<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shattered	O
Memories	O
is	O
a	O
reimagination	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
retains	O
the	O
premise	O
—	O
Harry	O
Mason	O
's	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
missing	O
daughter	O
in	O
the	O
fictitious	O
American	O
town	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
—	O
but	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
fictional	O
universe	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
altered	O
characters	O
,	O
alongside	O
new	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
:	O
a	O
framing	O
,	O
first-person	O
psychotherapy	O
session	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
perspective	O
of	O
Harry	O
's	O
journey	O
through	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
periodically	O
interrupted	O
by	O
the	O
occurrence	O
of	O
a	O
shift	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
dangerous	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
designing	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
prequel	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
intentionally	O
replicated	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
,	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
wanted	O
to	O
try	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
to	O
creating	O
a	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
favorably	O
compared	O
to	O
M	O
.	O
Night	O
Shyamalan	O
's	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
a	O
reimagining	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
keeps	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
writer	O
Harry	O
Mason	O
looking	O
for	O
his	O
daughter	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
after	O
a	O
car	O
crash	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
leads	O
into	O
a	O
different	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
personalities	O
and	O
roles	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
changed	O
,	O
and	O
Shattered	O
Memories	O
introduces	O
new	O
characters	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
divides	O
its	O
gameplay	O
between	O
two	O
different	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
section	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
psychotherapist	O
's	O
office	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
a	O
town	O
called	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
guides	O
Harry	O
Mason	O
in	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
view	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
his	O
missing	O
daughter	O
Cheryl	O
in	O
the	O
snowy	O
town	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
and	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
flashlight	O
and	O
cell	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
UFO	O
"	O
joke	O
ending	O
,	O
Cheryl	O
tells	O
Dr.	O
Kaufmann	O
that	O
she	O
believes	O
Harry	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
aliens	O
and	O
that	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spaceship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
speculation	O
about	O
a	O
possible	O
remake	B-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
film	O
,	O
were	O
circulating	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
remake	B-General_Concept
was	O
also	O
considered	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
prequel	O
game	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Climax	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
Shattered	O
Memories	O
with	O
a	O
development	O
team	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
55	O
members	O
and	O
a	O
supporting	O
network	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
90	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Origins	O
-	O
for	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
attempted	O
to	O
closely	O
replicate	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
—	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
horror	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
installment	O
,	O
Konami	O
thought	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
ideal	O
"	O
to	O
revisit	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Climax	O
Studios	O
saw	O
the	O
then-newly	O
introduced	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
platform	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
gamers	O
,	O
especially	O
as	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
no	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
title	O
had	O
been	O
exclusively	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
costs	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
their	O
gamers	O
 '	O
"	O
mindset	O
"	O
factored	O
into	O
the	O
decision	O
for	O
the	O
gaming	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
incorporate	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
flashlight	O
and	O
radio	O
static	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Climax	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
starting	O
point	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
continuing	O
any	O
existing	O
storylines	O
or	O
adding	O
onto	O
the	O
mythology	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Sam	O
Barlow	O
explained	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
he	O
disliked	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
Harry	O
and	O
Cheryl	O
Mason	O
's	O
adventures	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
bad	O
endings	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
he	O
could	O
redeem	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
reimagining	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
through	O
Shattered	O
Memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
ice	O
as	O
a	O
visual	O
theme	O
originated	O
partly	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
Otherworld	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
featured	O
the	O
same	O
theme	O
as	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
and	O
because	O
snowfall	O
is	O
common	O
in	O
the	O
northeastern	O
or	O
midwestern	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
fictional	O
town	O
is	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
they	O
generated	O
an	O
unarmed	O
player	O
character	O
;	O
and	O
examined	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
gameplay	O
staple	O
of	O
difficult	O
combat	O
and	O
sluggish	O
opponents	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
zombie	O
films	O
and	O
modelled	O
