With the arrival of the long-awaited Cuphead DLC – The Delicious Last Course – accessory manufacturer PowerA has released an appropriately-themed enhanced wireless controller for the Nintendo Switch.
We were fortunate enough to be sent one of these controllers, and we've been trying it out. On the plus side, it looks rather fetching, it's comfortable to hold and it offers wireless control and the ability to re-map the 'advanced gaming buttons' found on the rear of the controller. Oh, and unlike a lot of third-party pads, it has motion control, too.
On the downside, it feels quite light and cheap, and there's no support for HD Rumble or amiibo scanning. It's also slightly disappointing that there's no internal rechargeable battery, and the pad instead relies on AAs. Of course, in time, this could be seen as a positive, because built-in rechargeables only last so long whereas AA batteries can always be replaced and swapped out.
Here's what PowerA has to say about the pad:
"The new Cuphead design radiates all the animated, eccentric energy of the franchise. Its bright yellow hues are complemented by mint green accents, making for an extravagant and vibrant colour combo. The front faceplate is polished off with detailed, cartoon artwork from the game starring Ms. Chalice who rightfully takes pride of place. Cuphead may be ruthless, but with the new Ms. Chalice design, at least you’ll suffer defeat in style."
You can grab one from the official PowerA website for $54.99 USD.
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While we're on the topic, we thought Cuphead's DLC was fantastic, saying:
Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course is a great little expansion that adds new life to one of the Switch's most entertaining games. It may be a tad on the short side but what's here is absolutely fantastic and it's reasonably priced to take its length into account. If you have the original, this is essential. If you don't, they both are.
[source powera.com]
Comments 18
Physical Cuphead with all DLC please.
Wasn't LRG waiting for the DLC before the release?
I am ready but my body isn't.
I'll probably get this, I have the Mario one and it is excellent.
@Freek why would LRG do the physical release?
I need this, already have the cuphead power A controller. Can’t wait for last courses, the waits been long, but we’ll worth it!
@Freek MDHR said there doing a physical copy after the dlc, so I could only assume it’s because there planning to put it all in one package.
@Snatcher @Yosti
I thought I read somewhere that LRG were doing a Collector Edition, maybe I'm wrong, I have been before 😁
Can't wait for the physical release regardless, whoever releases it.
I don't care who, I just want it on a physical cart.
LRG need to keep the F away. Just make it retail so everyone has the chance to buy it without being shoehorned in to buying schedules then waiting a year to get it.
@Freek Well they said there is going to be a physical, if LRG dose that physical release, has yet to be seen.
But I agree with the dude above me, Back off LRG!
Gorgeous, but unreliable. I bought my sister a PowerA Wireless Mario controller, which is also gorgeous, but has drifted too.
Now we need the promised physical release, i've been waiting for years.
I've bought a few junky Switch controllers - I bought my kid's the mini Power A for their smaller hands and it works really well. For a 3rd party hardware maker they are a cut above from my limited experience.
$55 is way too much for a knock-off that doesn't even have rumble or NFC, just pay a few more for a functioning Pro. I bought a $30 knock-off with rumble and NFC - used amiibo playing Kirby - so options are out there. I actually like it better than the actual Pro my kid has, it's a little lighter.
Also, what fugly shade of yellow is that? Ewww
Sometimes I wish these specialize controller had more features than just a quick paint job for example a Mario Kart 8 version gives you rumble vibration, a Cuphead one gives you turbo feature so you could auto shoot in Cuphead, a Doom one gives you back buttons for easy access to weapons and/or map, a Street Fighter one gives you 6 buttons on the face like a Sega Genesis or Sega Saturn controller, a NeoGeo one gives you clicky joysticks, a Need For Speed one gives you analog triggers for easy drifting maneuver, an Atari one gives you rotary paddle on the stick for quick cursor rotation making games like Pong, Breakout, and Tempest 4000 more fun to play, etc.
@Serpenterror Here we have a frickin' genius.
Still hanging on to my DK controller (with extra drift too).
Like we used to say in the 90's...... They are some Rad Pads.
Looks absolutely revolting, I hate it.
I'll stick with my 8Bitdo Pro 2
Very cute design, but for that price, you're better off just spending a bit more and getting an actual Pro Controller with all the bells and whistles.
@Serpenterror alternate joycon with these features would be pretty cool.
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