<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
September	O
to	O
November	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
centres	O
on	O
James	B-Application
Sunderland	I-Application
,	O
a	O
widower	O
who	O
journeys	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
after	O
receiving	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
his	O
dead	O
wife	O
informing	O
him	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
waiting	O
there	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
containing	O
an	O
extra	O
bonus	O
scenario	O
,	O
Born	O
from	O
a	O
Wish	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
additions	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
bonus	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
high-definition	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
began	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
had	O
been	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
narrative	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Russian	O
novel	O
Crime	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
(	O
1866	O
)	O
by	O
Fyodor	O
Dostoevsky	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artistic	O
style	O
include	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
film	O
directors	O
David	O
Lynch	O
and	O
Adrian	O
Lyne	O
(	O
specifically	O
Jacob	O
's	O
Ladder	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
paintings	O
by	O
Francis	O
Bacon	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Wyeth	O
;	O
cultural	O
references	O
to	O
history	O
,	O
films	O
and	O
literature	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
whose	O
narrative	O
concerned	O
cult	O
activity	O
,	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
focuses	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
psychology	O
of	O
its	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
James	B-Application
Sunderland	I-Application
,	O
through	O
the	O
monster-filled	O
town	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
as	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
his	O
deceased	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
control	O
for	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
James	O
moving	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
facing	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
tilts	O
the	O
analogue	O
stick	O
upwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
does	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
heads-up	O
display	O
;	O
to	O
check	O
James	O
 '	O
health	O
,	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
enter	O
the	O
pause-game	O
menu	O
to	O
review	O
his	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
plot	O
threads	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
namesake	O
town	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
Maine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
another	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
explores	O
some	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
's	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	B-Application
Sunderland	I-Application
(	O
Guy	O
Cihi	O
)	O
comes	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
after	O
apparently	O
receiving	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
his	O
wife	O
Mary	O
(	O
Monica	O
Taylor	O
Horgan	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
suffering	O
from	O
an	O
illness	O
and	O
died	O
three	O
years	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
searching	O
a	O
local	O
park	O
,	O
James	O
also	O
meets	O
Maria	B-Application
(	O
Horgan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
who	O
strongly	O
resembles	O
Mary	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
assertive	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maria	B-Application
claims	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
never	O
met	O
or	O
seen	O
Mary	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
she	O
is	O
frightened	O
by	O
the	O
monsters	O
,	O
James	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
follow	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Laura	O
to	O
a	O
hospital	O
and	O
searching	O
for	O
her	O
there	O
at	O
Maria	B-Application
's	O
insistence	O
,	O
James	O
and	O
Maria	B-Application
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
the	O
monster	O
Pyramid	O
Head	O
,	O
and	O
Maria	B-Application
is	O
killed	O
while	O
James	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
Maria	B-Application
alive	O
and	O
unharmed	O
in	O
a	O
locked	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
sets	O
off	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
free	O
Maria	B-Application
but	O
returns	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
dead	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
he	O
rescues	O
Angela	O
from	O
a	O
monster	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
she	O
reveals	O
that	O
her	O
father	O
sexually	O
abused	O
her	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
newspaper	O
clipping	O
implying	O
that	O
she	O
killed	O
him	O
before	O
coming	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
also	O
confronts	O
Eddie	O
,	O
who	O
admits	O
to	O
maiming	O
a	O
bully	O
and	O
killing	O
a	O
dog	O
before	O
fleeing	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
James	O
encounters	O
two	O
Pyramid	O
Heads	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Maria	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
killed	O
another	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
heads	O
to	O
the	O
hotel	O
's	O
rooftop	O
,	O
and	O
depending	O
on	O
choices	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
encounters	O
either	O
a	O
manifestation	O
of	O
Mary	O
or	O
Maria	B-Application
disguised	O
as	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
features	O
six	O
endings	O
;	O
Konami	O
has	O
kept	O
their	O
canonicity	O
ambiguous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Maria	B-Application
"	O
ending	O
sees	O
Mary	O
as	O
the	O
woman	O
on	O
the	O
rooftop	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
not	O
forgiven	O
James	O
for	O
killing	O
her	O
;	O
after	O
her	O
defeat	O
,	O
James	O
dismisses	O
her	O
as	O
a	O
hallucination	O
and	O
then	O
leaves	O
the	O
town	O
with	O
an	O
alive	O
Maria	B-Application
,	O
who	O
briefly	O
coughs	O
,	O
suggesting	O
she	O
will	O
become	O
sick	O
just	O
as	O
Mary	O
did	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cycle	O
will	O
repeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Born	O
from	O
a	O
Wish	O
is	O
a	O
side-story	O
scenario	O
in	O
the	O
special	O
editions	O
and	O
re-releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Maria	B-Application
shortly	O
before	O
she	O
and	O
James	O
meet	O
at	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ernest	O
refuses	O
to	O
