Rick is still suffering from his guilt of being unable to save Jennifer and has been plagued by nightmares of her and the Terror Mask, which reformed after breaking at the climax of the first game.

Suddenly, the mask reappears to Rick and tempts him to find the house, telling him that Jennifer can be saved.

"[10] Abby Normal of GamePro stated: "If you've ever wanted to seek revenge on all those early childhood closet monsters, now's your chance to do it vicariously through Splatterhouse 2.

"[12] Video Games & Computer Entertainment agreed, arguing that "Splatterhouse 2 does nothing to advance the genre.

[15] Mega Action gave an overall score of 88% calling the game a "Sick, Slick scrolling beat-‘em-up.

[16] While he praised the game's continuation of its gory presentation, he wrote that "While Splatterhouse 2 is even more violent and replete with even more disturbing images, the shock value is largely gone.