The Silent Hill series barely needs an introduction, for the gaming series has become a byword for mastery in the survival horror style. The long line of titles has stretched over various consoles over many years, and continues to bring impressive and genuinely spine -chilling gameplay to our screens. This pattern continues with the most recent production for the PSP and PSP Go!- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories.
This title is a copy of the Wii version released last year, and the transfer to the small screen has been impressively successful. The formula for Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is recognisable but appreciated; you’re Harry Mason, who awakens after a crash to find his daughter lost within Silent Hill. This derelict place ranges from forboding creepiness to outright terror as its horrific denizens start to reveal themselves, and the PSP’s graphical edge doesn’t disappoint.
Some attention-grabbing and innovative gaming ploys are employed in Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. Initially, the well discussed ‘running’ sequences from the Wii version are carried through. These find Harry defenceless and therefore only able to run from his attackers, and therefore you engage in a very terrifying interactive scene as you try to escape from those clawing at your heels.
Secondly, as players advance through the story, the gameplay is interspersed with scenes involving Harry talking about life with a psychologist. This character can ask general questions regarding life, his views on women etc. The answers you choose can really have an effect on the various places you visit and also the characters/enemies you meet. This obviously opens Silent Hill: Shattered Memories up for multiple playthroughs to see everything.
This title certainly continues the long line of impressive offerings from the Silent Hill series; fusing the tried and tested formula with fresh and innovative gameplay elements. If you’re a fanatic of the notoriously creepy survival horror, then Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a clear choice!
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