<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Homecoming	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Helix	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Homecoming	O
follows	O
the	O
journey	O
of	O
Alex	O
Shepherd	O
,	O
a	O
soldier	O
returning	O
from	O
war	O
,	O
to	O
his	O
hometown	O
of	O
Shepherd	O
's	O
Glen	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
town	O
in	O
disarray	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
exclusively	O
through	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
content	O
delivery	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
were	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
retail	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
became	O
backward	O
compatible	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Alex	O
Shepherd	O
,	O
a	O
Special	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
soldier	O
who	O
returns	O
home	O
from	O
an	O
overseas	O
tour	O
of	O
duty	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
younger	O
brother	O
are	O
missing	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
mother	O
has	O
gone	O
into	O
catatonia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
begins	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
his	O
brother	O
,	O
leading	O
him	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
after	O
searching	O
his	O
hometown	O
of	O
Shepherd	O
's	O
Glen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
light	O
and	O
heavy	O
attacks	O
,	O
or	O
mix	O
them	O
to	O
perform	O
combinations	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
also	O
perform	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
finishing	O
moves	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
monsters	O
are	O
dead	O
,	O
a	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
rudimentary	O
form	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Alex	O
through	O
a	O
nightmare	O
concerning	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
Josh	O
,	O
before	O
Alex	O
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
cab	O
of	O
a	O
truck	O
driven	O
by	O
Travis	O
Grady	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
who	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
ride	O
to	O
his	O
hometown	O
of	O
Shepherd	O
's	O
Glen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
eventually	O
learns	O
that	O
his	O
father	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
and	O
had	O
left	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
problems	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
Alex	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
answers	O
from	O
his	O
mother	O
at	O
home	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
knocked	O
unconscious	O
as	O
The	O
Order	O
—	O
a	O
religious	O
cult	O
from	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
which	O
has	O
been	O
taking	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
town	O
—	O
kidnaps	O
his	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
,	O
Elle	O
,	O
and	O
Wheeler	O
take	O
a	O
boat	O
across	O
Toluca	O
Lake	O
to	O
find	O
Alex	O
's	O
father	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
but	O
are	O
intercepted	O
by	O
the	O
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elle	O
and	O
Wheeler	O
are	O
taken	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
's	O
penitentiary	O
,	O
where	O
Alex	O
attempts	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
begs	O
forgiveness	O
before	O
he	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
monster	O
called	O
the	O
Bogeyman	O
(	O
resembling	O
Pyramid	O
Head	O
from	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
150	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
founding	O
families	O
broke	O
away	O
from	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
's	O
Order	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
Shepherd	O
's	O
Glen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chief	O
designer	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Homecoming	I-Application
,	O
Masashi	O
Tsuboyama	O
,	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
in	O
a	O
2004	O
interview	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
also	O
debunked	O
previous	O
internet	O
rumors	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Shadows	O
of	O
the	O
Past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
composer	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
revealed	O
more	O
information	O
;	O
he	O
hinted	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
hoped	O
to	O
carry	O
on	O
"	O
plans	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
platforms	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
creating	O
a	O
title	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
"	O
fear	O
in	O
daylight	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
similar	O
psychological	O
roots	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suggestion	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
directed	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
behavior	O
,	O
was	O
reaffirmed	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
displayed	O
by	O
Konami	O
that	O
revealed	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
to	O
this	O
trailer	O
,	O
Konami	O
executives	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
would	O
not	O
in	O
fact	O
be	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
iterations	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
Western	O
developer	O
,	O
The	O
Collective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Helix	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
not	O
only	O
from	O
past	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
but	O
also	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
movie	O
adaptation	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
most	O
evident	O
in	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
the	O
normal	O
world	O
to	O
the	O
Otherworld	O
,	O
whose	O
"	O
ripping	O
"	O
effect	O
almost	O
matches	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamaoka	O
wrote	O
70	O
minutes	O
of	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
insisted	O
on	O
working	O
with	O
Mary	O
Elizabeth	O
McGlynn	O
to	O
provide	O
vocals	O
,	O
as	O
fan	O
reaction	O
to	O
her	O
voice	O
on	O
previous	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
titles	O
has	O
been	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Amtsgericht	O
Frankfurt	O
am	O
Main	O
confiscated	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
imported	O
from	O
the	O
UK	O
(	O
thus	O
being	O
uncensored	O
)	O
for	O
violation	O
of	O
§	O
131	O
StGB	O
(	O
representation	O
of	O
violence	O
)	O
,	O
effectively	O
banning	O
it	O
from	O
sale	O
within	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReleaseHomecoming	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Central	O
America	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
content	I-Application
delivery	I-Application
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
,	O
finally	O
becoming	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionHomecomings	O
average	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
is	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
64	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
second	O
external	O
developer	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
entry	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
iteration	O
,	O
Double	O
Helix	O
were	O
under	O
scrutiny	O
from	O
reviewers	O
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
fans	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
a	O
Western	O
developer	O
would	O
handle	O
the	O
franchise	O
;	O
many	O
reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
developer	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
positive	O
move	O
overall	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
,	O
acknowledging	O
faults	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
,	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
seeing	O
further	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
series	O
regular	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ambient	O
audio	O
,	O
were	O
received	O
well	O
,	O
being	O
"	O
atmospheric	O
,	O
moody	O
and	O
beautifully	O
presented	O
"	O
;	O
combined	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
amazing	O
score	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
audio	O
goes	O
"	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
toward	O
establishing	O
the	O
expected	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
mood	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
concern	O
was	O
expressed	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
"	O
somewhat	O
misplaced	O
"	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
fit	O
in	O
so	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
likened	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
a	O
subplot	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
mythos	O
which	O
,	O
while	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
barely	O
mentions	O
certain	O
characters	O
which	O
fairly	O
dominate	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
previous	O
SH	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
