Silent Hill (Hints & tips)

  • Defeating Alessa:

    In the last stage, Alessa will use lightning bolts to hit you. To avoid this attack, just press Forward+Left or Right and run! Harry will keep running in circles. After two or three circles you may stop and start shooting her. When she starts another round of lightning just stop shooting and run again.

  • Extra Health Drinks in the Hospital:

    For three health drinks, search the wrecked Drink-Machine in the first floor of the hospital.

  • Final boss hints:

    Just before you get to the FINAL boss (devil if good ending, lightning child if bad ending) watch the FMV but don't go down the stairs. Go to the left door and unload all your weapons--waste all the ammo. Make sure you hit the door with every bullet.  DON'T LEAVE A SINGLE BIT OF AMMO. Then go down the stairs and confront the boss.  Let him hit you once, then use a first aid kit run to the right and do a 180 so you're facing the way you came in. Avoid the next bolt lightning and the boss will DIE, saving you the time of killing him.

  • Ending Bonuses:

    There are four endings to Silent Hill, each with its own set of bonuses.

    BAD ENDING Prizes: Gas tank, Chainsaw, Rock Drill.
    The gas tank is found in the gas station. It is used to power the other two prizes, but only one of the two weapons can be taken. The rock drill is in the room under the drawbridge control room. It's not very good.

    The chainsaw is in the smashed window of Cut-Rite Chainsaws, and is a lot better than the rock drill. These two weapons are useful against slow ground enemies, but the hammer works better, and you don't need to beat the game to get it.

    BAD+ ENDING Prize: Katana.
    This is found in the previously locked room in the Dog House on Levin Road. It WAILS any slow-moving enemies, and you lunge forward with every stroke. Hold the circle button for an overhead blow, and tap twice for a double slash. You can perform a 3-hit combo by holding the circle for the first hit, then rapidly pressing it.

    GOOD ENDING Prize: Hyperblaster
    This gun is just plain cool. It's mega-powerful and has an unlimited supply of ammo.

    GOOD+ ENDING Prize: Channeling Stone.
    Found in the convenience store. Who knows what it does or where to use it?