There’s also a two-player local co-op mode where the second player plays as Mugman. This is where you step into the shoes of Cuphead and start playing the game. The Devil wants their souls, but offers them one chance to save themselves, by collecting contracts of others who’ve lost their souls. In spite of his brother’s warnings, Cuphead takes a bet with the Devil, and loses. The brothers win a lot of money, and King Dice then summons the Devil. The two kids are always out adventuring into the woods, and one day they head to the Devil’s Casino run by a scheming chap called King Dice. Cuphead and his brother Mugman are living with their guardian Elder Kettle. This game has a pretty simple story that does a barbones job of making you care about clearing various levels.
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The art style is definitely one of the standout elements of this game - it almost made us want to find a black-and-white CRT TV and plug our Xbox One into it to play Cuphead. The game’s graphics mimic 1930s cartoons, replete with grainy animations, and the result looks gorgeous. Outside of this, Cuphead’s defining feature is its deliberately retro feel. Both Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV demand perfection, where death results if you lands just one pixel in the wrong direction, and the only way to win is by honing your reflexes to get better with each try. We’re big fans of excellent level design and punishing difficulty levels, as long as the experience is rewarding - both of which the game promised since we first previewed it at Gamescom 2015. The moment we started playing it, we were reminded of some of our favourite indie platformers such as Super Meat Boy and VVVVVV, although it's really a run and gun shoot 'em up. As big fans of well-made indie platform games, we’ve been looking forward to getting our hands on Cuphead.