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Splatterhouse

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Platform PC Engine Year 1990
Publisher Namco Developer Namco
Region JP Language English
Tags Action, Horror, Single Player, Arcade Conversion
Related Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti 
Platform PC Engine
Year 1990
Publisher Namco
Developer Namco
Region JP
Language English
Tags Action, Horror, Single Player, Arcade Conversion
Related Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti

You play as a college student needing to rescue your girlfriend after you both get trapped in a haunted mansion. Your character is transformed by a cursed mask into a massive character and you can punch, kick, and jump your way to the end of each level where you encounter a boss battle. Weapons exist in the levels to help you fight.
 
Good Bad
  • Large characters
  • Different weapons to pick up
  • Strong horror theme
  • Can easily progress with memorization of enemy patterns
  • Great music that fits the setting
  • Fun boss battles
  • Gameplay is very simple
  • Some autoscrolling levels
Good
  • Large characters
  • Different weapons to pick up
  • Strong horror theme
  • Can easily progress with memorization of enemy patterns
  • Great music that fits the setting
  • Fun boss battles
 
Bad
  • Gameplay is very simple
  • Some autoscrolling levels
 
9 It's a simple but fun action game where you feel like you're in a 80's horror movie. There's not a lot a depth but it has a strong theme, memorable boss battles, and music that really sets the mood.

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