Forum topics here on Giantbomb on this game seem to be mostly related on skeptics.
 
So I'm starting a new thread based on us who've actually played past the 2nd level.  Well, how is it?  Being an old fan from the Turbografx-16 version,  I love it.  The game isnt perfect.  But once you adjust to the games nuances, it's all good.  also,  upgrading is important part early in the game.  Upgrading the wrong power may break the game.  Health, Fast Combos, etc.  is more important early than let's say upgrading damage to weapons picked up.  Whatever.  The music is somewhat fitting,  with deathmetal tracks ongoing on intense pars,  the Jessica photos keeps your exploring mood satisfying.  
 
Still on Easy difficulty myself and have not finished it yet,  I'd say this is definitly a game worth buying.  There's plenty of DLC for it,,  and achievements.  Well thats the thing.  You wont see your score here over 100 until well after a few hours.  Seems the devs want you to spend time with the game.  Incentive enough for me.  Although Im not an achievement whore myself.  The game is solid enough to warrant multiple playthroughs and better yet,  putting the disc back in your 360 tray even after 1-2 uses.

The DLC for it isn't really worth while though. 
A couple more arenas to kill the same dudes in with no real incentive to do so except to kill more stuff, which to me is fine but I don't think most folk will find it worth grabbing. Oh and some kinda shitty alternate masks, I guess.
That said I do enjoy the game a great deal - but I can get why it's generally disliked. Splatterhouse just pushes all my right buttons for me personally.
If I get the craving to rip dudes apart and from time to time I do - I'll do it in the arenas but the story isn't exactly worth experiencing twice, though that being said I might go through again on hard for the achievement and a couple others I missed.

" Forum topics here on Giantbomb on this game seem to be mostly related on skeptics.  So I'm starting a new thread based on us who've actually played past the 2nd level.  Well, how is it?  Being an old fan from the Turbografx-16 version,  I love it.  The game isnt perfect.  But once you adjust to the games nuances, it's all good.  also,  upgrading is important part early in the game.  Upgrading the wrong power may break the game.  Health, Fast Combos, etc.  is more important early than let's say upgrading damage to weapons picked up.  Whatever.  The music is somewhat fitting,  with deathmetal tracks ongoing on intense pars,  the Jessica photos keeps your exploring mood satisfying.    Still on Easy difficulty myself and have not finished it yet,  I'd say this is definitly a game worth buying.  There's plenty of DLC for it,,  and achievements.  Well thats the thing.  You wont see your score here over 100 until well after a few hours.  Seems the devs want you to spend time with the game.  Incentive enough for me.  Although Im not an achievement whore myself.  The game is solid enough to warrant multiple playthroughs and better yet,  putting the disc back in your 360 tray even after 1-2 uses. "