Splatterhouse is back!

[Young Avenger]

http://kotaku.com/382837/splatterhouse-returns

I loved splatterhouse on the genesis. Good to see the series making a comeback!

[Xero Kaiser]

I've been hoping that Namco would revive this series for years now. Hopefully they don't mess it up

[Xero Kaiser]

Hey, a double post. Fun

[Xero Kaiser]

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3167542&p=4

The developer of Mark of Kri is behind this. Pretty good chance the game will kick ass

[DWEarhart]

Playing this at the arcades back in the day. Played part 2, but never part 3.

I'll give this one a look.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

And it's coming to the 360 and the PS3, too (http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3167542&p=4). Boy this is going to kick ass...

[Alex]

For anyone too young to remeber (Being 24 and actually saying that is awesome.)
This is a huge fricken deal. Splatterhouse was THE violent game, this thing was out when i was a wee alex, it predates mortal kombat, and was ten times more violent.
Not only violent, but awesome, with a neat story too (Well, in 3 at least).

[2-4-5_Trioxin]

Wish I could get excited about this as I liked the ones.

But much like bionic commando the games I loved were made in a different time of games, on a 2d system, by a different breed of game designers. It will be a 3d game thats just violent and has no real distinction from other games much like bionic commando. Im pretty sure the only thing that would make it a splatterhouse game is the title itself and the guy wearing a hockey mask, the rest will be given way to graphics, a whole cache of weapons, different ways to dispatch enemies, and a brain dead storyline thats been done thousands of times.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Well, I suppose that remains to be seen. I mean, isn't this Splatterhouse a remake of sorts?

[Black Atom]

Not sure I really care. The only thing that was ever really remarkable about Splatterhouse was the extreme violence. Nowadays, plenty games will have that, meaning the only remarkable thing about the new one is that it will be called "Splatterhouse".

[Kevin M.]

I loved this game when I was a kid. I'm glad that they are bring it back, and that they are getting a good team to put this game together. I'm going to check this out when it hits the 360.

[StoneGold]

I'll wait till I hear something beyond an IP announcement before I start getting excited. Call me wary from Final Fight, Gauntlet, Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Bomberman, various Pac-Man revival attempts, Frogger, I think you get the point.

[Donald M.]

I'll wait till I hear something beyond an IP announcement before I start getting excited. Call me wary from Final Fight, Gauntlet, Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Bomberman, various Pac-Man revival attempts, Frogger, I think you get the point.

No kidding. Just how many successful revivals of an old and long neglected video game franchise have there been in the last few years?

Ninja Gaiden and, uh, yeah, Ninja Gaiden is about it.

[BYC]

I think this shows that violence sales. Unless the game is great, I doubt I'll care.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Not sure I really care. The only thing that was ever really remarkable about Splatterhouse was the extreme violence. Nowadays, plenty games will have that, meaning the only remarkable thing about the new one is that it will be called "Splatterhouse".

Well, for me it wasn't only the violence, but the story as well. Granted, it wasn't something really deep, but it was dark, and I liked that.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

No kidding. Just how many successful revivals of an old and long neglected video game franchise have there been in the last few years?

Ninja Gaiden and, uh, yeah, Ninja Gaiden is about it.

What about Rygar? Was it good?

[Bruceleehulk]

it wasn't a AAA game like Ninja gaiden , but it wasn't mediocre either, it was kind of fun.

[Young Avenger]

No kidding. Just how many successful revivals of an old and long neglected video game franchise have there been in the last few years?

Metal Gear, Metroid, Outrun, Warhawk, Mortal Kombat

[Jmacq1]

Metal Gear, Metroid, Outrun, Warhawk, Mortal Kombat

Metroid, and Mortal Kombat were never really "long neglected" by any stretch of the imagination. Metal Gear to an extent, but it also was "revived" far more than a "few years" ago (over 10 years ago, if I recall correctly).

I'm not sure how successful "Outrun" was, since I wasn't even aware it had been revived.

So that leaves "Warhawk." Warhawk was a franchise?

[Agent Helix]

Warhawk was one game, and I'd hardly call any of the Mortal Kombat games since 2 "successful".

[Xero Kaiser]

Warhawk was one game, and I'd hardly call any of the Mortal Kombat games since 2 "successful".

The last 4 MK games all sold over 1 or 2 million. Their success can't be argued.

Metroid, and Mortal Kombat were never really "long neglected" by any stretch of the imagination

Metroid was out for almost a decade, and MK was quiet for 5 years before it came back with Deadly Alliance.

[Young Avenger]

Metroid, and Mortal Kombat were never really "long neglected" by any stretch of the imagination. Metal Gear to an extent, but it also was "revived" far more than a "few years" ago (over 10 years ago, if I recall correctly).

