Common Sense Media Review
By Marc Saltzman
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Game places you inside a scary horror movie.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 18+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Play
What's It About?
Fans of horror movies will likely want to explore the creepy SILENT HILL ORIGINS from Konami, which delivers chills and thrills while gaming on the go with a PSP. Silent Hill Origins serves as a prequel to the 8-year-old franchise, where the game's protagonist, a truck driver named Travis Grady, steps into the mysterious town of Silent Hill in pursuit of a little girl wandering around the freeway. Grady's nightmare begins after he awakens from a blackout and visits the local hospital, only to find he's been locked in and forced to ward off nightmarish creatures, struggle with disturbing hallucinations, and solve puzzles to find a way out. Played from a cinematic third-person perspective, the goal of the game is to unravel the mystery surrounding this town, figure out Grady's connection to it, and leave the city limits alive.
Is It Any Good?
If you're familiar with earlier Silent Hill games, you'll recognize most of the enemies, and amazingly, they look just as good -- and as scary -- on the PSP as they did on TV-based consoles. This includes the twisted bodies and faceless beasts that look like they've been wrapped in bloody cellophane.
Extraordinary graphics and a fantastic music soundtrack add to the immersive, albeit scary and creepy experience. This is not a game for the faint-hearted.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how a game can evoke different emotions in a player. Have games reached the point where the suspension of disbelief is strong enough to evoke fear? Even in a portable game?
Game Details
- Platform : PSP
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Konami
- Release date : November 8, 2007
- Genre : Survival Horror
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : April 11, 2024
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