▁many ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁m ansion . ▁Instead ▁of ▁the ▁side - scroll ing ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁games , ▁S pl atter house ▁ 3 ▁features ▁non - linear ▁expl oration ▁throughout ▁several ▁different ▁rooms , ▁forcing ▁Rick ▁to ▁often ▁back track ▁as ▁he ▁tries ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁exit . ▁Play ers ▁are ▁given ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁each ▁level . ▁Each ▁level ▁must ▁be ▁cleared ▁in ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁time . ▁Although ▁this ▁does ▁not ▁affect ▁game play , ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁time ▁results ▁in ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁plot , ▁creating ▁four ▁possible ▁end ings . ▁By ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁time , ▁for ▁example , ▁Jenn ifer ▁will ▁be ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁level . ▁New ▁to ▁S pl atter house ▁is ▁the ▁Power ▁Meter , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁filled ▁by ▁collect ing ▁E ld rit ch ▁Or bs ▁found ▁throughout ▁levels ▁and ▁occasionally ▁are ▁dropped ▁by ▁defeated ▁enemies . ▁Once ▁the ▁bar ▁is ▁filled ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁orb , ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁transform ▁Rick ▁into ▁a ▁h ul king ▁and ▁more ▁mon str ous ▁version ▁of ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁T error ▁M ask ▁being ▁seem ingly ▁f used ▁to ▁his ▁head . ▁In ▁this ▁state , ▁Rick ▁is ▁significantly ▁stronger ▁and ▁can ▁execute ▁a ▁special ▁attack ▁that ▁involves ▁pieces ▁of ▁his ▁flesh ▁extending ▁from ▁his ▁ch est ▁area ▁and ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁weapon , ▁inj uring ▁any ▁mon ster ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁their ▁reach . ▁Also , ▁instead ▁of ▁actually ▁w ield ing ▁the ▁weapons ▁he