let	O
Maria	B-Application
into	O
the	O
room	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
and	O
will	O
only	O
talk	O
to	O
her	O
through	O
its	O
closed	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Maria	B-Application
completes	O
tasks	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
Ernest	O
warns	O
her	O
about	O
James	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
describes	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
man	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Maria	B-Application
opens	O
the	O
door	O
to	O
Ernest	O
's	O
room	O
and	O
finds	O
it	O
empty	O
,	O
she	O
leaves	O
the	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
scenario	O
,	O
Maria	B-Application
contemplates	O
suicide	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
resolves	O
to	O
find	O
James	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
side-story	O
concludes	O
with	O
a	O
voice-over	O
of	O
James	O
encountering	O
Maria	B-Application
in	O
the	O
park	O
and	O
her	O
introducing	O
herself	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
happens	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
noticeable	O
themes	O
in	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
are	O
mental	O
illness	O
,	O
lust	O
,	O
love	O
and	O
abuse	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
exploration	O
of	O
how	O
it	O
affects	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
began	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
,	O
directly	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
CGI	O
director	O
Takayoshi	O
Sato	O
,	O
who	O
based	O
it	O
on	O
Russian	O
author	O
Fyodor	O
Dostoevsky	O
's	O
novel	O
Crime	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
(	O
1866	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
individual	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
collaborating	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
time	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
the	O
average	O
budget	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
production	O
has	O
been	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
around	O
US$7	O
–	O
10	O
million	O
by	O
Sato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
was	O
partly	O
a	O
financial	O
one	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
partly	O
a	O
creative	O
one	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
faced	O
difficulties	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
gather	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
then-unannounced	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
they	O
began	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Akihiro	O
Imamura	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
"	O
a	O
wish	O
from	O
the	O
business	O
section	O
that	O
we	O
move	O
rapidly	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imamura	O
read	O
all	O
comments	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
kept	O
them	O
in	O
mind	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
March	O
2001	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
to	O
positive	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
shared	O
the	O
same	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
psychological	O
horror	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
improved	O
fog	O
and	O
shadow	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2s	I-Device
protagonist	O
to	O
"	O
reflect	O
 [ the ] 	O
evil	O
"	O
,	O
against	O
which	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
they	O
studied	O
the	O
1996	O
video	O
game	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
creation	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
the	O
1992	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
comics	O
by	O
Daijiro	O
Morohoshi	O
and	O
Junji	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
gain	O
a	O
better	O
sense	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
facial	O
structures	O
,	O
they	O
drew	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
profiles	O
from	O
various	O
angles	O
,	O
before	O
creating	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
models	I-Algorithm
,	O
each	O
consisting	O
of	O
six	O
thousand	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
;	O
they	O
then	O
completed	O
the	O
model	O
with	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
animation	O
was	O
taken	O
through	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
and	O
using	O
Softimage	B-Device
,	O
they	O
animated	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masahiro	O
Ito	O
designed	O
the	O
monsters	O
in	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
"	O
soured	O
flesh	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
concept	O
behind	O
their	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
also	O
incorporates	O
some	O
references	O
to	O
real-life	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
scenario	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
designed	O
Maria	B-Application
and	O
James	O
with	O
dual	O
personalities	O
:	O
Maria	B-Application
's	O
other	O
personality	O
was	O
"	O
Mary	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Kelly	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
's	O
last	O
victim	O
,	O
while	O
James	O
 '	O
was	O
"	O
Joseph	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
suspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
indications	O
that	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
was	O
based	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
extent	O
on	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
San	O
Bruno	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
his	O
home	O
,	O
Yamaoka	O
took	O
three	O
days	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
"	O
Theme	O
of	O
Laura	O
"	O
,	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2s	I-Device
main	O
theme	O
,	O
by	O
combining	O
"	O
a	O
sad	O
melody	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
strong	O
beat	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
consider	O
the	O
melody	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
important	O
"	O
element	O
of	O
a	O
musical	O
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
makes	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
ranging	O
from	O
screams	O
to	O
footsteps	O
on	O
broken	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
published	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
Original	O
Soundtracks	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
tracks	O
(	O
"	O
Theme	O
of	O
Laura	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Null	O
Moon	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Love	O
Psalm	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
True	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Promise	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Fermata	O
