Posted by: Aaron Lockard on August 23, 2006 10:34:39 AM
Konami's definitive horror classic heads to PSP with a look to the past and introduces a 'Cineractive' system
Konami Digital Entertainment is using the Games Convention to
outline new details about Silent Hill Origins for PSP.
The first handheld title in the
legendary horror series, Silent Hill Origins uses the PSP to tell an
original story with disturbing graphics and all-new gameplay elements.
The game's narrative reveals the origins that transformed Silent Hill
from a sleepy town to a hellish stronghold of terror and introduces
several new characters to the franchise.
Silent Hill Origins
follows a solitary truck driver, Travis Grady, who gets stuck in the
terrifying town while making a routine delivery. He quickly discovers
the locals aren't quite normal, and neither is the town. To complicate
matters, Grady is confronted by crippling memories from his troubled
past. He must escape from Silent Hill while resolving the memories that
have plagued him since childhood.
The game introduces several
gameplay mechanics that are new to the franchise and provide the player
with an enhanced sensation of isolation as they make their way through
the desolate streets of Silent Hill. Key to this are new gameplay
elements, providing a cinematic experience comparable to the previous
games, but framed within interactive moments. This "Cineractive System"
allows players to face down horrifying monsters while the control
scheme changes intuitively for each situation. Players also utilize an
enhanced camera designed with the PSP in mind, as well as an updated
control method for improved combat and more detailed exploration of the
environment. Fans of the series will also revel in Silent Hill Origins'
original soundtrack by series composer Akira Yamaoka.
"Silent
Hill Origins delivers all the terrifying moments, gruesome enemies and
memorable characters and story-telling the series is known for to a
handheld gaming system", said Hans-Joachim Amann, Head of European
Product Management for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. "Players can
now experience greater freedom with the game's enhanced combat and also
learn how the chilling events of later Silent Hill games were set in
motion."