Retro gore returns with Splatterhouse on PS3, Xbox 360 in 2009

Namco Bandai announced today that Splatterhouse will officially make its return in 2009 with a few interesting additions.

I've returned, and I'm still taking names

I've returned, and I'm still taking names

Namco Bandai announced today that the classic gorefest Splatterhouse will be making its return on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 sometime in 2009.

A press release from Namco said that the next-gen version of the arcade and TurboGrafx 16 classic will feature a melee combat system complete with grappling and combos.

The infamous 2x4 wooden board also makes a comeback some 20 years after the original, as well as the ability to use the limbs of your enemies as weapons to dispatch them and, in effect, create more weapons.

One final noteworthy addition to Splatterhouse is actually an omission. Gone is the traditional health bar, which Namco said will be replaced with a regeneration feature. As main character Rick takes damage, it will be represented on his enhanced frame in real-time. Only by waiting it out and not taking further damage will he begin to regenerate. Players will get to see body parts, skin and blood reform in real time.

GamePro has the latest screenshots of Splatterhouse available now.

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the_storyteller

The 2009 game linup is already starting to build like crazy. Many classics are returning into next-gen gaming.............cool

ROCKY102682

I played the hell outta the Turbo Grafix version, cant wait to get my hands on this one.

VivaLeResistance

I'll try it if it turns out to be good. companies can't cash out on my melancholy for retro games.

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