Silent Hill 2 2001

Released: September 25, 2001
Anniversary: Turned 25 on September 25
Genres: Puzzle · Adventure
Platform: PlayStation 2
Developer: Team Silent
Publisher: Konami
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Konami's 2001 horror game for the PlayStation 2, made by Team Silent, in the town of Silent Hill in Maine. James Sunderland moves through thick fog and darkness with a radio that gives off static when creatures are near. He finds three melee weapons and three firearms, and cannot move while he aims a shotgun or a rifle. Puzzles come with riddles left for you to interpret, and the game has six endings. Akira Yamaoka composed the music. It is regarded as a key example of video games as an art form. The horror is the reason to go now: it is psychological, built from the characters' regrets and fears and from a town seen through fog, rather than from monsters alone.