Multi-national releases are a difficult process. Not only are there linguistic and cultural barriers to overcome, but very often content or simple monetary reasons can keep a game from entering one country or another. Even so, some games are desired despite their limited availability no matter where you are.
Splatterhouse is getting a bloody, modern remake later this month, but that’s a gamble. The classic 1988 arcade Splatterhouse? We all know that’s a fantastic game, and now you can play it on your phone.
Splatterhouse protagonist Rick doesn’t spend all his time tearing terrible monstrosities limb-from-limb, bathing in their blood as horrific gaping wounds appear on his body. Just most of the time.
Wow. We did not see that one coming. When I first laid my fragile virgin eyes upon Splatterhouse at E3 my first thought was, “there’s no way in the bluest of blue hells we’ll get that past the classification board”. But here it is, in all its glory, with an MA15+ rating. Good times. This game actually features a fair amount of violence, so we’re guessing Namco Bandai did a pretty decent job of explaining why said gore is contextual!
If bands like 5 Finger Death Punch, WolfShirt, and Goatwhore get your motor running, then you’ll love the soundtrack to Splatterhouse. If not, just look at the new screens and be quiet.
