In commemoration of Halloween, publisher Namco Bandai has issued a new trailer and screenshots from BottleRocket's PS3 and Xbox 360 revival of Splatterhouse.

Due out in 2009, the latest entry in the famed ultra-gory action franchise puts players in the role of college student Rick Taylor, who must don the Terror Mask and rip enemies limb from limb in order to save his girlfriend from "a legion of gruesome monsters."

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Namco Bandai today officially announced Splatterhouse, an action title based on the 1988 arcade hit.

In development for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by BottleRocket Entertainment, Splatterhouse will have players assuming the role of college student Rick Taylor.

Faced with the common collegiate quandaries such as a missing girlfriend and "horrific other-worldly creatures," Rick does the only logical thing by putting on the "Terror Mask," transforming himself into a "juggernaut of pure violence." You can't make this stuff up.

A melee combat system that includes grapples and combos will provide the means to crush monsters. Weapons such as the classic 2x4 board, as well as the limbs and heads of enemies will serve to bolster Rick's arsenal.

The game will not feature a health bar--instead, as enemies literally rip Rick to shreds, the Terror Mask must be used to regenerate him, "allowing players to watch in gory detail as bones, veins, muscles and skin return to his body in real-time."

Splatterhouse is expected to arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sometime in 2009.