In news that will make us old school folk really happy, Namco Bandai has officially announced the reimagining of a 16-bit classic, Splatterhouse.

In the remake you will be playing as Rick Taylor, a steroid junkie who goes on a murderous demonic steroid-fueled rampage when other-worldly creatures kidnap your girlfriend.

Freaking awesome!

More awesome than that, however, is the new health system that Splatterhouse will utilize. Rather than having a health bar like, say, every other game of this sort, your health will instead be gaged by how much actual damage the enemies inflict. The more the demonic spawns of Satan rip away skin, muscle and bone, the more FUBAR you are. Makes sense, really. Of course, you’ll be able to regenerate your lost appendages using Rick’s Hockey Mask Jason Mask Terror Mask.

So when can you expect to play Splatterhouse? Not until 2009, kiddies. Sorry.

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