<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wanpaku	I-Application
Graffiti	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
ESRB	O
M-rated	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
in	O
the	O
2010	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatterhouse	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
include	O
a	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
and	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
lacks	O
a	O
password	O
feature	O
)	O
,	O
taken	O
from	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wanpaku	I-Application
Graffiti	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
caused	O
some	O
confusion	O
among	O
players	O
that	O
have	O
not	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
intact	O
mansion	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
West	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
from	O
the	O
original	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
,	O
when	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
charred	O
ruins	O
that	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
are	O
what	O
is	O
left	O
of	O
West	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
(	O
these	O
ruins	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
clearly	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
screen	O
scrolls	O
over	O
to	O
reveal	O
the	O
other	O
mansion	O
,	O
aka	O
the	O
"	O
hidden	O
house	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
one	O
not	O
to	O
pass	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
agreed	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
"	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
nothing	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
largely	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
,	O
ultimately	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
continuation	O
of	O
its	O
gory	O
presentation	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
even	O
more	O
violent	O
and	O
replete	O
with	O
even	O
more	O
disturbing	O
images	O
,	O
the	O
shock	O
value	O
is	O
largely	O
gone	O
.	O
</s>
