Silent Hill: Homecoming for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

To anyone that base their gaming experience solely on the reviews of IGN or OXM...I feel so sorry for you. you are missing out on one incredible game! I read the reviews and was pretty discouraged about the game but I decided I would buy it anyway because I am a servival horror fanatic and there has been such a massive shortage of the genre this year.

I gave the game a 9.0 because its not perfect but everything the critics complained about in the game was not valid reasons for such low scores. The new battle system makes for the best gameplay silent hill has ever seen. even though you are fully capable of defending yourself this time around, the monsters in this game can easily cut you down to size in a matter of seconds if you are not careful and sometimes even when you are careful. One reviewer complained that the Alex's aim in the game is rock solid. This is true however there is no auto aim for firearms in the game so in all honesty his aiming truely depends on the individual playing.

All I have left to say is that if you are a fan of the silent hill or survival horror genre, you owe it to yourself to play this game. for those of you who hated silent hill because of the poor battle system, you will be pleased to know that this new version has fixed everything you hated about the old silent hill battle system.

Graphics: 8.0
Sound:10.0
Controls:8.5
Gameplay:8.5
story:8.0
fun factor and challenge: 9.0

If you want to be scared, get Dead Space, which is much better.

This game amounts to an annoying scavenger hunt with a clunky battle interface. Run around this town looking for keys, gas cans, and other objects hidden in random places. The payoff for running around for an hour looking for a gas can? You get to turn on a water pump. How exciting.

On the up side, the game is scary at moments, usually when you enter a new room or new part of the town. The graphics are good, the monsters scary. But this is easily offset by the annoying plotline. The interactions you have with the characters are repetitive and uninformative.

I played this game three nights before getting completely bored, and traded it in to buy Dead Space. The best decision I ever made.