The game is developed by Climax, it was originally planned as a
remake of Silent Hill 1.
The story takes place before Silent Hill 1, at the end of story there is a connection to Silent Hill 1
The flashlight and radio elements will be in the game again, with some emerging changes
The laser target has been removed, there is a new mechanism to aim at targets
To manage items, players need to deposit items in crates and return to the same crate to pick up items
Many scenes from Silent Hill 1 will be in the game, except Toluca Lake district
There are additional places to explore such as hospital, hotel, theatre, psychological institute and a meat factory
Composer Akria Yamaoka will provide 15 tunes for the game
The game is 70% completed, and aiming for a February 2007 release
The producer is examining a possible PS2 version of the game