Cuphead

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8.4

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  1. CritLord
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    If the Mega Man games and old Mickey Mouse cartoons had a child it would be Cuphead. Awesome challenging gameplay and the lovely artstyle makes this game one of the best jump'n'shoot games of all time.
  2. dapenn
    Dec 20, 2017
    10
    With these types of games, rage is one f the things i cannot control. This usually ends to me deleting the game and never playing it again. Yet when playing cuphead i constantly keep going back in and come out with victory. With its beautiful art style and it clever boss design, it is a remarkable game that I not only impresses but fascinates. After every death, i jump right back inWith these types of games, rage is one f the things i cannot control. This usually ends to me deleting the game and never playing it again. Yet when playing cuphead i constantly keep going back in and come out with victory. With its beautiful art style and it clever boss design, it is a remarkable game that I not only impresses but fascinates. After every death, i jump right back in learning from it and each knockout is a satisfying feeling that never gets old. The idea of having a simple difficulty for the bosses is a nice addition, although you dont get a contract, the player is still is rewarded with advancing to new areas around the isle, which can lead to finding new run n' gun levels which can get you more coins and you get more flexibility to upgrade your player and then come back to finish the job. Speaking of upgrading your character, the powerups you can buy are nicely balanced and having the ability to switch is especially nice for the multiple stages the bosses can have. The run n' gun levels are also spectacular as they are a good break from the brutal boss fights. These levels are a great way to get coins and are never too difficult. Overall cuphead was a blast to play as it was able to always to bring me back in with it stunning art direction and its spectacular soundtrack (which i listen to constantly). Considering that it is only $20 it is a game that you cannot pass up. (If you do buy the game, you may want to change your controls or get a controller as the controls on pc are very strange)… Expand
  3. darkkunglao789
    Oct 31, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i cant allow myself to say something bad about this game in fact this is hard to find a problem in cup-head with perfect mission design.
    animations are perfect the graphic is really really good and game play is simple but nice
    the worst thing is the balance between player and boss but its not going to be a problem because after losing several times (maybe 30 times!!!)you can feel the balance
    sound effects,musics,voices are brilliant
    and story is simple but really attractive and engaging    … Expand
  4. Winipuh
    Nov 15, 2017
    10
    Просто лучший платформер на данный момент, это все что нужно знать ;) А так, отличная визуализация, замечательный саундтрек, хороший геймплей. От всей души рекомендую)
  5. LuccaSSC
    Dec 6, 2017
    9
    Cuphead has a great graphical style and is challenging in the right way, offering satisfactory rewards after every stage. Despite some unfortunate problems (mainly bugs), I still super recommend it.
  6. Dmxdxl
    Nov 5, 2017
    9
    I fell in love with the art style the first time it was shown, and waited in anticipation for game play, and when I finally saw game play I was even more intrigued. Now that I have played it and beaten it at least once, I can say without a doubt this game is amazing, and I love the influences it draws from (gunstar heroes, mario, contra, dark souls). If you're looking for a pushover game,I fell in love with the art style the first time it was shown, and waited in anticipation for game play, and when I finally saw game play I was even more intrigued. Now that I have played it and beaten it at least once, I can say without a doubt this game is amazing, and I love the influences it draws from (gunstar heroes, mario, contra, dark souls). If you're looking for a pushover game, look elsewhere even on EASY mode, this game is HARD which I personally love in games a challenge, so yeah this game is beautiful and full of amazing and well executed ideas, and I hope for some DLC pleeeeeez..… Expand
  7. KnightimeX
    Nov 8, 2017
    8
    Very good game with a few flaws in both design and reason.

    You're given 6 charms but only one of them widely considered the must crucial to success with that being the smoke power upgrade which heavily detracts one from using any of the other charms. There's a simple mode but it's not useful in the slightest. You can't use it as practice because it removes attack patterns. You    Very good game with a few flaws in both design and reason.

    You're given 6 charms but only one of them widely considered the must crucial to success with that being the smoke power upgrade which heavily detracts one from using any of the other charms.

    There's a simple mode but it's not useful in the slightest.
    You can't use it as practice because it removes attack patterns.
    You can't use it as an easy mode because it doesn't allow progression.

    Outside of that, the game is fairly straight forward that plays more like a mix of megaman and contra only far less forgiving.
    To a hardcore fan this is fantastic to say the least as it will offer a great challenge!

    If you're looking for a hard game with no give then look no further.
    Just don't deal with the devil...

    Or maybe you should!    … Expand
  8. ex3vd
    Oct 16, 2017
    9
    With the artistic visual style identical to the old TV cartoons, which had a certain pretty insanity that today's cartoons don't have, like characters moving in an unusual way turning into objects and a lot of other crazy things, graphics have a phenomenal quality, it really looked like i'm playing a classic cartoon. The gameplay itself is something like Metal Slug style where it can alsoWith the artistic visual style identical to the old TV cartoons, which had a certain pretty insanity that today's cartoons don't have, like characters moving in an unusual way turning into objects and a lot of other crazy things, graphics have a phenomenal quality, it really looked like i'm playing a classic cartoon. The gameplay itself is something like Metal Slug style where it can also be played from 2 simultaneously.
    It was not long before the news came that this game is very difficult, with this in mind and after seeing some videos of the people suffering, I called my brother to help me on this journey, we started to play and really the game was very difficult, but someday my brother told me that he read somewhere that the game was even harder when playing 2, the lives of bosses and other enemies doubled, which would be fair since it has 2 guys shooting at the same time without stopping, well ... more or less fair, the truth is that about half of the game I started a new version alone and the game is extremely more easy to play, some enemies die with 1 simple shot, and the same enemies that die so were not dying with 2 shots when we were playing 2 ... how to understand this math? For me the game sins in this question where playing with a friend should facilitate things rather than hinder them, except that some areas were totally designated for 1 player, where 2 players can mess up a lot to each other, well we still end this game playing together.

    Apart from this detail, the game is very cool, it has several interesting power ups that help a lot, and although it is a game with an above average difficulty, it is not a game so revolting and impossible to pass, if you learn a lot as you try , the stages last for a maximum of 3 minutes and after they pass they do not have to worry anymore, there is no Game Over that forces you to start all over again like in Battletoads & Double Dragon for example.
    The game was a well deserved sales success, and now I'm looking forward to a sequel, I hope they put more stages to pass, because in this are very few, most are just bosses, I believe the series has a great future ahead .    … Expand
  9. Bulkowl
    Oct 22, 2017
    9
    Is it sad to say I was more excited for this than Mario. The game play is tight, the visuals are amazing, and the bosses are all memorable. While some say the game is too hard I say its changing, like meat boy every death felt like your fault. I give this game a 9/10 for lack of online multiplayer.
  10. ElGamerAustral
    Oct 12, 2017
    9
    Historia:
    No apuestes con el diablo esa frase resume el arco argumental del juego es bien sencillo y fácil de entender Cuphead y Mugman con racha en los dados se atreven a desafiar al diablo apostando su alma y pierden la pierden pero pueden recuperarla si hacen un trabajito para el diablo que es llevarle el alma de todos los deudores que vienen a ser los bosses del juego. Es un argumento    Historia:
    No apuestes con el diablo esa frase resume el arco argumental del juego es bien sencillo y fácil de entender Cuphead y Mugman con racha en los dados se atreven a desafiar al diablo apostando su alma y pierden la pierden pero pueden recuperarla si hacen un trabajito para el diablo que es llevarle el alma de todos los deudores que vienen a ser los bosses del juego. Es un argumento simple que todos pueden entender y explica porque hay más bosses que niveles algo un tanto extraño en un juego que deberá tener más niveles que bosses.
    Genero:
    Cuphead es un juego claramente Run and gun el personaje cuphead y mugman de desplazan por la pantalla de izquierda a derecha como un clásico juego de plataformas. Algunas pantallas son en avión con lo cual el género puede ser catalogado como shut ‘em up y enfrentamiento con bosses
    parecido a
    El juego se parece a nada pero si estiramos la comparación diríamos algo así como castelvania de nes o metroid en el sentido que son juegos plataforma con algo de run and gun y son muy difíciles. Las etapas en avión podría parecerse algo al type-R. también me evoca el fenómeno de Kaizo Mario niveles muy difíciles que hay que intentar mucho
    Edad calificación ESRB PEGI
    ESRB tiene clasificación E para todo público, para el estándar europeo es PEGI +3
    Idioma
    El juego solo trae idioma inglés, pero no supone un problema es un inglés básico
    Multi jugador local. Cuantos players
    El juego cuenta con multijugador local el primer player controla a Cuphead y el player 2 a mugman ambos jugadores juegan en la misma pantalla de modo cooperativo
    multijugador online
    No cuenta con juego en línea
    accesorios mandos pistolas de luz alfombras
    El juego en pc se juega con teclado(es difícil jugar bien con teclado), pero preferiblemente se recomienda usar un mando inalámbrico del estilo de Xbox 360, Xbox one, PS4 o similar. Ya que requiere se precisos en el gobierno del personaje.
    se instala en disco sí o no y cuanto ocupa
    El juego se instala en nuestro ordenador obviamente y ocupa en torno a 11.200 MB 11,2 GB
    Duración cuanto demoras en terminarlo en condiciones normales
    Si demoras 30 minutos por nivel serán unas 14 horas si demoras 50 minutos por nivel serán 22
    DlC si no planes
    El juego no cuenta con DLC y no hay planes de que vallan a existir
    Micro pagos
    No todo se desbloquea jugando.
    Actualizaciones si no
    Si el juego contara con su primera actualización debido a un problema que en Windows 10 si jugabas con teclado y usabas los comandos ALT+TAB solo en versiones compradas en Windows store se borraba el progreso. No ocurre con la versión de Steam
    Jugabilidad
    La jugabilidad de cuphead es correcta movimientos precisos son necesarios para poder sortear los niveles y bosses, en los niveles run and gun obtenemos monedas para mejorar nuestro personaje con diferentes armas y encantamientos, el juego presenta enemigos que hacen lo mismo pero van saliendo al azar y tienen pocos patrones pero también son al azar entonces no sabes que es lo que va a pasar no lo puedes jugar de memoria si bien hay curva de aprendizaje no es memoria lo que requiere para sortear niveles es más bien habilidad o destreza y comprender las mecánicas de juego.
    Rejugabilidad
    El juego tiene gran rejugabilidad para mejorar las notas en los niveles o lograr más porcentaje d de completado se pude lograr hasta 200%
    Diversión
    El juego es más desafiante que divertido puede llegar a ser frustrante pero es perfectamente posible de hacer
    Dificultad
    La dificultad es elevada como antiguamente los juegos de NES como Castelvania o Metroid quizás dificultad similar a niveles súper experto en Mario Maker
    Bug
    No se conocen salvo el problema con Windows 10 y la store de Windows que da problema si juegas con teclado y presionas ALT+TAB que pierdes tu avance. Solucionado mediante actualización. El juego está bien hecho.
    Trucos
    No tiene trucos que hagan más fácil el juego
    Ester Eggs
    Muchas monedas ocultas si conversas con tal personaje, descubrir modos secretos y cosas del estilo.
    apartado técnico
    El juego está desarrollado en el engine grafico Unity, funcionando bajo la API Direct X9.0 se desempeña correctamente al no tener gran carga grafica por ser 2d el atractivo visual lo da la animación hecha a mano cómo se dibujaba en los años 30
    Gráficos
    Excelentes muy logrados considerando que hablamos de un juego de dos dimensiones, todo está animado con dibujo a mano lo que lo hace especial
    Ambientación
    En los dibujos animados de los años 30 con colores algo lavados muy logrados
    Musica - OST
    Gran banda sonora evocando la época de los años 30 Jazz en un videojuego es algo memorable
    Calidad precio
    $19.99 dólares es un precio muy acertado para un gran título, que no tiene nada que envidiarle a juegos del doble o triple de su valor.
    Conclusiones El juego es totalmente recomendable Calificación muy bueno 9/10    … Expand
  11. IMBADA
    Oct 14, 2017
    8
    그래픽뿐만 아니라 게임성도 훌륭한 그야말로 Masterpiece.
    단순한 시스템이지만 아트스타일의 개성 덕에 게임의 재미를 살렸다.
  12. Kridi
    Oct 15, 2017
    10
    (believe me, I'm trying so hard to be polite writing this)
    It is such a shame that this game only has a 8.5 user score just because people don't have the patience to actually enjoy the process of learning to play the game.
    For me, this is, or atleast is very very close to being my favourite game ever, and guess what? I never in my life played 2D scroller games so I expected it to be    (believe me, I'm trying so hard to be polite writing this)
    It is such a shame that this game only has a 8.5 user score just because people don't have the patience to actually enjoy the process of learning to play the game.

