Silent Hill 2

Following on from the success of Silent Hill, Konami set to work on a second game. This would be released on PS2 as the console was brand new and it seemed like a great idea to bring one of the scariest games of 2000 to a better platform and with breath taking graphics.

In 2001, Konami released Silent Hill 2 on Playstation 2.


The story of Silent Hill 2 is not a continuation of the first game, but rather a stand alone story which isn't tied to any other game in the series.
It follows the story of James Sunderland, a man in his late 20s who has lost his wife three years prior to the events in the game. He comes to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from her saying she is waiting for him in their "special place"

The game features the radio and flash light from the previous games which still serve their purpose of detecting monsters and lighting the environment slightly. However, this game's otherworld is only featured twice in the game and it is not bloody and rusty like in the first game.

The game also takes place in a new area of Silent Hill, south of Toluca Lake which features Blue Creek Apartments, The Silent Hill Historical Society and Brookhaven Hospital among other scary environments.



The graphics in this game was fantastic for PS2 at the time. Sharper images and more polygons allowed for more detail in the characters and the environments. This also allowed for a scarier game experience too, and indeed it was. Silent Hill 2 gave a more psychological experience as everything in the game was constructed from James' mind and subconscious. Through the monsters and events we get to know the character and sympathize and even hate him, something the previous game didn't do. It also gave birth to Pyramid Head, a firm fan favorite but sadly very over used.



The ending has a superb twist to it and has landed this game one of the best in the series. It's beautifully written story is so sad, so depressing, yet fantastic gave this game a great feeling, as well as the environments and fantastic music from Akira Yamaoka, this has to be the best Silent Hill game in the entire series.

It was a firm success which lead Konami to go ahead and make the next game in the series.