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Silent Hill Origins (PSP) | 
 enlarge | From: Konami
Category: Video Games
List Price: £29.99
Buy New: £15.99
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1301
Platform: Sony Psp
Genre: horror-action-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Sony PSP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6
EAN: 4012927061275
ASIN: B000VKGH56
Release Date: November 16, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Welcome To Silent Hill... November 16, 2007
30 out of 33 found this review helpful
Anyone who remembers the first silent hill on the playstation 1 and silent hill 2 on the playstation 2 will be right at home with this new title in the great franchise. To me this feels like the ospring of the two games porting both the good and bad features to the PSP. Of course Origins brings along a few new features which really improve the game.
The first thing that i really like about this game, is its fresh, much like the other fantastic playstation 1 game emerging on PSP, syphon filter. You'll feel releaved that you dont already own a console version with better graphics and more features and for the Psp this is really something new and much needed.
The graphic quality is impressive, from the Fmv intro to the actual game and it really captures the grittiness and feel of the past titles without any loss.It feels sharper and smoother than most psp games and seems that the develops have put some real effort in to polish it for the Psp and not just ported an old copy from a previous title, for that they deserve credit.
The story is another thing that stands out for me, its an original, intreguing story with well developed characters but i wont ruin it for any would be buyers. Aparently it has a number of endings in line with the other games from the series.
For the first time on the PSP i found that the sound quality was amazing (for the psp) and was pleased to find that the guy who has done previous games made a welcomed return and too deserves all whole heap of credit for the eeriely crisp ,rich and disturbing soundtrack. A great example would be when i was in the hospital (what is it about silent hill games and hospitals?)i could hear banging pipes as well as the sound of a ventilator unit. This really added to the fear.
The contols are a bit of a let down as sometimes the dodgy camera angles from the first game make a return and this sometimes make movement and fighting a little more difficult than it should. Althought there is a camera reset button it still feels awkward. Combat to is sometimes difficult, allthough you can punch, therefore always have a emergancy weapon the actual weapons you get in game degrade over time and eventually break. You can amas a cracking arsnal of varied weapons from guns, scalpals, hammers to tv's which you can store away for later use. Another great feature is using mirrors to travel back between the normal and evil worlds.
The puzzles are sometimes challenging but i found never too difficult and the key collecting concept might be getting old but not off putting.
What i did like was that a the beginning of the game was this cool note that says that the game is best played in the dark and with headphones. Thinking this was all nonsense i gave it a go and found that it actually enhances the gameplay elements by upping the scare factor and it really improves the sound. I really recommend this for when you play, pitch balck thoughno wimps!
Overall i give this game top marks as it has more than met the standards of the original (playstation 1) version and will not disapoint any long or short term fans of the game while been a great start for any newcomers to the franchise.
With top notch graphics, sound and story this really does stand out from the crowd of dull, i already completed it on my console, PSP games and not even the bad camera angles and controls stop it from been the best game i have played on the PSP and i think it will be a long while before anything can knock it off its spot.
With christmas coming this makes an excellent choice of gift for the PSP gamer, just remember parents as with all the silent hill games "this game contains graphic scenes of violence and some scenes which people may find disterbing". One word about that 'Brilliant'.
Oh, and welcome to Silent Hill...
A great addition to Silent Hill but it's a wee bit short :-( November 19, 2007
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
I don't need to say too much about this as the first person to review this game put everything perfectly it really does feel,play and sound like the love child of silent hill 1 and 2.
The music and sound effects are once again excellent and very creepy and playing this on a small screen doesn't really make it lose any of it's scare factor (It's best played at night with headphones on for the best effect).
The graphics and animation of the main character and the twisted creatures you come across are smooth and very well done some of the best graphics seen on the psp so far and the fog effects as you explore silent hill are fantastic it just goes to show what the psp is capable off.
My only gripe is that there was no difficulty select at the beggining so the difficulty it was set at was a tad on the easy side.
And the game for me wasn't long enough I clocked in around 6 and a half hours to complete it and that was exploring a lot as well and being a silent hill fan I never wanted the game to come to its very neat conclusion.
As well as the incredible sense of horror and loss of hope that all of the silent hill games seem to portray this was no different and the story is a pretty harrowing one but as always this is one of the main focal points of the game.
I don't think this game has enough to convert anyone who doesn't like silent hill games at all but for fans of the series or survival horror in general this is an excellent addition to your collection and a great explanation of the silent hill universe giving you answers and yet more questions lol.
Buy it now you won't be disapointed.
Amasing December 6, 2007
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this with my PSP to play on my commute to work and absoultly love it I really cant put it down.
The Graphics and sounds are brilliant and the game play very addicitve, I would deffo recomend this for any fans of the Silent Hill series, resident evil etc!
Only down side if like me you have limited time to play the game it is sometimes difficult to find the save sections within the game, each major section of the game e.g. the hospital usually has 2 save point within the building!
Other than that BRILLIANT 5 STARS *****
Now you can take Silent Hill with you... March 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not a massive gamer but those games I like, I *really* like, if you get me. Silent Hill is one of these and one of the few games I've actually played all the way through. This PSP edition is just brilliant. On my first playthrough I experienced that familiar creepy "Silent Hill fear" which always results in me scaring myself silly. Very atmospheric and unsettling, and as I don't like my games to be too difficult the pre-set difficulty level was fine. The boss monsters were pretty easy to kill though, even for a wuss like me! The game has a high replayability factor due to the three different endings and the various accolades you can win, that make each subsequent playthrough easier due to having extra weapons and gadgets up your sleeve. Definitely one to play again and again.
A TRULY GREAT GAME January 8, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Silent Hill is the best of all the survival horror games, its smart and really scary. This game is great and has fab graphics too which really pull you into that cursed town. There are twists in the story which smartly tie up links for those who loved the original game on the PSone all them years ago I really hope they re-release the original game.
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