Cuphead Reviews
Cuphead is a crazy ride into the minds of Studio MDHR and if you're looking for something very diverse, check this out on the Xbox One because you'll be surprised at how addictive, frustrating and entertaining this game is. It takes the classic side-scrolling shooters of yesterday and transforms it into a game of today with some beautiful art and music inspired from a simpler time.
Cuphead is simply fantastic, mixing a top-notch, visually unique art-style with great gameplay. The challenge might turn some people but the entire experience is definitely recommended for platforming fans.
StudioMDHR transports players back into a 1930s cartoon with Cuphead, A stunning yet difficult title.
Cuphead is a hardcore game with a beautiful art design that recalls the classic cartoons of the '30s. Based on splendid boss fights and with some "run and gun" levels, MDHR Studios' game is challenging and satisfying.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The problem lies in the gulf between a good game with unbelievable art, and a work of art. Cuphead gets so close to being more than a cool-looking game, but the gameplay and art style don't merge in any meaningful way. It's still worth playing, and it's still the best-looking exercise in humility and frustration that you can find on the market today.
For players that appreciate classic run-and-gun combat, punishing difficulty, constantly learning from failure, and breathtaking art, Cuphead’s experience will not disappoint.
As it stands, Cuphead is a great addition to the Switch library, it's also a game that just feels right at home on a Nintendo platform, thanks to its colourful aesthetics and old-school difficulty.
I certainly don't regret my time spent with Cuphead, but also I don't know when I'll pick up the game again. There's too much rinse and repeat and rote memorization of bosses to be fun for me after a while. That being said, if you're looking for a steep challenge, Cuphead will certainly satisfy. The game is definitely a huge accomplishment–I just wish it was more universally accessible and fun for everyone.
If you enjoy challenging games, you will love Cuphead. It has all the elements of a great shoot 'em up— fun music, great level design, nice collection of weapons, and a rewarding difficulty curve. Long loading times aside, Cuphead gets pretty much everything right.
Cuphead truly stands out as a unique video game, an audio-visual delight and as an appropriate ode to an era of cinematography long gone.
At only $20, this game is an absolute gem. We have seen some new platformers come out that attempt to capture the retro feel using 8-bit graphics, but StudioMDHR take it to a whole new level with Cuphead.
The game is a masterpiece of style, presentation, gameplay, and ultimately overall design – all of it comes together in an absolutely brilliant package that I haven't experienced often at all in my entire lifetime.
With such a well-respected and well-known title such as Cuphead, there really isn't a lot that can be said for the PS4 port that hasn't already been stated since its original release in 2017. A fiendishly difficult platformer with a great soundtrack and beautiful level design and aesthetics awaits any gamer that loves a challenge, and is happy to put the hours in. Sit in a darkened room, avoid any and all of those pesky real-world interruptions, and take on a telepathic giant carrot. Ace.
Overall, Cuphead is a cool arcade with a unique art style and atmosphere. You won't find anything like it elsewhere. It draws you into your cartoon world and doesn't let go until you pass it, or you break your controller, keyboard, or whatever's at hand.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Cuphead for Nintendo Switch is a completely successful experiment: the visual style, inspired by the 30s cartoons, combined with an absolutely ruthless and yet never frustrating gameplay, makes it beautifully both when enjoyed on the TV screen and in portable mode, which does not suffer at all from the miniaturization of the control system offered by the Joy-Cons. The game engine has been converted almost to perfection and only sporadically we have witnessed some slowdowns, probably attributable to individual loads following the countless deaths.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Still waiting for a new game From Software? Try Cuphead. The game will get out even the biggest fans of Dark Souls, and its styling shows that even hardcore can look like a fairy tale for children ... But this is not a game for the little ones.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Cuphead is phenomenal. There's not much to say, take and play here if you haven't. Snap is perfect for this game.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Cuphead will make you fall in love with its appearance and what it will take out of you while you play it. If you are one of those users who love a good challenge here you have for a while. Cuphead is diabolically funny and challenging.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
There are no moments of downtime to come down from the frustration or elation of your battles, it’s just long bouts of tension and stress that, for the most part, outweigh any joy that’s felt. It’s a shame, because at times Cuphead is an absolute pleasure, but more often than not I was left shouting vile things in anger at the screen, and I’m quite a patient person. So yeah, Cuphead is a work of art, and it will divide opinion like the best works should.
Cuphead for PS4 doesn't add anything to what we already have on other platforms, but it is still a very unique experience with addicting gameplay, solid boss fights, super fun coop play and great music.
Review in Persian | Read full review