Splatterhouse 2

n/a

NTSC-U/PAL
NTSC-J

Splatterhouse 2

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console

Publisher:

Namco

Namco Hometek (US)

Bandai Namco Games

Developer:

Now Production

M2

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-08-04^[1]	¥5,8005,800	T-14143
US	1992-07^[2]^[3]	$54.9554.95^[2]^[4]	T-14076
EU	1992-10-07^[5]		1061
PT	1992		MDJ1061
UK	1992-10-07^[6]	£44.9944.99^[7]^[8]	1061
AU	199x
JP ▼	2008-07-01^[13]	600pts600^[14]
US ▼	2008-08-04^[9]	800pts800^[10]
EU ▼	2008-08-08^[9]^[11]	800pts800^[9]
AU ▼	2008-08	800pts800^[12]

Splatterhouse 2, known in Japan as Splatterhouse Part 2 (スプラッターハウス PART2), is a Sega Mega Drive horror beat-'em-up game developed by Now Production and published by Namco. The game is a direct sequel to the 1988 Namco arcade game Splatterhouse. It was first released in the United States in July 1992 and released in Japan the following month. This game and its sequel, Splatterhouse 3, were developed specifically for the Sega Mega Drive, and were not ported to any contemporary platforms of the day.

Story

Three months have gone by since the events of the first game. Rick is still suffering from his guilt of being unable to save Jennifer and has been plagued by nightmares of her and the Terror Mask, which reformed after breaking at the climax of the first game. Suddenly, the mask reappears to Rick and tempts him to find the house, telling him that Jennifer can be saved. It closes by telling Rick that it will give him power. Rick succeeds in rescuing Jennifer, and the House sinks into the bottom of the river.

Gameplay

The game is a horror-themed beat-'em-up. The player controls Rick, who fights through several eerie environments filled with grotesque monsters. Rick walks with and and crouches with . In the Japanese release, he jumps with and attacks with or . In the overseas releases, he jumps with or and jumps with . He can attack while crouching or jumping. He can slide kick, which attacks enemies in his path, by jumping and holding or (in the direction of the slide) with the attack button as he hits the ground. Rick can find various weapons scattered throughout the levels, including a pipe, an oar, a chainsaw, and a shotgun. He can pick a weapon up off the ground with or from the background with .

Rick's health is indicated by hearts on the bottom of the screen. He loses a heart when he takes damage from an enemy and loses a life when he runs out of hearts. The Japanese version has a limited number of continues for when the player runs out of lives; the overseas versions have a password system. There are three selectable difficulty levels (called Normal, Difficult, and Very Difficult in the Japanese release and Normal, Difficult, and Game Master in the overseas releases). The Japanese release starts with two lives and five hearts in Normal, three in Difficult, and one in Very Difficult. The overseas release game starts with three lives and four hearts in the Normal difficulty, three in Difficult, and two in Game Master.

Stages

	Stage I

	Stage II

	Stage III

	Stage IV

	Stage V

	Stage VI

	Stage VII

	Stage VIII

History

Legacy

Developer M2 ported Splatterhouse 2 to the Wii Virtual Console in July 2008, notable for being one of the few Virtual Console games to be given a M rating. The game was included as an unlockable in Splatterhouse, released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. It was included in the Mega Drive Mini 2 in 2022.

Versions

Main article: Splatterhouse 2/Comparisons.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Splatterhouse 2	Splatterhouse 2
Japanese	スプラッターハウス PART2	Splatterhouse Part 2

Production credits

Graphic Designer: A Chan
Graphic Designer: Gyoee~! Miyachan
Graphic Designer: Oni Taiji
Composer: Milky Eiko
Sound Programmer: Senkan Kiyoshi
Sub Programmer: Big & Black
Special Thanks: Ken Lobb, Jim Curry
Main Programmer: Pori2 Poritan!
Producer: Papaya Payapaya
Director: 100 Taro

Source:

In-game credits^[15]

Digital manuals

Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Splatterhouse 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

(US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[16]
(US) #37: "August 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[17]

Print advert in (ES) #6: "Octubre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

(ES) #13: "Octubre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[18]

Print advert in (ES) #7: "Noviembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

(ES) #14: "Noviembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[19]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(RU)

50

^[20]

(JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[21]

(IT)

71

^[22]

(FR)

64

^[23]

(UK)

83

^[24]

(US)

NTSC-U

73

^[25]

(RU)

50

^[26]

(RU)

70

^[27]

(UK)

64

^[28]

(JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[29]

(UK)

55

^[30]

(US)

NTSC-U

92

^[31]

(UK)

57

^[32]

(US)

85

^[33]

(JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[34]

(ES)

86

^[35]

(FR)

88

^[36]

(FR)

NTSC-J

82

^[37]

(UK)

72

^[38]

(UK)

NTSC

72

^[39]

(JP)

