Splatterhouse remake!

Zombiemambo

1up wrote:

The developer behind the game is BottleRocket, who in various incarnations were responsible for the Sony PS2 hits Mark of Kri and Rise of the Kasai. Both of those games were attractive (they basically looked like a Disney film in terms of character design and animation) and -- belying the smooth graphics -- surprisingly violent. This made BottleRocket a solid choice to develop the revival of Namco Bandai's hyper-violent action series, which will arrive on both PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime around mid-2009. You can look at the in-game model of Rick above to get an idea of what the actual game looks like, but check out the June issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly for the full, no-holds barred reveal.

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3167542&p=4



And I happen to have that issue, though I can't provide scans. Here's a little info...

• Remake of the original
• Halo damage system, Rick can lose limbs entirely if he takes too much damage
• Limbs can be ripped off and used as weapons
• Rick can enter 'Berserker mode' or raise the dead using Necrotic energy, which is dropped from killed enemies
• Weapons and monsters from the original series make a return
• P...P-puzzles

Release date is set for '09 for XBOX 360 and PS3.

Macro9

This is good news.

Couscous

Rick can lose limbs entirely if he takes too much damage
Limbs can be ripped off and used as weapons

That is awesome. Wasn't there an old PC game that allowed you to do this?

TheSonicRetard

now the ultimate question: Will it be a white hockey mask, or will it be red because of trademarks and what not.

Zombiemambo

TheSonicRetard wrote: »

now the ultimate question: Will it be a white hockey mask, or will it be red because of trademarks and what not.

I uploaded a picture from 1up on there. He looks a lot different, for better or for worse.

urahonky

Oh my pants.

TheSonicRetard

Zombiemambo wrote: »

TheSonicRetard wrote: »

now the ultimate question: Will it be a white hockey mask, or will it be red because of trademarks and what not.

I uploaded a picture from 1up on there. He looks a lot different, for better or for worse.

projectmayhem

The pic of him growing his arm back was awesome.

Growing his arm back.

Macro9

Wow! Different doesn't quite cut it as a description.

Barcardi

i dig it all except the halo damage system where he can lose limbs because that dosnt make sense

-SPI-

titmouse wrote: »

Rick can lose limbs entirely if he takes too much damage
Limbs can be ripped off and used as weapons

That is awesome. Weren't there an old PC game that allowed you to do this?

Die by the Sword. And it was AWESOME.

Inquisitor

This months EGM has like, a 6 page article on this, graphics look better in these shots.

Interesting how you can lose and grow back limbs and what not.

King Riptor

I regret that there is no mention of a Chainsaw.
I mean come on this game is begging for it.

Zilla360

-SPI- wrote: »

titmouse wrote: »

Rick can lose limbs entirely if he takes too much damage
Limbs can be ripped off and used as weapons

That is awesome. Weren't there an old PC game that allowed you to do this?

Die by the Sword. And it was AWESOME.

Might be wrong, but I think this did as well.

Zombiemambo

King Riptor wrote: »

I regret that there is no mention of a Chainsaw.
I mean come on this game is begging for it.

Weapons and monsters from the original series make a return

Honestly I didn't play the old Splatterhouse games, a mistake I hope to rectify, but if there's a chainsaw in the old games chances are it's in here, too.

Monsty

I demand dual-chainsawed baghead man! No cheatin' shotgun for him this time, please.

King Riptor

Zombiemambo wrote: »

King Riptor wrote: »

I regret that there is no mention of a Chainsaw.
I mean come on this game is begging for it.

Weapons and monsters from the original series make a return

Honestly I didn't play the old Splatterhouse games, a mistake I hope to rectify, but if there's a chainsaw in the old games chances are it's in here, too.

I don't think it had one.

Nalouto

Zilla360 wrote: »

-SPI- wrote: »

titmouse wrote: »

Rick can lose limbs entirely if he takes too much damage
Limbs can be ripped off and used as weapons

That is awesome. Weren't there an old PC game that allowed you to do this?

Die by the Sword. And it was AWESOME.

Might be wrong, but I think this did as well.

Rune also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSXCk-o-77Y&feature=related

fuck I loved me some rune.

BlueDestiny

-SPI- wrote: »

titmouse wrote: »

Rick can lose limbs entirely if he takes too much damage
Limbs can be ripped off and used as weapons

That is awesome. Weren't there an old PC game that allowed you to do this?

Die by the Sword. And it was AWESOME.

I actually have that and the expansion "Limb from Limb". One of these days I'll do a Let's Play or something.

Salvation122

Wasn't Splatterhouse an incredibly shitty game that had nothing going for it except ULTRA-VIOLENCE

I mean, I don't actually know, I never played it, but that was the impression I got

Monsty

So!

Back in the day, a difficult and violent beat-em-up was instant gold. So what, I say!

