Silent Hill 4: The Room Xbox game

Silent Hill 4: The Room

2004

Overall rating: 3 out of 5

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Though Resident Evil is the game considered responsible for bringing the survival horror game into the mainstream, there are far more hardcore and graphic offerings available, just waiting to give their punters a fright. The most disturbed of which probably comes in the form of Silent Hill, a game created in the wake the Resident Evil phenomenon that quickly went on to become one of the most notoriously grisly series ever conceived. And with the franchise still very much in the limelight, Silent Hill creator Konami has unleashed a truly unsettling fourth instalment, dubbed The Room. And The Room is exactly where things start to turn nasty for protagonist Henry Townsend as he wakes from a dream filled with grotesque goings-on. He's been locked in his room for five days now, with no way to escape to the corridors of his city building. The windows are stuck shut, the phone is playing up, and his front door is heavily chained up from the inside. And as is made apparent in the first 30 minutes of play, the only way you can solve Henry's dilemma is climb through a mysterious hole in your closet - a hole that takes you to any number of alternate realities - and investigate. It's a compelling mystery that is truly imaginative and - to be frank - messed up. And it's within these alternate dream-like worlds that you'll be faced with an array of inhospitable zombies, killer dogs, giant worms and two-headed ghouls, most of which look like they belong to a Japanese cult horror movie. Naturally, you'll have to send them to their doom by means of a weapon of some sort. In keeping with the rest of the series, the early stages of the gore-fest see you armed with a 3-foot pipe, whereas further progress and exploration earns you a more effective arsenal, which can be accessed through intuitive inventories and shortcuts. The second of two prolific playing styles involves investigation. Progress is a difficult thing to achieve in Silent Hill 4, and it's only through the discovery of notes, key items and interaction with other characters that you'll uncover the answers to the mysteries surrounding Henry Townsend and The Room. On the whole, little has changed in Silent Hill 4. Gameplay is story-driven, the battle system remains the same, and the atmospheric environments are every bit as chilling as those seen in the previous games. It's a game that is distinct, has a unique cinematic quality and that is downright scary - everything a survival horror game should be.

Silent Hill 4: The Room details

Formats:	18 PS2, Xbox
Players:	1
Genres:	Adventure, Role-playing
Developers:	KONAMI
Rental release:	17 Sep 2007

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Ok, but bit of a let down

By Dave from Cornwall, England , 10 Apr 2006

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Silent hill has alwyas been in my eyes, one of the best game creations ever. After playing the last 3 games to death, I had high expectations for the fourth installment, but, i would be lying if I was to say i was thrilled with the outcome.

Don't get me wrong, the game was enjoyable, but it was 'good', not 'excellent' like the previous games.

The Storyline and gameplay just seemed a bit strung out, and not much though had gone into making it link into any of other games at all.

Overall I'd recommend this to a true Silent Hill fan like myself, but don't be expecting a masterpiece.
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Nice arse shame about the face

By a customer from Newcastle , 19 Aug 2006

If you are looking for a very pretty, well produced game that’s as boring as hell then get this beauty. I love walk around shooting games and also love scary games so thought I was in for a treat. This however, isn't either. You can’t seem to bloody kill anything (you can waste all your bullets pointlessly shooting floating people) and it’s not scary! Oh and how many times in one game does someone want press 'look' (if you're daft enough to rent it you'll know what I mean)? Probably for the die hard Silent Hill fan who'd say a dead cat was good if it had a Silent Hill flag stuck in it. Everyone else, switch of your television set and go out and do something less boring instead x
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Ok, but bit of a let down

By Dave from Cornwall, England , 10 Apr 2006

Silent hill has alwyas been in my eyes, one of the best game creations ever. After playing the last 3 games to death, I had high expectations for the fourth installment, but, i would be lying if I was to say i was thrilled with the outcome.

Don't get me wrong, the game was enjoyable, but it was 'good', not 'excellent' like the previous games.

The Storyline and gameplay just seemed a bit strung out, and not much though had gone into making it link into any of other games at all.

Overall I'd recommend this to a true Silent Hill fan like myself, but don't be expecting a masterpiece.
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