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First next-gen Splatterhouse screens hit the web, very bloody photo

Czech gaming Web site Tiscali Games has just posted the first screenshots from Namco Bandai's upcoming next-gen gore fest, Splatterhouse.

From the screens the game looks to have a God of War-like vibe, with the 'roid-raged Rick tearing apart monsters with both his bare hands, in addition to busting skulls with his trademark wooden board. Other than the fact that Rick looks disproportional and ridiculous (which we already were prepared for), there's not much else to go on.

I'm all about tearing off monster's heads and smashing in their faces with 2x4s, but I'm going to remain cautious about this title. There's something about it that just looks ... off. Am I alone in this feeling?


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Luigi takes over's Avatar
Luigi takes over at 05/01/2008 14:29
You're not alone, I'm really unhappy that they're making a next gen Splatterhouse. It deserves to be remade/remastered as a DS/PSP game in my opinion.

I have a feeling this is going to be awful.
YellowHare's Avatar
YellowHare at 05/01/2008 14:29
BANE!
DaedHead8's Avatar
DaedHead8 at 05/01/2008 14:30
It definitely doesn't feel right, I agree. I hope it's just due to the game being incomplete because a God of War style Splatterhouse game sounds awesome.
Mister Disco's Avatar
Mister Disco at 05/01/2008 14:31
Long arm is loooooooong.
liquidninja's Avatar
liquidninja at 05/01/2008 14:31
Bane indeed.
MaxVest's Avatar
MaxVest at 05/01/2008 14:33
Those ground textures look really bad, was the first thing I noticed. And you know they're bad when the picture shows Rick v2.0 putting a 2x4 through some creature's skull.
Senisan82's Avatar
Senisan82 at 05/01/2008 14:36
He looks like hes made of clay :(
Mekanikles's Avatar
Mekanikles at 05/01/2008 14:37
I didn't know Chun-Li starred in Splatterhouse
entrager's Avatar
entrager at 05/01/2008 14:37
Yeah... that shot looks *really* rough. Very last-gen. This must be either concept art, or a really early build.
Passionate Styos's Avatar
Passionate Styos at 05/01/2008 14:38
It looks fugly, but I'm gonna be optimistic and say that I'm still happy that this will come out.
mix's Avatar
mix at 05/01/2008 14:41
I played a demo rom of the 1st one and it was hard but damn fun (need to find an actual WHOLE version....)

Hopefully this one is still as fun.
Joseph Leray's Avatar
Joseph Leray at 05/01/2008 14:42
I am not stoked about the character design. It's all clunky and stuff ... and, like Max said, the textures are pretty rough.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 05/01/2008 14:45
Big Buddy couldn't take no more so he split Franks skull with a two-by-four.
method47's Avatar
method47 at 05/01/2008 14:47
Looks like a PS1 game, IMO. Maybe the characters look like PS2.

But compare this to a Medieval screen shot.
Char Aznable's Avatar
Char Aznable at 05/01/2008 14:47
Lots and lots o' veins.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 05/01/2008 14:48
Meh.
brandon85's Avatar
brandon85 at 05/01/2008 14:49
ROIDS!!!
MrJunko's Avatar
MrJunko at 05/01/2008 14:51
If there is a game that needs to be remade its fucking PUNCH OUT. WHAT THE FUCK.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 05/01/2008 14:53
Man. How many times is EGM going to get their exclusives ganked by some other country?
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 05/01/2008 15:01
YAY! Looks brutal
mix's Avatar
mix at 05/01/2008 15:02
@MrJunko
YES!
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 05/01/2008 15:04
Uh oh. This looks like trouble.
Dr Spaceman's Avatar
Dr Spaceman at 05/01/2008 15:12
Yeah, not a good outlook.
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 05/01/2008 15:13
This just in Rick is no longer the Main Character.......

