▁to ▁w ard ▁off ▁evil ▁spirits , ▁or ▁the ▁ur n ) ▁and ▁must ▁avoid ▁a ▁bat , ▁a ▁tar ant ula , ▁and ▁the ▁g host ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Gra ves ▁himself . ▁If ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁hit ▁by ▁the ▁mon sters ▁nine ▁times , ▁the ▁game ▁ends . ▁If ▁the ▁player ▁esc apes ▁the ▁house ▁with ▁the ▁ur n , ▁the ▁player ▁wins . ▁ ▁The ▁items ▁( and ▁house ▁layout ▁in ▁higher ▁difficulties ) ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁seen ▁when ▁the ▁player ▁uses ▁the ▁' fire ' ▁button ▁on ▁the ▁jo yst ick ▁to ▁light ▁a ▁match , ▁ill umin ating ▁a ▁small ▁radius ▁directly ▁around ▁his ▁character ; ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁an ▁infinite ▁number ▁of ▁times , ▁although ▁the ▁match ▁only ▁last s ▁for ▁a ▁limited ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁before ▁being ▁sn uff ed ▁out . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁mon ster ▁enters ▁the ▁same ▁room ▁as ▁the ▁player , ▁a ▁how ling ▁wind ▁from ▁the ▁mon ster ▁will ▁blow ▁out ▁any ▁lit ▁match . ▁ ▁Ha unted ▁House ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nine ▁different ▁levels ▁which ▁make ▁the ▁game ▁more ▁challeng ing ; ▁in ▁particular , ▁later ▁difficulty ▁levels ▁make ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁itself ▁invisible ▁unless ▁the ▁player ▁lights ▁a ▁match . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Electron ic ▁Games ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁stated ▁that ▁Ha unted ▁H ouses ▁graphics ▁were ▁" on ▁the ▁simple ▁side , ▁but ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁cre eping ▁through ▁the ▁dark ened ▁rooms ▁is ▁very ▁well ▁done ". ▁ ▁Richard