Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Gets Street Date

Konami has news Silent Hill fans have been waiting for. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the newest title in the franchise, will be launching on the Wii December 8th. The PS2 and PSP versions will be launching soon after that although if you really want to experience the game, the Wii version is the way to go. I've played it at E3 and the flashlight mechanics for the Wii remote and other little things will definitely make it the superior version.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a "re-imagining" of the original Silent Hill game and features all of its original cast of characters. In case you aren't familiar with them, here's the rundown from Konami...

• Harry Mason - While driving through the spooky streets of Silent Hill, Harry's car skids on a patch of ice and veers off the road into a ditch. Upon waking from the crash, he realizes his daughter Cheryl is missing and sets out into the dark, freezing night to find her.
• Cheryl Mason - Harry's daughter who has mysteriously disappeared, causing him to brave the streets of Silent Hill. She's a cheerful girl who loves her father very much.
• Cybil Bennett - After years on the police force, Cybil has seen a lot of crazy things, but she's not quite sure what to make of Harry Mason. She decides early on to keep an eye on him, and their paths cross repeatedly.
• Dr. K - A friendly, relatable therapist who shows up periodically to evaluate the player. His therapy sessions consist of interactive psychological test which players will actually take part in.
• Michelle - Michelle meets Harry at her High School reunion, however he doesn't remember it. Tired of waiting to meet up with her boyfriend, she decides to aid Harry in finding his daughter.
• Dahlia - A tough, street-wise young girl, Dahlia seems to know quite a bit about Harry. The fact that he can't remember anything about her confuses Dahlia as much as it does Harry.
• Lisa - Lisa is a nurse at Alchemilla Hospital. Although she's young, lines of experience are already evident on her face. Despite her cynicism, Harry finds himself protective of Lisa and offers to lend her a hand.

This is exciting news and I am particularly eager to check out the new player profiling feature which the game uses to change the way it plays according to your reactions. Sounds pretty cool if it works well.