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Splatterhouse
Sign in to saveis a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese arcades. It was the first in a series of games released in home console and personal computer formats. This game would later spawn the parody Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti, the sequels Splatterhouse 2, Splatterhouse 3, and the 2010 remake Splatterhouse, with the classic games being added to Namco Museum since 2017.
Game data
- Released
- 1989-11-18
- User rating
- 3.44 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, Action
- Platforms
- PC, iOS
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
Splatterhouse is a sidescrolling beat 'em up video game in which the player controls Rick, a parapsychology student who is trapped inside West Mansion. After his resurrection by the Terror Mask, Rick makes his way through the mansion, fighting off hordes of creatures in a vain attempt to save his girlfriend Jennifer from a grisly fate. Players of this game will also recognize a number of western horror film influences, such as Friday the 13th and Evil Dead 2. Similar to many sidescrolling beat 'em up games, Rick can only move in a two-dimensional environment. The playing field does not fea…
- Released
- 1988
- Genres
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, FM Towns
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Developer
- Namco
- Publisher
- Namco, Ving Co., Ltd., Namco Bandai Games
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- splatterhouse.fr.namcobandaigames.eu
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- publication date
- 1988-11-00
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is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese arcades. It was the first in a series of games released in home console and personal computer formats. This game would later spawn the parody Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti, the sequels Splatterhouse 2, Splatterhouse 3, and the 2010 remake Splatterhouse, with the classic games being added to Namco Museum since 2017.
Marketing for the game heavily emphasized its violent nature; for example, the TurboGrafx-16 port of Splatterhouse had a faux parental advisory warning printed on the front of the box that read, "The horrifying theme of this game may be inappropriate for young children... and cowards."