    For me, this is, or atleast is very very close to being my favourite game ever, and guess what?
    I never in my life played 2D scroller games so I expected it to be very difficult.

    It was, but the fact that I couldn't just run headlessly through the game was great. I got to enjoy the process and satisfaction of learning the mechanics of each boss and that is how the game is supposed to be played.

    If I can finish the game, so can anybody else.

    So upsetting to see all these people with no patience whatsoever whining about the difficulty and basing their low rating just for that.

    Even so, there is a "simple" mode which makes the game way easier so it makes it even worse looking at these reviews.

    This game deserves to be my very first actual game review, it is phenomenal.

    + Great graphics, which everyone already knows
    + Very smooth controls, everything works perfectly
    + I didn't come across any bugs or glitches
    + The soundtrack is incredible
    + Difficult but satisfying learning curve, and on simple mode anyone can finish it

    Couldn't recommend it enough, get it!    … Expand
  13. Stzero
    Oct 17, 2017
    9
    What a Game!! Very cool looking Graphics and Effects especially the Sound. Its quite diffiicult but its not that hard and frustrating that i would ALT+F4. Its just makes you addictet.

    Graphics: 10/10 (in very special way)
    Gamedesign: 9.5/10
    Balance: 8/10 (some bugs there)
    Sound: 10/10
    Scope: 7/10 (its quite fast done...but its worth playing it again maybe in multiplayers +1)
  14. TanSula
    Oct 27, 2017
    9
    Не люблю платформеры, но в Cuphead поиграл, мне даже понравилось, но ничего, кроме, офигенной графики и музыки меня не зацепило. Если в детстве смотрели Дятла Вуди, мультики Дисней и т.д. то берите смело, пустите слезу по старым временам.Не люблю платформеры, но в Cuphead поиграл, мне даже понравилось, но ничего, кроме, офигенной графики и музыки меня не зацепило. Если в детстве смотрели Дятла Вуди, мультики Дисней и т.д. то берите смело, пустите слезу по старым временам.
  15. AbomiYetii
    Oct 23, 2017
    10
    You can see the sweat, tears and love that went into every frame of every drawing, of every single entity in this game. It's sparkling with personality, and there is tons of variety throughout the game to keep you occupied. It's challenging, sure, but even if you're not particularly fond of hard games you can easily overlook it because of the visuals alone. Buy this game!!
  16. samwise_kh
    Oct 30, 2017
    9
    Now this is a very good game, where do I start, the graphics are superb and beautifully animated.
    The game play mechanics are perfect, yet the best thing this game has are the bosses, every boss is unique in its own, the difficulty is tuned for casual gamers and for die-hard gamers.

    In short, worth every penny.
  17. Winged_Hussars
    Oct 26, 2017
    10
    Obviously everyone has got their opinion whether games are more entertaining with difficulty or without, however Cuphead excels at throwing you content thats fun and challenging closing the gap between casual and competitive players our widening it either way its a very fun game thats worth the price and the frustration

    Also the art style is gorgeous and the character design definitely    Obviously everyone has got their opinion whether games are more entertaining with difficulty or without, however Cuphead excels at throwing you content thats fun and challenging closing the gap between casual and competitive players our widening it either way its a very fun game thats worth the price and the frustration

    Also the art style is gorgeous and the character design definitely makes it better than a lot of 3D Games    … Expand
  18. EvanY
    Nov 1, 2017
    9
    Amazing art direction, soundtrack and animations. There's plenty of personality in every frame and the gameplay is dynamic and challenging making an almost perfect experience.
  19. imabanana
    Jan 3, 2018
    10
    if you are disabled, please do not say that the game is bad, you need practice to win it
  20. Salvale
    Nov 25, 2018
    6
    It's easy enough to dismiss this review as one of many "gaem to hard it suxx" reviews, but do keep in mind that Dark Souls is my second favourite game of all time. Moving on, this is very likely the most overrated game I've ever played. None of the bosses feel memorable, and this is an immense issue considering that 90% of the gameplay is boss fights. For me, it never feels like anythingIt's easy enough to dismiss this review as one of many "gaem to hard it suxx" reviews, but do keep in mind that Dark Souls is my second favourite game of all time. Moving on, this is very likely the most overrated game I've ever played. None of the bosses feel memorable, and this is an immense issue considering that 90% of the gameplay is boss fights. For me, it never feels like anything more than a bullet hell with different visuals and slightly different jazz playing in the background. It's largely trial and error with some (sometimes offensively bad) rng mixed in. Let's make an analogy to my favourite game of all time - Hollow Knight. HK has this exact issue with the final boss of the pantheons, who in fear of spoilers, will remain unnamed. Now imagine that boss, but it's the entire game. A grindy demi-bullet hell that rides solely off of visuals and music. The difference being, the HK boss is considered one of the weaker ones in the game, and Cuphead is somehow one of the most popular games of 2017.
    Given this, It must sound like I straight-up detest the game. Not that anything I say matters very much, I'm sure innumerate people will dislike this review the instant they see the yellow. So what did I like about this game?
    Well the controls were sufficient, the arbitrary artistic enjoyment was there, and the game was decently entertaining.
    And that's about it.    … Expand
  21. jmvizanko
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    I should hate this game. It should be something I refunded after 20 minutes. I hate super difficult games. I refund many games in under an hour because of their difficulty. I love platformers, and they are maybe my favorite genre next to puzzle games, but I haaaaate the bosses. I have played entire games only to not finish them because I didn’t want to finish the final boss.

    This    I should hate this game. It should be something I refunded after 20 minutes. I hate super difficult games. I refund many games in under an hour because of their difficulty. I love platformers, and they are maybe my favorite genre next to puzzle games, but I haaaaate the bosses. I have played entire games only to not finish them because I didn’t want to finish the final boss.

    This game is amazing! Every boss demands new thinking, new strategy, new management of weapons and abilities, and a new test of patience and wishing to whatever gods you worship for a lucky run. Including resets because of an early fatal flaw, I probably attempted to defeat the dragon over 200 times. I changed weapons, bought new upgrades, and changed strategies numerous times. Yet I never rage-quitted. I just wanted back at another chance again and again.