I'm not sure how successful "Outrun" was, since I wasn't even aware it had been revived.

So that leaves "Warhawk." Warhawk was a franchise?

Metroid was gone for seven years when Nintendo bring it back with Metroid Prime. Mortal Kombat was gone for five years when it was revive with Deadly Alliance.

While Metal Gear was revived a decade ago my point still stands. Konami successfully revived one of their franchises.

Sega revived Outrun a few years ago on the Xbox. I believe it was called Outrun 2006. Great game

[Black Atom]

Metroid was gone for seven years when Nintendo bring it back with Metroid Prime. Mortal Kombat was gone for five years when it was revive with Deadly Alliance.

While Metal Gear was revived a decade ago my point still stands. Konami successfully revived one of their franchises.

Sega revived Outrun a few years ago on the Xbox. I believe it was called Outrun 2006. Great game

Metroid was only gone for one gen (N64.) and it was never really a "dead" franchise, unlike Splatterhouse. Same with MK. It'd be like saying Street Fighter IV is "reviving" the Street Fighter franchise. Even though there's been nearly 9 years since the last SF game, it's never really left the public consciousness. Splatterhouse certainly has.

[Xero Kaiser]

Yeah, but with X-men vs Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, SNK vs Capcom, Capcom vs SNK, SFEX they never really stopped making SF games. Maybe they weren't true sequels, but SF never went away.

When Metroid was gone, it was gone. No side stories or spinoff games or anything. It might have only been one generation but it was still 8 years of no Metroid. That's a long time as far as video games go

[Donald M.]

While Metal Gear was revived a decade ago my point still stands.


No it doesn't, thanks for contributing though.

[Black Atom]

I guess. Before SFIV, the last game to feature any SF characters was SvC Chaos and Capcom Fighting Jam in 2003/2004 respectively, so it's been a decent stretch of time. And Samus did appear in two Smash Bros. titles before finally resurfacing in a true Metroid sequel.

More importantly, both those franchises had the benefit of being much better than Splatterhouse at the outset. Metroid never "died" because even when there was no Metroid, the series itself was still well-known and beloved and there was always demand for a sequel. Can't say that for Splatt.

[Young Avenger]

I guess. Before SFIV, the last game to feature any SF characters was SvC Chaos and Capcom Fighting Jam in 2003/2004 respectively, so it's been a decent stretch of time. And Samus did appear in two Smash Bros. titles before finally resurfacing in a true Metroid sequel.

More importantly, both those franchises had the benefit of being much better than Splatterhouse at the outset. Metroid never "died" because even when there was no Metroid, the series itself was still well-known and beloved and there was always demand for a sequel. Can't say that for Splatt.

The last Capcom game to use SF characters was Namco X Capcom. That came out in 2005 I believe.

Being beloved doesn't mean a series can't be dead. There's a demand for Nintendo to bring over Mother 3 to the US and that's not going to happen. Same for a sequel for Kid Icarus.

[Black Atom]

The last Capcom game to use SF characters was Namco X Capcom. That came out in 2005 I believe.

Being beloved doesn't mean a series can't be dead. There's a demand for Nintendo to bring over Mother 3 to the US and that's not going to happen. Same for a sequel for Kid Icarus.

I think the important difference is no one ever thought that Street Fighter or Metroid were really gone. There was never any doubt that those series would continue in some fashion and that's what kept them "alive". It was merely a matter of when, rather than if.

I'm not sure anyone really wants a sequel to Kid Icarus. Sure, interest has been renewed in the game because of Pit's recent appearance in Smash Bros., but I'm sure most people were content to forget it completely before that, making it effectively dead.

[Young Avenger]

New Splatterhouse trailer. Looking good
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/45203.html

[FistofIron]

New Splatterhouse trailer. Looking good
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/45203.html

Thats what I'm talking about.:biggrin:

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

mixed feelings for me, part of me think the magic will be gone once they enter 3D, i just wish someone would revive sparkster lol....

[sHayden]

It's sort of a re-boot. The game, from the synopses able to be read, appears to follow the same story as Splatterhouse 2.
Now what I dislike, is the fact that rick's character model looks awful.
I loved 2 & 3, but the only game coming I can get truly excited for is Dark Athena.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

mixed feelings for me, part of me think the magic will be gone once they enter 3D, i just wish someone would revive sparkster lol....

Hey, Sparkster is a cool game. And that's a great idea actually.

As for Splatterhouse, it seems Namco took the project off the hands of the current developer. Dunno why.

