When widower James Sunderland receives a letter in the mail from his late wife, Mary, saying she is waiting for him at their "special place" in Silent Hill, he ignores the impossibility of her having written him three years after her death and drives to meet her. But keeping a rendezvous with a ghost is harder than it sounds. Not only does James have no idea where their special place is, but there is something seriously wrong with Silent Hill. Four years ago the town was a bustling resort destination, but now the town is a nightmare: the streets are abandoned, permeated with thick mist, and prowled by bizarre monsters. Desperate to find Mary, James continues his search, in spite of the danger, and eventually comes face-to-face with a terrible truth.
Silent Hill 2 is the second game in the Silent Hill series; it was released in 2001 on the Sony PlayStation 2 and later ported to the Microsoft Xbox and PC. Although the game is set in the town of Silent Hill, it is not a direct sequel to the story in the first Silent Hill. It is a stand alone story that takes place in the 17 years between the end of Silent Hill and the beginning of Silent Hill 3.
Silent Hill 2 Demo (JPN)
Product: Playstation 2 Demo
Released: 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 61009
Purchased: USED, May 2009
Where: ebay.com
Released: 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 61009
Purchased: USED, May 2009
Where: ebay.com
A short demo disc of Silent Hill 2 ( mine did not come with the demo's original slipcase). I'm not sure where this was given out but I assume it was some sort of trade show in Japan. Ratiocinator of Letter from Silent Heaven fame was able to play the demo and was awesome enough to tell me what's on it:
On the main screen you have three options:
Prologue
Battle
Options
Options are normal except you can't tab over to the extra options (such as changing noise grain, blood color, etc.).
Prologue has you starting at the beginning. You grab the map outta your car and head down the observation stairs. After you take just a few steps (after the stairs when it loads the lake path) it almost immediately loads/spawns you to the gate before the cemetery/Angela. After Angela's graveyard cutscene, you proceed like normal to the exit gate from the cemetery. Upon opening the gate the trial ends.
Battle takes place when you first enter Woodside Apartment. A lot of the Lying Figures aren't wandering the halls. Only a few here and there. Anyway, you're already equipped with the flashlight/gun. The mannequin on the floor where you get the flashlight never gets up. The scream ("What was that? Some kind of noise North from here...") happens too and PH is behind the bars as usual. You get the key in the hole in the wall, solve the clock puzzle, proceed to the second floor. The trial ends when you enter the room with PH raping the mannequins. You see about 3 seconds of the cutscene before the trial ends.
On the main screen you have three options:
Prologue
Battle
Options
Options are normal except you can't tab over to the extra options (such as changing noise grain, blood color, etc.).
Prologue has you starting at the beginning. You grab the map outta your car and head down the observation stairs. After you take just a few steps (after the stairs when it loads the lake path) it almost immediately loads/spawns you to the gate before the cemetery/Angela. After Angela's graveyard cutscene, you proceed like normal to the exit gate from the cemetery. Upon opening the gate the trial ends.
Battle takes place when you first enter Woodside Apartment. A lot of the Lying Figures aren't wandering the halls. Only a few here and there. Anyway, you're already equipped with the flashlight/gun. The mannequin on the floor where you get the flashlight never gets up. The scream ("What was that? Some kind of noise North from here...") happens too and PH is behind the bars as usual. You get the key in the hole in the wall, solve the clock puzzle, proceed to the second floor. The trial ends when you enter the room with PH raping the mannequins. You see about 3 seconds of the cutscene before the trial ends.
Silent Hill 2 Magazine Ad (US)
Product: Playstation 2 Game Ad
Released: November 2001 in America
Found in: PSM # 51 issue
Purchased: NEW, November 2001
Where:I had a PSM magazine subscription
and pulled the ad from the issue
Released: November 2001 in America
Found in: PSM # 51 issue
Purchased: NEW, November 2001
Where:I had a PSM magazine subscription
and pulled the ad from the issue
This is a two page PSM magazine ad for Silent Hill 2 on the Playstation 2.