    Why if I hate bosses, and I love platformers, would I love a game that is only a platformer in order to play bosses? Because the bosses in this game are so varied and complex that they each present a new puzzle of strategy and gameplay to defeat, that to call them traditional bosses is an insult to the design. Maybe that and the fact you know that that is entirely what you are signing up for? But absolutely everything else is executed with such love and detail that you are enticed to experience more of the game. The graphics are gorgeous and unique. The soundtrack (so perfect) and sound effects are amazing, and I wish I had purchased the version with the soundtrack. The game may have been in a mini version of development hell for a long time, but you can tell it is only because the developers wanted it to be pristine. That it is.

    Only the run and gun levels seem a bit out of place. But even they are still fun challenges, and just as challenging indeed. This game gets a 10/10 from me, a player who hates bosses yet can't wait to finish every boss in this game (I'm almost there). If this game even remotely seems like something you would enjoy, just buy it.    … Expand
  22. Euknowia
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    Stylish, charismatic, challenging, and addictive— Cuphead offers a superior experience at a more than reasonable price. I don’t have a strong liking for platformers or boss-rush games in general, but that disposition was entirely irrelevant because Cuphead was just that good. I’m being pedantic, but my only complaint (aside from the few bugs) concerns the design of some of the “platformStylish, charismatic, challenging, and addictive— Cuphead offers a superior experience at a more than reasonable price. I don’t have a strong liking for platformers or boss-rush games in general, but that disposition was entirely irrelevant because Cuphead was just that good. I’m being pedantic, but my only complaint (aside from the few bugs) concerns the design of some of the “platform centric” levels – at some parts, it felt as though I was playing an old Mario ROM hack where enemy spam was used as difficulty filler (it was never this bad, but I couldn’t help but wonder if it could’ve been done in a way that didn’t utilize as many enemies as it did). Other than that, the game was absolutely superb! I'd give it a 9.5 but I'll round up.… Expand
  23. RomanG700
    Nov 15, 2017
    9
    This game is freaking awesome. Retro-style graphics, amazing jazz music, old-school difficulty and lots of fun. This masterpiece deserved to be bought.
  24. Jayme_lara
    Oct 27, 2017
    9
    A great old school style game without microtransactions and with tons of fun. Un gran juego al estilo de la vieja escuela SIN microtransacciones y CON toneladas de diversion
  25. CanadianYeti
    Oct 15, 2017
    8
    If you like especially hard games with excellent gameplay and boss fights, Cuphead is the game for you. If you aren’t a fan of tough games, I’d still recommend checking it out when it goes on sale later on down the line. The graphics alone are worth giving it a look. Still, the constant necessity of dying and trying again does wear you down after a while, and I would’ve liked a place toIf you like especially hard games with excellent gameplay and boss fights, Cuphead is the game for you. If you aren’t a fan of tough games, I’d still recommend checking it out when it goes on sale later on down the line. The graphics alone are worth giving it a look. Still, the constant necessity of dying and trying again does wear you down after a while, and I would’ve liked a place to practice segments of boss fights on their own. But these are just minor qualms from me. Cuphead knew what it wanted to be right out the gates, and succeeded in all aspects.… Expand
  26. Snowertx64
    Nov 11, 2017
    9
    after years of delay cuphead is here

    unlike other titles cuphead proposes an artistic style of the 30s, mixing it with reference to classic games in terms of cuphead difficulty extremely hard for casual players, but a challenge that invites you to try again and again and again Now talking about the elements the music is great of the best in exclusive Microsoft cuphead is a    after years of delay cuphead is here

    unlike other titles cuphead proposes an artistic style of the 30s, mixing it with reference to classic games

    in terms of cuphead difficulty extremely hard for casual players, but a challenge that invites you to try again and again and again

    Now talking about the elements the music is great of the best in exclusive Microsoft

    cuphead is a great game (great is short, it is the best game of the xbox one so far in terms of exclusive

    Graphics / Artistic style: 9.5

    music: 9.5

    Gameplay: 9.75

    plot: 9

    final grade: 9.5

    price: $ 20    … Expand
  27. lucaslukitas
    Oct 25, 2017
    10
    A very good game, I already played a little, and I intend to buy for my pc, because the game is good because it brings old graphics, that gives a climate of the 70's
  28. nyylpk
    Nov 2, 2017
    9
    Un juego adictivo que te hace jugar mas y mas para superarte a ti mismo. Recuerda a los juegos antiguos por la estetica, la jugabilidad y la dificultad del mismo. Recomendado
  29. agentdocent
    Nov 4, 2017
    8
    A good game with interesting gameplay, can carry away your evening. What you need after a hard day's work. Great music, great picture, addictive gameplay. 8 out of 10
  30. AlfaRomeo
    Dec 6, 2017
    9
    Now We have a Classic games graphics are really nice Something I didn't see before it so Classic if you like Mike maus I feel like the Classic pictures of This is Amazing I like really
  31. mklamt
    Dec 28, 2017
    0
    this game is the impossible toto play, extremely difficult maps and very hard, however, it is very fast and the animation is well badly made. i didn´t like!!!
  32. lordevol
    Oct 6, 2017
    3
    Un gioco con pochissimo contenuto in cui, per fare in modo che non finisca in una mezzoretta,
    i programmatori hanno usato il vecchio trucco di aumentare la difficoltà in maniera scorretta e fortemente punitiva per il giocatore. Un po' come quando in un dibattito uno finisce gli argomenti e si trova costretto a menar le mani per non perdere la faccia. Inizia il livello, muori, rinizia    Un gioco con pochissimo contenuto in cui, per fare in modo che non finisca in una mezzoretta,
    i programmatori hanno usato il vecchio trucco di aumentare la difficoltà in maniera scorretta e fortemente punitiva per il giocatore. Un po' come quando in un dibattito uno finisce gli argomenti e si trova costretto a menar le mani per non perdere la faccia. Inizia il livello, muori, rinizia livello, muori, rinizia il livello: una noia! Senza checkpoint, senza poter salvare, senza poter continuare da dove si era interrotto. Ripetere, ripetere, imparare a menoria i pattern provando decine di volte lo stesso identico scontro.
    I videogame sono divertimento, sono diversivo, sono rilassamento:
    - vantarsi di aver fatto uscire il gioco più frustrante dell'anno è triste.
    - vantarsi di riuscire a reggere diversi minuti consecutivi di totale alienazione cercando evitare decine di oggetti che ruotano sullo schermo cercando di uccidere il personaggio è triste.
    Giochi del genere sono il motivo per cui i videogiocatori sono presi in giro.

    Il reparto audio/video così bello (un vero capolavoro) avrebbe meritato un game designer più intelligente. Il gioco avrebbe potuto diventare un classico, magari per bambini visto il look, invece sarà ricordato da qualche nerd che si eccita quando sforza gli occhi fino a sentirli bruciare: gli eroi dei nostri giorni.    … Expand
  33. Kaioh
    Oct 4, 2017
    10
    *I've changed my score since this game deserves all the love despite the outdated difficulty*
    Despite the outstanding art and music this game sucks.
    They expect me to be a god in old school platformers like donkey kong or mario and those arcade shooters with little ships being spammed by billions of enemies. Pretty much every boss fight in this game is extra hard af except 2-3 bosses of    *I've changed my score since this game deserves all the love despite the outdated difficulty*
    Despite the outstanding art and music this game sucks.
    They expect me to be a god in old school platformers like donkey kong or mario and those arcade shooters with little ships being spammed by billions of enemies.
    Pretty much every boss fight in this game is extra hard af except 2-3 bosses of the 1st world.
    So basically you spent hours in remembering boss patterns and even then there is always RNG factor in ANY boss battle that'll f*ck you up and you end up raging while being close to win.
    If you gonna buy this game prepare yourself for b/s last phases on every boss.
    It'll be really sad if they don't patch this.    … Expand
  34. nilsy
    Oct 8, 2017
    7
    It reminds me of "shadow of colossus", it has basically only boss fights it cuts away anything not necessary.
    This is to me the draw of the game the fact there is no wasted time its all quality time.
    Did not like the music, dont think it fits the gamestyle even if it is in theme with game. To me it was a serious drawback these types of game really thrive on a good soundtrack and found    It reminds me of "shadow of colossus", it has basically only boss fights it cuts away anything not necessary.
    This is to me the draw of the game the fact there is no wasted time its all quality time.

    Did not like the music, dont think it fits the gamestyle even if it is in theme with game. To me it was a serious drawback these types of game really thrive on a good soundtrack and found this very weak.
    Graphics almost made up for it was great.

