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The story follows Harry Mason, who wakes up after a car accident to find that his daughter Cheryl is missing. Harry will wander the snowy streets of Silent Hill searching for answers of her disappearance, but when the world freezes over, he will need to escape the lumbering demons that haunt his steps. Harry will need to navigate both worlds to discover the truth; not just about his missing daughter, but also the type of person he actually is. Silent Hill's debut on the Nintendo Wii makes the fear more real than ever before. Players will be drawn into the mysterious town using the Wii Remote as a flashlight and a cellphone as they search for clues. Choices they make will shape Harry Mason, as well as the people he meets and the places he visits. The enemies evolve as well, taking the form of the player's deepest fears. Silent Hill promises to be more terrifying than ever, bringing the fear to Wii, PS2, and PSP.
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341 of 355 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
I thought I'd write a review of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (which I ordered from Amazon) to balance out the few bad reviews that were being written.
First off, it's a good game. It deserves a good review.
Second, it has NO load times. Apparently, Nintendo is good at this sort of thing. It's always fun opening up a door without having to wait for a load screen to get done. And it's really cool to see Harry's hand on the doorknob pulling or pushing open the door. Real-time transformation from normal Silent Hill to Nightmare Silent Hill is horror movie quality stuff.
Third, gorgeous graphics. Now, the thing is, a lot of people say that graphics are how you can tell a lot of love went into a game, and that's just NOT true. However, when gorgeous graphics ACCOMPANY gorgeous gameplay, that's when you can say "Wow, a lot of love went into making this game." And, yes, a lot of love went into making this game.
Finally, unique story and subplots. It kind of reminds me of Clock Tower. Lots of little stories involving several different people. Little scary stories. Think of it like this: if those newspaper clippings from all the other Silent Hill games could TALK and actually tell you their stories... what would it sound like, what would it be like? There is also the one big main story, which is great too, but I liked the smaller stories because they were a whole lot creepier.
Buy. This. Game. Period.
***UPDATE*** December 26, 2009
Those bad reviewers that I spoke of are now starting to rate the helpfulness of the good reviews, in an attempt to bring down the helpfulness ratings. Don't be fooled -- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, for the Wii at least, is survival horror bliss.
First off, it's a good game. It deserves a good review.
Second, it has NO load times. Apparently, Nintendo is good at this sort of thing. It's always fun opening up a door without having to wait for a load screen to get done. And it's really cool to see Harry's hand on the doorknob pulling or pushing open the door. Real-time transformation from normal Silent Hill to Nightmare Silent Hill is horror movie quality stuff.
Third, gorgeous graphics. Now, the thing is, a lot of people say that graphics are how you can tell a lot of love went into a game, and that's just NOT true. However, when gorgeous graphics ACCOMPANY gorgeous gameplay, that's when you can say "Wow, a lot of love went into making this game." And, yes, a lot of love went into making this game.
Finally, unique story and subplots. It kind of reminds me of Clock Tower. Lots of little stories involving several different people. Little scary stories. Think of it like this: if those newspaper clippings from all the other Silent Hill games could TALK and actually tell you their stories... what would it sound like, what would it be like? There is also the one big main story, which is great too, but I liked the smaller stories because they were a whole lot creepier.
Buy. This. Game. Period.
***UPDATE*** December 26, 2009
Those bad reviewers that I spoke of are now starting to rate the helpfulness of the good reviews, in an attempt to bring down the helpfulness ratings. Don't be fooled -- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, for the Wii at least, is survival horror bliss.
92 of 101 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii
Fun:
As a person who has played most of the popular survival horror games over the last 10 or so years, (Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Penumbra, Fatal Frame) I can say without a doubt that this game is exactly what I've been looking for in a survival horror game. The atmosphere of Silent Hill is creepy, and the Nightmare parts are heart-poundingly scary, mainly because you have to run from the monsters, you cannot fight or kill them.
This game, as with Silent Hill 2 back in the day, is about putting you in the shoes of a realistic person, because really, if you were being chased by horrific (and surprisingly fast and smart) monsters, are you really going to stand your ground and fight them? And who's going to have a suitcase full of guns that they can magically find ammo for whenever they are low? (Keeping in mind that Harry, the main character is caught unaware about the monsters, I think with enough time to prepare, I'd make sure that I had a suitcase full of guns myself if I knew I was going to be in Silent Hill, haha.)
As for the game-play, I am very impressed by the Wii exclusive controls, such as the phone sounds coming out of the speaker in the wii-mote, and the ease of using the Wii-mote for the flashlight.
The graphics are what to be expected from a Wii game, they wouldn't be turning heads on the XBox 360 or the PS3, but it looks very good for a Wii game, one of the best so far in my opinion.
So essentially if you have been disapointed with the new horror games' style of run and gun action, and you have longed for the day you can play a game in the dark at night, and have trouble sleeping when your're done, pick up Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, you'll be glad you did.
This game, as with Silent Hill 2 back in the day, is about putting you in the shoes of a realistic person, because really, if you were being chased by horrific (and surprisingly fast and smart) monsters, are you really going to stand your ground and fight them? And who's going to have a suitcase full of guns that they can magically find ammo for whenever they are low? (Keeping in mind that Harry, the main character is caught unaware about the monsters, I think with enough time to prepare, I'd make sure that I had a suitcase full of guns myself if I knew I was going to be in Silent Hill, haha.)
