Silent Hill 2 (2001) (VG)

Director:

Masashi Tsuboyama

Writer:

Hiroyuki Owaku (scenario writer: sub scenario)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

No one knows what they are or where they've come from...

Plot:

After receiving a mysterious letter from his late wife, James Sunderland takes a terrifying trip to the small...

Plot Keywords:

Letter | Monster | Gem | Mirror | Gore

Cast

Guy Cihi	...	James Sunderland (voice)
Monica Horgan	...	Mary Shepherd-Sunderland / María (voice)
Donna Burke	...	Angela Orosco (voice)
David Schaufele	...	Eddie Dombrowski (voice)
Jakey Breckenridge	...	Radio Voice - Game Show Host (voice)
Dominic Allen	...	Game Show Host (voice)
Dennis Falt	...	Doctor (voice)
Ward E. Sexton	...	Ernest Baldwin - Restless Dreams version (voice)
Florence Minowa	...	Laura / Amy Baldwin - Restless Dreams version (voice)

Also Known As:

Silent Hill 2 - Saigo no uta (Japan) (reissue title)
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (USA) (reissue title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | Ireland:15 | UK:15 | Sweden:15 | France:-16 | Sweden:18 (PEGI) | USA:M

Company:

Creature Labs

Trivia:

The Blue Creek apartment building in Silent Hill is a reference to the film Blue Velvet (1986). "Blue", for the movie's title; and "Creek" as a synonym for "River", for the Deep River apartments seen in the film. The apartments in the game are very similar to the look and overall layout of the Deep River apartments in the David Lynch film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Every time James is shown walking up or down stairs, his legs move the same way they would if he were walking on flat grounds.

Quotes:

Maria: James... I wanna ask you something. What if... what if you can't find Mary? What will you do?

Movie Connections:

References 37°2 le matin (1986)

silent hill 2 review rating *****

Although Silent Hill 2 is set in the same location as the first game it is not a direct sequel, so gamers should be able to play this without having to worry about not having played the previous one.Everything in this game is just excellent. The plot, the characters, the soundtrack. Not to mention the graphics and the way they manage to keep us craving for more tidbits on the story or the fact that it is scary as hell. If you are a survival horror fan, you will definitely enjoy it. After i played it , it just sticked in my mind,it has a very cinematographic orientation.Many movie directors should be learning to make decent horror movies playing this. It is more than a video game, it is a work of art, it is an experience. The best game I ever played. Period