presentation was made with the utmost care, Clever boss fights test your mettle and mastery of the tight controls, Plenty of replay value in co-op, Expert mode, and the search for secrets, Challenging in all the right ways
No online functionality (yet)
A potent cocktail of authentic 1930s aesthetics, jazzy tunes, ingenious boss designs, and gameplay founded on the fundamentals inherent to the best 2D shooters. Cuphead sure is swell...