Silent Hill: Origins, known as Silent Hill Zero in Japan, is a survival horror video game for the PlayStation Portable developed by Climax Studios and published by Konami Digital Entertainment in November 2007. A port for the PlayStation 2 was released in March 2008. The fifth installment in the Silent Hill series, Origins is a prequel to the first game. Set in the series' eponymous fictitious American town, Origins follows trucker Travis Grady as he searches for information about a girl whom he rescued from a fire. Along the way, he unlocks his repressed childhood memories.
Origins' PSP release was generally well received, with reviewers complimenting gameplay mechanics and good graphics, while most complaints concerned the length of the game and overly-strict adherence to the series' formula by Climax. The PS2 port received slightly lower aggregate scores, owing to lower-than-average quality graphics, and some camera and control issues.
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