NTSC-J

72

^[40]

(UK)

88

^[41]

(DE)

NTSC

86

^[42]

(US)

NTSC-U

65

^[43]

(UK)

PAL

79

^[8]

(UK)

63

^[44]

(UK)

73

^[45]

(UK)

73

^[46]

(FR)

70

^[47]

(DE)

32

^[48]

(CZ)

73

^[49]

(UK)

NTSC-U

47

^[50]

(UK)

NTSC-U

86

^[51]

(UK)

NTSC

80

^[52]

(UK)

PAL

89

^[53]

(UK)

PAL

63

^[54]

(RU)

56

^[55]

(JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[56]

(FR)

83

^[57]

(RU)

65

^[58]

(GR)

PAL

72

^[59]

(US)

NTSC-U

60

^[4]

(DE)

32

^[60]

	69
Based on 43 reviews

Splatterhouse 2

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Splatterhouse 2/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "May 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Mega Play, "June 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 44
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "June 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 37
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-10-12), page 13
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-10-12), page 13
↑ Mean Machines, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-22), page 54
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 MegaTech, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-20), page 34
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/splatterhouse_2 (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-04 14:13)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/bnDHCTweQeU8tJBltXtgJvhWACE_Y5j- (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-15 05:05)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/SPLATTERHOUSE-2-279250.html (archive.today)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19775&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 03:23)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/07.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:01)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_house2/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-08-03 04:10)
↑ File:Splatterhouse 2 MD credits.pdf
↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 39
↑ GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 10
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 220
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-08), page 28
↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 66
↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-15), page 74
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 360
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 182
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 94
↑ Famitsu, "1992-08-14" (JP; 1992-07-31), page 37
↑ (UK) (+0:00)
↑ GamePro, "May 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 38
↑ (UK) "Series 2, episode 5" (1992-10-29, 24:00) (+7:26)
↑ Game Informer, "September/October 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 6
↑ Hippon Super, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-04), page 40
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 96
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 166
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 18
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-xx), page 67
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
↑ Mega Fun, "07/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 35
↑ Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 62
↑ MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 47
↑ Mean Machines, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-22), page 52
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 128
↑ Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 108
↑ Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 42
↑ Sega Power, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-06), page 30
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 30
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 22
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 22
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 144
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 10
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 173
↑ User, "Mártios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 49
↑ Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 46

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[:File:Splatterhouse_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Splatterhouse 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:GamePro_US_036.pdf_p39-16] GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:GamePro_US_037.pdf_p79-17] GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_013.pdf_p46-18] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_014.pdf_p10-19] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 10

[20] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 220

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-08.pdf_p28-21] Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-08), page 28

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_012.pdf_p32-22] Console Mania, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_011.pdf_p66-23] Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:CVG_UK_130.pdf_p74-24] Computer & Video Games, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-15), page 74

[:File:EGM_US_035.pdf_p30-25] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 30

[26] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 360

[27] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 182

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p94-28] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 94

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0191.pdf_p37-29] Famitsu, "1992-08-14" (JP; 1992-07-31), page 37

[fx1992-10-30-30] (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamePro_US_034.pdf_p38-31] GamePro, "May 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 38

[gamesmastertv2x05726-32] (UK) "Series 2, episode 5" (1992-10-29, 24:00) (+7:26)

[:File:GameInformer_US_006.pdf_p6-33] Game Informer, "September/October 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 6

[34] Hippon Super, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-04), page 40

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_014.pdf_p94-35] Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Joypad_FR_011.pdf_p96-36] Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 96

[:File:Joystick_FR_030.pdf_p166-37] Joystick, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 166

[:File:MDAG_UK_01.pdf_p18-38] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-39] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-10.pdf_p67-40] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-xx), page 67

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p64-41] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1992-07.pdf_p35-42] Mega Fun, "07/92" (DE; 1992-0x-xx), page 35

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0304.pdf_p62-43] Mega Play, "August 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:MegaTech_UK_18.pdf_p47-44] MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 47

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_23.pdf_p52-45] Mean Machines, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-22), page 52

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-46] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_023.pdf_p128-47] Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 128

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-10.pdf_p108-48] Play Time, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-02), page 108

[:File:Score_CZ_04.pdf_p42-49] Score, "Duben 1994" (CZ; 1994-04-01), page 42

[:File:SegaPower_UK_34.pdf_p30-50] Sega Power, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-06), page 30

[:File:SegaPro_UK_10.pdf_p30-51] Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 30

[:File:SegaPro_UK_13.pdf_p22-52] Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 22

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-53] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SegaForce_UK_08.pdf_p22-54] Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 22

[55] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 144

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-56] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:Supersonic_FR_03.pdf_p10-57] Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 10

[58] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 173

[:File:User_GR_34.pdf_p49-59] User, "Mártios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 49

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-08.pdf_p46-60] Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 46

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Splatterhouse 2

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Stages

History

Legacy

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References