Silent Hill 3

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Product Features

• First female lead character in the Silent Hill series.
• An all-new, unnerving adventure.
• Series trademark graphics are further enhanced with even more unbelievable detail.
• New areas to explore within the town of Silent Hill, including the Amusement Park, Subway Station, a
• New weapons, including a sub-machine gun, sword and flame-thrower.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00007LV7Y
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 5, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,550 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

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Silent Hill 3 continues the series' trademark brand of psychological horror and terrifying gameplay. As a teenage girl named Heather, players must explore and unravel the mysterious connection between the god-forsaken town and her inner fears. The game features enhanced graphical detail, a more complex storyline, and even more grotesque monsters than the previous games.

Product Description

As a teenage girl named Heather, players must explore and unravel the mysterious connection between the god-forsaken town, her past, and her inner fears. With enhanced graphics detail, a more complex storyline, and even more grotesque monsters than the previous games, Silent Hill 3 promises to be the best horror adventure ever.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

89 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silent Hill 3, May 26, 2003

By	M. Errington "MrE26" (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I notice a lot of people have already reviewed & rated this game despite having not actually played it yet. I do own it (i live in the U.K. where it was released on May 23rd) & it's excellent. It's extremely similar to the 2nd game in terms of graphics & gameplay, which is a good thing as the 2nd game was extremely well done, & is one of the only truly scary videogames i've ever played. Part 3 lives up to this as well, offering a similar experience to the 2nd game, only with brand new characters, storyline & puzzles. A mention must go to the graphics. Like the previous game, they're excellent, with some brilliantly atmospheric lighting & shadow effects, which really help to suck you into the game. It contains some pretty gruesome images & the soundtack is designed to really amp up the tension. If you compare Resident Evil to a George Romero zombie flick then this can only be compared to something Clive Barker would have come up with. To sum it up, if you're a fan of the series, you'll love this, if you didn't like the first 2 games, then you won't like this one either. If you've never played a Silent Hill game, give this one a try, it's well worth it.

49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Be prepared, July 17, 2003

By	D. K. Malone (earth) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been playing the Japanese import for a couple of weeks:

First, the bad news.

- SH3 is short. Shorter than SH1 and SH2, at any rate. Both SH1 and 2 took me almost exactly 10 hours to complete my first time, according to the internal game clocks. SH3 took me 5 hours and 52 minutes. (Some have said that this is because SH3's internal game clock behaves differently, pausing at any time a cinema plays or the menu is opened. This is true of SH3. However, after personally testing the games myself, I have found that it's true of SH2 as well. SH3 is simply a shorter game.)

- SH3 is constrictive. You're never really set free to explore a huge deserted town as in the previous two games. For most of the game you go from one enclosed location to another. The mall leads to the subway, which leads to the sewers, which leads to an office building, etc. When you finally do get out in the open, if you try to wander away from your goal and explore the town, your character will automatically stop and turn around and say "I don't need to go this way." This is really lazy design. Having the freedom to explore the empty town until you hit a physical road block of some kind was a hallmark of the previous SH games. Not so in this installment. Disappointing. This is surely the primary reason behind SH3 having a shorter play time. I definitely spent a few hours in SH1 and 2 exploring all of the streets and back alleys, checking every dead end for ammo and health items.

Now, the good news.

+ SH3 is scary. REALLY scary. I thought SH2 was quite mellow compared to SH1, more of a slow burn with a growing sense of dread rather than the aggressively oppressive atmosphere of the first game that got right in your face from the very beginning. SH3 returns to the original's oppressive style and ups the ante a notch or two.

+ Fans of SH1 who were disappointed that SH2 had no direct connection to it will be pleased to know that SH1 and SH3 are very closely connected.

+ Bosses are back, after a hiatus of sorts in SH2.

+ (or - ?) SH3 is the most challenging SH yet. Monsters are aggressive and harder to kill. Ammo is very scarce. You'll want to rely on melee weapons usually and save ammo for bosses.

+ Lots of different monster types. Lots of weapons. Lots of unlockable bonuses. Lots of replay value.

If you can get past the short length and constrictive nature, it's a great and worthy addition to the Silent Hill series.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terror that breaks your little black heart. (Che disgrazia!), August 19, 2003

By	Anthony J Sasso (Melrose Park, IL United States) - See all my reviews

Silent Hill 3 manages to be brilliant, horrifying, and somewhat of a let-down all at the same time. This is kind of hard to put into words... I have been hooked on and in love with Silent Hill since the instant I layed my eyes on the first game's preview as it played on a TV in Gamer's Paradise so many years ago. The overwhelming nostalgia and sense of eerie contentment that I experience while playing these games are beautiful and unequaled in their glory. Silent Hill 3 - even with breath-taking graphics and brooding dread extremely prevalent - left me wishing it turned out better. This game is basically a graphical redux of SH2 with a storyline that progresses where the original SH left off. The gameplay is also a bit more linear than SH 1 and 2. Not as much exploring to be done. Which is a damn shame, really. Just more monster killing and puzzle solving. - Don't get me wrong, it's a great game... it just doesn't really add any major boons or benchmarks to the series' overall marvel. - Not really breaking any barriers, so to speak. Che Disgrazia! ** It is a game worth buying, though. It IS Silent Hill and it is well worth the replay time. Loose strings from the first game are finally tied off, and we get to see our dear Silent Hill play host to a whole new batch of wicked abominations. Disturbing imagery is not in scarce supply, and the enhanced, built-in surround sound toys with your mind and raises those little hairs on your neck. Once again this is a game that has to be played in the dark with the TV volume cranked. It's the only way to enjoy the full sense of terror and chaos that the game is trying to provoke. That being said, I must attempt to close. - Silent Hill 3 is worth the cash. If you're a newcomer to the series this game will blow you away, because, after all, it's creepy as hell. But if you've played through the first two releases and are hoping for a major leap, prepare to be a little dissapointed. Scared... but a little dissapointed.

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