<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Silent	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
in	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
May	O
to	O
August	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
Heather	O
,	O
a	O
teenager	O
who	O
becomes	O
entangled	O
in	O
the	O
machinations	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
cult	O
,	O
which	O
seeks	O
to	O
revive	O
a	O
malevolent	O
deity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
remastered	O
high-definition	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
initially	O
slow	O
sales	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
almost	O
simultaneously	O
alongside	O
another	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Room	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
influences	O
on	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
are	O
the	O
film	O
Jacob	O
's	O
Ladder	O
and	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
horror	O
novelist	O
Stephen	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
300,000	O
copies	O
by	O
November	O
2003	O
and	O
was	O
critically	O
successful	O
,	O
garnering	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
overall	O
horror	O
elements	O
and	O
themes	O
that	O
are	O
continued	O
from	O
past	O
installments	O
;	O
there	O
also	O
were	O
minor	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
plot	O
was	O
loosely	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
2012	O
film	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	O
Revelation	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Heather	O
,	O
a	O
teenager	O
who	O
awakens	O
from	O
a	O
nightmare	O
in	O
a	O
shopping	O
mall	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
return	O
home	O
to	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
while	O
navigating	O
environments	O
that	O
oscillate	O
between	O
reality	O
and	O
the	O
Otherworld	O
,	O
a	O
bloodier	O
,	O
supernatural	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
resembles	O
closely	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
third-person	O
view	O
and	O
divided	O
among	O
elements	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
leaving	O
,	O
Claudia	O
tells	O
her	O
that	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
waiting	O
for	O
her	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intent	O
on	O
killing	O
Claudia	O
,	O
Heather	O
resolves	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
and	O
accepts	O
Douglas	O
 '	O
offer	O
to	O
drive	O
her	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
journey	O
there	O
,	O
Heather	O
learns	O
from	O
a	O
journal	O
left	O
by	O
Harry	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
the	O
baby	O
left	O
to	O
him	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
Revenge	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
joke	O
ending	O
accessible	O
by	O
performing	O
certain	O
in-game	O
actions	O
,	O
Heather	O
reunites	O
with	O
Harry	O
,	O
and	O
Harry	O
orders	O
UFOs	B-Application
to	O
blow	O
up	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Team	O
Silent	O
,	O
a	O
production	O
group	O
within	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
almost	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
development	O
of	O
another	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
title	O
that	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
different	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
not	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
,	O
numbered	O
series	O
;	O
known	O
as	O
Room	O
302	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
would	O
eventually	O
become	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
as	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Room	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
this	O
iteration	O
was	O
smaller	O
than	O
that	O
working	O
on	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
around	O
40	O
people	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
team	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
and	O
some	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
group	O
of	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
staff	O
later	O
developed	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
initially	O
slow	O
sales	O
and	O
fan	O
criticism	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
plan	O
was	O
discarded	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
rail	O
shooter	O
was	O
later	O
explored	O
with	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3s	I-Application
influences	O
is	O
the	O
film	O
Jacob	O
's	O
Ladder	O
:	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
subway	O
platforms	O
is	O
named	O
Bergen	O
Street	O
Station	O
,	O
the	O
station	O
Jacob	O
was	O
inquiring	O
about	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
incorporates	O
references	O
drawn	O
from	O
real	O
life	O
actors	O
and	O
actresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claudia	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
's	O
character	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
to	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
high-definition	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	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>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
"	O
You	O
're	O
Not	O
Here	O
"	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
Experience	O
UMD	O
media	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
garnering	O
an	O
85/100	O
rating	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
72/100	O
rating	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
fared	O
less	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
drawing	O
unfavourable	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
combat-based	O
games	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
highlighted	O
some	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
poor	O
gamepad	B-Device
controller	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
300,000	O
copies	O
by	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	O
Revelation	O
3D	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
by	O
Open	O
Road	O
Films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
by	O
M	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Bassett	O
,	O
it	O
starred	O
Adelaide	O
Clemens	O
as	O
Heather	O
,	O
Kit	O
Harington	O
as	O
Vincent	O
Cooper	O
,	O
Sean	O
Bean	O
as	O
Harry	O
Mason	O
,	O
Carrie-Ann	O
Moss	O
as	O
Claudia	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Malcolm	O
McDowell	O
as	O
Leonard	O
Wolf	O
.	O
</s>
