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Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle] (in Japanese). Japan: Konami. 2003. pp.100–101. ISBN 4-7571-8145-0. Another fantastic release by Mondo, there's almost no surface noise to be found on this one (just like with Silent Hill 4: The Room). The vinyl themselves look great, although as with 4, I don't care for the artwork personally. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Perry, Doug (September 25, 2001). "Silent Hill 2". IGN. Archived from the original on May 24, 2007 . Retrieved January 26, 2007. Top 100 Best Video Games". Archived from the original on January 1, 2018 . Retrieved January 8, 2018. At the hotel, James locates a videotape which depicts him euthanising his dying wife by smothering her with a pillow. In another room, a final meeting with Angela sees her giving up on life, unable to cope with her trauma. She then walks into a fire and is never seen again. [14] Afterwards, James encounters two Pyramid Heads, along with Maria, who is killed another time. He comes to realize that Pyramid Head was created because he needed someone to punish him, and all the monsters are manifestations of his psyche. The envelope from Mary disappears and both Pyramid Heads commit suicide. [14] James heads to the hotel's rooftop, and depending on choices made by the player throughout the game, he encounters either a manifestation of Mary or Maria disguised as her.

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Konami (Team Silent) (September 21, 2001). Silent Hill 2 (PlayStation 2). Konami. Level/area: Maria ending. a b c d e "E3 2001: Silent Hill 2 Interview". IGN. May 17, 2001. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011 . Retrieved December 26, 2010. Jeff Lundrigan reviewed the PlayStation 2 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "it's not for the faint of heart, nor anyone looking for fast action, but those who enjoy a good shiver won't be disappointed". [80] A prominent focus of analysis is the symbolism of the monsters present in the game, which seem to be manifested from James' guilty consciousness. One major example of this manifestation of guilt is "Pyramid Head", a tall, masculine, faceless humanoid figure, whose head is concealed by a large pyramid-shaped helmet that is made of rusted iron. Pyramid Head also wields a large blade titled the "Great Knife" that it heaves across the floor in almost all player encounters. Its design not only serves to psychologically frighten the player, as the sharp edges of the triangular head were intentionally illustrated to "suggest the possibility of pain" [32] according to its creator Masahiro Ito, but it is also emblematic of many of the themes related to the narrative, as it represents the guilt that James experienced, the retribution he seeks for his actions, and the sexual frustration that he felt while his late wife, Mary, was terminally ill. [33] Development [ edit ] Influences and design [ edit ] "Bubble Head Nurses" (pictured) and "Mannequins" (creatures composed of only two pairs of female legs) were designed to be sexually suggestive, and a reflection of James' subconscious sexual desires during Mary's hospitalization. [34]

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Cheers & Tears: Horror Games". IGN. October 14, 2009. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010 . Retrieved June 21, 2010. Silent Hill 2 was first released for the PlayStation 2 in North America on September 25, 2001, in Japan on September 27 and in Europe on November 23. [55] [56] The original European edition also included a second disc: a " Making-of" DVD video featuring trailers, an artwork gallery and a documentary on the game's development. [57] The Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time". IGN. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009 . Retrieved May 19, 2010. James Sunderland (Guy Cihi) comes to Silent Hill after apparently receiving a letter from his wife Mary (Monica Taylor Horgan), who had been suffering from an illness and died three years before. [17] While exploring the town, he encounters Angela Orosco ( Donna Burke), a teenage runaway searching for her mother; Eddie Dombrowski (David Schaufele), another teenage runaway; and Laura (Jacquelyn Brekenridge), a brattish eight-year-old who befriended Mary and accuses James of not truly loving her. [15] [18] [19] While searching a local park, James also meets Maria (Horgan), a woman who strongly resembles Mary but has a much more assertive personality. Maria claims that she has never met or seen Mary, and because she is frightened by the monsters, James allows her to follow him. [20] Arriving at a bowling alley, Eddie and Laura are found inside, but Laura runs off.

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The best videogame stories ever". GamesRadar. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014 . Retrieved November 6, 2013. Silent Hill 2 - #54 Top PS2 Games". IGN. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010 . Retrieved November 1, 2010. Kohler, Chris (December 24, 2009). "The 15 Most Influential Games of the Decade". Wired News. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010 . Retrieved October 19, 2022.Velocci, Carli (February 10, 2017). "What 'Silent Hill 2' gets right about mental illness". Inverse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2022 . Retrieved October 29, 2022. Silent Hill 2 Themes Analysis". Esoteric Articles. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020 . Retrieved July 11, 2020. Purchese, Robert (August 7, 2009). "Konami confirms PS2 re-issues". Eurogamer. Eurogamer Network. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009 . Retrieved August 9, 2009.

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a b c "Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams - Xbox". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011 . Retrieved February 8, 2012. a b c Brandon Sheffield (August 25, 2005). "Silence Is Golden: Takayoshi Sato's Occidental Journey". Gamasutra. United Business Media. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011 . Retrieved January 19, 2011.Born from a Wish is a side-story scenario in the special editions and re-releases of the game in which the player takes control of Maria shortly before she and James meet at Silent Hill. After waking up in the town with a gun and contemplating suicide, she decides to try to find someone. [17] She eventually encounters a local mansion, where she hears the voice of its owner, Ernest Baldwin. Ernest refuses to let Maria into the room he is in and will only talk to her through its closed door. After Maria completes tasks for him, Ernest warns her about James, whom he describes as a "bad man". [29] After Maria opens the door to Ernest's room and finds it empty, she leaves the mansion. At the conclusion of the scenario, Maria contemplates suicide once more, but ultimately resolves to find James. [30] The side-story concludes with a voice-over of James encountering Maria in the park and her introducing herself to him, as it happens during the events of the main story. Konami (Team Silent) (November 19, 2002). Silent Hill 2 (PlayStation 2). Konami. Level/area: Ending. Konami (Team Silent) (September 21, 2001). Silent Hill 2 (PlayStation 2). Konami. Level/area: rebirth ending.

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Konami (Team Silent) (September 21, 2001). Silent Hill 2 (PlayStation 2). Konami. Level/area: Dog ending. a b c "Silent Hill 2 Creature Commentary". サイレントヒル3公式完全攻略ガイド： 失われた記憶-サイレントヒル・クロニクル-。[ Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle] (in Japanese). Japan: Konami. 2003. pp.48–49. ISBN 4-7571-8145-0. OCLC 168084311. Andrew Reiner (November 26, 2014). "The Top 25 Horror Games Of All Time". Game Informer. Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015 . Retrieved July 27, 2015. Some of the more apparent themes of the narrative are grief, guilt, and punishment. Other noticeable themes in Silent Hill 2 are mental illness, [31] lust, love and abuse, [1] including an exploration of how it affects people. [3]Fahey, Rob (March 30, 2006). "Konami to launch Silent Hill Collection". Gamesindustry.biz. Eurogamer Network. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007 . Retrieved October 31, 2007.