Silent Hill 2 First Edition (JPN) (Sealed)
Product: Playstation 2 (PS2) Game
Released: September 27, 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 65051
Purchased: NEW, September 2009
Where:GameforFUN.com
Released: September 27, 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 65051
Purchased: NEW, September 2009
Where:GameforFUN.com
This is a sealed Japanese first edition of Silent Hill 2. I'm really happy to own a sealed copy (I'd never thought I'd find one!). On
the back of the game box you can see the images of creatures originally used on a Silent Hill 2 promotional poster that ended up having to be removed from subways because people thought it looked too disturbing! Personally I don't think it looks that bad.
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SH2 Complete Guide & World Guide (Konami Offical Guide) (JPN))
Product: Playstation 2 (PS2) Guide
Released: October 2001 in Japan
ISBN #: ISBN-10: 4757181078;
ISBN-13: 978-4757181076
Purchased: NEW, May 2009
Where:amazon.jp
Released: October 2001 in Japan
ISBN #: ISBN-10: 4757181078;
ISBN-13: 978-4757181076
Purchased: NEW, May 2009
Where:amazon.jp
The complete guide and world guide is in Japanese and covers the very first release of the PS2 game. Here's what I think it contains based on the limited English and pictures:
- Item and Weapon lists
- Monster and character descriptions
- Game walkthrough
- Endings and bonuses
- Area maps
The guide even has a recap of Silent Hill 1 including plot summary, character/monster profiles, maps and scenes
- Item and Weapon lists
- Monster and character descriptions
- Game walkthrough
- Endings and bonuses
- Area maps
The guide even has a recap of Silent Hill 1 including plot summary, character/monster profiles, maps and scenes
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Silent Hill 2 (Special 2 Disc Set) (Europe)
System: Playstation 2 (PS2) and DVD
Released: November 2001 in Europe
Catalogue #: SLES 50382
Purchased: NEW, November 2004
Where: ebay.com
Released: November 2001 in Europe
Catalogue #: SLES 50382
Purchased: NEW, November 2004
Where: ebay.com
This is the special European edition of the original Silent Hill 2. The two disc edition comes with the PS2 game,
a "Making of" Silent Hill 2 documentary dvd, a Silent Hill 2 sticker of James in a hallway with a
flashlight (there were 4 different designs available), a Konami competition paper and a manual in English.
The Making documentary DVD by Fun-TV France is broken up into 4 sections:
1) The Making of Documetary:
- Backrounds Repulsion and attraction: Interview with Art
director Masahi Tsuboyama
- Creation of the characers Emotion and ambiguity:
Interview with CG and character artist Sato Takayoshi
-Creation of the monsters Something human: interview
with monster designer Ito Masahiro.
-Music and sounds Under the skin: Interview with sound
director/composer Akira Yamaoka.
- Psychological horror-Eros and Thanatos: Interview with
Producer Imamura Akihiro and some more from Sato
Takayoshi.
-Scene decoding Mary or Maria?:An analysis of a scene
the the prision level in Silent Hill 2 and interview with drama
director Suguru Murakoshi
2) Trailer: Silent Hill 2 E3, Tokyo Games Show, and a Press Event trailers. This section also contains trailers of: Age of Empire, Metal Gear Solid 2, Pro Evolution Soccer, Shadows of Memories, Silent Scope 2, X Games Skateboarding, and Z.O.E.
3) Art Gallery: pictures of characters, monsters and locations in Silent Hill 2
4) Biographies: Pictures and profiles of Imamura (producer), Sato (CGI director), Yamaoka (sound director), Tsuboyanma (director), Ouraku (scenario writer), Ito (art director) and Murakoshi (drama director)
The DVD also contained two "secret" videos found only by searching each dvd menu with your remote:
- a video of a cool press event in France where members of the press were taken to a Silent Hill decorated house by monster nurses and had a paintball battle.
- a Castlevania Chronicles director's interview
The Making documentary DVD by Fun-TV France is broken up into 4 sections:
1) The Making of Documetary:
- Backrounds Repulsion and attraction: Interview with Art
director Masahi Tsuboyama
- Creation of the characers Emotion and ambiguity:
Interview with CG and character artist Sato Takayoshi
-Creation of the monsters Something human: interview
with monster designer Ito Masahiro.
-Music and sounds Under the skin: Interview with sound
director/composer Akira Yamaoka.
- Psychological horror-Eros and Thanatos: Interview with
Producer Imamura Akihiro and some more from Sato
Takayoshi.