    Its to hard for me, and i suspect the majority of players.
    Id be very hesitant to recommend this to most my friends since its just so hard
    It seems these days there are only extreme hard games and super easy games.
    Were is the balanced games    … Expand
  35. thebomb
    Oct 19, 2017
    10
    Cuphead is challenging, looks great, runs very well on pc and delivers hours and hours of fun for both single-player and co-op. It balances difficulty perfectly, without ever becoming too boring or too hard. The game thrives on original and wacky characters which makes every level unique. It's filled with great 1930s atmosphere and music. Cuphead is well worth its fair price tag. You won'tCuphead is challenging, looks great, runs very well on pc and delivers hours and hours of fun for both single-player and co-op. It balances difficulty perfectly, without ever becoming too boring or too hard. The game thrives on original and wacky characters which makes every level unique. It's filled with great 1930s atmosphere and music. Cuphead is well worth its fair price tag. You won't regret it.… Expand
  36. TEMPESTA9822
    Nov 11, 2017
    10
    divertido y jodido como los juegos de antes EN RESUMEN 10/10 XD

    no se arrepentiran de comprarlo a no ser que seas de los que se frustan y se enojan por morir un par de veces XD
  37. HorrorGeek666
    Nov 13, 2017
    10
    I like it...............................................................................................................................................
  38. IndieCrit
    Jan 30, 2018
    9
    This game, artistically, is phenomenal with the hand drawn animation and AMAZING backgrounds. The music will also shine and I had several songs stuck in my head. Gameplay - it's EXTREMELY hard, but not unfair. People will call it bad out of pure rage. I wish it was longer, but it deserves its high praise. This is DEFINITELY a must buy from 2017.
  39. Road_Dogg
    Sep 29, 2017
    6
    It's a good game! Isn't that difficult for who played the Mega Man series, Contra or the goddamn Crash 1 remastered.
    You guys can wait for a sale!!!!!
  40. megabear
    Nov 15, 2017
    10
    Let me begin by saying that I hate platformers. Never liked them. I did enjoy playing Mario a little bit but never got into it even as a child.

    I do however appreciate a well made game, and Cuphead, if anything, is a well made game. I bought it and am enjoying it mostly for its creativity, not for the platforming itself. I play it so that I can explore all the artistry that went into    Let me begin by saying that I hate platformers. Never liked them. I did enjoy playing Mario a little bit but never got into it even as a child.

    I do however appreciate a well made game, and Cuphead, if anything, is a well made game. I bought it and am enjoying it mostly for its creativity, not for the platforming itself. I play it so that I can explore all the artistry that went into this game.

    I can't imagine the amount of work, creativity and love that went into this work of art.    … Expand
  41. Midirataj
    Nov 14, 2017
    10
    That's the gaming experience worth every penny and smashed controller.
    Humble and talented people like Cuphead creators deserve the money, which major AAA publishers steal from you, without half the effort and talent witnessed in this production.
  42. Zoinkerino
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    It is so much fun. the boss battles take time and mastery to over come, each boss is different and requires you to identify moves and adapt to overcome them. It is as soul-crushing as dark souls when you die but my god does it feel good to beat the boss you've spend hours on
  43. Moge4579
    Nov 11, 2017
    10
    Como usuario de Playstation 4, debo admitir que este juego es muy pero muy bello
    Y la verdad que es muy bueno y muy divertido, como me gustaria tenerlo en Ps4
    Que suerte que a los creadores les fue bien con el juego! recomendadicimo, de lo mejorcito del año sin duda alguna!

    Love Indies ♥
  44. mikehettfield
    Sep 29, 2017
    5
    A nice challenging game of the likes we havent's seen in a while, with great gameplay mechanics, making up for diexterity and mastery of the game, with lots of replayability.

    Although in my personal case it's a dificult game to look at, forcing myself to ignore the emulated drawings of old cartoons, the overall experience for me was unpleasant not by the challenge but for the desing,    A nice challenging game of the likes we havent's seen in a while, with great gameplay mechanics, making up for diexterity and mastery of the game, with lots of replayability.

    Although in my personal case it's a dificult game to look at, forcing myself to ignore the emulated drawings of old cartoons, the overall experience for me was unpleasant not by the challenge but for the desing, giving me axiety until I've left off after almost 2 hours, to the point I'm considering to ask for a refund on Steam, knowing that my reason it's not a defect of the game, but for me it really was, if you can stand drawings, and enjoy a good challenge, it's a mut have game.    … Expand
  45. ReedYT
    May 27, 2020
    0
    wow wow wow yes holy guacamole what a stellar game I love lots. beautiful ten stars
  46. PiePieper
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    This game is amazing and very rewarding. A challenging shoot'em up cross with 1920's cartoons and music. All art hand drawn and animated. Great couch COOP is the best part.
  47. TitaniumDragon
    Dec 26, 2017
    10
    Cuphead is a punishingly hard 2D platformer/shmup styled after cartoons from the early 1930s. Lovingly hand-drawn, this game is extremely stylish; the whole thing recalls cartoons of the 1930s, from the audio to the visuals to the fonts to the characters in the game. Every bit of this game is bursting with 1930s style; unlike “retro” video games, this is genuinely a game intended to lookCuphead is a punishingly hard 2D platformer/shmup styled after cartoons from the early 1930s. Lovingly hand-drawn, this game is extremely stylish; the whole thing recalls cartoons of the 1930s, from the audio to the visuals to the fonts to the characters in the game. Every bit of this game is bursting with 1930s style; unlike “retro” video games, this is genuinely a game intended to look as if it was made in the 1930s.

    At its core, Cuphead is a boss rush game. Most of the levels in the game take the form of some sort of multi-stage boss, which transforms itself into new forms as you fight your way through. There are no hit point indicators in this during the course of a match; you simply have to beat on the boss until it transforms into its next stage, with your hits only registering as brief flashes on the boss to indicate that your attack had indeed scored.

    This gives the game a rather intimidating aesthetic, as the bosses are not easy; the game starts off with a couple of fairly simple bosses, but rapidly ramps up to much more difficult fare. By the end of the first world, you’ll be fighting bosses harder than what you see in most 2D platformer games; by the end of the second world, things are even harder.

    But you will persevere; the game, while very difficult, also is designed to help you predict the enemy movements, which, while somewhat randomized, are telegraphed (albeit without much time to react in some cases) and can all be dodged. Every level can be beaten without taking a hit – and you’d better get good at dodging, as you only have three hit points.

    The bosses operate on 1930s cartoon logic as well, and often involve both pun names and visual puns. The enemies change their attack patterns and often undergo physical transformations – often wild ones – as you fight your way through them. Unlike modern children’s cartoons, at times these could be fairly dark, and the bosses become increasingly intimidating in many cases as the game goes on, while simultaneously often maintaining their comedic air and recalling ideas from the early 20th century like mysticism, hypnotism, and old school circuses and amusement parks.

    The game’s core gameplay is pretty simple – you can move around, angle the cursor to shoot at angles (including downwards), crouch and shoot, do an aerial dash, and “parry” pink objects, which absorbs them, bounces your character upwards, and charges your super meter. There are five stages to the super meter, and you have both a basic “super” attack which deals some extra damage and goes through enemies, and a more powerful one that consumes all five super meter stages and gives you a devastating super attack that can chew off about half of a boss stage’s hit points, makes you invincible, or boosts your attack power.

    In addition to the boss stages, there are a relatively small number (about 2 per world) of levels that consist of running through a stage beating a series of enemies in a more standard side-scrolling type game. These levels themselves can be fairly challenging (though they’re generally breathers compared to the bosses) and they help mix up the gameplay by incorporating more standard 2D platformer elements.

    Between the stages, you walk around in a “world map” type thing, where you can interact with a small number of NPCs, who will sometimes challenge you to do things and reward you with a coin, or going to the shop, where you can spend coins to buy new options for your characters. Some are new attack options – such as tracking shots that deal less damage, or the ability to charge up shots like Megaman at the cost of not being able to hold down the button to fire continuously – while others enhance your character in other ways, such as making you invincible during a dash, giving you an extra hit point at the cost of dealing less damage, or automatically parrying when you jump.

    This game is fun, but not in the same way that something like Portal 2 is fun. Rather, this is a game which is fun because of its challenge and because the aesthetic pairs nicely with the gameplay. You are going to die if you play Cuphead. You are, in fact, going to die many hundreds of times before you get to the end and win your soul back from the Devil (gambling is bad, kids!). If you don’t like hard games – if you don’t like failing many times while learning the bosses patterns, so that you can finally succeed – you won’t like this game.

    But if you like the idea of working hard to overcome a series of difficult mechanical challenges, this game is likely right up your alley. And while the game is very hard, it is ultimately fair in its difficulty. The charm of the game helps to make the challenge feel less miserable, and the fact that there is a constant goal hovering ahead of you, pulling you forward, makes it feel like you are, in fact, making progress, no matter how many times you fail.    … Expand
  48. AlphaRebel
    Nov 17, 2017
    9
    Boss rush game (yeah, closer to call it a boss beater then an actual platformer) and a lot of fun providing you are not a game journalist who can't get past the tutorial that is ;)
  49. keanex
    Mar 22, 2018
    10
    The art style of Cuphead is what initially captured my attention. The art is hand-drawn and inspired by 1920's era cartoons, something I found to be a breath of fresh air with a unique quality that I've never experienced in a game before. The animations are a joy to watch with many new animations few each boss, I must have died 50 times overall trying to watch wildly varied bossThe art style of Cuphead is what initially captured my attention. The art is hand-drawn and inspired by 1920's era cartoons, something I found to be a breath of fresh air with a unique quality that I've never experienced in a game before. The animations are a joy to watch with many new animations few each boss, I must have died 50 times overall trying to watch wildly varied boss transformations and attacks instead of dodging the projectiles. Nothing feels recycled at all.

    Each boss has a highly personalized level aesthetic with 1920's inspired jazz that accompanies it perfectly. It was incredibly exciting to see each new level and see how the boss's aesthetic would fit into the scope of the landscape. The boss's that occupy each level are absolutely a joy to encounter, even if they're kicking your ass because of the level of attention of their animations, the level design, and the matching aesthetics of the music and bosses.

