Things do start to go downhill for Splatterhouse when we come to the technical side of things.
The cel-shaded cartoonish look works well here. It has a unique visual style that’s fairly appealing and it only served to enhance the combat. Graphically the game doesn’t break boundaries but it does look good. The detail here is great and there are a number of nice touches. A couple levels are recycled, but for the most part it all looks good. The game is fully linear though and there is little to no room for exploration. Disturbing and interesting imagery is everywhere and some of the rooms have pretty imaginative design. In terms of level design, the environments are all pretty visually appealing, as they all carry a dark, sinister look to them. So admittedly while it gets repetitive and tiresome at times, for the most part Splatterhouse manages to stay fun, simply because the combat is so satisfying. It still can become repetitive but beat em up games in general are repetitive in nature so it’s to be expected.
This is where you’ll have the most fun and once you learn some combos and start fighting enemies using strategy rather than button mashing, you’ll really get into it. While it may get monotonous after a while, this is where Splatterhouse excels, in the combat and in having Rick dish out the bloody deaths. They provide for some pretty cheap deaths and some admittedly frustrating gameplay moments but I still give props to the devs for trying to implement them into the game in order to keep things fresh.įor the most part, the game will just have you clearing room after room and continually moving through the area. Rounding out the gameplay are some quick time events and a couple platforming elements, which despite not being implemented all that well, are still a nice break from combat. They’re so over the top they’ll simply have you laughing. The kills seen here can’t be described in words and have to be seen to be believed. When an enemy is flashing red you can pick them up and the screen will have you turn your joysticks in a certain direction, if you succeed, Rick will perform a Splatterkill, which is like an ultra violent kill, made extra ultra violent. The iffy hit detection does also translate into boss battles, providing for some frustrating moments. To be fair, I find most games of this nature have some type of hit detection problem. Sometimes it’s pretty poor but on the whole, it’s definitely not a big problem. The only complaint I had is with the hit detection, which isn’t the greatest.
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Once you unlock more combos and upgrade your powers, the game gets a lot more interesting and if you take the time to learn some of the moves, rather then just mashing buttons and hoping for the best, you’ll find a fairly enjoyable combat system. Whether fighting with your bare hands, or any of the numerous deadly weapons that you’ll pick up around the levels, the combat is satisfying. Yes Splatterhouse is an absolute blood bath but that simply translates into pure awesomeness, for most gamers at least. Just when you think you’ve seen every imaginable way to kill an enemy, the game surprises you with something new. Enemies don’t just get dismembered, they’re torn apart and in the bloodiest ways possible. In other words, killing enemies has never looked so good. It’s absurdly bloody, over the top violent and delightfully gory. In fact, it may just be the single bloodiest game I have ever played or seen. As silly as it sounds, the story isn’t that bad and I actually kind of enjoyed following it.īefore I delve any further into this review I should let you know, Splatterhouse is gory, bloody and violent. With the help of the mask, Rick sets off to find Dr. Without much choice, Rick puts on the mask and is magically transformed into a beast of sorts who is powered by the blood of others.
If Rick wears the mask, the mask will help him save Jennifer and heal his wounds. Lying in a pool of his own blood, a talking mask known as the Terror Mask, offers Rick a choice. West, a professor who studies Necrobiology, kidnaps Jennifer and leaves Rick injured and mortally wounded. You play as Rick, a young guy who is ready to ask his girlfriend Jennifer to marry him. Plot wise, fans of the original should be right at home here.
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