'In my restless dreams, I see that town.' Genre:Survival-horrorProtagonist:James SunderlandPlatforms:WindowsRelease Date:September 24, 2001Developer:Team SilentPublisher:KonamiFranchise:Silent HillPrevious Game:Next Game:Silent Hill 2 is a video game and the sequel to original Silent Hill. It was originally developed for the but was ported to PC and the, before being a part of the.
It was released in 2001 and was developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox while the PC version was developed by Creature Labs. Hijinxs Studios developed the HD remaster since Konami lost the source code.PlotAfter losing his wife, Mary three years ago to an illness, James Sunderland receives a letter from her asking him to meet her in Silent Hill.
Exploring the town, James meets Maria, a woman who resembles his wife and encounters horrific monsters. James must now figure out what is happening or succumb to the cursed town.Why It Rocks. Terrifying monsters, born out of James's subconscious. One of the most famous monsters in the Silent Hill franchise makes his debut, the Pyramid Head. It resembles the town's ancient executioners and are born out of James's desire to be punished. Complicated puzzles that really make you think. Horrific and terrifying imagery, especially in the Otherworld, a hellish like realm with everything decaying and covered in rust and blood.
The radio emits static when James is near a monster. The Xbox version has additional content. The extra content was rereleased in the Greatest Hits version of the PS2 port.
11 rows Sep 24, 2001 Game description: In the sequel to Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2 follows James. Sep 18, 2012 The Safe is a small puzzle in Silent Hill 2. You'll find the safe in the first room you enter in the Blue Creek Apartments. To open the safe, you'll need the code. Investigate the clogged toilet in the bathroom and pull out the clog. You'll find a wallet with the combination.
Six different endings to the games, each equal canon as Konami left the true ending ambiguous.ReceptionSilent Hill 2 is considered one of the greatest horror titles ever made and one of the best video games ever made. With the exception of the HD Collection, all versions of the game have a rating over 4 out of five on GameFAQS.
Both games in the collection are plagued with a huge amount of due to the ports being based on unfinished builds of the games (Konami apparently lost the final source code), including:. No Silent Hill 1 or 4 in this collection!. The entire game crashing and freezing, sometimes when entering new areas, picking up items, and using items. This seems more common in Silent Hill 3. Entire rooms do not load at all sometimes, leaving the player trapped in an inescapable void. Lag and frame-rate drops. Lag upon receiving Trophies/Achievements.
Graphical errors. Sound loops.
Audio glitches, even to the extent of seconds of audio missing.