That splattering crunchy pleasure down the refreshed memory lane.
The lifespan of this game, like many other action third person beat em ups, is not very long. However if you wondered why the older splatterhouse was addictive through every punches you landed on the monsters - it was the exaggerated effect and violence that rick's moves can inflict on his enemies. That feeling of finding a way to lay a punch was immensely rewarding. On the current gen console version, splatterhouse is still seemingly trying to focus on that insatiable crunching sound, visual, and even vibration (of the controller) of when bones are crunched or flesh are torn asunder.
The difficulty is just right when set to "savage" but this is, after all, up to the players desire on what level of difficulty the game wants to be experienced. Monster designs are not very numerous but the further you progress the stronger and more aggressive they become demanding players to adapt and be more efficient with what they do. Solutions to these increasing numbers and difficulties of mobs are, of course, array of weaponry that splatterhouse is known for. Chainsaw, machete, 2X4, pipes, baseball bats, and you know what's coming next, the shotgun, all making a return in this game. The moment of possession of weapon lies in your hand that familiar nostalgic surge of power powers up your way as you effortlessly hack, slash, and whack your way through monsters that require more effort to beat if otherwise done barehanded.
In regards to the storyline splatterhouse is staying safe by recycling its narrative which is a good idea since its newly re-emergence into the gaming scene will want to appeal, first, to its older-now-matured fans. Given the highly competitive 3rd person beat em up games around, splatterhouse chose wisely to do so for its survival.
Conclusively, splatterhouse still delivers that very same bone crunching flesh tearing gory fun that was offered few decades ago only with newly improved visual and control accuracy, and of course, less the frustration of not being able to dodge and handle your opponent's attack quickly.