

The game has an identity that is easy for any lover of the genre to identify, pulling particularly from the beloved Spongebob Squarepants cartoon which itself is a major reference to Rocko's Modern Life and other cartoons in that category that straddle the line of tongue-in-cheek adult humor and childlike whimsy. Related: If You Enjoyed The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, Play Rusty Lake Hotel Each of his unique moves (body slamming, parrying, etc.) is accompanied by enlarged body parts and wild animation, giving clear visual indicators to the player. Peppino bends and stretches in a manner that would be familiar to any fans of cartoons from the '80s and '90s.

It also balances this out with a very distinct visual style. Like Cuphead before it, the game asks players to master many different skills in order to proceed and acquire the highest ranks in each level.