    The game-play is incredibly tight. I can't recall an instance where I was hit due to poor controls or a bad hit box. When I was killed, which I died a lot, I felt that in 99% of cases it was due to a poor choice by me, with the other 1% being due to a boss using two abilities back to back that made it impossible to dodge. Even though I died a lot, it never frustrated me. The pacing of the boss battles makes each death feel like a learning experience rather than time lost. The boss battles average 2 minutes or so, with many deaths occurring in the first few phases as I tried to learn the patterns of the attacks and how to approach them better.

    Cuphead is a highly engaging game that requires patience, thought, and skill to beat. It has pushed me to be a much better gamer because it pushed me to do things I didn't think I was possible of doing. The art style initially captured my attention, but gorgeous visuals can't carry a game. Cuphead is the complete package in terms of art, sound, and game-play. Thanks Studio MDHR for this experience. Thanks for not giving up on your dreams of making such an ambitious game.    … Expand
  50. Mandulum
    Jul 31, 2018
    8
    Haiku Review: Big boy pants are on / Did not pull out all my hair / It is tough, for sure
    Favorite Thing: It's a toss up between the style it's oozing and how well crafted the fights are.
    Least Favorite Thing: 8-way aiming. It's so unnecessarily restrictive. Date Completed: 2018-07-30 Playtime: ~ 9h (100% ingame completion) Enjoyment: 8/10 Recommendation: It can be really hard but    Haiku Review: Big boy pants are on / Did not pull out all my hair / It is tough, for sure
    Favorite Thing: It's a toss up between the style it's oozing and how well crafted the fights are.
    Least Favorite Thing: 8-way aiming. It's so unnecessarily restrictive.

    Date Completed: 2018-07-30
    Playtime: ~ 9h (100% ingame completion)
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: It can be really hard but it's definitely worth your time.    … Expand
  51. Andremax
    Sep 18, 2018
    8
    Breathtaking cartoon-like is not enough to hide angry that player feels with extreme difficulty in this game. Everything in Cuphead delightfully remits to the past. 30's cartoon style, mario-and-sonic like plataform phases and principally challenging difficulty just like mega man.
  52. StevenD
    Mar 3, 2019
    10
    The best side scroller created so far. I personally suck at it, but it's so entertaining that I don't mind.
    The art direction is inspired. The game is quick and responsive. The whole area map is reminiscent of the old 80's games, that only reinforces the overall immersion.
    In an industry where DLC and micro-transactions are the norm and you are incentivised to pay to skip playing,    The best side scroller created so far. I personally suck at it, but it's so entertaining that I don't mind.
    The art direction is inspired. The game is quick and responsive. The whole area map is reminiscent of the old 80's games, that only reinforces the overall immersion.
    In an industry where DLC and micro-transactions are the norm and you are incentivised to pay to skip playing, cuphead offers a breath of fresh air, it offers a complete experience, a challenging experience, and ultimately, a rewarding experience.    … Expand
  53. my_own_summer
    Jan 2, 2018
    10
    It's incredibly addictive, even though after 20 hours played I'm still on island number 2 . I keep coming to it again and again in hopes that I can get through it one day. It gets close to frustrating, but the challenge is fascinating as well.
    The refreshing factor of the graphics, animations, style - this makes it obviously outstanding.
    The game has lived up to my (very) high    It's incredibly addictive, even though after 20 hours played I'm still on island number 2 . I keep coming to it again and again in hopes that I can get through it one day. It gets close to frustrating, but the challenge is fascinating as well.
    The refreshing factor of the graphics, animations, style - this makes it obviously outstanding.
    The game has lived up to my (very) high expectations, amazing job!    … Expand
  54. oldcesar
    Feb 19, 2018
    10
    Jogo perfeito. O tema do jogo é sensacional, desenho dos anos 30, fico imaginando o trabalho dos desenvolvedores pra colocar esses desenhos cheios de vida no jogo, nota 10 para os desenhistas também.

    Jogabilidade: Achei perfeita, me lembrou demais os jogos da era dos 16-bits. Trilha sonora: Muito boa, perfeita reprodução das músicas, parecendo estar ouvindo por uma velha pick-up    Jogo perfeito. O tema do jogo é sensacional, desenho dos anos 30, fico imaginando o trabalho dos desenvolvedores pra colocar esses desenhos cheios de vida no jogo, nota 10 para os desenhistas também.

    Jogabilidade: Achei perfeita, me lembrou demais os jogos da era dos 16-bits.

    Trilha sonora: Muito boa, perfeita reprodução das músicas, parecendo estar ouvindo por uma velha pick-up tocando vinil.

    Dificuldade: Estou jogando somente na dificuldade 'regular' e o desafio que o jogo proporciona é suprema.

    Parabéns aos desenvolvedores, merecem todos os prêmios que ganharam pelo jogo!
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    Awesome game. The game's theme is sensacional. Animated cartoon from the 30's. I was wondering the hardwork from the developers to put these cartoons full of life inside the game. Grade 10 to the designers too.

    Jogability: For me is perfect. Remembered me a lot the age of the 16-bits games.

    Soundtrack: Amazing, perfect reproduction of old music. it seems to listen on vinyl old pick up with good music.

    Dificullty: I am playing just only in the 'regular' difficulty and the challenge that game provide is supreme.

    Congrats to the developers once more, they deservers all the rewards they won for the game.

    (Srry, write reviews serves to pratice my english too)    … Expand
  55. Hasami-Age
    May 21, 2018
    10
    Demanding old school game.

    His graphic is dedicated to the cartoons of Max Fleischer, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks of the 30s accompanied with a good soundtrack of blues music.

    Even if you die a thousand times it will not tire you, it is highly additive.
  56. kamhagh
    Feb 23, 2018
    10
    Get ready to smash your cups into the monitor! Jokes aside this game is really fun!
    I get frustrated easily but this game didn't make me give up... strange... but oh well!
    The art is amazing and so is the music! the gameplay is kinda fun. I've never played a platformers before but this is haaaaaaaaaard! My cousin who loves 2D games and platformers though said it was very easy so...    Get ready to smash your cups into the monitor! Jokes aside this game is really fun!
    I get frustrated easily but this game didn't make me give up... strange... but oh well!
    The art is amazing and so is the music! the gameplay is kinda fun. I've never played a platformers before but this is haaaaaaaaaard! My cousin who loves 2D games and platformers though said it was very easy so... might be just me.

    But yeah I stopped after the second isle after accidentally deleting my saves instead of backing them up >.    … Expand
  57. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    9
    My only big problem is with the shop system, everything else is awesome. The art style is phenomenal, the game-play is intense and responsive, and the game is hard in a good way. Excellent game overall.
  58. Frisoni9
    Dec 23, 2017
    8
    This is the most artistically perfect game I ever play.
    More enjoyable if play with a friend
  59. Skitzofreniq
    Jun 7, 2018
    10
    Instant classic! I love a good platformer and this is an excellent one at that. The challenge is crazy, especially when you have OCD like myself and want to 100% every level and that includes not getting hit. The presentation is wonderful to look at as well which is a testament to the developers because we all know how much goes into animating.
  60. Shadow1
    Nov 18, 2017
    9
    Cuphead is very good cartoon game with beatiful desigh of levels, best nostalgic game of 2017, even better than Sonic Mania, because I can call Sonic Mania "Emulator levels from old Sonic games", Cuphead is simultaneously something new and something old, but I don't understand, why many people call with game "Second Dark Souls", because Cuphead can seem complicated only on the conditionCuphead is very good cartoon game with beatiful desigh of levels, best nostalgic game of 2017, even better than Sonic Mania, because I can call Sonic Mania "Emulator levels from old Sonic games", Cuphead is simultaneously something new and something old, but I don't understand, why many people call with game "Second Dark Souls", because Cuphead can seem complicated only on the condition that you did not play games of the 80-90s. Realistic graphics there isn't in this game, but in this game there is not standard animation. Bosses are amazing.… Expand
  61. jafchik
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Amazing graphics and style. I really love it. Unfortunately, there’s only boss game...
  62. SaeedZer0
    Aug 15, 2022
    9
    GOOD
    + Great soundtrack
    + Creative gameplay and stages
    + Special visual graphics
    + Implementation of new and optimized mechanics
    + Providing a lovely hardness

    BAD
    - Overcrowding of a series of stages (especially in co-op mode)
  63. Suplex
    Feb 20, 2018
    8
    Very difficult.
    High rewarding.
    Love the soundtrack and the art!
    Very nice effort.
  64. Kiatzu
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Awesome graphics and artstyle. Playing it with a friend or family makes this game even better in my opinion. It's hard, fun and challenging at the same time. If you love Disney's old artstyle you'll be in love with this game.
  65. klasflod
    Jan 11, 2018
    10
    If it hadn't been for BotW this would have been my favourite game of the year. That's crazy to say with oddyssey in there as well. 2017 was the best year I can remember since... I don't even know, 2007 probably.

