Silent Hill spooks Wii Dec. 8

  • By Staff, GameSpot
  • Posted Nov 12, 2009 4:19 pm PT

Konami remake of survival horror franchise's original outing gets a release date; PS2 and PSP versions "following shortly."

Konami is making noise about the latest Silent Hill today. The company confirmed that the latest installment in the survival horror series, Shattered Memories, will launch on the Wii on December 8. PlayStation 2 and PSP gamers eager to get their hands on the title will have to wait a bit longer, with the publisher promising only that it would be "following shortly."

"Kiss me, you fool!"

Calling Silent Hill: Shattered Memories a reimagining rather than a remake, Konami said that the game will again follow Harry Mason as he searches the eerie town of Silent Hill in an effort to find his daughter. However, Shattered Memories will offer a number of new wrinkles to the original, with Konami promising "an interactive user interface" as well as a revamped puzzle system.

With 2008's Silent Hill: Homecoming released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, Konami noted that Shattered Memories will be the first installment in the series released for the Wii. The Nintendo edition will support the Wii Remote's motion-sensing capabilities, with players using the controller as a stand-in for a flashlight and cell phone, which aid them in finding clues.

For more on Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

32 Comments

  • ChuckSeabreeze

    Posted Nov 16, 2009 4:42 pm PT

    i'll have to dust off my ps2 for this one, although some things about this game do kinda disappoint me...

  • OrianaDorta

    Posted Nov 14, 2009 3:04 pm PT

    Silent Hill, what have they done to you?

  • general_helix

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 10:12 pm PT

    @ taylormadederek

    I couldnt agree with you more.
    Its a shame, really.

  • tdelorean

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 6:10 pm PT

    Even a sub-par Silent Hill is better than most mass-produced games shoveled out the door at Christmas...

  • tmthywtsn

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 3:04 pm PT

    Umm this game would be great to add to the collection, but is this it... I mean what other games are in Nintendo's line-up besides this? I'm sorry but this isn't going to cut it for Nintendo at all, they'd better step up their game plans or there's gonna be hopeless amounts of Wii's on Ebay pretty soon.

  • taylormadederek

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 1:53 pm PT

    Hahahaha....it isn't going to sell well at all.........I smell another Dead Space Extraction.

  • Quezakolt

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 1:49 pm PT

    I'm still craving for the return of Team Silent... *sighs*.. not that 0 & HC were crap but.. a lot was lost, to me.

  • svalink

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 12:37 pm PT

    hope silent hill will be more silent than sh5.
    SH1 - great game, SH2 - perfect game, SH3 - good game, SH4 - good game but SH5 - JUNK GAME cause another developments. hope SH SH.M - will be at last - great cause it's not KCET it's Climax Group. HEY konami give back silent hill to KCET!!!!

  • necronaux

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 10:57 am PT

    What, no 360/PS3 versions? Not even as DLC??? Not even a DS version?

  • rohail88

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 10:49 am PT

    I'll be getting this!

  • goodemon

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 8:40 am PT

    can't wait to play as Harry Mason again. It's been too long Konami...

  • gudni

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 8:22 am PT

    I find it strange when some people say that Playstation made this series popular because im pretty sure that it is the other way round.
    Silent Hill was one of many reasons that made PS the phenomenon it became and now it will help the Wii get more respect from these negative internet nerds that are brainwashing people to believe the Wii has barely any good games(which is wrong and easy to prove wrong by anybody who knows how to search)...To bad its gone so far that now nobody even gets a chance to be listened to.

  • jimy1475

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 6:51 am PT

    this is such a big tease, still cant wait for it (now plain silent hill 3)

  • ChristerDoo

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 6:28 am PT

    Since PS2 MADE this franchise what it is today, it's a bit of a snub to release the Wii-nie version before xmas this year and force PS2 to wait until next January.

  • Marcster1994

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 5:09 am PT

    I'll be getting this

  • Malhound

    Posted Nov 13, 2009 2:19 am PT

    The theme song is Kelly Clarkson's latest, "Cry".

  • Dark_Sight

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 11:16 pm PT

    i just hope the motion controls are decent if not ill switch to ps2

  • KittyHeart

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 9:57 pm PT

    silent hill 1 was a good game ps1

    i hae a feeling this game will be above ave (maybe 7.5/10)

    i guess that review score

  • BloodMist

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 9:07 pm PT

    Maaaan i so hope this is a quality game, as the first is still the best in the series IMO.Please no half assed job on this one Konami.

  • Boochie

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 8:29 pm PT

    Umm... to the comment about Dead Space on the wii being a flop:

    I think it's far from a flop--absolutely awesome game-- just not many people have played it so far for some reason.

  • ivanfred

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 7:49 pm PT

    NuKkU: i love it how all the wii games are also going to the PS2 and PSP
    =========================
    Yeah, Konami knows that mature rated games released for the Wii usually fail miserably. PS made Silent Hill a successful franchise, thus...

  • JUSTBLAZE_928

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 7:26 pm PT

    Bet it will flop like Dead Space.

  • Linkman0714

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 7:12 pm PT

    i wanna play this game

  • mcafeevsd

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 6:58 pm PT

    8000 Dead Space Extraction sold on Wii - Silent Hill? 1000? Dummies..

  • VenkmanPHD

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 6:31 pm PT

    Hmmm, you know I was just at gamestop talking about how the wii is irrelevant because it's not even a "next gen" console. It has the game equivilent of a ps2 with flashy motion controls (which wont matter once ps3's controller and Natal come out anyway) **** the wii, I only have mine to play brawl... lol which doesn't even use the wii-mote.

  • NuKkU

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 6:14 pm PT

    i love it how all the wii games are also going to the PS2 and PSP

  • shii666

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 6:13 pm PT

    Kinda looking forward to it. It will likely be better than homecoming, anyways.

  • BtmnHatesRbn

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 5:43 pm PT

    I see a lot of scared gamers come Christmas. This game is a going to be a megahit because Konami put it on the number one console of this generation.

  • Sendmn23

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 5:31 pm PT

    I'm soooo buying this game.....

  • Plisken1

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 5:20 pm PT

    wonder if the motion controls will make it better than the ps ones, looks cool

  • hatieshorrer posted Nov 12, 2009 4:56 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    hatieshorrer

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 4:56 pm PT (hide)

    Calling this a remake is kind of an oxymoron. If they were going to rewrite one of the greatest horror games ever made why not make it a completely different Silent Hill game and story. This angers fans of the first Silent Hill and confuses people new to the series.

  • gatsbythepig posted Nov 12, 2009 4:42 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    gatsbythepig

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 4:42 pm PT (hide)

    Does anyone actually want to play this?

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