Silent Hill 2 for PlayStation 2

Pros: Great gameplay, excellent music, and everything else.
Cons: None.

I would by lying if I told you that I was a newbie to the Survival Horror genre in general when I first played Silent Hill 2, but I can truthfully say that this game scared the bejeezus out of me in ways that Resident Evil never could. I have been an...

Pros: Beautiful graphics, engaging storyline, You'll sleep with the light on.
Cons: Gameplay can be short, You'll sleep with the light on.

You park your car at the edge of town. A thick fog rolls in from the lake. A filthy rest stop bathroom is your initial refuge. “But, my wife died 3 years ago!” “How did I get a letter from her now!!??” “I don’t want to go back to this town, but I...

Pros: Great story line, creepiness value is impeccable
Cons: Some slow load times here and there

My boyfriend and I received Silent Hill 2 for our PS2 for Christmas. We had to submit a list of five potential candidates, and this is what Santa decided to leave for us. Thus I cannot really declare a "Value for your money" part with much...

Pros: Scary as all hell, great graphics, neat story, SCARY AS ALL HELL.
Cons: Wetting your pants, sweaty palms, control could use some help.

If you though that the Resident Evil series was scary (wuss), then do yourself a favor and avoid Silent Hill 2. However, if you had no aversion to any previous survival/horror titles, then this game will likely get you one.

Silent Hill 2...

Pros: Scary, disturbing, and fun!
Cons: Can be confusing at times.

Silent Hill 2 will scare the hell out of you. Not only are there scenes that will make you jump, but there are also scenes that will just plain freak you out.

The story starts when a man named James Sunderland recieves a letter from his wife...

Pros: Superb Graphics; Freaky
Cons: Controls Take A Bit Of Practice To Get Right

Silent Hill 2 (obviously) is the sequal to the action-horror game Silent Hill (which is for the PSOne).

In Silent Hill 2, you are a guy going to a town called Silent Hill. On the way, you meet a lady who warns you that terrible horrors await....

Pros: Excellent visuals, creepy sounds, multiple endings, and great unfolding of the plot.
Cons: Not as tightly knit plot as the first.

The first thing that must be recognized about this PS2 release is the astounding graphics. The lighting effects are stunning, and the fog effects add tremendously to the feel of the game. The creators spent years perfecting Silent Hill 2 and it...

Pros: This game still maintains the edge of being a mental thrill ride
Cons: Some of the elements seem taken from horror novels

Last time around my review for Silent Hill was calling it a rip off. Which with all due respects it was a writer (James Mason) knowing how to fire a gun without any prior training. Even the story reeked of taking elements from other stories. Despite,...

Pros: Disturbingly gripping storyline. Great atmosphere!
Cons: Can I leave this box blank???

The letter started it all... "Silent Hill, our sanctuary of memories... I will be waiting there for you." The letter is in her hand writing, signed with her name... How can this be? Your wife, Mary, passed away three years ago...

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Pros: Frightening and Disturbing Three Different Difficulty Levels
Cons: Not for children under any circumstances

And let me tell you that the developers of this game are severely disturbed. To be quite honest I didn't know what to expect from the game; I was a big fan of the Resident Evil series and I heard that this game was along those lines. Plus I hadn't really...

Pros: The eeriest atmosphere and environment. Terrific graphics and sound.
Cons: Bad controls. Probably TOO scary.

After the unexpected success of the original cult hit, Silent Hill, Konami returns with perhaps one of the scariest games, if not, the scariest game that’s ever graced a console. The original Silent Hill exploded onto the survival horror scene and took...

Pros: Superb sound effects, graphics, soundtrack
Cons: So many cars, and we STILL have to run everywhere

Silent Hill 2 then. Sequel to Silent Hill, the Playstation hit that created psychological horror in games. It had it's flaws and critics, but was generally well received. So, can the sequel live up to expectations?
Yes, I'm pleased to say, if...

Pros: Lovely graphics, attention to detail. Plot twists! keeps you guessing, puzzles.
Cons: hopelessly inferior to the original, short, leaves you asking, "why?"

Perhaps if I had played Silent Hill 2 without having first played the original, I would have been impressed; however, I did not. As a die-hard Silent Hill fan in fact, I was dying to play Silent Hill since I first heard of it early last year. The...

Pros: Good graphics, gameplay, great storyline.
Cons: Some confusing endings, the game is very dark and hard to see at times.

I never played the first Silent Hill, but Silent Hill 2 looked so good, that it was the first game I purchased for my new PlayStation 2. It was definitely worth the money, and I played it non-stop until I beat the game. Although it is quite hard...

Pros: AMAZING.
Cons: Slow and confusing at some points.

If your expectations of a great survival horror Playstation 2 game consists of an appealing story line, creepy monsters, and nerve wracking puzzles, all put together in an eerie atmosphere, then Silent Hill 2 has just met them. All that there is to say...