Silent Hill HD Collection - Xbox 360

Description

Product Overview Silent Hill Re-Mastered Collection combines two classic spine-chilling Silent Hill titles from the past and brings them to the Xbox 360. Introducing Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 with enhancements including true high-definition graphics, this offering gives new fans and old fans the opportunity to experience the early era of Silent Hill as a true genre-defining experience with the added value of two games. Silent Hill 2 follows the sad story of James Sunderland as he woefully enters the sleepy town by a mysterious letter from his deceased wife. Seeking the chance to see her again beckoned by guilt and remorse, he stumbles upon his fears manifested through unseen evil and ominous characters leading him to the asylum of another world. The fight against the truth that his wife has died, James must escape the lumbering demon Red Pyramid (a.k.a Pyramid Head) along with his mystified fears that have taken the form of living monsters within the haze that is Silent Hill. Serving as a sequel to the original Silent Hill game, Silent Hill 3 centers on the forces of the demonic cult that spreads the insanity of the otherworld through Claudia, a cult member attempting to bring Harry Mason’s daughter, Heather, into Silent Hill. With a subplot and themes involving the loss of innocence and childhood, a web of intrigue is spun by Claudia with intentions to birth a new god. Features Experience the two classic Silent Hill titles previously released on PlayStation 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams & Silent Hill 3, that defined the Survival Horror genre in its early inception Both titles re-mastered to HD at 720p for improved graphics on Xbox 360 Completely updated in-game voiceover directed by series vocalist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and soundtrack score enhancing the storytelling and ambient music within each re-mastered game Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams & Silent Hill 3 critical acclaim from the previous console generation: Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams = 89% for PlayStation 2 game average rating Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams voted "#20 PlayStation2 Game of All Time" by IGN Silent Hill 3 = 85% for PlayStation 2 game average rating

Features

• Experience two of the classic Silent Hill titles (Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams & Silent Hill 3) that defined the Survival Horror genre in its early inception
• Both titles re-mastered to HD at 720p for improved graphics on Xbox 360
• Completely updated in-game voiceover directed by series vocalist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and soundtrack score enhancing the storytelling and ambient music within each re-mastered game
• Full Xbox Live Achievements support integration

Customer Reviews

Love the Silent Hill games..But...
pinkbunny

I am a huge fan of the Silent hill games..So when the HD collection came out I couldn't wait to get it since I never had the 3rd Silent hill game for my collection..Sadly When I got the game and started to play it there where so many problems with the sound and how glitchy the game play is I stopped playing it.Konami said that they would be releasing patches to fix these problems,So I have been waiting for the patch to be released to be able to play the game without all the issues.Konami released the patch for the PS3 about a month ago and we where told that the 360 patch would be out in a few more weeks,well now Konami has said there will be no patch for the Xbox 360..I had emailed Konami and this is the response I got."Dear Konami Customer,Thank you for contacting Konami Customer Support about this issue. We understand your frustrations at having waited so long for an announcement regarding the patch for the XBOX 360 version of Silent Hill HD Collection. Unfortunately we are unable to patch the game. We apologize for the inconvenience. But unfortunately due to technical constraints we simply will be unable to patch the XBOX 360 version."So basically I paid $50.00 for a glitchy game where the sound doesn't even work all the time..Yes I love the Silent hill games but this was a waste of money.Don't buy the Xbox 360 version,if at all possible buy the PS3 version or avoid buying at all...

Inferior and broken game
Mochi Pochi

Do Not buy this game. Konami has announced that they will not release a patch to the xbox 360 version. They acknowledge that this game is broken but they refuse to release a patch due to technical issues and resources. if you want the best Silent Hill experience i'd recommend the original xbox versions of Silent Hill 2 and the playstation 2 version of 3. they look pretty much the same if not better and they won't screw up as much as this broken POS.

Don't buy this.
A. Roland

This game was buggy when it was first released to the point where the PS2 versions are greatly superior. The PS3 version was patched to a point where it's allegedly up to snuff (not sure, I've never played it) but the 360 version is unpatched and Konami has said that they have no intentions of fixing it. Konami knows it's broken, has no intention of fixing it, and wants you to pay 40 dollars for it. I was really looking forward to this collection, I'm so disappointed.

These 4 or 5 star reviews are misleading...
Bill Murray

Look, I've checked out several of the reviews for this product and I find it odd that so many of the higher reviews are so articulate and well written when this "game" is clearly a miserable excuse of an HD Collection. This leads me to believe that A) these people were PAID by Konami (the publisher) to help bolster what is assuredly almost universally bad reviews for a broken piece of software, or B) these are some truly hardcore Silent Hill fans that desperately want to believe that this pile of broken promises is actually a pleasant update to some of the best horror games ever made.I love Silent Hill since the first one appeared on the PlayStation years ago, and continued to love the series up until about Silent Hill 4: The Room. This HD collection is, quite simply, a soulless cash grab on the part of Konami. This "HD" collection somehow manages to be INFERIOR to the original standard definition versions of the game that came out several years ago.The games have always relied on the heavy use of fog for both atmospheric effect and to also mask some of the blemishes that last gen games sometimes had, like poor textures or unfinished environment geometry. Not in this version! For some reason, when they ported these two classics to this HD version they somehow forgot that the fog is a big part of the game and it ended up not being present. As such, you see every wrinkle, ungainly hair, and outright unfinished sections of the game because you were NEVER SUPPOSED TO SEE THAT STUFF. Not only that, but, for some reason, they decided to rerecord the audio and dialogue without giving players the option to have the original dialogue and audio be selectable. This significantly alters the experience, but not in a good way since some of the mouth movements of characters no longer sync up properly nor do the actors sound as good as the originals.The game was/is so bad that Konami actually gave Xbox 360 users FREE games to make up for it; they knew they were shipping an unfinished product and didn't care. They knew they shipped a game that used incomplete code; one that was so slapdash and poor that a big videogame company actually gave consumers who purchased their shoddy title free stuff to shut them up. That's how bad these versions of these games are.If we can take off our rosy tinted glasses for five seconds and take a cold, hard look at this thing, what we can see is a game that is a shameless cash in that is clearly inferior to the originals and a game that SHOULD of been a home-run for older fans, and a great jumping on point for new ones. What you get is probably the biggest insult to Silent Hill fans and a game series that is one of the best survival horror games (and possibly some of the best games) ever made. After a string of pretty poor follow ups to this series, Konami has done the unthinkable and ruined one of it's best franchises while simultaneously spitting in the faces of longtime fans with what is clearly an inferior, rushed, and outright busted piece of software.In short, save your money. And please, don't support incomplete, broken games that are unfettered garbage, especially if it destroys what made the original classics so good in the first place. Read more ›

Despite some issues, still very enjoyable
David J. Goodrum

This game was a very enjoyable experience for the most part. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because like others, I experienced a few glitches, but unlike others, never enough to significantly affect the gameplay - usually just the sound getting distorted in the presence of multiple monsters. I have an Xbox 360 Slim I just got 3 months ago and my theory is that the glitches are worst for those with older models / consoles. The fact that they did not include an original voices option for Silent Hill 3 also keeps this from getting 5 stars. Without even having played the original games I can see that the "feel" of the games were changed by this and perhaps a few other factors. That said, even though I wish the makers of the game had done a much better job with these HD versions, I have still gotten an immense amount of enjoyment out them. I would recommend them only to those with newer consoles and who don't think they will mind some of the changes from the originals.