Siren PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Apr 20, 2004
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72 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: (Also known as "Forbidden Siren") Keiichiro Toyama's Siren is a survival horror adventure title developed by Sony in the tradition of the "Silent Hill" series. Siren takes place in the Japanese village of Hanyuda, where the sea has turned blood red and the inhabitants are mutating into all manner of vile creatures.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 48
  3. Negative: 2 out of 48
  1. GamePro
    90
    Siren’s ghouls not only search for you with flashlights and come at you with shovels, but they also skitter along telephone wires and snipe you from rooftops. They don’t die.
  2. GameCritics
    85
    The combination of brutal, mostly unwinnable combat and the level-scouring required to solve some of the puzzles might be frustrating to some.
  3. Gamer's Pulse
    72
    The implementation of sightjacking works well in achieving contemplative gameplay, as well as heightening suspense; on the contrary, the complexity of the game’s organization and the Scenario Link Navigator may turn some away.
  4. PSX Nation
    40
    My biggest beef with Siren is that it's one and only really "key" feature, sightjacking, was played up to be a very useful tool that will be essential in your survival. What no one really bothered to mention is that sightjacking is about all the game really is (at least in the earlier portions of the game).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. LucasC.
    9
    This ain't a saga for everybody, it's difficult, the story is hard to follow and the controls don't work really well. But for those who can appreciate its plot, complexity, terror atmoshphere... there are few survival horror games as awesome as these two.… Expand
  2. DavS.
    8
    The graphics are pretty good. I haven't played other survivor-horrors but it's up there. The game is challenging, difficult, but not obtrusively so. The controls take some getting use to + the sidejack ability. I haven't gotten that far in the game yet.… Expand
  3. GrahamM.
    7
    A good Survival-Horror game.
  4. HughJ.
    3
    Hmmm. Don't know if its me or not; but I have played the first few missons of this game and have found it really disappointing. Ok, the sightjacking is original and intense; but the voice overs are appalling. Possibly the worst I have ever heard in a game. Really spoils the atmosphere of the game. It's going to take a lot to beat Silent Hill 2.… Expand

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