Splatterhouse 2

Review by TrekMD

We are in October, so in keeping with the Halloween theme for the month we have another appropriate title for this week's review.  Have you played this game, what are your thoughts on it, would you recommend it?

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Splatterhouse was originally released on the Turbografx-16/PC Engine but it saw its sequel released exclusively to the Genesis/MegaDrive in 1992 in all its colourful gore. It is clear that this game series was inspired by the many horror movies of its time (like Friday the 13th and Halloween) when you look at the characters, visuals, and setup for the game’s story. Splatterhouse 2 is set three months after the events of the original game. The Terror Mask reappears to tempt Rick, the main character in the game, to go back to the house where it all started to rescue Jennifer. The player controls Rick, the mask wearing hero, through eight different stages as he faces monsters of all colours and shapes. Rick can punch, kick, jump kick, and slide kick all the enemies but he is also able to use various weapons that he finds as he advances through the game. Things start outside the mansion and move inside as the stages advance. Each stage has a boss at the end, each boss looking like a very grotesque figure, each with different types of attack. Splatterhouse 2 is a very good games both in terms of visuals and gameplay. You can enjoy killing monsters of all kinds and see the great animation as you split them in half with your fists, clobber them with dinosaur bones, or cut them with a chainsaw. One cool feature is that monsters show damage as you hit them until they finally explode in a mess of green goo. The game music and sounds do the job just fine but they are not spectacular. Overall a great game for Halloween!