THE HOMECOMING OF SILENT HILL
Konami’s first Silent Hill® title for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3 gets a new name…
“`Tuesday 22nd April 2008 – Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the official title of its first Silent Hill game for PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360. Entitled Silent Hill: Homecoming, the game will be released end of September this year across Australia & New Zealand.
The sixth installment in the classic video games series, Silent Hill: Homecoming introduces another protagonist to the mythos. The story follows Alex Shepherd, returning to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd’s Glen to Silent Hill, Alex must face the darkest of horrors in order to find his brother. Struggling with his own grip on reality, Alex must unravel the mystery behind his nightmares, discover the truth behind his brother’s disappearance, and confront the evil lurks in the seemingly empty streets of Silent Hill.
Homecoming is the first Silent Hill title for the new wave of ‘next generation’ consoles, featuring all-new graphics that bring the fear and terror of Silent Hill alive like never before. Alex must survive attacks from the misshapen denizens of the town using an all-new enhanced combat system that provides a wide array of attacks and counters. Along the way, Alex will encounter a variety of weapons to battle these horrific monsters and must also solve deadly puzzles as he uncovers the darkest secrets of Silent Hill.
Silent Hill: Homecoming also features an all-new soundtrack by acclaimed series composer Akira Yamaoka.
Atari Australia are the exclusive distributors of Konami Games in Australia and New Zealand.
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It is actually their 6th title in the series, but it was officially called Silent Hill 5, the press release stated that in the 6th title of the game series, Silent Hill 5 will now drop the 5 (five) and use Silent Hill: Homecoming as it’s proper title.
Confusing isn’t it, which is why I suppose they dropped the 5 in the first place, as for 2 reasons, numbers are getting less pull from customers, and to stop confusion and also separate their new venture onto this-gen hardware as a step above the previous iterations. Which makes perfect sense actually.
It’s Silent Hill 5, not 6.