The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is Splatterhouse for Xbox 360 and PS3 for only $19.99 each (that’s 33% off the list price of $29.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Thursday, August 11, 2011, til midnight PST while supplies last.

Metal heads, horror freaks and hardcore action gamers, unite! Rick Taylor and the Terror Mask are back, tearing, cutting and beating their way through inhuman abominations and hordes of the undead in a tale of love, mutilation and near-insanity. A wall of metal tunes underscores blood-soaked battles with massive bosses, brutal weapons, over-the-top gore and real-time regeneration. And while your ears are ringing, a new Splatterkill System lets you get your hands bloody!

From the product page:

* The only game with a combination of massive enemies, over-the-top gore and the ability to regenerate body parts real-time
* Inspired from icons of the horror genre, including H.P. Lovecraft & Simon Bisley
* AAA reinvention of the famed Splatterhouse title that launched the horror-escape genre and invited the very first parental advisory for a video game (for gore), uniting an existing fan base and recruiting a new one
* Supercharged soundtrack with songs from today’s most influential Heavy Metal artists
* The Classic Franchise Returns – An innovative reinvention of a classic category-killer with an original storyline inspired by Gordon Rennie (Necronauts, Judge Dredd)