Splatter House 2

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Most unusual was the discovery of a mask quite unlike anything that has been found before.</div> <bR> <div> Carved from a bone like material it seems to be a representation of a deity. This mask was attached to the wearers head with interesting straps that were fashioned to look like skeletal hands. Ruins found in the area refer to this relic as the 'terror head' or perhaps a better translation would be the terror mask. This is a breakthrough discovery."</div> <bR> <div> Excerpted from a letter of Dr. Mueller to a friend</div> <bR> <div> Dear Klaus,</div> <bR> <div> "This mask is incredible. You mentioned reading my piece in JOPP. However, I couldn't mention in the article the aura of power surrounding this thing. You pick it up and shiver. A primal wave rushes up your spine. When you visit, we'll have to go over it. The lake is lovely this fall and the fish are biting. See you."</div> <bR> <div> INTRODUCTION</div> <bR> <div> You've come to dread the night. In the clutches of sleep the nightmares begin. Always the same, Jennifer screaming in the dark until suddenly she stops. Silence, then the infernal whisperings of the mask begin again.</div> <bR> <div> "Rick, we can save her...</div> <div> "You know we can...</div> <div> "Remember the power...</div> <div> "Remember how much you liked it?</div> <div> "The house, Rick...</div> <div> "Jennifer's waiting...</div> <div> "And I'm waiting for you."</div> <bR> <div> Awake in a sweat with your heart racing you can almost remember the last time. Locked in the mask, body surging with feral rage and an insatiable hunger. The cold steel pipe in your hands slick with gore. Under the mask you were smiling. You know you have to go, to save Jennifer... or so you say.</div> <div> Splatterhouse 2 begins three months after Splatterhouse ends. Rick is told by the Mask that Jennifer is still alive, after her mysterious disappearance in the first game, and that he can help him get her back. Rick ends up going to the charred remains of West Mansion (which had burned to the ground at the end of Splatterhouse) and somehow ends up unconscious - at one point, he wakes up with the Mask on his face again... and the carnage starts anew.</div> <bR> <div> Over time, though, a few things began to bother me about Splatterhouse 2. It seemed to lack some of the atmosphere that the first game had, which kind of lessened the experience for me. The Mask itself was changed - it now looked like a human skull. Personally, I prefer the look that it had in the Mega Drive version. The music didn't quite seem to have the same flair as the original either, and the graphics were somewhat darker and muddier in spots (although still a hell of a lot better than a lot of Genesis games).</div> <bR> <div> Don't get me wrong - these are just minor gripes. Gameplay-wise, Splatterhouse 2 favorably stacks up to both the arcade and Turbografx games. Rick controls exactly the way he did in both of the other games, and responds perfectly to your commands. On top of that, the new password feature comes in quite handy. Some of the creature deaths are quite well done - the first boss' stomach explodes and the contents spill out all over the ground, the second boss' eyeballs explode... my favorite would have to be the third boss. When you kill it, it explodes - and splatters of blood cover your screen. Then the whole screen is coated in blood, which runs down from the top.</div> <bR> <div> Splatterhouse 2, despite my minor gripes, is a definitely a great game. Any Splatterhouse fan should have this in their library.</div> <div> Japanese Cover                                 US Cover                                              European Cover</div> <div> <IMG SRC="acce64e0.png" border=0 width="230" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="acef04e0.png" border=0 width="240" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="ad0f0500.png" border=0 width="240" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Review and screenshots by </B><A HREF="mailto:axelay@ureach.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:axelay@ureach.com"><U><B>Rob</B></U></A><B> @ West Mansion</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>