Category:Splatterhouse

Splatterhouse is a series of four horror-themed beat 'em up games that were released by Namco between 1988 and 1995. Their main character is a parapsychology student named Rick - who is always depicted as being hairless, wearing a green one-piece jumpsuit without any shoes and having an ancient Aztec sacrificial mask (known as the "Terror Mask") covering his face. In the original arcade game, this mask made him look somewhat like Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th series.


 * Splatterhouse (Arcade, 1988): The original arcade title was released exclusively in Japan and never made it to the United States due to its violent nature as well as some questionable enemies such as the fourth stage's boss (an inverted cross). As a result, it was the first arcade title to ever get a parental advisory disclaimer.


 * Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (Famicom, 1989): The second title in the series was also released exclusively for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan, and had the characters drawn in "Super Deformed" style. "Wanpaku" is literally the Japanese word for "naughtiness", and it is so-called to go along with the SD theme.


 * Splatterhouse: Part 2 (Sega Genesis, 1992): Despite its name, this is the third title in the series. It takes place three months after the events of the original, and was released in both Japan and the United States. However, the Terror Mask was redesigned to look like a grinning skull in the American version of the game.


 * Splatterhouse: Part 3 (Sega Genesis, 1995): Once again, despite its name, this is the fourth and final title in the series. It takes place five years after the events of its predecessor, and was released in both Japan and the United States. The Terror Mask was also redesigned to look more demonic in both versions of the game.