TehSpectre

Salvation122 wrote: »

Wasn't Splatterhouse an incredibly shitty game that had nothing going for it except ULTRA-VIOLENCE

I mean, I don't actually know, I never played it, but that was the impression I got

No, you're wrong.

It was a tough, action/horror with a Lovecraftian theme.

So awesome.

Predator

Zombiemambo wrote: »

[*] Halo damage system

lol next gen gaming.

FreddyD

Splatterhouse remake!

I'm cautiously optimistic.

The developer behind the game is BottleRocket, who in various incarnations were responsible for the Sony PS2 hits Mark of Kri and Rise of the Kasai.

I'm pretty interested now.

...giant boss with chain saws for hands

My pants just got tighter.

...body parts as weapons. Use arms and legs like a bat or throw heads like baseballs.

Drunk_caterpillar

I hope this is good. Splatterhouse was more enjoyable than it had any right to be.

Xagarath

The third game was by far the best of them.
They should remake that instead.

jeddy lee

Monsty wrote: »

I demand dual-chainsawed baghead man! No cheatin' shotgun for him this time, please.

Dr. Salvatore?

Zombiemambo

Monsty wrote: »

I demand dual-chainsawed baghead man! No cheatin' shotgun for him this time, please.

He's supposed to make a return.

cloudeagle

Hey look, new information n' stuff.

The game is developed by BottleRocket Entertainment, a developer formed from the core staff that created The Mark of Kri and The Rise of the Kasai for Sony back on the PlayStation 2. Comic writer Gordon Rennie is in charge of the script, which doesn't do a whole lot of messing with the formula: You're still college student Rick, you still have a crazy supernatural mask, and you and the mask still have to rescue your girlfriend.

Splatterhouse, says Namco Bandai, will ditch the traditional "life bar" for a more, shall we say, organic method: As he takes damage, Rick will lose body parts and chunks of flesh. You'll have to regenerate them to stay alive.

Looks like the over-the-top goriness will return. Check this ickiness out:

randombattle

Sounds good but why does he need necromancy? Does everything have to have magic and crap now a days? Can't he just beat the shit out of things..

urahonky

Looks pretty cool. The life bar is a pretty neat idea too.

DanHibiki

Kick ass. I need another game like Painkiller where a minute won't pass without a dude and a murder.

cloudeagle

Hey look, a teaser trailer.

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/14249100/splatterhouse-next-gen/videos/SH_Trl2_1031083.html

Looks like somebody's watched Saw a few dozen times.

carmofin

i dont know... back then the game was really unique and fun because you had seen violence like that nowehre else before.
today its gotten creative NOT to see that kind of gore in a game, so im not sure if im interested in this.

Ah_Pook

the splatterhouse guy looks retarded this time around, and the graphics look lame in the bit of in game footage there, and violence as a gimmick is all kinds of played out these days. so i dunno.

Crazy Booduh

I remember buying Splatterhouse II (at least I think it was II) for the Genesis at a Trade-a-Game place when I was like, 10 years old. I had to hide it from my parents but ULTRA-VIOLENCE FTW

Loved Mark of Kri though, so this has potential!

cloudeagle

Supposedly the HOLY CRAP VIOLENCE hook in this game isn't that you rip baddies into bloody chunks (though you do) but that the baddies rip you into bloody chunks. The more damage you take, the more you look like you've been chomped on by piranhas.

I dunno, could be interesting, I suppose.

Halfmex

Ah_Pook wrote: »

the splatterhouse guy looks retarded this time around

That's pretty much my beef with it so far. He's just too ape-like in his appearance and movements, and that kind of kills it for me. I liked the old "buffed-up escaped mental patient" thing the original had, plus he was utilizing all kinds of weapons from garden shears to shotguns. Here, it just looks like you're beating things into a pulp and ripping off their limbs to beat them further. Not really a need for the weapons, at least from what I've seen.

Eh. Just looks too "XTREEM!" for my tastes, and frankly, they're about 10 years too late on that boat.

Big Classy

Nalouto wrote: »

Zilla360 wrote: »

-SPI- wrote: »

titmouse wrote: »

Rick can lose limbs entirely if he takes too much damage
Limbs can be ripped off and used as weapons

That is awesome. Weren't there an old PC game that allowed you to do this?

Die by the Sword. And it was AWESOME.

Might be wrong, but I think this did as well.

Rune also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSXCk-o-77Y&feature=related

fuck I loved me some rune.

AW fuck yeah. I had both Rune and Severance. Best third-person hackers? I think so.

claypoolfan

Sorry to do a megabump here but I was reading about this game and didn't see any other threads on it. Is there one?

Anyway, here is a link to the trailer I saw:

http://chud.com/articles/articles/23433/1/MCP-AN-OPERATIC-SPLATTERHOUSE-TRAILER/Page1.html

cloudeagle

I'm amazed this thing still exists considering the original studio got shitcanned.