Title : Splatterhouse
Publisher : Namco
Developer : Namco
Genre : Beat 'Em Up Horror
Players : 1 Player
Release Date : 1990
Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $50-$100
Halloween may have passed already, but that doesn't mean I have to stop from reviewing some awesome horror games that are just begging to be played, or in this case replayed for the hundredth time. SPLATTERHOUSE is one of those beat 'em ups that i just keep going back to. In fact, it's one of the only reasons I keep my Turbo Grafx-16 hooked up. Otherwise that system would just be collecting dust.
SPLATTERHOUSE is basically a tribute to all horror movies and lumped together into one massive hack 'n' slash gore-fest. It grabs from all the classics like Dracula and Frankenstein, as well as some modern gems like Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and of course Evil Dead. Originally released in the arcades, but then ported over to home consoles and the PC, Splatterhouse would set the stage for the "beat 'em up-horror" genre. In fact, there aren't really any other games like this, and it's pretty much criminally underrated as a series. If you're in the gamer-know, you've heard of this game, thanks due it's cult following. But, your average gamer wouldn't even know what this game was, and they would just assume that it's something staring Jason from Friday the 13th, but it's not.
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