Reception
Response to the game was mixed. Eurogamer gave Splatterhouse 6/10, stating "Splatterhouse is only reasonably good at being the classless procession of shock and bad taste that it wants to be." Dread Central gave Splatterhouse 4.5/5, stating it "is most likely going to be considered the premiere horror game of 2010." Cheat Code Central gave it a 3.9 out of 5 criticizing its platforming levels, voice over work and texture quality, but saying fans of the old franchise will enjoy it. Gamespot's Kevin VanOrd scored it a 4.5 out of 10, claiming: "All the gore in the world can't disguise Splatterhouse's laundry list of clumsy mechanics." He criticized the camera, load times, glitches and cheap deaths, but praised the story and the inspired artistic touches. IGN's Arthur Gies scored it 4.0 out of 10. He said that: "Some occasionally slick visuals and funky design is undermined by camera and framerate problems and enemy variety that dries up halfway through." Fangoria gave the game a 3.5/4, praising the overall fun gameplay and stating the game "defines its own genre of horror gaming," separating it from survival horror.
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