Silent Hill Homecoming Review

This is a collection of reviews from all the best video game review sites for Silent Hill: Homecoming. As new reviews for Silent Hill: Homecoming are released, this page will be updated.
Pros
1. Streamlined controls
2. Understandable storyline, clearer narration
3. Intense combat
4. Faithful to the Silent Hill creepy atmosphere1up.com: Silent Hill: Homecoming Review
5. Amazing audio and sound effectsGamePro: Silent Hill: Homecoming Review
Cons
1. Occasional framerate snags
2. Unbalanced combat1up.com: Silent Hill: Homecoming Review
3. Cliched, predictable storyline
4. Simplistic puzzles that have been seen before
5. Gameplay doesn't live up to expectationsGamePro: Silent Hill: Homecoming Review
Highlights from Previews
1. Improved combat systemCheat Code Central: Silent But Deadly August 8, 2008)
2. Improvements to enemy AIGameSpot: Silent Hill: Homecoming Hands On (Xbox 360) (September 5, 2008)
3. Excellent atmospheric effects, e.g., dynamic lighting and shadowsGameSpot: Silent Hill: Homecoming Hands On (Xbox 360) (September 5, 2008)
4. Maneuverable cameraCheat Code Central: Silent But Deadly August 8, 2008)
5. Ability to switch to first-person perspective with the press of a buttonCheat Code Central: Silent But Deadly August 8, 2008)
6. Excellent sound effects and musicCheat Code Central: Silent But Deadly August 8, 2008)
The First Review

An initial review in the November 2008 edition of Official Xbox Magazine pans the game with 6.5 points on a 10-point scale, stating: "From its leaden, cheap-shots-aplenty combat to its wild-goose chase through gray, same-y hallways filled with useless, placebo doorways to a story that takes much too long to get off the ground, its entire first half feels like a death march through a clunky hot mess."Metacritic: Silent Hill: Homecoming Reviews (Xbox 360)