-Scene decoding Mary or Maria?:An analysis of a scene
the the prision level in Silent Hill 2 and interview with drama
director Suguru Murakoshi
2) Trailer: Silent Hill 2 E3, Tokyo Games Show, and a Press Event trailers. This section also contains trailers of: Age of Empire, Metal Gear Solid 2, Pro Evolution Soccer, Shadows of Memories, Silent Scope 2, X Games Skateboarding, and Z.O.E.
3) Art Gallery: pictures of characters, monsters and locations in Silent Hill 2
4) Biographies: Pictures and profiles of Imamura (producer), Sato (CGI director), Yamaoka (sound director), Tsuboyanma (director), Ouraku (scenario writer), Ito (art director) and Murakoshi (drama director)
The DVD also contained two "secret" videos found only by searching each dvd menu with your remote:
- a video of a cool press event in France where members of the press were taken to a Silent Hill decorated house by monster nurses and had a paintball battle.
- a Castlevania Chronicles director's interview
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Piggyback Auth. Collec. Silent Hill 2 Guidebook (Europe)
Product: Playstation 2 (PS2) Guide
Released: November 2001 in Europe
ISBN #:ISBN-13: 978-4757181076
Purchased: NEW, May 2009
Where: bought from another Silent Hill collector
on the Silent Hill Heaven Forum
Released: November 2001 in Europe
ISBN #:ISBN-13: 978-4757181076
Purchased: NEW, May 2009
Where: bought from another Silent Hill collector
on the Silent Hill Heaven Forum
The Piggyback Official Silent Hill 2 Strategy Guide features a detailed walkthrough of the game, maps and character
information. Strategies and tactics for defeating enemies, plus game secrets and bonuses are also revealed. I own the English version of this guide but it is also available translated in German, Spanish, French and Italian. Even if you already own a SH2 strategy guide I recommend picking this one up just for it's beautiful graphic design!
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Bradygames Silent Hill 2 Official Strategy Guide (US)
Product: Playstation 2 (PS2) Guide
Released: November 2001 in America
ISBN #: ISBN-10: 0744001080;
ISBN-13: 978-0744001082
Purchased: NEW, November 2001
Where:At a local Babbages
Released: November 2001 in America
ISBN #: ISBN-10: 0744001080;
ISBN-13: 978-0744001082
Purchased: NEW, November 2001
Where:At a local Babbages
The BradyGames Silent Hill 2 Official Strategy Guide features a
detailed walkthrough of the game, maps and in-depth coverage of the characters, eerie environments, and weapons are provided. Strategies and tactics for defeating enemies, plus game secrets and bonuses are also revealed.
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Art Of Silent Hill (JPN)
Product: DVD
Released: November 2001 in Japan
ISBN #: 4-7753-0010-5 c0876
Purchased: NEW, October 2004
Where: Amazon.jp
Released: November 2001 in Japan
ISBN #: 4-7753-0010-5 c0876
Purchased: NEW, October 2004
Where: Amazon.jp
The Art of Silent Hill is a multimedia DVD containing: 3 art music videos, game trailers, video, game openings,
marketing materials and pictures of creatures, characters, drawings and game settings.
The DVD is divided into 4 sections:
1) Art of Silent Hill: contains two music videos entitled “KI-NO-KO” and “Caramel Mix”
2) Creature: contains a creature centric music video entitled “Furuko” and pictures of monster art from Silent Hill (PS1) and Silent Hill 2
3) Trailer: contains Silent Hill 2 trailers from the Autumn Tokyo Game Show 2000, Spring Tokyo Game Show 2001, E3 2001, and the Silent Hill (PS1) and Silent Hill 2 game openings.
4) Collection: contains the UFO ending from Silent Hill (PS1), marketing materials for Silent Hill 2 (Mousepad, game packaging, and poster designs), and pictures of characters, drawings and indoor/outdoors areas of Silent Hill 2
The dvd insert is also a small poster of Fukuro with information about the DVD release on the back.
The DVD is divided into 4 sections:
1) Art of Silent Hill: contains two music videos entitled “KI-NO-KO” and “Caramel Mix”
2) Creature: contains a creature centric music video entitled “Furuko” and pictures of monster art from Silent Hill (PS1) and Silent Hill 2
3) Trailer: contains Silent Hill 2 trailers from the Autumn Tokyo Game Show 2000, Spring Tokyo Game Show 2001, E3 2001, and the Silent Hill (PS1) and Silent Hill 2 game openings.
