Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Video Game 2009)

Directors:

Yoshi Aoyagi, Keith Arem,

Writers:

Sam Barlow (writer: Climax Studios Ltd.), Zhou Chang (scene: Ultizen Games Ltd.),

Stars:

Marianne Hayden, Heather Morris, Kirsten Potter

Cast

Credited cast:
Marianne Hayden	...	Motion capture actor
Heather Morris	...	Cheryl Heather Mason
Kirsten Potter	...	Cybil Bennett

Storyline

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

M

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2010 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Climax

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the remake of the first original Silent Hill game which originally appeared on the PSone. Features include new voice actors, new scenes and more additional features not seen in the original Silent Hill game.

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Goofs

After suffering a head injury from crashing her ambulance, Lisa returns to her apartment to take a nap. As a nurse, she would know that due to risk of concussion, sleeping after sustaining a head injury is a bad idea.

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Quotes

Operator: Thank you for calling Konami Customer Support, how may I assist you today?
[pause]
Operator: Uhm... hello? Hello? Our caller ID shows that you are calling from Silent Hill, I regret to inform you that you are beyond even our help.

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Connections

Remake of Silent Hill (1999)

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Soundtracks

"When You're Gone"
Lyrics by Joe Romersa
Vocals by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

User Reviews

Best Horror Game Since Resident Evil 4

The Silent Hill franchise has gathered a cult following over the last decade from the series take on psychological and survival horror games, the newer instalments have been meet with oh hum reviews. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is the first instalment of the Silent Hill franchise on a Nintendo console and a re-imagining of the first game in the series. This being my only gaming experience with the franchise (I have seen the movie, one of my favourite video game based movies), Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is the best horror game I've played since Resident Evil 4. During the game there's 2 different perspectives: the first is a psychological therapy session with a pretty blunt psychologist which has you fill out a few.. tests. The other part of the game has you in control of Harry Mason who wakes up from a car crash and is searching for his daughter during a cold winter's night in Silent Hill. Harry's mission takes him all over the town while the tests from the therapy session alter the town in slight ways. The therapy sessions are short, so you spend most of your time as Harry. Shattered Memories plays a lot like an adventure game (such as Hotel Dusk or Myst), you go around the town and search for keys when you hit a locked door. Thankfully the keys are never far to find, no expansive backtracking like in Metroid games. During times in the game the world shifts from normal to a frozen nightmare with creatures that look like meat skeletons that will chase you down. Harry's only option is to run and this creates some of the most intense chases I've played in recent times. Climax Studios, developer of the game, clearly made this game for the Wii. While a PS2 and PSP version are available the Wii version seems to be tailored made for the flash light controls. Controls in general are extremely well done. Climax clearly learnt a lot from their previous Wii title Overlord: Dark Legend and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories controls better, looks better and sounds better. That being said, the game has a few faults to it. The game is very liner, only one way to go. During the chase sequences you will end up running in circles a couple of times because it's too dangerous to stop, whip out your in game phone and check the map to see the next goal. Minor really, but the game does an amazing job at crafting a wonderful and creepy experience and will have you excited all the way to the end credits when your psychological evaluation is given..