Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2 is a survival horror video game. It was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, as well as Creature Labs for the PC version and Hijinx Studios for the HD version. Silent Hill 2 was published by Konami. The game was the 2nd game in the Silent Hill video game series but is not a direct sequel to Silent Hill.
| Silent Hill 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Creature Labs (PC) Hijinx Studios (HD version) |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Director(s) | Masashi Tsuboyama |
| Producer(s) | Akihiro Imamura |
| Artist(s) | Masahiro Ito |
| Writer(s) | Hiroyuki Owaku Takayoshi Sato |
| Composer(s) | Akira Yamaoka |
| Series | Silent Hill |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox Xbox 360  |
| Release | September 24, 2001
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| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Release
changeIt was released on the PlayStation 2 on September 24, 2001 in North America, September 27, 2001 in Japan and November 23, 2001 in Europe.[2] A Director's Cut of the game was released on the Xbox on December 20, 2001 on North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan and on October 4, 2002 in Europe.[3] It was released on Microsoft Windows on December 2, 2002 in North American and on February 28, 2003 in Europe.[4] An HD Collection of the game was released on the PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 on March 20, 2012 in North America, March 29, 2012 in Japan, March 30, 2012 in Europe, and April 5, 2012 in Australia.[5]
Reception
changeIGN rated the game a 9 out of 10 and IGN's Doug Perry said "It's frightening, deep, clever, and tries to improve the genre, if just a little, and in the end, that's all I really want in a survival horror game.”[6] GameSpot gave the game a 7.7 out of 10 and GameSpot's Joe Fielder "Silent Hill 2 is a much prettier, somewhat smarter but less-compelling game than the original"[7]
References
change- ↑ "Silent Hill 2". GameSpy. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Silent Hill 2: Release Data". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams: Release Data". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Silent Hill 2 (PC): Release Data". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Silent Hill HD Collection: Release Data". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Silent Hill 2". IGN. 25 September 2001. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Silent Hill 2 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
Other websites
change- Official website (in Japanese)
