Splatterhouse/Stage IV

Once Rick has reappeared, push the joystick up to make him grab the first Spear that is mounted on the wall and throw it into the stomach of the Green Zombie that is walking towards you to kill it; you must then repeat the process once you have grabbed the second Spear for another Green Zombie, then jump over the hole in the floor once you have grabbed the third Spear and throw it into the stomach of the Red Zombie that is leaping towards you from the front to kill it. (If Rick is unfortunate enough to fall down the hole, he will be forced to relinquish the third Spear if he is holding it and play an extra section of the stage - which is filled with piles of rotting meat and Bore Worms). Once you have done so, push the joystick up to make Rick grab the fourth Spear that is mounted on the wall and throw it into the stomach of another Red Zombie that is leaping towards you from behind to kill it; you must then repeat the process once you have grabbed the fifth Spear for a third Red Zombie that is leaping towards you from the front, then punch a fourth Red Zombie that is leaping towards you from behind to kill it. Once you have jumped over another hole in the floor leading to the extra section of the stage filled with piles of rotting meat and Bore Worms, a Mutant Slug will come slithering towards you; you must crouch down and kick it twice to kill it before you come to a fifth Red Zombie writhing around on the floor, which will get up and start leaping towards you from the front. Once you have punched it to kill it, a sixth Red Zombie will open the old door in the background and start approaching you from behind; once you have punched it to kill it, you will have to jump over two Blades that are rotating in a clockwise direction and punch the two Bats that are flying towards you to kill them. Once you have jumped over two more Blades that are rotating in a clockwise direction, Rick will proceed to the second section of the stage through the door on the right side of the screen.

The second section of the stage is a mirror hall, and you will notice that Rick's image is reflected in the background as he walks to the right. Once he is fully reflected in the fourth mirror, a Mirror Rick will burst out of the background; he has exacctly the same attacks as Rick, and takes three hits to kill. Once you have killed him, you must continue walking to the right until Rick is fully reflected in the tenth mirror; another Mirror Rick will then burst out of the background and try to attack you. Once you have killed him, you must continue walking to the right until Rick is fully reflected in the fourteenth mirror; a third Mirror Rick will then burst out of the background and try to attack you. Once you have killed him, Rick will automatically continue on to the right and proceed to the boss room through the door on the right side of the screen.

The boss room is a chapel, lit only by the candles on the pillars in the background. As Rick is walking to the right, the main reason why the game was confined to Japan will appear in front of him: Evil Cross, which is circled by six Flying Heads. It initially makes sure to stay ahead of Rick and occasionally let one of the Flying Heads fly off on its own and attack him, but one hit will kill them. About halfway through the boss room, you should crouch down in order to pick up the Axe before continuing to the right - and once you have reached the end of the boss room, Evil Cross will fly from one side of the screen to the other in an imaginary arc above Rick. It takes six hits to kill, and once you have killed it, Rick will drop the Axe and walk to the chapel altar on the right as a voluntary is played on the unseen organ.