    This game is beautiful, fun but most of all supremely addictive due to it's challenging gameplay. What a little masterpiece this is.
  66. JinIluminado
    Apr 18, 2018
    9
    Jogo incrível. A arte e animação falam por si só: de cair o queixo. Porém, o que mais me prendeu nesse jogo foi o desafio. Quanto mais eu morria mais eu tinha vontade de passar. Cada vez eu morria, mais eu aprendia.
    O último jogo que tinha me feito vibrar de alegria quando eu passava um boss foi NiOh e Cuphead trouxe essa alegria novamente.
    Só achei o jogo BEM curto, por isso não    Jogo incrível. A arte e animação falam por si só: de cair o queixo. Porém, o que mais me prendeu nesse jogo foi o desafio. Quanto mais eu morria mais eu tinha vontade de passar. Cada vez eu morria, mais eu aprendia.
    O último jogo que tinha me feito vibrar de alegria quando eu passava um boss foi NiOh e Cuphead trouxe essa alegria novamente.

    Só achei o jogo BEM curto, por isso não consigo dar nota 10 a ele. Recomendadissimo.    … Expand
  67. tsampson25
    May 14, 2020
    10
    A beautifully animated challenge. Cuphead looks so sweet and innocent, but prepare for one of the most difficult games of your life. Lots of sweat, lots of practice, and a lot of learning your enemies. You'll find it is important to focus on only the important moving objects on the screen, especially when every level has something new to look at, so stay diligent, and prepare to shoot aA beautifully animated challenge. Cuphead looks so sweet and innocent, but prepare for one of the most difficult games of your life. Lots of sweat, lots of practice, and a lot of learning your enemies. You'll find it is important to focus on only the important moving objects on the screen, especially when every level has something new to look at, so stay diligent, and prepare to shoot a lot of cartoon-style enemies.… Expand
  68. Refreshment
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Cuphead brings a new experience we're not used to see in platform games. In fact, I don't know if it's correct to include this game in that genre. In this case, boss battles are the main course of the game instead of current levels, which are called run' gun.
    The artistic design is what makes this game so special. Everything in the game is vintage, from the characters to the graphics; and    Cuphead brings a new experience we're not used to see in platform games. In fact, I don't know if it's correct to include this game in that genre. In this case, boss battles are the main course of the game instead of current levels, which are called run' gun.
    The artistic design is what makes this game so special. Everything in the game is vintage, from the characters to the graphics; and we'll never get tired of it. However, what also stands out is the difficulty of this title, which is high and challenging.
    All the bosses are really worked out and each of them have its own personality and a different ways to defeat them. We'll feel like we're facing a brand new challenge every time we face a new one, so the game is far away from being repetitive.
    What is a bit disappointing are the run' gun levels, which are very little. It's a pity because they had a great potential and were really fun. I'd have definitivelywanted many more. Most of the abilities you can exchange for coins in the game shop are not useful at all. In addition, the only ones that really worth it are available almost from the beginning.
    Cuphead is an indie game with the quality of a AAA. Which is something that has a lot of value taking into account the budget these usually have. So I'd widely recommend this game for every platforming lover who wants something different from what we're used to see.    … Expand
  69. nitorita
    Sep 8, 2019
    8
    Cuphead is a satisfyingly difficult game to play. It is focused on intricate boss battles, with the occasional platformer level added in. It is NOT an easy game to play, and it relies heavily on trial and error to win.

    This game has a great soundtrack, a nice classic cartoony feel to the game, and doesn't have a steep learning curve. It tests your reaction time and your ability to adapt    Cuphead is a satisfyingly difficult game to play. It is focused on intricate boss battles, with the occasional platformer level added in. It is NOT an easy game to play, and it relies heavily on trial and error to win.

    This game has a great soundtrack, a nice classic cartoony feel to the game, and doesn't have a steep learning curve. It tests your reaction time and your ability to adapt to unfamiliar situations, because no two bosses are the same, and each boss has several stages to them.

    This game is not impossibly hard like the other games these days that try to copy the Dark Souls formula, but it is definitely not a walk in the park. Prepare to get frustrated, and take breaks when you do.

    Overall, this game is not intended for the faint of heart. If you have poor reaction time, maybe you should watch others play it instead. I'm only in my 20s writing this review, and I feel like I can't keep track of everything that's going on. It is very overwhelming. I actually gave up and quit halfway because I got tired of having to try so hard. But I still enjoyed the game a lot before I did.

    If you're not the kind of person who likes bruteforcing hard bosses over and over for hours, you might want to consider passing on this game.    … Expand
  70. Rondinelli
    May 22, 2018
    10
    Sensacional, pra quem gosta de games com desafio é um prato cheio, a arte gráfica e a trilha sonora traz uma nostalgia pra quem assistiu na infância, desenhos animados das décadas de 20 até 40 mais ou menos, como, Popeye, Betty Boop,
  71. THABOMB
    Jan 26, 2020
    9
    This is a great game with amazing graphics, amazing gameplay, and has a very nostalgia feel, although some of the bosses are tedious or just down right frustrating
  72. BernardoBenv
    Dec 10, 2017
    9
    Cuphead is easily one of the best games released this year.
    The game's essence is quite simple, you can understand the mechanics pretty easily, but mastering them is something else.
    The game has a great OST, great gameplay, a story similar to 30's cartoons and a amazing art style. The challenges you face through the game are hard, but never impossible, every boss is beatable if you    Cuphead is easily one of the best games released this year.
    The game's essence is quite simple, you can understand the mechanics pretty easily, but mastering them is something else.
    The game has a great OST, great gameplay, a story similar to 30's cartoons and a amazing art style.
    The challenges you face through the game are hard, but never impossible, every boss is beatable if you memorize patterns and change your playstile according to your needs.
    It's not a perfect game, sometimes hitboxes can upset you a little, but as previously said, one of the best games of the year, and maybe the decade.    … Expand
  73. Vankip
    Nov 21, 2017
    10
    Jazz, OldSchool and Fun!

    A game that you can advise to play literally all. Very pleased that today hardcore is slowly becoming fashionable)) No more pres x to win!!!
  74. Abel199
    Nov 15, 2017
    10
    Un bello juego una genial idea muy bien pensado a pesar de ser indie le enseña a muchas otras empresas de como se debe trabajar, pensando primero en el usuario que es lo mas importante y no en su bolsillo, excelente apuesta ..a jugar.
  75. Sup3r
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    muy bueno 10/10 el mejor juego del universoooooooooooo

    puse esto para que sea 150 caracteres altossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
    ahora si xd
  76. maria9999
    Nov 16, 2017
    10
    With the artistic visual style identical to the old TV cartoons, which had a certain pretty insanity that today's cartoons don't have, like characters moving in an unusual way turning into objects and a lot of other crazy things, graphics have a phenomenal quality, it really looked like i'm playing a classic cartoon. The gameplay itself is something like Metal Slug style where it can alsoWith the artistic visual style identical to the old TV cartoons, which had a certain pretty insanity that today's cartoons don't have, like characters moving in an unusual way turning into objects and a lot of other crazy things, graphics have a phenomenal quality, it really looked like i'm playing a classic cartoon. The gameplay itself is something like Metal Slug style where it can also be played from 2 simultaneously.
    It was not long before the news came that this game is very difficult, with this in mind and after seeing some videos of the people suffering, I called my brother to help me on this journey, we started to play and really the game was very difficult, but someday my brother told me that he read somewhere that the game was even harder when playing 2, the lives of bosses and other enemies doubled, which would be fair since it has 2 guys shooting at the same time without stopping, well ... more or less fair, the truth is that about half of the game I started a new version alone and the game is extremely more easy to play, some enemies die with 1 simple shot, and the same enemies that die so were not dying with 2 shots when we were playing 2 ... how to understand this math? For me the game sins in this question where playing with a friend should facilitate things rather than hinder them, except that some areas were totally designated for 1 player, where 2 players can mess up a lot to each other, well we still end this game playing together.

    Apart from this detail, the game is very cool, it has several interesting power ups that help a lot, and although it is a game with an above average difficulty, it is not a game so revolting and impossible to pass, if you learn a lot as you try , the stages last for a maximum of 3 minutes and after they pass they do not have to worry anymore, there is no Game Over that forces you to start all over again like in Battletoads & Double Dragon for example.
    The game was a well deserved sales success, and now I'm looking forward to a sequel, I hope they put more stages to pass, because in this are very few, most are just bosses, I believe the series has a great future ahead .    … Expand
  77. MrUknownerBrian
    Nov 20, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cuphead is a very hard well made development for 3 (Or More Than 3) Years.
    Story:
    Story is about cuphead and mugman getting to casino even althought uncle warned to not get in. Having a win strike devil appeared, offering if they would win they will take all money, however if they lose devil will take the souls. Mugman knew that it was too risky to do that but Cuphead cared about money. They lost and forced to take the souls. However they would want to do anything to him to keep their souls. Devil gave them a job to get every souls that has been assigned for 1 day. This is where all began.
    Gameplay:
    The gameplay is simple, there are at least 2 run a gun level at 3 world. All other levels are bosses. The character have 3 health (4 or 5 incase of upgradment) if they run out of health they die. If all of them dies (Or Solo Player Dies) its start from begging. The default controlls aren't very good. I do prefer use controller since its easier to master at steering. The game is about learning the mistakes. Its a hard game because it wants you to learn about mistakes. Lets just say that you died on phase 3 on Goopy Le Grande because you didn't knew attacks. And now you know what he does on phase 3 and its easier to beat. However there are bugs like locked game after dying (The game continiues without enabling to pause and forcing to press alt+f4), the bosses freezing after doing something (Making boss very easier). There are found on twitch livestreams on speedrun or normal ones. Music is amazing they were done very well.
    Graphics:
    Graphics is well made with animation with 60 Frames. It takes art direction from '20 Disney Cartoons. Drawing,color,effect are amazing. Its like playing a very harded working game for 8 year.
    Results:
    Cuphead is a amazing game. Might be GOTY but of course there will be other games that somehow will dominate this game. However because of Glitches the game might get 10/10. However 9 score from glitches is fair. Well done Studio MDHR!
    9.5/10    … Expand
  78. pk2
    Nov 26, 2017
    9
    Great gameplay, visuals, and sense of accomplishment upon beating a boss. It's great to see a game like this in a time when so many games would rather adhere to a boring cookie-cutter and appeal to the lowest common denominator. Cuphead gets a pinkies-up from me.
  79. Blinker
    Nov 28, 2017
    10
    This game is truly unique in a good way. It is an innocent looking platformer with it’s own Dark Soul in it. Which makes the game give the player a test of skill and perseverance, though many people use it’s difficulty makes it bad, it is what makes the game such a staple. The mechanics are simple, but you need to master them to beat the game, which makes this game much more satisfyingThis game is truly unique in a good way. It is an innocent looking platformer with it’s own Dark Soul in it. Which makes the game give the player a test of skill and perseverance, though many people use it’s difficulty makes it bad, it is what makes the game such a staple. The mechanics are simple, but you need to master them to beat the game, which makes this game much more satisfying with every close call, completion and cool move much more satisfying, of course combined with the hard difficulty.

