<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
0rigins	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2007	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Action	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
early	O
November	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
March	O
with	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Origins	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
transferred	O
from	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Climax	O
branch	O
,	O
who	O
closed	O
down	O
after	O
facing	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
script	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
were	O
redone	O
,	O
and	O
aspects	O
of	O
Origins	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
gameplay	O
intentionally	O
replicated	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
received	O
a	O
lower	O
aggregate	O
score	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
directed	O
towards	O
its	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
is	O
to	O
guide	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
Travis	O
Grady	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
the	O
monster-filled	O
town	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
for	O
information	O
about	O
a	O
girl	O
he	O
rescued	O
from	O
a	O
burning	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
gameplay	O
formula	O
of	O
previous	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Origins	O
primarily	O
revolves	O
around	O
combat	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
combat	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
using	O
his	O
fists	O
(	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
unarmed	O
combat	O
is	O
possible	O
in	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
)	O
,	O
Travis	O
accumulates	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
weapons	O
throughout	O
the	O
town	O
:	O
firearms	O
,	O
melee	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
one-shot	O
items	O
usable	O
in	O
close	O
combat	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
are	O
breakable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
installment	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driving	O
past	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
as	O
a	O
shortcut	O
,	O
Travis	O
swerves	O
his	O
truck	O
to	O
avoid	O
hitting	O
a	O
spirit	O
manifestation	O
of	O
Alessa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Travis	O
kills	O
the	B-Application
Butcher	I-Application
,	O
a	O
monster	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
slaughtering	O
other	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
Alessa	O
uses	O
the	O
Flauros	O
to	O
manifest	O
a	O
baby	O
with	O
half	O
of	O
her	O
soul	O
,	O
stopping	O
the	O
ritual	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
spirit	O
manifestation	O
carries	O
the	O
baby	O
to	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
seeing	O
Travis	O
off	O
as	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
truck	O
and	O
cheerfully	O
drives	O
away	O
from	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dialogue	O
follows	O
to	O
reveal	O
that	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Harry	O
Mason	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
find	O
and	O
adopt	O
the	O
baby	O
,	O
naming	O
her	O
Cheryl	O
,	O
while	O
Dahlia	O
and	O
Kaufmann	O
plan	O
to	O
cast	O
a	O
spell	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
of	O
Alessa	O
's	O
soul	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
in	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
Bad	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
Travis	O
awakens	O
strapped	O
to	O
a	O
gurney	O
and	O
is	O
injected	O
with	O
an	O
unknown	O
substance	O
:	O
he	O
starts	O
convulsing	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
visions	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
kills	O
two	O
people	O
and	O
his	O
form	O
is	O
briefly	O
replaced	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Butcher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
confused	O
high-level	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
led	O
to	O
Climax	O
shutting	O
down	O
their	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
studio	O
,	O
and	O
transferring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
team	O
to	O
the	O
Climax	O
Action	O
studio	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
tighter	O
,	O
more	O
focused	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
provide	O
fans	O
with	O
the	O
experience	O
they	O
want	O
...	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
experience	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
also	O
pushed	O
forward	O
from	O
winter	O
2006	O
to	O
Q3/Q4	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Origins	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
intentionally	O
replicated	O
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
monsters	O
behave	O
more	O
aggressively	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
throwback	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
on	O
6	O
November	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
on	O
16	O
November	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
on	O
29	O
November	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
6	O
December	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
carried	O
the	O
alternate	O
title	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Konami	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
5	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Australian	O
releases	O
followed	O
on	O
16	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
23	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
Europe	O
on	O
28	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
as	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtracks	O
,	O
the	O
musical	O
score	O
of	O
Origins	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
25	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
by	O
Konami	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
As	O
Origins	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
Yamaoka	O
wished	O
to	O
imbue	O
its	O
music	O
with	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	B-Application
fourth	I-Application
installment	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
were	O
positive	O
;	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
wrote	O
that	O
Origins	O
"	O
impressively	O
brings	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
we	O
love	O
about	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
franchise	O
to	O
a	O
portable	O
format	O
that	O
works	O
wonderfully	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shane	O
Bettenhausen	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Sure	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
predictable	O
,	O
conventional	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
short	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
mention	O
ill-suited	O
for	O
brief	O
pick-up-and-play	O
sessions	O
on	O
the	O
bus	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
're	O
encouraged	O
to	O
see	O
developers	O
making	O
an	O
original	O
,	O
console-quality	O
experience	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
:	O
"	O
No	O
doubt	O
mindful	O
of	O
remaining	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
legacy	O
,	O
Climax	O
pays	O
such	O
close	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
ingredients	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
basically	O
an	O
unapologetic	O
homage	O
to	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
adherence	O
to	O
the	O
formula	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
also	O
drew	O
criticism	O
;	O
the	O
opening	O
comment	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
review	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
old	O
fog	O
needs	O
to	O
learn	O
some	O
new	O
tricks	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
detailed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
"	O
an	O
entirely	O
conventional	O
adventure	O
that	O
relies	O
on	O
eight-year-old	O
franchise	O
hallmarks	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
anything	O
truly	O
new	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lower	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
were	O
considered	O
by	O
reviewers	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
and	O
other	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
