Splatterhouse

Splatterhouse, the legendary arcade game and console series, rocked its way onto the TurboGrafx-16 in 1990. The series was one of the trailblazers of the horror genre, which has evolved into today's survival-horror genre. Featuring loads of blood, ooze, guts, and other unknown noxious fluids, along with monsters that make you say "What The H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks!?!?", Splatterhouse made mincemeat of the squeamish as well as parents who caught their kids playing this stomach-churning classic. Now, you can relive (and hopefully survive) the horror on your Wii™ Virtual Console™!

In Splatterhouse, you are Rick Taylor. Rick and his lovely girlfriend, Jennifer, are college students majoring in parapsychology (man, if only you could do that in real life!). The two decide to stop by the West Mansion to visit the former home of the parapsychologist Dr. West, who had mysteriously disappeared years before. Unfortunately, the mansion is nicknamed "Splatterhouse," as nobody who has entered has ever escaped and lived to tell the tale. When they get to the mansion, a sudden storm hits, and they're forced to take shelter in the house. As soon as they do, it goes dark, there's a sudden flash of lightning, and something kidnaps Jennifer and knocks out and nearly kills Rick. When he regains consciousness, there's an ancient mask (the "Terror Mask") attached to his face, which gives its user unknown power. Rick resolves to use this power to find and rescue Jennifer.

The point of Splatterhouse is simple and supremely satisfying: walk to the right and obliterate anything that gets in your way. Rick's got some powerful basic attacks, such as punching, kicking, jumpkicking, and even a cool slide kick. However, the destruction doesn't stop there. As you progress, you'll come across different deadly weapons: 2x4's, golden cleavers, stones, wrenches, spears, and even shotguns. Thrown weapons (stones, wrenches, and spears) can only be used once, but the melee weapons (2x4's, cleavers) can be used repeatedly, and each shotgun comes loaded with 8 shells.

So who or what do you get to use these weapons on? Mostly on bizarre creatures that are pretty darn hard to describe, are just plain gross, and will give even the supernaturally-powered-up Rick a run for his money. Basic enemies include horror mainstays such as bats, zombies, and chained-up corpses (which vomit up dangerous sludge, so watch out!) Some of the more unusual (well, even more unusual than the way-unusual zombies and whatnot) enemies include sludge monsters, poltergeist-possessed knives, and bosses that you really have to see to believe (no, seriously, we mean it. Have you ever seen a boss with chainsaws for arms? Didn't think so.)

The gore and violence of the game was way ahead of its time. Splatterhouse was an instant creepy-classic and is still a romping gorefest to play. Grab your Wii™ controller and get Splatterhouse for the Virtual Console™ today!

Did You Know?: The TurboGrafx cover featured the follwing warning, which has never been equaled: "The horrifying theme of this game may be inappropriate for young children...and cowards."

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www.hudsonentertainment.com - Wii

SPLATTERHOUSE

Punch and kick the bloody guts before they suck the life out of you. That surgical get-up you're wearing is quite attractive.
He's got a chainsaw. You've got a 12-gauge shotgun. Who will cut who in half?
How tough is this maggot-eaten boss? You've got to give him a hand, he uses his head.### JUST KEEP TELLING YOURSELF:IT'S ONLY A VIDEO GAME...ONLY A VIDEO GAME...

It started as a college field trip to an old and somehow evil mansion. You just wanted to study the gruesome experiments of the world's most renowned, yet twisted parapsychologist.Then, things started going wrong. Terribly wrong.The last things you remember were a blood curdling scream and a dull thwack to the back of your skull.You awaken to find someone or something has taken your girlfriend, and to save her you'll have to slaughter seven levels of the monstrous undead.You're about to find out exactly why this horrible, ghoul-infested place is called Splatterhouse.And why no one has ever dared to enter, and lived long enough to talk about it.

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*It was the mansion of Dr. West...

but those who knew it better called it the...*

SPLATTERHOUSEJennifer: "West may have been the best parapsychologist in our field.

... but do we have to visit his old home? It gives me the creeps!"

Rick : "Think of it as a school research project! Besides, the house is empty... what can happen?"

Jennifer: "EEEEEEEEE"

Rick : "Jennifer! What -- what is it?"

GRRROWWWE!

After a fight in the dark...

Rick: "What... what happened to me? What happened to Jennifer?

My head... something's wrong... Can't see straight! What's the matter...

ARRGGGHH

My face! It's covered with... the terror mask!"

The terror mask... legend tells that the wearer is granted vast power... but can't remove it!

Rick: "If I take it off, I may never get Jennifer back!

Rest in pieces, you ugly slimeballs! Nothing can keep me from getting Jennifer back!"

Monster: "Oh... yeah?"

Jennifer: "I'm as good as dead... unless you can help Rick rescue me... in the all-new --

TurboGrafx-16

Splatterhouse"

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SPLATTERHOUSE™

16 BIT GRAPHICSARCADE GAME

Alone on a stormy night...enter, if you dare, the unspeakable horror of SPLATTERHOUSE! Hideous ghouls and demented demons leap from every corner in a relentless nightmare of terror. Who's that with a saw? Look out for that axe! Just don't lose your head, as shock after gruesome shock assaults your senses. Your only hope...unleash the monster within yourself and fight back in the grisly mayhem of SPLATTERHOUSE!

• Number of players: 1
• Number of levels: 7
• Special features: Frightening surprise attacks, choice of routes — each with monstrously different action
• Ages: 10 years and up

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Back of Box - TurboGrafx-16 (CA-US)