Silent Hill 2 [2001]
•Initial Release: Sep 25, 2001
•ESRB: Mature •PC PlayStation 2 Xbox IGN Rating
9.3
981 Ratings
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9 hrs
Main Story
10 hrs
Story + Sides
16 hrs
Everything
9 hrs
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Summary
Survival horror that focuses on psychological scares, in which James returns to the eerie town after receiving a letter from his dead wife.
Content Rating
ESRB: Mature Violence, Animated Violence, Realistic Violence, Blood, Blood and Gore, Gore
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Sep 25, 2001
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