<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horror-themed	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
reimagining	O
and	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
is	O
combat-oriented	O
with	O
main	O
character	O
Rick	O
fighting	O
various	O
monsters	O
in	O
either	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
or	O
with	O
makeshift	O
weapons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
wooden	O
planks	O
and	O
meat	O
cleavers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
unlockables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
boyfriend	O
,	O
Rick	B-Application
Taylor	I-Application
(	O
Josh	O
Keaton	O
)	O
,	O
comes	O
along	O
so	O
nothing	O
bad	O
happens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
might	O
appeal	O
to	O
older	O
audiences	O
interested	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
and	O
seeing	O
Capcom	O
's	O
success	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
approved	O
the	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
internal	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
who	O
had	O
recently	O
completed	O
Afro	B-Application
Samurai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Howard	O
Drossin	O
composed	O
original	O
scores	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Rick	B-Application
Taylor	I-Application
(	O
in	O
his	O
non-possessed	O
look	O
)	O
was	O
modelled	O
after	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
expected	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
was	O
finally	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
promotions	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Fangoria	O
issue	O
#295	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Headlong	O
into	O
Monsters	O
"	O
–	O
WolfShirt	O
(	O
03:18	O
)	O
Note'''	O
:	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
co-producer	O
Dan	O
Tovar	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
bands	O
Invisible	O
Enemies	O
and	O
WolfShirt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic.Eurogamer	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
:	O
"	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
is	O
only	O
reasonably	O
good	O
at	O
being	O
the	O
classless	O
procession	O
of	O
shock	O
and	O
bad	O
taste	O
that	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
All	O
the	O
gore	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
ca	O
n't	O
disguise	O
Splatterhouses	B-Application
laundry	O
list	O
of	O
clumsy	O
mechanics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B+	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Going	O
by	O
mechanics	O
alone	O
,	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
is	O
solid	O
,	O
though	O
uninspired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
On	O
the	O
whole	O
,	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
achieves	O
what	O
it	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
spoiled	O
in	O
parts	O
by	O
some	O
sloppy	O
execution	O
and	O
technical	O
niggles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
recycled	O
brawling	O
mechanics	O
and	O
frustrating	O
platforming	O
do	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
cliché	O
story	O
and	O
no	O
amount	O
of	O
blood	O
,	O
profanity	O
or	O
nudity	O
can	O
save	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
from	O
mediocrity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Vote	O
of	O
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
5.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
:	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
offering	O
a	O
decent	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
copious	O
amounts	O
of	O
blood	O
and	O
gore	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ultimately	O
falls	O
flat	O
in	O
several	O
areas.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jeffery	O
Harris	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
some	O
reviews	O
have	O
made	O
it	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
think	O
the	O
new	O
Splatterhouse''	O
is	O
a	O
fun	O
albeit	O
somewhat	O
flawed	O
and	O
disappointing	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
really	O
solid	O
story	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
art	O
design	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
