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Silent Hill: Homecoming


The fifth entry in the dark-as-death survival horror series improves rapidly after a dull first few hours, but you can’t escape the feeling that it’s a pseudo pastiche of Silent Hill 2, with clunky cameos from Pyramid Head and nods to previous events.

Available on: PC , Xbox 360,
Genre: Action
Release date: Sep 30, 2008
Published by: Konami
Developed by: Double Helix
Franchise: Silent Hill
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
1 player SOLO


Screenshots updated Aug 21, 2008
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Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, Sexual Themes
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