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| Real-time rendered environments and dynamic
camera changes create a truly cinematic horror experience. |
| Stunning visuals and true-to-life CG movies
coupled with horrifying 3D images will leave you breathless. |
| Intense action and puzzles stimulate your mind
as well as your trigger finger. |
| Fog and shadows engulf you in a world
beyond imagination. |
| Atmospheric music and sound change with
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Although
Silent Hill doesn't live up to the Resident Evil series, it sure
does deliver a punch to the player. Along with
amazing graphics and top notch
mesh fog effects, Silent Hill will scare you
out of your pants.
As you start off, Harry Mason and his daughter Cheryl are taking
a quite little vacation to the resort town of
Silent Hill. On the way, they encounter
a unkown person aprroaching at a high rate of
speed on a moter bike. About
500 feet up the road, Harry catches a glimpse
of a shadow standing in the road,
and makes a sharp turn to avoid it. Crashing
his jeep along with Cheryl into a
fence. When Harry wakes up, he finds that Cheryl
is missing and is off to find his
little daughter.
To get to the bad points first, the graphics could be alot better,
also the control could use some tunning. There
are alot of glitches especially
when your running down the street and are being
chased by a hord of evil-demons.
The auto aim that Harry has is also good, except
making a 360 degree turn around
to kill two evil nurses that are tag teaming
you is guite difficult.
Also, there is a slowdown in the engine, it is the last major flaw
in Silent Hill. You will know what I'm talking
about if you have accomplished the
game two or three times. Since Silent Hill is
more based on the horror genre
than action like RE2, there is limited ammo.
So that means you have to reserve
ammunition. Lets get to the point, when you are
being chased down the street
by 7 devilish creatures (3 demon children, 2
flying demons, & 2 gorilla man),
you cannot expect to turn around and pull out
your gun and kill every one.
If you have also ever read Stephen King's "THE MYST", you know
how scary it is to only see three feet in front
of you in 2 mile long fog.
In conclusion, Silent Hill is more attached to
the Horror/Adventure genre which makes
many people happy. Although the story line doesn't
make up the real hype in
the game, it truely is one of the best in 1999.
I just hope Konami will
make a better sequel!
Defeating Alessa
In the last stage, Alessa will use lightning
bolts to hit you. To avoid this attack, just press Forward+Left or Right
and Run!
Harry will keep running in circles. After tow
or three circles you may stop and start shooting her. When she starts another
round of lightning just stop shooting and run
again.
Ending Bonuses
There are four endings to Silent Hill, each with
its own set of bonuses.
BAD ENDING- Prizes: Gas
tank, Chainsaw, Rock Drill.
The Gas tank is found
in the gas station. It is used to power the other two prizes, but only
one of the two weapons can
be taken. The rock drill
is in the room under the drawbridge control room. It's not very good.
The Chainsaw is in the
smashed window of cut-rite chainsaws, and is a lot better than the rock
drill. These two weapons
are useful against slow
ground enemies, but the hammer works better, and you don't need to beat
the game to get it.
BAD+ ENDING- Prize: Katana.
This is found in the
previously locked room in the Dog House on Levin Road. It WAILS any slow
moving enemies, and
you lunge forward with
every stroke. Hold the circle button for an overhead blow, and tap twice
for a double slash. You
can perform a 3-hit
combo by holding the circle for the first hit, then rapidly pressing it.
GOOD ENDING- Prize: Hyperblaster
This gun is just plain
cool. It's mega-powerful and has an unlimited supply of ammo.
GOOD+ ENDING- Prize:
Channeling Stone.
Found in the convenience
store. Who knows what it does or where to use it.
Extra Health Drinks in the Hospital
For three health drinks, search the wrecked Drink-Machine
in the first floor of the hospital.
Extra Options
During game play, hit the select button to bring
up the Item screen, then go to Options. Once you're in, push L1,R1,L2,R2
all at
the same time. If done correctly, it opens a
small menu where you can change the color of the blood, reverse some of
the
controls, and turn off auto-aim, if you feel
like making it harder on yourself.
Finding the Gold Medalion
WARNING: This is a spoiler. Do not read any further
if you wish to solve the game yourself.
Get to the school, when you get to the room with
the Statue of the old man's hand go into the room to the north and get
the
chemicals. Go back to the statue and use the
chemicals. Sizzle Sizzle! Pick up the Gold Medallion and put it into the
Clock
Tower. Now go find that Silver Medallion!
Finding the Silver Medallion
WARNING: This is a spoiler. Do not read any further
if you wish to solve the game yourself.
Get to the school, when you get to the room with
the piano first prees the 3rd key (White), then press the 10th key (White).
Then press the 11th key (Black), then press the
8th key (White). Now press the 2nd key (Black). They should all have been
dead keys. The Silver Medallion should now have
been released. Important note: you should already have the Gold Medallion
inserted into the Clock Tower for the Medallion
to be accesable.
Zodiac Room Tip
In the room with the Zodiac Signs, click the
digit according to the amount of limbs in the picture (from left to right;
Sagitarrius:6,
Taurus:4, Gemini:8).
