Scott
07-19-2008, 09:32 PM
Back to the beginning and back to its best.
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Format: PSP
It's hard to say that you 'enjoy' a Silent Hill game. Sure you can admire and appreciate Konami's survival horror, but a gane that's relentlessly dark, grimey and has you shooting a mutated version of your mum has very few punch the air/high five moments. But the fact that this PSP entry to the series is as bleak and unsettling as the previous game is testament to the amazing work climax have done making it just as scary. With the heaphones on, peering into the screen, you're soon sucked into the hellish proceedings.
The story is set before the events of the original Silent Hill, with trucker Travis Grady stumbling around the cursed town looking for a way out. It's still the same mix of slow combat, exploring and puzzle solving but each element is superbly put together and balanced to make it very compelling. The constant gloom and graphic horror may not suit everyone, but there's no denying that this is one of the best adventure games on PSP. And it'll reignite your desire for the Hill ahead of the fifth console game in the series.
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Scoring:
Graphics:
Excellent for a game that's mainly played in all-consuming fog or darkness
85/100
Gameplay:
Superb puzzles: excellent use of the 'two sides' of the Silent Hill world.
87/100
Lifespan:
There's plenty of secrets to unlock if you have the stamina to replay the game.
77/100
Final Score:
86/100
Neatly tucks all of Silent Hill's qualities onto one of the best PSP games.
http://www.bytesizedgaming.com/images/box-art/silent-hill-origins.jpg
Format: PSP
It's hard to say that you 'enjoy' a Silent Hill game. Sure you can admire and appreciate Konami's survival horror, but a gane that's relentlessly dark, grimey and has you shooting a mutated version of your mum has very few punch the air/high five moments. But the fact that this PSP entry to the series is as bleak and unsettling as the previous game is testament to the amazing work climax have done making it just as scary. With the heaphones on, peering into the screen, you're soon sucked into the hellish proceedings.
The story is set before the events of the original Silent Hill, with trucker Travis Grady stumbling around the cursed town looking for a way out. It's still the same mix of slow combat, exploring and puzzle solving but each element is superbly put together and balanced to make it very compelling. The constant gloom and graphic horror may not suit everyone, but there's no denying that this is one of the best adventure games on PSP. And it'll reignite your desire for the Hill ahead of the fifth console game in the series.
http://www.ashtmiller.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/sho.jpg
Scoring:
Graphics:
Excellent for a game that's mainly played in all-consuming fog or darkness
85/100
Gameplay:
Superb puzzles: excellent use of the 'two sides' of the Silent Hill world.
87/100
Lifespan:
There's plenty of secrets to unlock if you have the stamina to replay the game.
77/100
Final Score:
86/100
Neatly tucks all of Silent Hill's qualities onto one of the best PSP games.