Splatterhouse is definitely one of the more obscure Sega’s franchises, so when the announcement of the reboot happened, I was both surprised and confused. The game didn’t have a very straightforward path to the shelves, as the developer, BottleRocket, was cut from the project in 2009. The rest of the…
Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti, despite being the first game in the series to appear on a home console, is somewhat of a left-field oddity for the series. The shock and ultra-gore of the arcade original finds itself replaced by super-deformed chibi characters wielding the cutest little axes you ever did see….
Splatterhouse 3 is an interesting beast. If you have played either of its precursors, you will expect an unfair game covered in gore and questionable content, and rightly so. The third iteration in this bloody homage to horror does a few things different while still maintaining the gross theme that…
The third title in the mainline Splatterhouse games marked a dramatic departure for the series. There was both refinement and revolution as greater emphasis on the cinematic roots and an overhaul of the play style brought Splatterhouse 3 up-to-date with competing titles in the genre. These comprehensive changes marked the…
One of the unwritten rules I apply to all successful slashers is there needs to be more than one of them. It is nice to see Splatterhouse carrying on this tradition. Although I wasn’t warm to Splatterhouse, I was intrigued to see how it iterated with the sequels. To my…
Despite the surprising popularity of Splatterhouse on the PC-Engine, Namco ignored this platform for the sequel. With one eye presumably on the international market – where the Mega Drive/Genesis install base was leaps and bounds ahead of the Turbografx-16 – Splatterhouse 2 became a Sega exclusive. This also marked the first time…
There can be little doubt that Splatterhouse is a child of its time. Alex has discussed in detail the thematic influences of late-80s cinema, though the mechanics of Namco’s schlock-action are equally indebted to the era’s arcade scene. Large sprites show off gruesome detail, demonstrating the power of Namco’s first…