The renowned Silent Hill survival horror series makes its handheld gaming debut on the PSP (and later return to the PS2) with a brand new adventure, called Silent Hill: Origins, that reveals many of the series’ most hallowed secrets. Assuming the role of Travis Grady, a lone truck driver trapped in Silent Hill while making a routine delivery, players must escape the city’s horrific inhabitants and confront the strange hallucinations that have haunted Travis since childhood.
New gameplay elements, such as a barricade system that lets players block off rooms from enemies, and an enhanced camera system deliver an added sense of isolation and anxiety. Taking full advantage of the PSP system’s graphics, sound, and portability, Silent Hill Origins sets a new standard in handheld gaming terror.
See why this game blurs the lines between fantasy and reality as much as it does between console and portable in this Silent Hill Origins video review.
To quote the video review: “Silent Hill: Origins is a game that smartly packs all of the series’ best qualities into a bite-sized portable portion. With its incredibly short length we only recommend it for purchase by fans, but while it lasts it’s indisputable the best handheld survival-horror game available.”
Story — 7.5
Design — 7.8
Gameplay — 8.5
Presentation — 8.9
Overall — 7.7