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Silent Hill: Origins - Game Review (PSP)
By Ionascu Alex
Published: August 12, 2008
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Silent Hill: Origins made me feel very nostalgic, remembering the nights spent in the company of Silent Hill 2 and 3. The game didn`t leave the same impression on me like the PC versions, but I can`t exactly place my finger on the motive. Maybe the small screen of the PSP had something to do with it, maybe the weaker story, or maybe just the fact that I`ve grown up. It is however a game worth playing, and I`m happy to say that the PSP market has received a worthy addition.
Gameplay: 89
I was surprised to see how quickly the game seems to draw you in its dark atmosphere, forgetting you`re actually sitting in the kitchen with your headphones on, waiting for your coffee to be ready. Even though Travis has no motivation to progress in his adventure, you certainly have, as there is always something new to be discovered. It could be a new quest or a new monster, maybe that shotgun that you`re just itching to use against those monsters that made life so difficult for you, or maybe just another opportunity to see the "hot" nurse. Too bad the game has problems with the camera and the slow moving story, but I`m sure you can get over that.
Graphics: 86
Once the game has been finished once, you`re free to turn off the noise effect which seems to bother some people. I say this has an important role in setting the right atmosphere of the game, but it also means that some things are difficult to see and details are lost. Jagged lines are very visible when playing and also in the movies, but there is no way of correcting this. Other than this, the game looks great and details such as bloody footprints left when you pass over a body, have remained.
Sound: 88
No horror game would be complete without an adequate
soundtrack. Silent Hill: Origins has excellent music that changes whenever a
combat is about to start and creeps you out when you`re wandering around, and
sounds that chill you out when you play. The radio and its buzzing have
remained, as they`re a Silent Hill trademark, but you have the option of
turning it off, like always. Noises that appear out of nowhere and for no
apparent reason have remained and they still manage to give me a good scare
once in a while 
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Multiplayer: N/A
Hardware: 80
Maybe it was my copy, or maybe it was my PSP, but the game had frame rate issues all too often. Long loading times are another issue that slowly, but surely, got on my nerves.
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