Windows

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Description

Players return to the eerie town of Silent Hill in an new story with new characters. Players assume the role of James Sunderland, who receives a cryptic letter from his wife - who has been dead for three years -- beckoning him to meet her in Silent Hill, a place that holds great meaning for the couple. The mystery of the letter frightens and confuses James, compelling him to investigate the surreal horror and all-too-real danger that awaits him.

Gameplay is similar to the first game. You walk around in the town of Silent Hill and collect weapons, health and puzzle-solving objects in an unlimited inventory. A radio alerts you when enemies are near. While the basic concept is the same, this is a part of town that was unexplored in the previous game and the weapons and enemies are mostly new as well. Of course, the graphical and audio presentation is given a major overhaul for the new platform.

Restless Dreams contains all of the content of the original release of Silent Hill 2 and adds several pieces of new content. The most significant is a new short scenario called "Born from a Wish" where players take control of Maria from her first moments right up to where she first appears in the main game. Also included is a sixth ending to the main scenario and a minor feature that allows you to turn off the graphical effect that makes the game look like it was shot on cheap film stock.

Alternate Titles

• "Silent Hill 2: 最期の詩" -- Japanese Spelling
• "Silent Hill 2: Saigo no Uta" -- Japanese Xbox Title
• "Silent Hill 2: Inner Fears" -- UK Xbox Title
• "Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut" -- European/Australian PC/PS2 Title

Part of the Following Groups

• HUDless games
• Middleware: CRI
• Silent Hill series

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User Reviews

The greatest story ever told	Schadenfreude (578)
Clive Barker meets Rod Serling meets a guy with a pyramid for a head	Zovni (9138)
No, I don’t want to stick my hand in the toilet!	Adzuken (163)
A psycho-sexual drama that is disturbing, scary, and beautiful at the same time.	Kadath Bird (99)
A terribly done adventure game	Paranoid Opressor (176)
When playing this game, have an extra pair of underwear handy.	OlSkool_Gamer (101)	unrated
Real horror, great story, with many endings	MDawson (9)
Pure horror. There is nothing quite like this (well perhaps SH3)	Goteki45 (324)	unrated

The Press Says

GameSpy	Jan 26, 2003	86 out of 100	86
Jeuxvideo.com	Feb 20, 2003	17 out of 20	85
PC Zone	Mar 09, 2003	8.4 out of 10	84
IGN	Dec 03, 2002	8.4 out of 10	84
GameZone	Dec 26, 2002	8.1 out of 10	81
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Apr, 2003	80 out of 100	80
PC Games (Germany)	Feb 10, 2003	80 out of 100	80
Joystick	Mar, 2003	7 out of 10	70
PC Action	Feb 12, 2003	68 out of 100	68
GameStar (Germany)	Jan, 2003	66 out of 100	66

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Very well done	2	DJP Mom (10796) Apr 29, 2009
Best survival horror game?	12	Matt Neuteboom (941) May 23, 2007

Trivia

In the XBox version of Silent Hill 2, the extra scenario, Born From A Wish, contains an extra four to six hours of gameplay, on top of the standard game.