Silent Hill 2

Summary

Silent Hill 2 is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,570 views/month, #58 of 19,301).^[2]

Key Facts

• Silent Hill 2's instance of is recorded as video game^[3].
• Silent Hill 2's composer is recorded as Akira Yamaoka^[4].
• Silent Hill 2 was published by Konami^[5].
• Silent Hill 2's genre is psychological horror fiction^[6].
• Silent Hill 2 followed Silent Hill^[7].
• Silent Hill 2 was followed by Silent Hill 3^[8].
• Silent Hill 2 was performed by Akira Yamaoka^[9].
• Silent Hill 2's developer is recorded as Team Silent^[10].
• Silent Hill 2's part of the series is recorded as Silent Hill^[11].
• Silent Hill 2's Commons category is recorded as Silent Hill 2^[12].
• Silent Hill 2's platform is recorded as Q48263^[13].
• Silent Hill 2's platform is recorded as Q132020^[14].
• Silent Hill 2's platform is recorded as Q10680^[15].
• Silent Hill 2's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3^[16].
• Silent Hill 2's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[17].
• Silent Hill 2's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[18].
• Silent Hill 2's soundtrack release is recorded as Silent Hill 2 Original Soundtracks^[19].
• Silent Hill 2's language of work or name is recorded as English^[20].
• Silent Hill 2 was distributed by optical disc^[21].
• Silent Hill 2's review score is recorded as 84/100^[22].
• Silent Hill 2's review score is recorded as 86/100^[23].
• Silent Hill 2's input device is recorded as computer keyboard^[24].
• Silent Hill 2's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[25].
• Silent Hill 2 was released on September 25, 2001^[26].
• Silent Hill 2 was released on September 27, 2001^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Soundtrack^[28]

• Community tags: game, silent hill, vgm, video game music^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: b8271126-7225-4954-936b-b16a9bb3ff49^[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Silent Hill 2 was published by Konami^[5]. It was performed by Akira Yamaoka^[9].

Publication

Publication dates include September 25, 2001^[26], September 27, 2001^[27], November 23, 2001^[31], December 18, 2001^[32], February 22, 2002^[33], and October 4, 2002^[34]. Silent Hill 2's language of work or name is recorded as English^[20]. Its genre is psychological horror fiction^[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Silent Hill^[11]. It was distributed by optical disc^[21].

Subject and Themes

Silent Hill 2's part of the series is recorded as Silent Hill^[11].

Reception

Reviews include 84/100^[22] and 86/100^[23].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Silent Hill 2 followed Silent Hill^[7]. It was followed by Silent Hill 3^[8].

Why It Matters

Silent Hill 2 ranks in the top 0.3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,570 views/month, #58 of 19,301).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]