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In a game already so dark and visually menacing, the Xbox gives the phrase "jumping at your own shadow" a whole new shade of meaning.
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With cinematic camera angles, a grime-infested aesthetic, and gruesomely glistening monsters, Silent Hill 2 improves on the original in every way.
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A level of detail never before seen...This is the gold standard for adventure horror. [Apr 2002, p.62]
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The people who will enjoy Restless Dreams the most are the ones who already own the game for PlayStation 2 (myself included). Gamers who never played SH2 before will not be able to appreciate all of the subtle differences, but they will be able to appreciate the graphics and the gameplay just as much as everyone else.
90
It's probably the scariest game of the last ten years, giving a face to the nameless horror that haunts many of our dreams.
89
Super-creepy antics frame a stellar storyline. [Jan 2002]
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This game WILL shock you, it WILL scare you, and it WILL make you sleep with the lights on... it will PROBABLY also make you buy a Playstation 2 so that you can continue the journey into madness with Silent Hill 3.
83
As an entire production, it’s really quite brilliant, and couldn’t be more frightening. [Feb 2002, p.89]
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A terrifying, chilling, disturbing, and in every sense scary psychological horror game.
82
There's no additional fun hidden in the Xbox SH2, but the overall gloom of the franchise has never been so vivid.
