Cartoons like “Popeye the Sailor Man” and “Looney Tunes” were popular in the 1930s and used a very distinct style of animation which involved surreal and subversive qualities.

This age of animation provided by Fleischer Studios and Warner Bros. inspired StudioMDHR Entertainment to use a hand-drawn art style for their new run and gun game, “Cuphead.”

“Cuphead: Don’t Deal With The Devil” is a singleplayer or local multiplayer game that is heavily based around fighting a single boss who has different stages that increase in difficulty.

The players are given an assortment of weapons and abilities that can give them an edge over the enemies. Bosses can be either harder or easier to beat based on the combination of items the player is using in the fight.

In order to beat the bosses, players may need to restart the battle many times in order to learn the attack patterns of the enemy and dodge the object being thrown at them.

Although the gameplay can be very complicated, the story is quite simple.

The two characters available to play, Cuphead and Mugman, visit the Devil’s Casino and somehow go on a winning streak. The Devil becomes involved and raises the stakes, and the two brothers run out of luck.

Both Cuphead and Mugman must give up their souls to the Devil.

But, as usual, the Devil strikes up a deal: gather the contracts of those who have lost their souls to him and he will leave them with their own souls.

The game is well crafted in many of its aspects.

The aesthetically pleasing design and the vintage music pair well.

Even with the rare glitches, the gameplay is very solid and can leave players entertained for many hours.

“Cuphead” is an original game and may be one of the best games of the year. At a low price of $19.99, it is well worth it for the hours of constant frustration and enjoyment. There is also a hard mode for those who enjoy a more extreme experience.