If the player manages to parry, it fills the super meter faster and can also help dodging attacks easier. Occasionally, the boss shoots a pink-colored attack that the player can parry. Each boss has multiple phases, each one being different and much more difficult. In boss fights, the player must defeat the boss while dodging his/her attacks. In run-and-gun levels, the player must fight mini-bosses and reach the arrow sign at the end of the level to complete it. He also warns them that the runaway debtors may attempt to fight back.Ĭuphead mainly focuses on continuous boss fights and multiple run-and-gun levels. They quickly go to visit Elder Kettle and he gives them a potion that allows them to shoot from their fingers. The Devil requests Cuphead and Mugman to collect the soul contracts of previous runaway debtors before midnight. Unfortunately, they lose and they start begging for another method to repay. The Devil himself offers a deal to the pair, if Cuphead and Mugman manage to win another roll, they win the casino's loot. Momentarily, they start owning a winning streak and the Devil, the casino's owner, approaches the brothers. They enter and begin to start playing craps. One day, the brothers wanders off far from home and discovers the Devil's Casino. In Inkwell Isle, Cuphead and his brother, Mugman, are two fun-loving children who live under the watchful eye of the Elder Kettle.