![]() You'll just have to start over, which is annoying enough when the game's worthless checkpoints force you to play over a large part that you've already finished once it becomes incredibly frustrating. There are plenty of situations where you can die instantly, and when you play through them for the first time without any idea of what's coming it usually means a guaranteed death. The enemies stay mostly the same through the game and there's hardly any real challenge even on the higher difficulty levels.Įven worse are the dirty tricks that Namco have used to fake challenge and the game's longevity. After 15 minutes you've already gotten used to all the flowing blood, and you will soon start to wonder when you'll get to see a bigger variety of the same execution moves. Splatterhouse is soon turned into nothing more than a constant spamming of the X-button and the fights become repetitive fast. The game mechanics are primitive and you don't really have to use any form of finesse despite the huge array of techniques you can choose between. There's some good stuff in Splatterhouse, but if you scratch the surface it soon becomes obvious that most of it is bad. It then turns Rick into a steroid monster and the blood bath can begin. ![]() A hockeymask, which looks like it's been borrowed from Jason Voorhees, speaks to you and asks you to put it on. You play as the loser Rick Taylor that is beaten to a bloody pulp while an evil scientist escapes with his girlfriend Jennifer. Splatterhouse goes as far as letting you use your own torn off arm as a blunt weapon.Īll this violence is backed up by a lot of attitude and a messed up story. ![]() ![]() A game where sadism is encouraged, where you can bend open the jaws of your enemies and literally tear their lounges out. It's a game where everything from small worms to medium-sized trolls have bodies that seem to consist of thousands of liters of blood. The 18+ age limit is one of the game's sale arguments, and it makes games like Mad World and Mortal Kombat look like the most peaceful hobbies you can have. We might as well get that out of the way straight away. Splatterhouse is the bloodiest and most violent game in the world.
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