It's Chris Benoit
adultswim810's Avatar
adultswim810 at 05/01/2008 15:14
that blood fails
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 05/01/2008 15:16
Looks like a bunch of 40 year old businessmen had the idea to remake Splatterhouse after watching their sons play the first level of God of War, walked into an 8th grade Art Class and asked everyone to draw what they'd like to see Splatterhouse look like if it was NEXT-GEN, then picked the resulting concept art at random and made the kid executive producer of the project. After that they went into the computer programming class and waved a poster of Duke Nukem Forever around and grabbed the first kid that stood up.
mabman's Avatar
mabman at 05/01/2008 15:17
small head looks small
Jaren Face's Avatar
Jaren Face at 05/01/2008 15:18
nothing like shoddy screen shots to sink my hype for a game.
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foxhound421 at 05/01/2008 15:26
maybe i'm not qualified to say this since i never played the original, and i know there's going for a stylized approach but damn... that's fucking ugly.
broonor's Avatar
broonor at 05/01/2008 15:33
Anyone else like how in some of the screens his arm is coming apart? About time we get actual damage done to our characters as our life bar depletes.
Char Aznable's Avatar
Char Aznable at 05/01/2008 15:43
What a difference a week makes.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 05/01/2008 15:44
Actually, I just read the EGM article (from which I hope these screenshots were not ganked from), and I'm a bit more optimistic about the game. It's being developed by the cats who did Mark of Kri, and they do some pretty solid work.

And about the arm, jpitner -- the game apparently has a health regeneration system, so what you're seeing will regenerate over time (thing Halo, but with flesh). Could be a cool effect if done right.
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micro44 at 05/01/2008 15:45
mix says:
05/01/2008 14:41
I played a demo rom of the 1st one and it was hard but damn fun (need to find an actual WHOLE version....)

Hopefully this one is still as fun.

Isn't this game available on Virtual Console
BHACKNEY's Avatar
BHACKNEY at 05/01/2008 15:47
Kinda reminds me on "Nightmare Creatures" and not in a good way.
Haxan's Avatar
Haxan at 05/01/2008 15:53
It looks like a Bargain Bin game. Is this really a shot from the new Clayfighter?
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 05/01/2008 15:57
I, for one, am not expecting a gaming revolution. I'm expecting a gory, silly, big dumb action game. It looks like I'm going to be happy while everyone else is complaining.

Which is ironic.
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xSledgewick at 05/01/2008 16:03
This is why some super dev. team should be made, only for the sake of porting old games to new consoles. Who would it be? Hey, it's my idea... and it's not going to happen, so why bother?
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 05/01/2008 16:08
This is for the PS1, right?
PaperBowser0's Avatar
PaperBowser0 at 05/01/2008 16:12
I agree with you too MrJunko, where the fuck is Punch Out!?
Coheed's Avatar
Coheed at 05/01/2008 16:29
Ugh, yeah, something about the screens definitely looks bizarre. I'm holding out til there's more about the game though, cause I've always thought the Splatterhouse series looked awesome and Mark of Kri was a pretty bitchin' game. If nothing else, it's finally motivating me to finally seek out some ROMs of the original games.
Hitogoroshi's Avatar
Hitogoroshi at 05/01/2008 16:38
Like it has been said. This is the Mark of Kri team so I'm not worried.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 05/01/2008 16:52
@Nick

I get my EGMs sooo late most of the time (I still don't have this issue). There was one time where my local Walgreen's got an issue a full week before I did and Walgreen's gets their magazines way later than most newsstands.
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SantanaClaus89 at 05/01/2008 16:56
I don't think there's anything wrong here at all... I mean I always hold a 2x4 in my hand like I would a sheet of paper when I'm violently swinging it around.

Don't you guys?
MaximusPaynicus's Avatar
MaximusPaynicus at 05/01/2008 16:59
I won't pass judgment, but I will say this: I'm concerned.
mix's Avatar
mix at 05/01/2008 17:30
@micro44

VC as in Wii??

Might have to look into that....
animateria's Avatar
animateria at 05/01/2008 17:35
Sigh...

That doesn't look good at all.

Hopefully its much better in motion.

Which is usually the case.
Teen Idol's Avatar
Teen Idol at 05/01/2008 18:13
Being a huge fan of the originals, I'm just fucking pumped to see Rick again. Hopefully it'll have alot of horror referenced levels like the originals did.

..I just came.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 05/01/2008 18:24
How long ago was this announced? Wasn't it like, a week or two ago? I can't imagine this has been in development that long, but either way, I don't really care about the game.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar
Kyousuke Nanbu at 05/01/2008 20:23
It looks really weird, that roided out look is what I expect his super form to look like, not his normal form.
podebeijaranoiva's Avatar
podebeijaranoiva at 05/01/2008 20:45
Too clear.
Not creepy.
Looks like Death Jr.

Splatterhouse 2, with pixelated graphics and altered-beast-like soundtrack was scary and depressing.... if you took too much time to finish the game your wife and kid die... thats Splatterhouse, not this x-steroids-xtreme-fest
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