4) Collection: contains the UFO ending from Silent Hill (PS1), marketing materials for Silent Hill 2 (Mousepad, game packaging, and poster designs), and pictures of characters, drawings and indoor/outdoors areas of Silent Hill 2
The dvd insert is also a small poster of Fukuro with information about the DVD release on the back.
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Silent Hill 2 Original Soundtrack (Miya Records)
Product: Music CD
Released: 2001 in Asia
Catalogue #: MICA-0243
Purchased: NEW, November 2006
Where: ebay.com
Released: 2001 in Asia
Catalogue #: MICA-0243
Purchased: NEW, November 2006
Where: ebay.com
A complete soundtrack of the Silent Hill 2 game with Maria on the cover and cd. Unfortunately this cd is a bootleg, I thought this was a legitamite copy at the time of purchase.
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Silent Hill 2 James and Nurse Statue (Europe)
Product: Resin Statue
Released:2001 in Europe
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: USED, September 2004
Where: ebay.com
Released:2001 in Europe
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: USED, September 2004
Where: ebay.com
This is a limited edition poly resin statue of James Sunderland kneeling over a shower drain in an attempt
to grab a little golden key. A Bubble Head Nurse creeps from behind James ready to strike witha pipe. The statue was sculpted
by Studio Oxmox, manufactured by Muckle Mannequins and was available in Europe only on the Europe Konami Style website.
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Silent Hill 2 Radio (US)(?)
Product: Promotional Portable Radio
Released: 2001(?) in America (?)
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: USED, April 2007
Where: ebay.com
Released: 2001(?) in America (?)
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: USED, April 2007
Where: ebay.com
A portable, working, red and white transistor radio with a Silent Hill 2 logo a long the
bottom. This radio was given to members of the press but I'm not sure where or when these were given out.
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Silent Hill 2 Mug (Europe)
Product: Mug
Released: 2001(?) in Europe
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, April 2009
Where: a gift from a friend
Released: 2001(?) in Europe
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, April 2009
Where: a gift from a friend
A snazzy black mug with the Silent Hill 2 logo on it originally from the London Konami offices. When hot liquid is poured into the mug
the logo turns a brillant bright red.
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Silent Hill 2 Promo Pen (Japan)
A red and white promotional pen featuring the Silent Hill 2 logo on the cap.
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Silent Hill 2 Greatest Hits (US)
System: Playstation 2 (PS2)
Released: November 2002 in America
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, November 2002
Where: a local Walmart
Released: November 2002 in America
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, November 2002
Where: a local Walmart
This is a re-release of the Silent Hill 2 on the PS2 that includes the extra Maria scenario,
"Restless Dreams," found on the Xbox port of Silent Hill 2. I had played my brother's copy of the original
PS2 Silent Hill 2 when it was first released in September 2001 and bought this copy to own a copy of my own and
try out the new Maria senerio.
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Silent Hill 2 Menko Cards
Product: Menko Cards
Released: 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: USED, June 2009
Where: ebay
Released: 2001 in Japan
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: USED, June 2009
Where: ebay
#53-#60 Menko cards from the Konami's "Menko Stadium" set that features characters from various Konami products including Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill. There are 10 different Silent Hill Menko cards numbered #51-60 in this set featuring two characters from Silent Hill and eight from Silent Hill 2.
Menko is a very old Japanese card game that was popular since the Edo period and played by two or more players. One player places a thick cardboard menko card on hardwood or concrete floor and the other player throws down his/her card, trying to flip the other player's card with a gust of wind or by striking his/her card against the other card. If he/she is sucessful they get to keep both cards. The player who takes all the cards or the has the most cards at the game's end wins. The game is pretty much just like "pogs" that was popular when I was ten years old!
To see the rest of the Silent Hill menko set check out my Silent Hill section!
