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It was originally released only in Japan, although it saw a localized Western release in 2020 as part of the Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 compilation.
It is the second game in the Splatterhouse series, and the first to be released for a home console.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu it received a total of 26 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine, it scored 20.98 out of 30, as shown below.
It was originally released only in Japan, although it saw a localized Western release in 2020 as part of the Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 compilation.
It was originally released only in Japan, although it saw a localized Western release in 2020 as part of the Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 compilation.
JC Fletcher of Joystiq.com reviewed the game in the "Virtually Overlooked" column, devoted to games that should appear on the Wii's Virtual Console.
Fletcher praised the game's graphics and parody elements, writing "Splatterhouse wasn't the most deadly serious game, but it was bloody enough to be shocking...How would you follow up a game like that?
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