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Silent Hill Origins (PSP) | 
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Rating:  10 reviews
Platform: Sony Psp
Genre: horror-action-games
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6
EAN: 4012927061275
Release Date: November 16, 2007
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 One of the Top Games you Simply Must Own on the PSP October 9, 2008
Mr. S. W. Steel (England)
I have recently played and completed this game on the psp, and can honestly say that it probably only one of a couple of games that have kept me really hooked on this platform. I don't get much time to play games, but every spare minute i had was taken up by playing this game. I have played the first Silent Hill on playstation one, and Silent Hill 2 on playstation 2 and have to play numbers 3 and 4 (i never got the chance to play them!).
This game is set before the first playstation one outing and you feel it borrows heavily from that original title. It has everything that made the series start off so well - the creeping fog swirling around the town (done fantastically well here), the weird creatures lurking around every corner, some excellent cut scenes (among the best seen on the psp), some excellent puzzles, some great locations, brilliant music and effects and of course, a plot that is as labyrinthian as all the others - though obviously it was set before the playstation one game.
You play as Travis, a trucker passing close to Silent Hill. The next thing you find is you are rescuing a mysterious girl from a house fire, before passing out and finding yourself slap bang in the middle of the creepy town. From then on you are pursuing the girl, in an attempt to find out what is going on with her and the weird happenings in the town.
This game really picks the creepiest locations and when you play on it for the first time, you will be saying to yourself 'Oh yes, i know why they picked this place'. You play through parts of the town as usual (and as per usual, lots of the areas have the chasms blocking your path), but also go through a hospital, insane asylum, theatre and a hotel. These locations are scary enough in the normal world of Silent Hill, but when you go into the alternative world they become downright horrific!
Graphically this game is right up there with God Of War:Chains of Olympus and some of the cut scenes really shock you in the quality they produce - they are way above what i have seen on the psp before. But even the in-game graphics are superb. The lighting is excellent, and when you are in the dark scrabbling around you get that real hemmed-in, claustrophobic feel. You really have to play this in the dark and with headphones on (which the loading screen suggests) mainly to add atmosphere to the experience, but also to play this in the bright lights is just impossible as the screen reflects too much light for you to be able to see what you are doing!
Without giving too much away, the plot is very good but does what every other Silent Hill game has ever done - gives you some pointers, and then leaves you wanting more! Frustrating, but a nice way to keep you interested.
All in all it is an excellent game, but like everything it has a few flaws worth mentioning. Firstly, the camera can really get on your nerves, particularly in a cramped location and it usually happens as you walk through a door and know that there is a monster in front of you. But you can't recentre the camera behind you to see where the monster is; you either have to run past it and get it into a position where you can line it up, or get seriously hurt! Once you get into the habit of this, it isn't so bad, but it lets the game down a bit. The other big flaw is the length of the game. I found it really short. I am no great expert in completing games, but i got through this pretty quickly. And i can't decide whether it was because the game is actually short, or it was so good i was left wanting more! And also, the plot lets it down a little; this is meant to be the origin of the Silent Hill story, but you come away feeling less knowledgeable than before! Which is always the way with Silent Hill!
However, these minor gripes aside, i loved every minute of playing this game.
Who would i recommend this too? Certainly not anyone below the rated age it recommends, which is 15. It is VERY violent and very gory too. Don't let anyone play this below the rating. But i would recommend it to anyone who loved the Silent Hill games on playstation one and two - this is a real return to form, and with Silent Hill 5 on it's way on 360 and PS3 this autumn, it will reintroduce you to the whole creepy world of this town. I would also recommend it to anyone who likes survival horror - it is not as action packed as Resident Evil, but it has more atmosphere and better puzzles to get through.
Superb - highly recommended!
A great game on the PSP!
OMG were all gonna die April 19, 2008
M. B. Mason (london)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
this is one of my favourite games on the psp even thought it did scare the living s**t out of me. i think the music is great it is often the thing that makes the hairs on the back of your neck prick up giving you the 'OMG were all gonna die' feeling you got in previous silent hills. I think this game works beautifully on handheld i had no problem with the camera angles and being in certain locations really adds to the horror ie. on the tram at night (not a good idea i warn you). overall i think this is a brilliant game but if you're not good with horror be careful lol.
