<s>
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
spawn	O
the	O
parody	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wanpaku	I-Application
Graffiti	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequels	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
2010	B-Application
remake	I-Application
Splatterhouse	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
classic	O
games	O
being	O
added	O
to	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
since	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketing	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
heavily	O
emphasized	O
its	O
violent	O
nature	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
port	O
of	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
had	O
a	O
faux	O
parental	O
advisory	O
warning	O
printed	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
that	O
read	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
horrifying	O
theme	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
young	O
children	O
...	O
and	O
cowards.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
sidescrolling	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
with	O
platform	O
elements	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Rick	O
,	O
a	O
parapsychology	O
college	O
major	O
who	O
is	O
trapped	O
inside	O
West	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
many	O
sidescrolling	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Rick	O
can	O
only	O
move	O
in	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
sends	O
players	O
back	O
to	O
checkpoints	O
after	O
losing	O
lives	O
or	O
receiving	O
a	O
game	O
over	O
,	O
discouraging	O
"	O
credit	O
feeding	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
overcoming	O
the	O
various	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
students	O
at	O
the	O
local	O
university	O
,	O
Rick	B-Application
Taylor	I-Application
and	O
Jennifer	O
Willis	O
,	O
take	O
refuge	O
from	O
a	O
storm	O
in	O
West	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
a	O
local	O
landmark	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
"	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
rumors	O
of	O
hideous	O
experiments	O
purportedly	O
conducted	O
there	O
by	O
Dr.	O
West	O
,	O
a	O
renowned	O
and	O
missing	O
parapsychologist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
awakens	O
in	O
a	O
dungeon	O
under	O
the	O
mansion	O
having	O
been	O
resurrected	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Terror	O
Mask	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
some	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hell	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
Mayan	O
sacrificial	O
artifact	O
from	O
West	O
's	O
house	O
which	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
sentient	O
thought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
of	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
loss	O
of	O
graphical	O
detail	O
and	O
removal	O
of	O
some	O
sounds	O
(	O
standard	O
for	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
less	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
edits	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
and	O
North	O
American	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
only	O
shows	O
the	O
mask	O
explode	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
West	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
burning	O
while	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
a	O
large	O
red	O
and	O
orange	O
"	O
End	O
"	O
is	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
edits	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TG-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
version	O
,	O
ported	O
by	O
Ving	O
Co	O
.	O
and	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
pixel-perfect	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
substantial	O
changes	O
apart	O
from	O
a	O
new	O
menu	O
interface	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
J2ME/BREW	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2010	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
change	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
Java-based	B-Device
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
,	O
where	O
Rick	O
's	O
mask	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
skull-like	O
one	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
Splatter	O
Rush	O
"	O
mode	O
instead	O
,	O
where	O
enemies	O
continuously	O
spawn	O
from	O
both	O
ends	O
of	O
a	O
wide	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Turbografx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1988	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
general	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-Engine/Turbografx	O
-16	O
versions	O
also	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
their	O
faithful	O
recreations	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
but	O
the	O
North-American	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
“	O
toned-down	O
gore	O
”	O
due	O
to	O
controversy	O
while	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
version	O
saw	O
less	O
changes	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
being	O
Rick	O
's	O
mask	O
being	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
sharing	O
the	O
occasional	O
censorship	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
gave	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
of	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Putting	O
aside	O
the	O
aesthetic	O
design	O
and	O
just	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
merits	O
of	O
its	O
mechanics	O
,	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
is	O
lacking.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
had	O
similar	O
complaints	O
:	O
"	O
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
problem	O
with	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
is	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
much	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Provo	O
criticized	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
was	O
the	O
censored	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
noting	O
how	O
he	O
missed	O
the	O
meat	O
cleavers	O
and	O
extra	O
violence	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