    But I can’t even begin to tell you the art style! Not only does it make the game much more recognizable and iconic. It has a nostalgic feel to it even if you didn’t grow up with Cartoons of this style, at least in my point of view. Overall, the art style makes this game something to remember.

    Cuphead is an amazing platformer with it’s own blend, a blend that feels outside of the territories of Super Mario or Sonic the Hedgehog, I give this a 10/10!    … Expand
  80. Thanksmetacriti
    Nov 30, 2017
    10
    Totally a fair and rewarding game. Very short but worth a try if you like a challenge and are a perfectionist. Amazing art style paired with fairly tight controls as far as gamepads go makes for a really fun experience. 10/10 really don't see anyway it could have been better(besides being longer) and there was only 1 boss with frustrating RNG.
  81. elmatonrn
    Dec 8, 2017
    10
    me encanta tiene buenos gráficos referencias estilo caricaturesco me hacen volver a mi infancia la dificulta sea si eliges fácil es difícil igual si eliges regular o normal es mas difícil pero si eliges experto es jodida-mente difícil estarás sufriendo sera un infierno pero esto me gusta que sea desafieante
  82. Kyuubei1985
    Dec 8, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente ambientación, y trabajo artístico, recordándome a los viejos dibujos animados que miraba de pequeño (Looney Toons, Merry Melodies, Disney de 1930), música y efectos de sonido geniales, y más, en el famoso "modo vintage" (desbloqueable jugando en modo "pacifista, o sea, pasar los niveles Run n' Gun sin matar a ningún enemigo) que le da más emoción. Una historia genial, y una jugabilidad muy bien pulida, y acorde a los viejos juegos de las consolas de los 80/90. En el apartado artístico, han pulido bastante bien los detalles (hasta la pantalla de carga te saca unas cuantas sonrisas, el relojito de arena que baila me pareció algo surrealista y genial) Las críticas negativas que se le da en Steam, es por la dificultad del juego, que, en mi experiencia como jugador (llevo 25 años jugando videojuegos) está bien hecha, ya que es a base de tener buenos reflejos, seguir patrones de ataque y movimiento, y reaccionar en el momento justo, tal como aquellos plataformeros desde los juegos de Mario y Sonic, y si perdemos, es por nuestros errores. Deja ver que hoy en día, todo el mundo (o la gran mayoría) quiere los juegos mascaditos, y que están acostumbrados a pagar y a tanto DLC. Aquí no es el caso, ya que todo se desbloquea jugando, y el modo de dos jugadores (que es local cooperativo), la opción de "resucitar" a tu amigo, me pareció genial! Los únicos puntos negativos que le puedo ver son que le falta un modo versus de dos jugadores, al estilo del clásico Mario Bros (no el Super Mario), y que el juego está únicamente en inglés. Pero, al ser de un estudio independiente, es normal que no las tenga, en el futuro las agregarán. Fuera de esto, el juego cumple con todo desde el minuto 1, le estoy dedicando un buen tiempo, y si lo paso, lo jugaré de nuevo, como siempre lo hago con los clásicos de toda la vida. Muchos dicen que en ciertos juegos que salen buggeados, y con errores, uno los critica, porque "no son lo suyo", sin más razones. Yo aquí puedo decir que si los plataformeros en 2D al estilo de los Contra, Ghosts and Goblins, Ninja Gaiden, Battletoads, etc., no son lo tuyo, este juego no es para tí, a pesar de todo su apartado artístico/musical. Es un juego que requiere concentración y pensar bien cómo moverte, bien al estilo de aquellos juegos. Yo puedo decir que me la estoy pasando bien!!… Expand
  83. MrYawn
    Dec 8, 2017
    8
    The art style is perfect and the same thing can be said for the gameplay. From what I am aware there are no games quite like this, so its worth the buy just to experience something new for a change.
  84. MiguelGordiano
    Dec 26, 2017
    10
    This game is great on so many levels... I mean... It throws us back to the last century television and animations in a way we have never seen before: the immersion is real!! It's a challenging game and it may make feel you incapable and a real noob haha. It gets better when you play cooperative with a friend. Besides, the soundtrack is amazing.
  85. CyberRobotnix
    Sep 25, 2018
    10
    Difficult, yet a surprisingly good game. Seriously, this game is beautiful and it controls well, what else do you want about it? I just wish it was a bit longer and honestly the cut content should've been included in the game.
  86. vincentvanhal
    Dec 12, 2017
    9
    Yes! Looks great, Great sounds, Great everything! (bugs a few)
    But dammm THNX for the load of fun.

    And DS level of get good or keep dying. More games like this please.
  87. ChickenSquash02
    Dec 28, 2017
    10
    -Pros-
    -Gameplay-
    Cuphead's gameplay feels new and original. Its fluid 2d movements and premises as a run and gun game as well as a highly boss concentrated game feels really nice. Cuphead also allows an in game store using currency in the form of gold coins. Whats nice is that these coins are earned through run and gun games and don't take complete grinding to receive. It's just no that    -Pros-
    -Gameplay-
    Cuphead's gameplay feels new and original. Its fluid 2d movements and premises as a run and gun game as well as a highly boss concentrated game feels really nice. Cuphead also allows an in game store using currency in the form of gold coins. Whats nice is that these coins are earned through run and gun games and don't take complete grinding to receive. It's just no that kind of game. Overall, gameplay wise, cuphead feels very original and intriguing

    -Premises-
    Cuphead has one of if not the most original setting and premises I have ever come to know. The plot (Cuphead and his brother mugman lost a deal with the devil at his casino and must retrieve the contracts from his debtors to save themselves) also feels generally original. I mean we just don't get this vintage 30s cartoon idea to often. Its just nice to have a game so original and intriguing

    -Beautiful Art-
    With handrawn art in the form of 30s cartoons, you know your in for the ride of your life. Everything about cuphead is amazing. The 2d art style is beautiful. While the characters themselves are drawn in such buety its no compare to the watercolor backgrounds. These backgrounds are so mystifying and beautiful its scary.

    -Amazing Soundtrack-
    Cuphead provides us with a legendary soundtrack. First, for the games boss battles and run and guns we have hardcore true jazz. The main menu provides us with a sort of accepella feel, as it is sung. Other themes sung include Mr. King Dice's theme. Finally, cuphead is split into worlds. Its also worth noting that each world in cuphead has its own buetifully performed theme.

    Well Priced
    Cupheads an indie game. You pay for what you get. It's not overly expense, and includes really what the game is worth for the completion time and gameplay.

    -Cons-

    *Note*
    While Cuphead is kind of lacking in many cons it's only fair to list the few that exist.

    -Glitches-
    While the new Patch may have fixed most glitches, some still remain such as a softlock (Yes I know the patch fixed one of the soft locks but either way some glitch still exists)

    -VERY difficult-
    I'm not being a stickler, but it's worth noting that Cuphead is very difficult. This isn't exactly a con, it's a con in some ways but also a pro in the way that cuphead is still fun to play and rewarding because of its pros

    -Sort of Short-
    Considering it takes a bazillion tries for me to beat one boss, cuphead doesn't pass to quickly for me, but for some (more talented) players, it takes a shorter amount of time. Either way I think three worlds and a final boss fight is well within the acceptable range of material.
    I really, overall, didn't have many problems with cup head    … Expand
  88. Shlomo3006
    Dec 30, 2017
    10
    I can just say, it is a HELLA AMAZING game, in every way... Artistically, especially. I recommend it to every person who looks for a different experience. With Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the best game of the year, and probably of this decade, this far.
  89. Alon347
    Jan 7, 2018
    10
    Beautifull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  90. ExilePT
    Jan 17, 2018
    10
    Cuphead offers a unique combination of art and sound, presenting one of the most funny and bizarre shows in the current game generation. Its gameplay and co-op can hold many fun hours and a strong replay-ability attribute. Despite the salt that can be involved during the gameplay I had a smile on my face the whole time through it all. Recommended for everyone.
  91. Anxietu
    Jan 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is absolutely beautiful in style and game play. It's so addicting and amazing. The story is just like the old 1930's style of stories. There is nothing bad about it that I can say other than that it's very hard. Which is not a complaint in my opinion because it's not frustrating. It is very fun and the music is fantastic. The things that really shine are the boss battles, but the run n gun levels are good too. There's so much creativity thrown around everywhere in this game. I would've said its glitched, but they fixed almost all of the problems I have on the glitches in the new patch. The controls are very easy to play with. i don't really understand why anyone would hate this game. It's a solid 10/10 from me.… Expand
  92. Zedloof
    Jan 30, 2018
    9
    A fun boss rush with visuals that looked beautiful! if i could give this a 9.5; based on the of the glitches that can occur.
  93. Kfel17
    Jun 17, 2018
    9
    You know how a joke can start funny, get annoying, then become funny again through sheer attrition? That’s Cuphead’s approach to enjoyment. With a beautiful, caustic, near-unceasing stream of boss battles, Studio MDHR’s debut made me scream with joy and horror by turn, but I settled on joy by the end.

