▁Japan ▁as ▁ ▁( st yl ized ▁as ▁S PL AT TER HO USE ▁• ▁ 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁horror ▁them ed ▁beat ' em ▁up ▁video ▁game ▁released ▁by ▁Nam co ▁for ▁the ▁M ega ▁Drive / Gen esis ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁S pl atter house ▁ 2 ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁games ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁a ▁rating ▁by ▁S ega ' s ▁own ▁V ide og ame ▁R ating ▁Council . ▁In ▁North ▁America ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁MA - 1 3 ▁rating ▁by ▁the ▁council ▁for ▁its ▁graph ic ▁violence ▁and ▁g ore . ▁Un like ▁its ▁prede cess ors , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁originally ▁released ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁included ▁as ▁an ▁un lock able ▁extra ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁re make , ▁with ▁new ▁art work ▁replacing ▁the ▁digit ized ▁photograph s ▁due ▁to ▁legal ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁game ▁takes ▁place ▁about ▁five ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁S pl atter house ▁ 2 . ▁Rick ▁and ▁Jenn ifer ▁have ▁since ▁married ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁son ▁named ▁David . ▁Rick ▁has ▁also ▁become ▁successful ▁on ▁Wall ▁Street ▁and ▁has ▁bought ▁a ▁m ansion ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁putting ▁the ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁T error ▁M ask ▁behind ▁him . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁M ask ▁feels ▁the ▁ancient ▁energy ▁that ▁it ▁rec alls ▁from ▁ages ▁past ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁Rick . ▁Rick ▁must ▁don ▁the ▁mask