As for the game-play, I am very impressed by the Wii exclusive controls, such as the phone sounds coming out of the speaker in the wii-mote, and the ease of using the Wii-mote for the flashlight.
The graphics are what to be expected from a Wii game, they wouldn't be turning heads on the XBox 360 or the PS3, but it looks very good for a Wii game, one of the best so far in my opinion.
So essentially if you have been disapointed with the new horror games' style of run and gun action, and you have longed for the day you can play a game in the dark at night, and have trouble sleeping when your're done, pick up Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, you'll be glad you did.
91 of 100 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii
Given this is Silent Hill and that I'm a pansy when it comes to anything in the horror genre I was expecting to be playing this from perching over the back of the couch, ready to grab one of my fluffy dogs and duck down at the first sign of eldritch abominations and hallways made of meat.
Turns out I didn't have to do that, and, really, this game may be better off for it.
Honestly, I'm not sure this game was meant to be frightening at all. I found the chases to be very tense, though that was mostly because of that lovely Wiimote totally spinning you around when you're shoving those meatbags off you. "ALL RIGHT, SHOOK IT OFF!! ...okay, what direction was I facing again? Oh bugger." Tense, very annoying when it caused you to be subject to the meatbags' erm... disquieting way of finishing you off. But definitely not scary.
My personal opinion is that the game was meant to be unsettling. The messages you receive? Unsettling. The static ghosts? Unsettling. That little nagging thought in your head that... no... no the game can't be about THAT. Definitely unsettling. And the big reveal at the end? OH GOD YES that was UNSETTLING.
As a horror game I have to admit that Shattered Memories fails. As a game that explores the psyche in ways that make you uncomfy I believe it succeeds admirably. In that way it truly is a Silent Hill game, because that knot in the pit of your stomach? It ain't from fear. It's from being mercilessly shoved outside of your comfort zone. And that is FANTASTIC and what I believe Silent Hill has always been best at.
Don't buy this game for shock terrors and cheap thrills. Buy it for that whisper in the back of your head that as you're playing tells you that something isn't quite right here...
I can't wait to start a new game.
Turns out I didn't have to do that, and, really, this game may be better off for it.
Honestly, I'm not sure this game was meant to be frightening at all. I found the chases to be very tense, though that was mostly because of that lovely Wiimote totally spinning you around when you're shoving those meatbags off you. "ALL RIGHT, SHOOK IT OFF!! ...okay, what direction was I facing again? Oh bugger." Tense, very annoying when it caused you to be subject to the meatbags' erm... disquieting way of finishing you off. But definitely not scary.
My personal opinion is that the game was meant to be unsettling. The messages you receive? Unsettling. The static ghosts? Unsettling. That little nagging thought in your head that... no... no the game can't be about THAT. Definitely unsettling. And the big reveal at the end? OH GOD YES that was UNSETTLING.
As a horror game I have to admit that Shattered Memories fails. As a game that explores the psyche in ways that make you uncomfy I believe it succeeds admirably. In that way it truly is a Silent Hill game, because that knot in the pit of your stomach? It ain't from fear. It's from being mercilessly shoved outside of your comfort zone. And that is FANTASTIC and what I believe Silent Hill has always been best at.
Don't buy this game for shock terrors and cheap thrills. Buy it for that whisper in the back of your head that as you're playing tells you that something isn't quite right here...
I can't wait to start a new game.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bored!
I bought this game because I enjoyed Silent Hill: Homecoming. I cannot even finish this game. I am so bored.
Published 8 days ago by Scoobyfan
entertaining
really enjoyed this game! I wish we would have been given the option to use weapons, but overall it was fun. Something different.
Published 18 days ago by danger79
Silent Hill scares like no other..
This game is creepy, very creepy. This is what survival horror is about. A terrific game, full of eerie moments leading to sleepless nights. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Matthew Wojs
Great game! At least for die hard fans
Personally, i think that the reviews against this game are in good reason, they expected more of this game, the simple things...like combat and harder puzzles. Read more
Published 2 months ago by dl
Better than I thought it would be!
This is probably the most different Silent Hill of the series, but very worth checking out and playing. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joseph Bingham
video games
My daughter seems to enjoy this video game. Ill have to rely on my daughters insight on this one as I don't play video games. Read more
Published 3 months ago by horsesrawesome
GREAT remake of the original!
This is one hard game to locate "NEW". It was released in a small quantity,which makes it a RARE find.I am glad I found it on Amazon at a GREAT price. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Police350
I play games to relieve stress, not promote it
I've played other horror games before but there was just something about this one that freaked me out too much--the creepy music, the clinging zombies, my lack of direction which... Read more
Published 5 months ago by T. Maddox
Not the best but not the worst
Well Ive been playing silent hill games sense the first one came out. And I am a fan. The fist thing I will say for this hill is that it truly does a good job of making you feel... Read more
Published 5 months ago by mini-moo
No weapons or combat, only running.
Very disappointing. I love Silent Hill, I played all the games and like them all. But this game was different. Read more
Published 8 months ago by milkwad
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