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UK Film Board Confirms Silent Hill Game

BBFC publishes certification details for Konami's recent Silent Hill submission.

by Matt Wales, IGN UK

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UK, March 10, 2009 - You might recall rumours of a Silent Hill remake heading toward both Wii and PSP, following website VG247's recent noises regarding secret toil happening down at developer Climax's UK studio.

Well, the British Board of Film Certification (eagle-eyed overseas readers might more readily remember it as the entity which twice banned Rockstar's Manhunt 2 in the UK) has added weight to rumours by publishing certification details for a new Silent Hill game, submitted by Konami and classified on March 9, 2009.

That - '15'-rated - certification covers various components, listed on the game's BBFC classification page, including the game itself, plus numerous video submissions. With names like "BAD+ ENDING PT.1.WMV", these are clearly cut-scene elements.

According to the BBFC's extended classification information, "SILENT HILL is a horror / survival game that is played from the third person perspective. It was originally released on the Sony PlayStation in 1999. The player assumes the role of Harry Mason, a writer who has visited the town of Silent Hill with his young daughter, Cheryl. Following a car crash Harry regains consciousness to discover that Cheryl is missing."

So yes, it's a version of the franchise's seminal first outing but, with no mention of remakes or specific formats, it's still entirely open to speculation as to exactly what this recent content submission refers to. Obviously, expect more information as and when we get it.

Oh and fuck yea! Never played Silent Hill and now playing all the Resident Evils on GCN so Im glad.

You're jumping the gun here just a bit.

"So yes, it's a version of the franchise's seminal first outing but, with no mention of remakes or specific formats, it's still entirely open to speculation as to exactly what this recent content submission refers to. Obviously, expect more information as and when we get it."

So while we know a Silent Hill starring the original's character has been rated recently, we don't know if it's a remake for the Wii (and PSP), or just the original getting re-released as a downloadable Xbox/PS3 title.

Mind you, the odds of the former increase if the British don't rate downloadable games. Do they?

Can't argue with that!

Hope this is a remake of the original. The second one may have been deeper, but the first one was far and away the creepiest.

I think its a remake of the original Silent Hill with Wii-mote controls. Now that would be a awesome purchase for me. I wouldn't mind a PS3 or Xbox 360 remake but I would choose the Wii-mote controls over a remake HD Silent Hill.

But then again its all speculation, but its cool that this "speculation" is up in the air!

crosses fingers for Wii version

I hate this game at that time,because i'm too fear to finish it.(play for few hrs and stop because that radio voice gonna made me crazy.) XD

Now i think i got another chance to finish it. :D

Btw,lets hope it not a cheap remake.

I would buy a SH hill game on Wii in a heartbeak. Especially if it were a remake of 1-3.

Hrm. Either make this a discount title, or go Twin Snakes and put SH1 and SH2 together.

There's 100% chance I would buy this if it came to Wii. I never experienced the original, so if there's ever remake, I'd buy it. There was news a while back that Konami was bringing it's one of it's main series to the Wii, if memory serves me right, so this could be it.