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February 2010
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The editors liked
Great flash light mechanics
Interactive puzzles
And a compelling story line
Intriguing psychological angle
Looks great for a Wii title
Fantastic voice acting
Generally good use of the Wii remote
Awesome twist on what it means to be a "horror" game.
Deeply emotional story with great pacing
Incredibly haunting atmosphere
Your experience depends on how it profiles you.
Great use of motion controls
Fantastic production values
Interesting story and effective atmosphere
Multiple endings gives you several reasons to replay
Game changes based on your actions/responses
Perfect atmosphere
Great story and take on the original game
Multiple endings
Clocktower-style escape challenges added
You can’t die
Can save anywhere and there’s novel use of the Wii remote.
Nifty new gameplay features
Haunting atmosphere
Engrossing physologicalbased gameplay.
The editors didn't like
Trial and error maze chases
And no combat whatsoever.
Far too short
Nightmare sequences are frustrating
Way too easy to get lostbut the level design is so straightforward every path but the one you are meant to take is blocked off by a convenient wall of ice or some other debris that it's almost comple...
Shaking enemies is annoying
Story feels a little disjointed
Repetitive at times.
Puzzles and nightmares are always the same.
Chase scenes can be frustrating
Removing the danger from the exploration sequences also removes some of the tension
Shorter than other the Silent Hill games
No monster variety
Any puzzles you find aren’t challenging and more psychological than supernatural.
Some minor unresponsive control mechanics
May be a bit too different for veteran Silent Hill fans.
Abstract: In the late 90's, the 32-bit era gave birth to the survival horror genre. The two main series in the genre that had gamers playing during the day with their lights on were Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Resident Evil shocked players with its jump scares a...
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the game, despite some minor complaints. I disagree with a few of the directions that the art team took, such as replacing the industrial look of the Dark realm with the iced-over freeze effect and the uninspired monster ...
Great flash light mechanics, interactive puzzles, and a compelling story line,
Trial and error maze chases, and no combat whatsoever.
Konami and Climax Studios returns to Silent Hill in Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. Does this re-imagining of the original game bring new life to the series, or is it frozen solid and lifeless? Find out as we continue our review, After the Break!Ful...
Abstract: Konami's Silent Hill series has long been lauded as the archetypal "survival/horror" franchise, though the last couple of iterations have hinted at relevance on the wither.Fortunately, brand new on Wii, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is not just a seq...
Game changes based on your actions/responses, perfect atmosphere, great story and take on the original game, multiple endings, Clocktower-style escape challenges added, you can’t die, can save anywhere and there’s novel use of the Wii remote.
Shorter than other the Silent Hill games, no monster variety, any puzzles you find aren’t challenging and more psychological than supernatural.
Shattered Memories has officially set the bar for future horror titles on the Wii. Konami really knocked this one out of the park. Splendid visuals and sounds coupled with great controls, decent gameplay and a good storyline create a fantastically terr...
Great use of motion controls, Fantastic production values, Interesting story and effective atmosphere, Multiple endings gives you several reasons to replay
Chase scenes can be frustrating, Removing the danger from the exploration sequences also removes some of the tension
Abstract: Learning to let go is never easy—a truth that few gamers know better than Silent Hill fans. Following the release of Silent Hill 4, the series has been jostled around, toyed with, dissected, experimented on and reconstituted time and again, each new...
Abstract: The survival horror genre isn’t what it once was. With many games now placing an emphasis on non-stop action over cold, hard fear, and featuring characters that feel like they will never lose, the only people in danger of surviving a horror game are th...
