Silent Hill 4: The Room for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

From watching everything from your neighor through a hole in the wall, to a murder cadaver from your window, to unable to communicate to those who knock on your door but see them through a peep hole. I enjoyed this title. The asylum for children the twists and turns to keep children from escaping, this is not a title for every1 but it definatly should at least be looked at once if your a fan to the series. Gameplay is similar to that of previous titles. The fact still remains you have to run in order to live.

That was my first thought upon realizing the stylistic opening wasn't how I had to play the entire game.

Sadly that relief was short-lived. Which isn't to say this is a bad game 'cause it has many points that truly work for it: responsive, intuitive controls; excellent voice work; beautiful graphics; and an engaging storyline.

Then there are the cons: a camera from heck; a battle system that punishes you; and a side character who makes that girl from ICO look like a maverick. Oh, and one more ghost is gonna make my head explode.

I like new things, but I also like breathing space. I like great cut-scenes, but not as much as getting on with it if I want. Could it have been better (SH4)? Yeah, but as Alone in the Dark taught me it could have been so much worse. Stupid camera...