Splatterhouse 2

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Splatterhouse 2
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Namco
Developer: Now Production M2
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1992-08-04 ¥5,8005,800 T-14143 US 1992-07 $54.9554.95 T-14076 EU 1992-10-08 1061 PT 1992 MDJ1061 UK 1992-10-08 £44.9944.99 1061 AU 199x JP ▼ 2008-07-01 600pts600 US ▼ 2008-08-04 800pts800 EU ▼ 2008-08-08 800pts800 AU ▼ 2008-08 800pts800
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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. Later in July 2008, developer M2 ported Splatterhouse 2 to the Nintendo Virtual Console.

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

Versions

Instead of the skull-shaped mask of the overseas release, the Japanese version features a different design for the mask, resembling a Japanese Kabuki theater mask. These changes are present in Rick's sprites in-game but also in game artwork and cutscenes.

The main screen title is different. The overseas version is titled "Splatterhouse 2" in bloody letters, while the Japanese release adds "Part 2" underneath to the bloody Splatterhouse logo, with "Part" written in black with white outline and an external bluish aura, and the number 2 superimposed over it in plain red. The overseas release features a TM "™" trademark at the end of the logo, while the Japanese release features a circle R "®" registered logo. The Japanese release features a "NAMCOT" company logo, which is changed in the overseas release to "NAMCO."

The story is more fleshed out in the Japanese version, both in the cutscenes' text and in the game manual. The overseas release saw several changes to the plot, mentioning things not present in the Japanese version, and generating confusion for veterans of the original game in terms of continuity. Both versions feature English text in the cutscenes, but the Japanese version also features Japanese text and some incorrect "Engrish" bad English grammar.

Aside from the trademark text at the beginning and the 50hz ratio, the European PAL release is identical to the North American Genesis version.

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

Magazine articles

Main article: Splatterhouse 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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

• GamePro (US) #36: "July 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
• GamePro (US) #37: "August 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

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

• Hobby Consolas (ES) #13: "Octubre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

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

• Hobby Consolas (ES) #14: "Noviembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 50 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 70 Console Mania (IT) 71 Consoles + (FR) 64 Computer & Video Games (UK) 83 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 73 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU) 50 Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU) 70 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 64 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 53 FX (UK) 55 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 92 GamesMaster (UK) 57 Game Informer (US) 85 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 50 Hobby Consolas (ES) 86 Joypad (FR) 88 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 82 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 72 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC 72 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 72 Mega Action (UK) 88 Mega Fun (DE) NTSC 86 Mega Play (US) NTSC-U 65 MegaTech (UK) PAL 79 MegaTech (UK) 63 Mean Machines (UK) 73 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 73 Player One (FR) 70 Play Time (DE) 32 Score (CZ) 73 Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U 47 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U 86 Sega Pro (UK) NTSC 80 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 89 Sega Force (UK) PAL 63 Sega Mega Drive Review (RU) 56 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 73 Supersonic (FR) 83 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 65 User (GR) PAL 72 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U 60 Video Games (DE) 32

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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

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 2d1766e9 MD5 d0d14e031b6a62c733414e1039a51df3 SHA-1 59ec19ec442989d2738c055b9290661661d13f8f	1MB	1992-03	Cartridge (US)
✔	CRC32 2559e03c MD5 e82c84434552a2f4d0db073b23cf669c SHA-1 e01940808006a346b8711a74fbfa173ec872624f	1MB	1992-03	Cartridge (EU)
✔	CRC32 9fb70301 MD5 ef2dc6223949eaf84f14e270874a5fff SHA-1 0c33bb0cf3de11f52aec8d90283b831d9d7d37af	1MB	1992-03	Cartridge (JP)

External links

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

References

Splatterhouse games for Sega systems
Splatterhouse 2 (1992) | Splatterhouse 3 (1993)