after	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Alone	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
composer	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
scored	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Shattered	O
Memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
his	O
final	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
before	O
he	O
resigned	O
from	O
Konami	O
after	O
16	O
years	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
of	O
editors	O
of	O
the	O
IGN	O
website	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
"	O
awards	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
category	O
for	O
best	O
overall	O
game	O
,	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
graphics	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
award	O
by	O
editors	O
of	O
the	O
GameSpot	O
website	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
their	O
preferred	O
games	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shattered	O
Memories	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
8	O
December	O
2009	O
;	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
2010	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
25	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
19	O
January	O
2010	O
;	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
;	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
25	O
March	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
22	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
28	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Tomm	O
Hulett	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pre-ordered	O
copies	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
"	O
looked	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
placed	O
fifth	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
forty	O
bestselling	O
PS2	B-Device
videogames	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
eleventh	O
on	O
the	O
corresponding	O
list	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
eventually	O
broke	O
even	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
,	O
selling	O
an	O
estimated	O
440,000	O
copies	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
displays	O
an	O
averaged	O
score	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
of	O
79/100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wesley	O
Yin-Poole	O
of	O
VideoGamer.com	O
ranked	O
Shattered	O
Memories	O
in	O
seventh	O
place	O
on	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
top	O
ten	O
nerve-shredding	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Dark	O
,	O
dank	O
and	O
dangerous	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
grabs	O
you	O
by	O
the	O
scruff	O
of	O
the	O
neck	O
,	O
shakes	O
you	O
till	O
you	O
throw	O
up	O
,	O
then	O
headbutts	O
you	O
right	O
between	O
the	O
eyes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Wales	O
of	O
IGN	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
overlooked	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
various	O
elements	O
which	O
he	O
regarded	O
as	O
positive	O
delivered	O
"	O
a	O
meticulously-constructed	O
,	O
expertly-paced	O
experience	O
quite	O
unlike	O
anything	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
seen	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
it	O
audacious	O
and	O
compelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
,	O
the	O
innovation	O
and	O
uniqueness	O
of	O
the	O
installment	O
made	O
it	O
capable	O
of	O
standing	O
alone	O
from	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
reputation	O
or	O
name	O
to	O
attract	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Tim	O
Turi	O
considered	O
the	O
frustrating	O
controls	O
and	O
dull	O
pacing	O
to	O
be	O
major	O
flaws	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
’re	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
fan	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
fresh	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
stale	O
formula	O
,	O
this	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
entry	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
Cheryl	O
you	O
’ve	O
been	O
searching	O
for	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
comes	O
at	O
a	O
cost	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Charles	O
Herold	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
of	O
the	O
nightmare	O
sequences	O
and	O
the	O
therapy	O
scenes	O
undercut	O
the	O
"	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
nightmare	O
"	O
feeling	O
of	O
previous	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	O
Kelly	O
of	O
VideoGamer.com	O
was	O
concerned	O
by	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
which	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
"	O
,	O
because	O
he	O
esteemed	O
the	O
fear	O
potentially	O
caused	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
player	O
character	O
death	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
as	O
natural-seeming	O
,	O
and	O
well-suited	O
to	O
the	O
movement-based	O
puzzles	O
and	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shattered	O
Memories	O
reimagined	O
plot	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
found	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
follow	O
than	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
About.com	O
wrote	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
far	O
less	O
subtle	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	O
,	O
and	O
GamePros	O
Will	O
Herring	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
player-profiling	O
element	O
was	O
ambitious	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
it	O
went	O
far	O
enough	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
changed	O
only	O
cosmetic	O
details	O
and	O
character	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
McMahon	O
of	O
Play	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
tenth	O
on	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
ten	O
best-looking	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
shows	O
an	O
averaged	O
score	O
of	O
77/100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
,	O
indicating	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.0/10	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
control	O
system	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
better	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
held	O
up	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
displays	O
an	O
averaged	O
score	O
of	O
73/100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
