Best Of
You know, it’s worryingly easy to get tricked by the pleasantries thatCupheademploys.
But then, you play it, and you realize how sorely mistaken you were about, welleverything.
That’sCuphead, and we’re unsurprisingly ambivalent about the whole thing.
Super Meat Boy
Bullets, brawn, and a whole lot of trail-blazing.
No, it isn’tCuphead.
Just don’t expect it to be an overnight fling.
When you commityou commit.
Super Meat Boysounds relatively harmless, but its roots run a lot deeper than most modern platformers.
Between you and salvation, however, lies a labyrinth of high-octane bullet storms and death-defying feats.
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knightsteers clear of confusing you with a false sense of security.
Instead of hiding its front, it sports a wide-open chest that bleeds unfair disadvantages and amplified boss encounters.
And that works wonders for those who just want a challenge, plain and simple.
Spoiler: it’s a lot easier said than done.
True to its genre,Enter the Gungeonbrings plenty of mindless bullet storms and hellish battlefields to the table.
Bleed 2
Fans ofCupheadwill immediately recognize a thread of features thatBleed 2employs.
Features including but not limited to the bullet-riddled hellhole for a setting.
The shoot ‘em up hit boasts its admirable share of daily challenges, randomly-generated areas, and all-powerful bosses.
Meshed together, the 2017 arcade powerhouse packs a serious punch that strives for a knockout.
A real contender, especially when stacked against some of the other kingmakers of the bullet-hell domain.
Hotline Miami (Series)
Say goodbye to bullet sponges, people.
Meh, I mean it is, to some extent.
But with a little practice, it becomes less of a cyclone and more of a breeze.