 Now you can take Silent Hill with you... March 18, 2008
R. Jackson (UK)
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.
 It looks, it plays, but it doesn't feel- January 28, 2008
Terramax (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
-like Silent Hill due to an almost non-existent story; a scapegoat of an excuse to create the game period. And a Silent Hill without a decent story is like a car without wheels.
All characters met by our hero Travis were visited in the original Silent Hill on the PSX, but given no further insight or development into their true motivations or agendas in Origins. The only person our lead truly interacts with is nurse Lisa, if only for some pretty boring excuses for cut scenes to pay us off for all the work we've done so far.
That being said the work is pretty minimal. Most Silent Hills give a choice of hardness's for both puzzles and battles but that's all missing here. And in Origin's case, both are easy mode without doubt.
That's not to say the puzzles weren't enjoyable. Some required me to think and I have to say they were some of the most entertaining I've found in any Silent Hill, yet not near enough of them, becoming detrimental to the overall game play as I continuously walked through countless empty rooms bar a packet of bullets or a health drink, the whole time knowing western programmers Climax could have achieved so much more.
Accept becoming irritating and time wasting it gives me the sense of a missed opportunity for more in the way of monsters, puzzles and tales (the Sanitarium must have been littered with stories).
As stated earlier, Origins certainly looks the part. There's a sever likeness in graphics, character models (friendly or foe) and atmosphere that deeply resembles Silent Hill 2, which makes sense as that's most people's favourite, and for that reason I'd advise all new to Silent Hill start there (available for PC, PS2 and Xbox).
In fact, it's sometimes too much like SH2. The plot, for what there is, doesn't borrow but more repackages the same but simplified and with little drama. What narrative is explained is done cheaply, if at all (and as the Silent Hill series triumphs for storytelling, this is a major drawback for long-time fans).
Which begs the question as to who the target audience is?
I'm guessing, seeing Origins was commissioned right after the moderately successful film (successful enough to have a sequel considered), is targeted at those who've seen the film but possibly never played the games.
This would explain why the story has been dumb down somewhat in order to pick up casual players with the greater emphasis on fighting. Travis has the ability to pull up endless numbers of items (I finished the game with over 20, no less than 5 televisions and 3 toasters in my pocket - literally!).
The controls certainly feel more fluid but still no less frustrating thanks to the awkward camera. Strangely this is more the case when outdoors, as the angles insist on pointing at the front or side of Travis and not at what's chasing for my blood in front.
The only payoff for me is the ability to explore the town once again. After the badly implemented hospital location we're introduced to a good 3 new locations (well, another's used briefly in past games).
If you've not played a Silent Hill then I wouldn't advise this to be the start. Sure Origins has the unique sense of atmosphere and unease, but the staple mark of the series has always been its chilling stories compared to its competitors, and why so many fans were drawn to this rather than Resident Evil, Project Zero, Forbidden Siren or Alone In The Dark.
Travis' tragedy isn't explored enough in Origins. Whether this be because the honour was handed down to a US/ UK programming team with little knowledge rather than the original creators at Konami Japan, or because the game infamously went over budget and over-ambitious is anyone's guess.
Hopefully the up and coming PS2 port amends the problems with more puzzles, deeper cut scenes and better extras.
Why is Silent Hill The Best!!!!!!!!! January 14, 2008
Mr. David C. Reed (England)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Now ever since I shat my pants from the first game on Ps1,I still was afraid of playing futher on in the game after the hospital went to the nightmare relm.But enough of my fears then.I ran through Silent Hill 2 an Silent Hill 3.well Silent Hill 4 now that was scary as much as Silent Hill 1/Now Ive read all the reviews and all of it is true,I would loke to say if you are unsure about Silent Hill Origins going on your PsP games list think again pick it up and stick to it like glue cos it is silky smooth to play and above all its the real story of all S.I.L.E.N.T H.I.L.L
its breathing all around us.
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