This is the second game in the Silent Hill survival horror series and the first to be released for Sony PlayStation 2. Team Silent created the game, which was published by Konami.

Plot

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Gameplay

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Music

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This is the second game in the Silent Hill survival horror series and the first to be released for Sony PlayStation 2. Team Silent created the game, which was published by Konami.

Silent Hill 2

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