The Silent Hill Play Novel is a choose your own adventure-style graphic novel that retells Harry's journey in Silent Hill (PS1) through text based game play and puzzles. The game was released in Japan in 2001 for the Game Boy Advanced and unfortunately never made it overseas. Cybil Bennett's side of the adventure is available once Harry's quest is completed. If you lived in Japan, and completed the game, you could also download a new scenario featuring a new character, Andy (the Mason's neighbor who harbors a crush on Cheryl), and his journey through Silent Hill who was not featured in the original Silent Hill on the Playstation.
Silent Hill: Play Novel (JPN)
System: Game Boy Advance (GBA)
Released: March 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #:AGB-P-ASHJ
Purchased: USED, November 2008
Where:ebay.com
Released: March 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #:AGB-P-ASHJ
Purchased: USED, November 2008
Where:ebay.com
A Japanese retail version of the GBA game. Came with box, game cartridge and Japanese only manual.
I have read that this game was only available in limited quantities. I have not played the actual game cartridge since I don't own a GBA but I have played and completed Harry and Cybil's quests though a Japanese ROM and text translations found on gamefaqs. Even though most of the events would be considered AU when compared to current Silent Hill canon it's definitely an interesting read! I really wish they made an English version of this game!
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Silent Hill: Play Novel Official Guide (JPN)
Product: Game Boy Advance (GBA) Guidebook
Released: May 2001 in Japan
ISBN #:ISBN-13: 978-4575162653
Purchased: USED, May 2009
Where: bought from another Silent Hill collector
on the Silent Hill Heaven Forum
Released: May 2001 in Japan
ISBN #:ISBN-13: 978-4575162653
Purchased: USED, May 2009
Where: bought from another Silent Hill collector
on the Silent Hill Heaven Forum
A Japanese guidebook for the GBA Play novel. The book is completely in Japanese and seems to provide character description and a story flow chart for each character's senario.
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