▁finds , ▁the ▁mut ated ▁version ▁of ▁Rick ▁simply ▁fl ings ▁them ▁at ▁enemies , ▁dealing ▁a ▁fair ▁bit ▁more ▁damage ▁than ▁swing ing ▁the ▁weapons ▁as ▁normal ▁Rick ▁would ▁have . ▁ ▁Ext ra ▁lives ▁and ▁health ▁items ▁are ▁also ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁the ▁levels . ▁Pass words ▁are ▁also ▁given ▁to ▁players ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁levels . ▁Occ asion ally , ▁Rick ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁weapons ▁( e . g . ▁a ▁baseball ▁bat ▁or ▁a ▁cle aver , ▁among ▁others ) ▁to ▁use ▁against ▁the ▁mon sters . ▁Once ▁you ▁defeat ▁all ▁the ▁mon sters ▁in ▁the ▁room ▁an ▁in - game ▁map ▁appears ▁to ▁give ▁you ▁some ▁choice ▁in ▁how ▁you ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁level . ▁The ▁game ' s ▁story line ▁al ters ▁significantly ▁if ▁you ▁fail ▁to ▁finish ▁levels ▁before ▁the ▁all otted ▁time ▁runs ▁out . ▁For ▁example ; ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁level ▁you ▁are ▁task ed ▁with ▁saving ▁Rick ' s ▁wife ▁Jenn ifer ▁from ▁being ▁dev oured ▁by ▁a ▁bore w orm . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁her , ▁you ▁must ▁reach ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁to ▁confront ▁and ▁defeat ▁the ▁bore w orm ▁within ▁the ▁time ▁limit . ▁Fail ing ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁before ▁the ▁time ▁runs ▁out ▁will ▁result ▁in ▁Jenn ifer ▁being ▁dev oured ▁internally ▁by ▁the ▁bore w orm ▁plant ed ▁inside ▁of ▁her ▁body . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁All game ▁editor ▁Geoff rey ▁Douglas ▁Smith ▁pra ised ▁S pl atter house ▁ 3