Cuphead Full Controller Support

In fact, with that dedicated card, and in light of the additional results from our 2016 MBP discussed below, were confident we could max out the settings and still have no problems. Take away: If you have a high-end Mac, you can expect to smoothly play this game at the highest settings.

Last fall, Mac users finally got the chance to try their hands at this run-and-gun action game, where boss battles feature prominently and game controllers are known to suffer the consequences of players frustrations.

In this review: Mac system requirements The Test: Benchmarks on several Macs The Results: Can your Mac run it Should you get it But does Cupheads beauty and difficulty restrict it to only the newest, most powerful machines Or does its 2D nature mean Cuphead is available to a variety of Mac gamers Thats what were here to tell you.

Cuphead With its hand-drawn graphics and original jazz soundtrack, Cuphead is one of the most beautiful, unique and difficult games of the last several years.

Cuphead Full Controller Support

Our score: 19.99Humble Bundle First things first, is the game any good While Cupheads looks are old fashioned, its gameplay is definitely modern and includes full controller support, local co-op, and a variety of worlds, weapons and special moves to uncover as you (slowly) progress through the game.

If youre still here, you probably know that Cuphead is one of the best-reviewed games, indie or not, of the last several years.

In addition to winning a variety of awards, it continues to score Overwhelmingly Positive reviews ( 95 overall ) on Steam and boasts an impressive 88100 Metascore: Typical reviews include Hardcore Gamer calling Cuphead: A special, once-in-a-generation type of game.

Cuphead would have flourished on its brilliant art-style and visual aesthetic alone, easily.

Yet what truly sets it apart from anything released over the past ten years is how well everything binds together.

Kotaku similarly says: Of course, the game is also gorgeous to look at.

Cuphead takes up a hand drawn art-style evocative of early Disney or Max Fleischer cartoon and is simply delightful to watch The art is complemented by catchy music full of plonky piano claps and boisterous brass.

Despite its notorious difficulty, Cuphead continues to win raves from those brave enough to accept the challenge.

To that end we have one Mac from each of three levels: High-end Macs (the 2014 iMac).

These are the settings we used to test Cuphead using our in-house FPS counter Count It for a fixed duration of 5 minutes: 1280800 resolution Graphics Quality: Medium Vertical Sync: On Why these settings Remember, we are testing vastly different machines.

Some high-end, some not.

Medium settings wont impress anyone, but they are acceptable and should meet the requirements of the average gamer.

The Results: Cuphead is a GO Those beautiful graphics and insane amounts of activity going on on the screen at once didnt hold back any of our machines from hitting or coming very close to the games 60 FPS maximum at our standard settings.

The target This chart includes the average frames per second (FPS) recorded on each machine.

We usually aim for 30 FPS, because 30 FPS is enough to guarantee a smooth and fluid experience.

Some readers argue that 30 FPS is not high enough, but its still what some current-gen consoles aim for, and considering most Macs were not built for gaming, 30 FPS is a good target.

As a reminder, this is how we describe the different levels of performance: Below 20 FPS: Unplayable: Laggy gameplay, full of stutters and slowdowns.

FPS: Borderline: Can be OK in slow-paced games.

Still, not optimal.

FPS: Playable: Acceptable for most (most gaming consoles do this).

FPS: Smooth: Fluid gameplay, with no perceivable stutters.

FPS: Very Smooth: For hardcore and professional players, a luxury for most.

All three of our test machines aced the 30 FPS challenge, but read on further to see how far you may be able to go.

Because of this, we didnt expect it to have any problems with Cuphead, and we were right.

In fact, with that dedicated card, and in light of the additional results from our 2016 MBP discussed below, were confident we could max out the settings and still have no problems.

Take away: If you have a high-end Mac, you can expect to smoothly play this game at the highest settings.

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