    The most obvious point to begin with is that Cuphead looks astonishing. Its 1930s    You know how a joke can start funny, get annoying, then become funny again through sheer attrition? That’s Cuphead’s approach to enjoyment. With a beautiful, caustic, near-unceasing stream of boss battles, Studio MDHR’s debut made me scream with joy and horror by turn, but I settled on joy by the end.

    The most obvious point to begin with is that Cuphead looks astonishing. Its 1930s animation style – all watercolour backgrounds and surreal, juddering, hand-drawn characters – pay peerless homage to Max Fleischer and his ilk, and are perfectly implemented. Somehow it manages to balance dozens of moving elements and a slight rear-projection blur without ever feeling unreadable in even the most frantic moments. There has never been a game that looks like this and there may never be again. Every scene is a masterwork – it’s a near-unbelievable achievement for an art style.

    The sound work is an ideal match: a huge jumble of high-tempo ragtime, swing, big band, and jazz (the list of musicians is almost as long as the rest of the credits combined) pummels away wonderfully in the background of every fight. It makes Cuphead feel truly out of time, and its bizarre mix of ‘30s aesthetics and ‘80s design more heady than ever. I also feel duty-bound to point out that the way Porkrind the shopkeeper bellows “welcome” made me laugh every single time I heard it.
    There’s no doubt that it’s gorgeous, and many people will be drawn to that, but that veneer conceals a very niche, hardcore design. You may have gleaned by now that this game is really, really hard. It’s absolutely uncompromising in its difficulty from the outset. No level includes checkpoints and, barring one late-game match-up, there is no way to regain lost health. You could hit levels that take hours to beat, and the finale is locked off until you beat every other level on “Regular” difficulty (i.e. extremely difficult). And don’t think that local co-op will ease things up – dropping in a second player as Cuphead’s pal Mugman makes events onscreen that much harder to follow. I find it actively harder with a second player, if anything.

    And so, as I played I gradually stopped noticing a lot of the glorious art, because actually interacting with Cuphead is so hectic, so stressful, that it just gets filed away by my right-brain as a distraction. That skyscraper-tall robot firing laser barriers is just three hovering hitboxes and a series of no-go zones. When one boxing glove-wearing frog eats another to turn itself into an evil slot machine, that’s nothing more than a phase change. My favourite boss design – a giant bird wearing cuckoo clock armour and its tiny, ray gun-wielding chick – fires wads of garbage at you by literally turning its head into a bin, but I only noticed that detail when I watched someone else play it hours later.
    There’s no doubt that it’s gorgeous, and many people will be drawn to that, but that veneer conceals a very niche, hardcore design. You may have gleaned by now that this game is really, really hard. It’s absolutely uncompromising in its difficulty from the outset. No level includes checkpoints and, barring one late-game match-up, there is no way to regain lost health. You could hit levels that take hours to beat, and the finale is locked off until you beat every other level on “Regular” difficulty (i.e. extremely difficult). And don’t think that local co-op will ease things up – dropping in a second player as Cuphead’s pal Mugman makes events onscreen that much harder to follow. I find it actively harder with a second player, if anything.

    And so, as I played I gradually stopped noticing a lot of the glorious art, because actually interacting with Cuphead is so hectic, so stressful, that it just gets filed away by my right-brain as a distraction. That skyscraper-tall robot firing laser barriers is just three hovering hitboxes and a series of no-go zones. When one boxing glove-wearing frog eats another to turn itself into an evil slot machine, that’s nothing more than a phase change. My favourite boss design – a giant bird wearing cuckoo clock armour and its tiny, ray gun-wielding chick – fires wads of garbage at you by literally turning its head into a bin, but I only noticed that detail when I watched someone else play it hours later.
    Perhaps Cuphead’s smartest, most devilish addition is in how all these types of levels taunt you into playing more. No enemy has a health bar, nor an indication for when you’re getting close to a knockout – instead, when you die you’re shown a graph of how close you were to the KO or the next phase of the battle. It reduces screen clutter while also encouraging (or perhaps that should be “berating”) you into taking another crack at it.

    Cuphead is as tough as it is beautiful, Cuphead won't be to everyone's tastes, but there's absolutely no doubting its quality.    … Expand
  94. BunnyTrooper
    Feb 6, 2018
    9
    Cuphead's strongest trait may be its difficulty, but its amazing visuals and soundtrack makes it a fantastically fun experience for anyone.
  95. Infinityman777
    Feb 20, 2018
    10
    This game is the best game ever!!! It really makes me happy for a game like this to exist. The art and the difficulty is very good. StudioMDHR really created a masterpiece of a game and this game will definitely be remember for a very long time. There is nothing that could make this game better, except maybe giving a bit more of backstory for each boss in the game and their reasons to goThis game is the best game ever!!! It really makes me happy for a game like this to exist. The art and the difficulty is very good. StudioMDHR really created a masterpiece of a game and this game will definitely be remember for a very long time. There is nothing that could make this game better, except maybe giving a bit more of backstory for each boss in the game and their reasons to go to the casino. That would definetely make the game perfect. Keep up the good work StudioMDHR!!!… Expand
  96. RatedRForReview
    Feb 25, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Was AMAZING! I Have Never A Mix Of Genre Like This, That 4 Year Delay Was Worth It! Cause You Can Obviously See How Much CLEAR EFFORT That Has Been Put In Cup-head. From A Potato, An Onion And A Carrot, To The Big Slammer Of The Devil! This Was A Very Difficult, But Worth-While Experience! I Couldn't Give it a 10 Because Of A Little Bit Of The Run And Gun Levels, And How You Throw Your Controller At The Screen 90% Of The Time. Worth Your PC Or XBOX Collection! Worth It. My Final Rating Is Not Buy, Not Bad, Not Barter, But BEST!… Expand
  97. Mpbpl
    Mar 5, 2018
    10
    Right off the bat the game presents you with its gorgeous graphics and beautiful music and until the end the game never misses a beat. The game consists of a series of boss battles, each having different phases with few 2D platformer shooting stages. The story is as simple as can be, and very straight forward since the game does not require a complicated storyline, it throws the player onRight off the bat the game presents you with its gorgeous graphics and beautiful music and until the end the game never misses a beat. The game consists of a series of boss battles, each having different phases with few 2D platformer shooting stages. The story is as simple as can be, and very straight forward since the game does not require a complicated storyline, it throws the player on the action as fast as the old games.
    Going for a 1920s cartoon style makes Cuphead stand out from any game today and very pleasent to look at, the music is also inspired from that time period making everything blend, and it is so good which is required since every boss has his own music, I never got tired of any of them, even dyng a lot on expert.
    The only thing to mention is, the game is very difficult. This is one of those games, like Dark Souls, you will die a lot, recognise patterns and try again, every time getting closer and closer to beating the stage. I did not find this game to be too difficult, there are 3 difficulty settings Simple(Medium), Regular(Hard) and Expert(Frustratingly hard), although to advance in the game it is required to beat the stages in Regular.
    I recommend playing with a friend, since both of you will die a lot this will make Cuphead a very funny experience.    … Expand
  98. TylerCritical
    Apr 13, 2018
    10
    This game is what we should call the Toy Story of video games. It has a well, unique, and developed story, the characters are really likable, and it not being able to reference alcohol and drugs is a well risk, the game is rather better the way it's now, and this game is good on its own, it was made to be that, so complaining for a sequel, not going to happen
  99. Patr1ck
    Apr 30, 2018
    9
    I could only play this game now, Cuphead has a very high difficulty, it took me 30 minutes to pass the stages, the sounds and the visual enchanted me. It's a very good game.
  100. Quacksonja
    May 3, 2018
    10
    This is the best game I have ever played. Its very nostalgic. Loving the sweet jazz. Definitely best game of 2017!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
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  1. CD-Action
    Dec 19, 2017
    85
    Cuphead is a stunningly looking, wonderfully animated interactive cartoon with three hours of jazz and ragtime playing in the background. Its gameplay however lacks the brilliance of the audiovisual layer. [12/2017, p.46]
  2. IGN Japan
    Dec 14, 2017
    90
    It is easy to tell that the developers studied the history of the genre through and through, delivering a stellar run and gun experience brought to life with unique old fashioned cartoon graphics. It may have it flaws, but when a game is this appealing it is easy to forgive.
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  3. PC PowerPlay
    Nov 12, 2017
    90
    An amazing looking game that will punish you. And you'll like it. [Issue#267, p.65]
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