Cuphead
Release: 2017
Available: Xbox, PC
Cuphead, the run-and-gun boss rush adventure, was first announced during Microsoft’s E3 press conference way back in 2014. Since then, the game has suffered multiple delays, but taking one look at it, how could it not take time. Immediately, the first thing that stands out is Cuphead’s art style. The art is hand-drawn prior to rendering, meant to invoke the 1930’s era of cartoons such as Disney’s Mickey Mouse series. The game’s story pits the titular Cuphead against a barrage of colorful bosses to repay a debt to the devil, because what’s an indie game these days without the dark lord himself? Going from boss to boss requires walking on a old-school RPG overworld map that also holds its own secrets. A co-op mode is included that gives a friend the ability to play as Mugman, who has his own set of abilities. Hopefully it won’t take a deal with the devil to get our hands on Cuphead this year.
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