UK Film Board Confirms Silent Hill Game

via IGN


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.