![]() ![]() There is a mildly interesting charm to this game’s setting and tone, but I don’t find it to be quite as immersive as the aforementioned titles. The first boss, for instance, is a vampire that has a one minute cutscene of him and 4 generic enemies dancing in sync to a sound alike of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” So this game is basically Monster Party meets Ghosts ‘n Goblins, presentation wise at least (although it does also have some fake difficulty thrown in, which is kind of like fake news except for game difficulty). Along the way, you end up fighting enemies that look like they are in a kiddy haunted house attraction or that are some type of pop culture reference. Rick now needs to rescue Jenny from the great pumpkin by traveling through 7 stages (I think, it might be 6) to reach her. However, it is quite clear that it is going for something different so let’s give it the benefit of the doubt. So if we are judging this by the standards of the previous game, it is a notable step down. Rick randomly comes back to life and is reunited with his girlfriend… for about two seconds until a giant pumpkin comes and takes her. Even more strange is that Rick starts out dead in a coffin with Jenny nearby… even though it’s supposed to be the other way around. The original game ended with Jenny dead after Rick escaped from the mansion, and hear you have them as kids. ![]() I could not quite understand what the plot was about from what little was provided. The game was alright but nothing particularly special, and can be recommended if you liked Monster Party but kinda wish it made a little more sense and didn’t have game breaking bugs. ![]() The gameplay of Wanpaku Grafitti is also noticeably different from the original, so I don’t even know why it’s a Splatterhouse game. Yes I know plenty of games have chibi spinoffs, but they usually wait until there is more than one title. Seems like a strange direction to take the series in considering the only game released prior was the arcade original. ![]() There is instead this strange chibi spinoff called Splatterhouse Wanpaku Grafitti that was only released in Japan on the Famicom. Now it is time for part two of the Splatterhouse retrospective, but that does not mean that I am reviewing Splatterhouse 2, although I just finished it on the day I am writing this. ![]()
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