If the indie hit Cuphead was much too difficult for you, you can also watch the likeable cartoon characters on their adventures from the sofa. Streaming provider Netflix has given the two video game heroes their own series.
Languages:English
release:09/29/2017
Platforms:Windows PC, Xbox One
Update from 02/18/2022:
Starting today, The Cuphead Show! is available on Netflix. The first season consists of 12 episodes that are between 14 and 16 minutes long. A perfect series snack for the weekend!
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This series doesn’t have all the cups in the cupboard anymore!
The hard-hitting shoot’em up Cuphead made a name for itself not only with its unrelenting level of difficulty, but also with its special cartoon style, based on cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s. The Netflix series about the game “The Cuphead Show!” wants to capture this charm and expand the story around Cuphead and Mugman. In order to remain as true to the original as possible in every respect, Cuphead creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer on board as producers.
In the trailer you can see some well-known villains from the game, like The Devil and King Diceand gets a good look at what adventures await Cuphead and Mugman.
The soundtrack carries the typical Cuphead signature and the series also tries its best to please fans of Cuphead with the animation style. Nevertheless he comes Of course, the computer-animated style doesn’t match the hand-drawn animations from the game. Too bad, but efficiency probably came first here.
That’s why Netflix went to the trouble of creating one interactive website with countdown and activations to tinker. It’s definitely cool stuff for fans. (Source: Netflix)
The Cuphead Show! is expected to be released on Netflix on February 18, 2022.
What is Cuphead?
Cuphead is a shoot’em up or run-and-gun with tough levels and even nastier boss fights. You play alone or in pairs as Cuphead or Mugman and have to pay off your debts to the devil. As you progress through the game, you will acquire new weapons and learn new super moves to traverse the beautifully drawn but brutally difficult world.
As already mentioned, Cuphead is inspired by older cartoons, so the graphics and sound were created using the techniques of that time.
A brand new DLC The Delicious Last Course is scheduled for release on June 30, 2022 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC and put Cuphead veterans to the test again.
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