Want to know the cool part about being part of a semi-successful video game Web site? You can sometimes get free games, which is exactly what happened to me late last week when a copy of Splatterhouse arrived in my mailbox for me to play and review.
I’m not far enough into the game just yet to write up a full review, but I can definitely give my initial impressions here on the personal blog.
This game hasn’t gotten great reviews. In fact, it has gotten poor reviews around the board, and I’m not entirely sure why. Sure, the game faces some frame-rate issues, and is extremely monotonous in terms of gameplay, but has a certain charm about it that I really, really like.
If you’re not familiar with the series, it’s been around a while, debuting in arcades, followed by releases on the TurboGrafx16 and Sega Genesis. I’m not positive if this is a direct remake (although it follows the original story), but it just feels like a retro game made for 2010. It’s a classic beat-em-up with over-the-top gore, but with modern graphics.
The dialogue between Rick and the voice from the mask he wears is some of the most vulgar stuff I’ve heard in any video game, with F-bombs dropping almost as often as limbs. It is funny, but has already started to get stale, with lines repeating often.
There are some good throwback segments thrown in throughout the game bringing the classic 2D feel of the game to 2010. Speaking of the classic game, it’s in there. I unlocked it today, but haven’t been able to play it just yet.
I’m still really early in the game, but I’m a bit puzzled as to why people have been hating on Splatterhouse the way they have. I’ve already had more fun with this than I did with Dante’s Inferno, another button-masher of a game, and that garnered SOME decent scores.
Keep an eye out for my full review sometime this week on Tv and Lust.
Sounds like an enjoyable game that gets too much hate, I’ll check out the review when its up and I might pick this up.