What is that lurking in the dark shadows of room 305 amidst the dust and bugs? I try to be as quiet as I can but with the old hotel creaking and groaning around me it is hard to creep silently down the hall. Isnuff out the flashlight just as I see the spasming movements of the faceless (but totally hot) nurse loom around the corner. Too late she has seen me and all of a sudden I have this psycho inhuman caregiver ontop of me slashing me with her razor sharp knife…I hear a scream…..its only me waking from my nightmare.Oh wait thats not my nightmare!!! It’s part of Alex Shepherd’snightmare in the new Silent Hill game for the xbox360. I got this game on its release day, October 1st 2008, and played non stop until about 3am the next morning (now I know why I was having nightmares). That hotel level had me stuck for awhile. Silent Hill is a fun, scary and challenging game. It has puzzles, blood and gore, guns and knives, and of course all those kool creatures Silent Hill fans have grown to love. This game reminds me of the PS2 Silent Hill series, which I loved. I am not going to reveal anything that may spoil the game for others, but I do have to say the storyline and character build up is great, the graphics are good, the eerie sounds and music are perfect and it is tons of fun. I loved seeing pyramid head and all the blood, especially if you get hacked in half by a schism. The multiple endings that you can unlock and the new clothing and weapons that you canget on the second playthough make the game even more fun and replayable. The only negative thing I have to say about this game is the inverted controls during fighting, it is a little weird to get used to. Also while you’re playing look for all the odd symbolisms and horror themed easter eggs throughout the game (there are alot of them). So go pick up that axe, dim the lights,and lets head to Silent Hill to hack up those naughty nurses.

I GIVE THIS GAME ONE BIG BLOODY THUMB UP!!

A definite 9 outta 10.