in	O
Mistic	O
Air	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Laura	O
Plays	O
the	O
Piano	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Overdose	O
Delusion	O
"	O
)	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2006	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
release	O
The	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
vinyl	O
by	O
Mondo	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
treatment	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
revised	O
version	O
was	O
ported	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
subtitled	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
subtitled	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
simply	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creature	O
Labs	O
ported	O
this	O
edition	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Konami	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
quicksave	O
and	O
watch	O
trailers	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Konami	O
re-released	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
with	O
its	O
indirect	O
PS2	B-Device
sequels	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Room	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
entitled	O
The	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Collection	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
remastered	O
high-definition	O
editions	O
of	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
3	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
new	O
voice	O
actors	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
in	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rating	O
aggregation	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
shows	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
89	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
and	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
praise	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
in	O
retrospect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Thompson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
feels	O
a	O
bit	O
rushed	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
it	O
might	O
not	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
dizzying	O
horror	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
packs	O
enough	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
punch	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
much	O
prettier	O
,	O
somewhat	O
smarter	O
but	O
less	O
a	O
compelling	O
game	O
than	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Replay	O
:	O
The	O
History	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Tristian	O
Donovan	O
described	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
the	O
"	O
high	O
point	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
he	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
the	O
game	O
I	O
replay	O
every	O
now	O
and	O
again	O
to	O
remind	O
myself	O
that	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
shiny	O
brown	O
,	O
quick-time	O
event	O
,	O
RPG	O
element	O
space	O
marines	O
,	O
gaming	O
is	O
still	O
worth	O
defending	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
fascinating	O
voyage	O
of	O
pain	O
and	O
despair	O
that	O
leaves	O
you	O
emotionally	O
drained	O
and	O
satisfied.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
highlighted	O
the	O
smooth	O
transitions	O
from	O
computer-generated	O
(	O
CG	O
)	O
to	O
in-game	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
claustrophobia	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
fog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Thompson	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
grainy	O
image	O
effects	O
and	O
dense	O
fog	O
hid	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
while	O
Fielder	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
exterior	O
environments	O
"	O
rarely	O
push	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
faint	O
of	O
heart	O
,	O
nor	O
anyone	O
looking	O
for	O
fast	O
action	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
who	O
enjoy	O
a	O
good	O
shiver	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
disappointed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reactions	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
were	O
also	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
written	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
mostly	O
similar	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Born	O
from	O
a	O
Wish	O
side-scenario	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Ron	O
Dulin	O
,	O
another	O
reviewer	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
even	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
foggy	O
atmosphere	O
is	O
thick	O
enough	O
to	O
hide	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2s	I-Device
problems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
disturbing	O
yet	O
wildly	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
"	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
sub-game	O
called	O
"	O
Born	O
From	O
a	O
Wish	O
"	O
saying	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
already	O
played	O
this	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
there	O
's	O
no	O
particular	O
reason	O
to	O
pick	O
it	O
up	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
then	O
this	O
added	O
bonus	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
buy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
often	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
best	O
horror	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
after	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twelve	O
greatest	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ranked	O
again	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
on	O
IGNs	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
100	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
by	O
GamePro	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
26th	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
named	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
horror	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
its	O
October	O
2014	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
during	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Transmission	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	B-Device
will	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Bloober	O
Team	O
with	O
contributions	O
by	O
original	O
Silent	B-Device
Hill	I-Device
2	I-Device
artist	O
Masahiro	O
Ito	O
and	O
composer	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
film	O
titled	O
Return	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Christophe	O
Gans	O
set	O
to	O
direct	O
.	O
</s>
