Thanks to its 3D engine, the player also has limited camera control and can press L2 in most areas to reorient the camera angle towards the direction Harry is currently facing.

Players use tank controls to maneuver Harry from a third-person perspective as he explores the town of Silent Hill however, the game's environments are modeled in full polygonal 3D as opposed to the pre-rendered backgrounds which were more common among its contemporaries in the genre. Harry must also solve puzzles and defeat several boss characters to progress through the game's story, which is mostly presented through both in-engine and pre-rendered cutscenes. Silent Hill uses the survival horror template popularized by the Resident Evil franchise for its basic gameplay players must keep Harry Mason alive through a series of hostile environments by making effective use of limited resources such as ammunition and healing items. While the reimagined game's plot is different, Shattered Memories retains the familiar cast of characters seen in the original Silent Hill. It was re-released via PlayStation Network (for PS3, PSP, and PS Vita) in North America in 2009 and in Europe in 2011.Ī reboot/reimagining of the original Silent Hill titled Silent Hill: Shattered Memories was released for Wii, PS2, and PSP in December 2009.

The original Silent Hill was a critical and commercial success and went on to spawn a long-running game franchise, as well as a film adaptation released in 2006. Unlike prior survival horror titles such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill shifts its focus away from jump scares and 'B movie' elements to emphasize the game's foreboding atmosphere and psychological horror aspects. Set in the eponymous fictional American town of Silent Hill, the game follows author Harry Mason as he searches for his missing daughter and unravels the small town's darkest secrets along the way.

Silent Hill is a third-person survival horror game developed by Team Silent and originally published by Konami for PlayStation in 1999.

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