[2-4-5_Trioxin]

Thank god and thank namco. They took away the game from the studio that was working on it. Im glad they did because ever since the first screenshot to the newest trailer it has looked like total s***.

http://kotaku.com/5149892/namco-confirms-ditching-splatterhouse-developers

Everything I saw of the splatterhouse has looked like the entire devs meeting on it consisted of "huh huh huh ok dudes were like totally gonna take this old game and make it badass to the extreme! Yeah you can like totally kill stuff in it and see blood and monsters and get this shit! You can like rip off arms! Its gonna be like really radical!"

It was mindless, stupid, sterile, generic and very boring looking. It looked like hundreds of other games that had a non skilled dev team and no intelligence low budget title that goes right into the cheap bin because it was just cranked out hoping to get some sales in before everyone finds out how shitty it is. All it had going for it was the title.

[Xero Kaiser]

Everything I saw of the splatterhouse has looked like the entire devs meeting on it consisted of "huh huh huh ok dudes were like totally gonna take this old game and make it badass to the extreme! Yeah you can like totally kill stuff in it and see blood and monsters and get this shit! You can like rip off arms! Its gonna be like really radical!"

Kinda sounds like those old Splatterhouse games.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thank god and thank namco. They took away the game from the studio that was working on it. Im glad they did because ever since the first screenshot to the newest trailer it has looked like total s***.

http://kotaku.com/5149892/namco-confirms-ditching-splatterhouse-developers

Everything I saw of the splatterhouse has looked like the entire devs meeting on it consisted of "huh huh huh ok dudes were like totally gonna take this old game and make it badass to the extreme! Yeah you can like totally kill stuff in it and see blood and monsters and get this shit! You can like rip off arms! Its gonna be like really radical!"

It was mindless, stupid, sterile, generic and very boring looking. It looked like hundreds of other games that had a non skilled dev team and no intelligence low budget title that goes right into the cheap bin because it was just cranked out hoping to get some sales in before everyone finds out how shitty it is. All it had going for it was the title.

Well, they can keep that approach to the game, even if Namco assigned the project to other devs.

[Donald M.]

Thank god and thank namco. They took away the game from the studio that was working on it. Im glad they did because ever since the first screenshot to the newest trailer it has looked like total s***.

http://kotaku.com/5149892/namco-confirms-ditching-splatterhouse-developers

Everything I saw of the splatterhouse has looked like the entire devs meeting on it consisted of "huh huh huh ok dudes were like totally gonna take this old game and make it badass to the extreme! Yeah you can like totally kill stuff in it and see blood and monsters and get this shit! You can like rip off arms! Its gonna be like really radical!"

It was mindless, stupid, sterile, generic and very boring looking. It looked like hundreds of other games that had a non skilled dev team and no intelligence low budget title that goes right into the cheap bin because it was just cranked out hoping to get some sales in before everyone finds out how shitty it is. All it had going for it was the title.

The problem with your comments is you're talking about Splatterhouse, as opposed to a franchise that was ever anything more than any of the things you just listed. Don't get me wrong, I loved the old Splatterhouse games, but the mindless beating of monsters into a bloody pulp is all they were ever about.

I didn't much care for the redesign of the main character, but other than that the trailer looked okay to me.

[FistofIron]

I'm suprised that the development team got fired it looked like they were doing a good job.

[2-4-5_Trioxin]

The problem with your comments is you're talking about Splatterhouse, as opposed to a franchise that was ever anything more than any of the things you just listed. Don't get me wrong, I loved the old Splatterhouse games, but the mindless beating of monsters into a bloody pulp is all they were ever about.

I didn't much care for the redesign of the main character, but other than that the trailer looked okay to me.

True but this was taken the absolute generic and sterile stages of todays standards. The original splatterhouse games atleast had something about them that made them unqiue for beating a sidescroller smashfest, this remake was looking exactly just a video game version of a hollywood big budget brainless and thoughtless slasher film.

It was just like the rygar remake, yeah it had the name rygar and the discshield but it was incredibly boring looking and so was this.

If it didnt have the splatterhouse name and his mask it wouldnt have looked or even reminded anyone of a SH game.

But the original was from awhile ago made by completely different people and its never going to live up or even be as good. Besides if namco took it away from them it must suck cause since they joined with bandai they have put mostly mediiocre crap so if they said no it really must have sucked.

Regardless it looked like complete and utter boring tripe.

[Donald M.]

The original splatterhouse games atleast had something about them that made them unqiue for beating a sidescroller smashfest

Yes it did: ridiculous amounts of gore, something that's no longer very unique in today's gaming market. Beyond that, the old games all took place in pretty generic haunted house type environments.

Take off those rose colored glasses, son.