Menko is a very old Japanese card game that was popular since the Edo period and played by two or more players. One player places a thick cardboard menko card on hardwood or concrete floor and the other player throws down his/her card, trying to flip the other player's card with a gust of wind or by striking his/her card against the other card. If he/she is sucessful they get to keep both cards. The player who takes all the cards or the has the most cards at the game's end wins. The game is pretty much just like "pogs" that was popular when I was ten years old!
To see the rest of the Silent Hill menko set check out my Silent Hill section!
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Silent Hill 2 Saigo No Uta (Sealed) (JPN)
System: Playstation 2 (PS2)
Released: July 2004 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 65631
Purchased: NEW, April 2009
Where: at Toys n' Joys
Released: July 2004 in Japan
Catalogue #: SLPM 65631
Purchased: NEW, April 2009
Where: at Toys n' Joys
This Silent Hill 2 Saigo No Uta is a re-issue in the Konami Dendou Collection series. Like the US Greatest Hits version it includes the extra Maria scenario but it's
called "Born From A Wish" and the UFO bonus ending.
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Non-official Pyramid Head Mousepad
Product: Mousepad
Released: Not sure, made by someone in the UK
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, January 2007
Where: a gift from friends
Released: Not sure, made by someone in the UK
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, January 2007
Where: a gift from friends
A cool mousepad of the “Misty day, Remains of the Judgment” painting found
in the Silent Hill Historical Society. I use it as a my mousepad at work, I really love it!
Silent Hill 2: The Novel (JPN)
Product: Silent Hill 2 Novelization
Released: November 2006 in Japan
ISBN #: ISBN4-86155-832-8
Purchased: NEW, May 2009
Where: amazon.jp
Released: November 2006 in Japan
ISBN #: ISBN4-86155-832-8
Purchased: NEW, May 2009
Where: amazon.jp
A novelization of Silent Hill 2 by Sadamu Yamashita. The book is completely in Japanese and has no translation yet online.
The novel incorporates illustrations by Masahiro Ito and cgi screencaps from the game.
Even if you can't read the text it's worthwhile for any Silent Hill collector just for the book's unique graphic design layouts
and beautiful illustrations! Unlike the first novel this book came with a Silent Hill themed bookmark with Incubus from Silent Hill on one side and the Great Knife from Silent Hill 2 on the other.
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Night Mare Models: Red Pyramid Thing
Product: Resin Garage Kit
Released:Wonder Festival 2008 (Summer) in Japan
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, March 2009
Where: ebay.com
Released:Wonder Festival 2008 (Summer) in Japan
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, March 2009
Where: ebay.com
This model kit was first sold at Wonder Festival 2008 Summer Event and was recently made available again in limited quantities
for Treasure Festa 2009 Winter event held on February 22, 2009. Only 20 of these kits were ever produced and they
were also officially approved by Konami! I had seen pictures of the model online last year and never thought I would be able
to ever own one myself but I was lucky enough to find this kit for sale on ebay shortly after the Treasure Festa 2009
convention! I'm inexperienced at making models myself so I comissioned Peter from
resincreations.com to put together and paint Pyramid Head for me! He did a fantastic job!
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Night Mare Models: Bubble Head Nurse
Product: Resin Garage Kit
Released:Treasure Festa 2009 (Winter) in Japan
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, March 2009
Where: ebay.com
Released:Treasure Festa 2009 (Winter) in Japan
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, March 2009
Where: ebay.com
This model kit is a limited edition Treasure Festa 2009 Winter exclusive held on February 22, 2009. Only 10 of these kits
were ever produced and they were also officially approved by Konami! I was lucky enough to find this kit
for sale on ebay shortly after the Treasure Festa 2009 convention along with Pyramid Head! I'm inexperienced at making models
myself so I comissioned Peter from resincreations.com to put together
and paint the nurse for me! Peter was also kind enough to make the tile based for me since the nurse did not come with one of her own.
He did a fantastic job!
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Silent Hill 2 Charms and Necklace
Product: Fan Made Charms
Released: 2009 in America
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, April 2009
Where: Ordinary Vanity
Released: 2009 in America
Catalogue #: N/A
Purchased: NEW, April 2009
Where: Ordinary Vanity
These awesome Silent Hill 2 charms and necklace were crafted by one of my friends Nikki! She's made many charms related to not only the Silent Hill but other video game and anime series as well.
Please check out her esty store to see more of her fabulous work!
9 save point necklace