In a former life I was a video game reviewer, and I recently found this little blurb I wrote that never saw the light of day. So here it is ...
OCTOBER 2007
Splatterhouse for Arcade (Namco 1988)/Turbografx-16 (NEC 1990)
This really is a perfect Halloween game. A bloody sidescroller, Splatterhouse puts you in the shoes of Rick, a masked Jason-like psycho searching through a mansion for his girlfriend. As the game progresses you’ll find yourself facing some of the most twisted and grotesque creatures ever seen in a video game (at least back in 1990). Corpses fall from the ceiling, chained bodies spew green vomit, giant slugs burst out of chests, and “living” monsters attack you from behind.
Bosses include The Body Eater, The Biggyman, Evil Cross (from the arcade version, better known as Evil Sleep & the Nightmares in the Turbografx-16 Port), and Hell Chaos. You’ll be okay, though, because you are well-armed with shotguns, harpoons, cleavers, wrenches, knives, and two-by-fours. Each room offers a new task, and there are many shocks and scares. The graphics are surprisingly good, and the background music is perfect. Worth noting are the game’s two sequels, Splatterhouse 2 & 3, on the Sega Genesis. This was also the first game to ever have a parental advisory disclaimer when released in arcades in 1988, four years before Mortal Kombat.
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OCTOBER 2007
Splatterhouse for Arcade (Namco 1988)/Turbografx-16 (NEC 1990)
This really is a perfect Halloween game. A bloody sidescroller, Splatterhouse puts you in the shoes of Rick, a masked Jason-like psycho searching through a mansion for his girlfriend. As the game progresses you’ll find yourself facing some of the most twisted and grotesque creatures ever seen in a video game (at least back in 1990). Corpses fall from the ceiling, chained bodies spew green vomit, giant slugs burst out of chests, and “living” monsters attack you from behind.
Bosses include The Body Eater, The Biggyman, Evil Cross (from the arcade version, better known as Evil Sleep & the Nightmares in the Turbografx-16 Port), and Hell Chaos. You’ll be okay, though, because you are well-armed with shotguns, harpoons, cleavers, wrenches, knives, and two-by-fours. Each room offers a new task, and there are many shocks and scares. The graphics are surprisingly good, and the background music is perfect. Worth noting are the game’s two sequels, Splatterhouse 2 & 3, on the Sega Genesis. This was also the first game to ever have a parental advisory disclaimer when released in arcades in 1988, four years before Mortal Kombat.
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