#Cuphead /wYKfFR2X3H- Jez ☕ September 28, 2017 Quite a few deaths on this zeppelin lady. Cuphead was originally going to be a boss rush game, but after receiving additional funding from Microsoft, the game expanded to include platforming levels and other events and features. Gameplay – it's as hard as you heardĬuphead revives schmup and classic side-scrolling shooter sensibilities, evoking memories of Contra and Gunstar Heroes with its gunplay and phase-changing boss battles. Cuphead's visuals are arresting, and they will ensnare your attention and soften the blow while you suffer through its aggressively punishing gameplay. I've died simply because I was distracted by the stunning displays on offer. The authenticity elevates the experience as a whole and really typifies the attention to detail Studio MDHR have strived for when recreating the sights and sounds of the period.Įvery single frame of Cuphead oozes ingenuity.
Less odd, however, is the game's musical score, which features an incredible 56 tracks of original jazz and ragtime songs composed by Kristofer Maddigan and performed by live musicians. This really is the tip of an iceberg of absurd designs that will enthrall as much as they disturb, owing to that 1920s oddness. Every single frame of Cuphead oozes ingenuity.