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*Silent Hill 2* was first released for the PlayStation 2 in North America on September 25, 2001, in Japan on September 27 and in Europe on November 23\. The original European edition also included a second disc: a "[Making\-of](/wiki/Making-of "Making-of")" DVD video featuring trailers, an artwork gallery and a documentary on the game's development.

An extended version of the game was published for Xbox in North America on December 18, 2001, Japan on February 22, 2002, and Europe on October 14\. Each region had different subtitles for the game:  in Japan, *Restless Dreams* in North America and *Inner Fears* in Europe. This edition contained the short bonus scenario *[Born from a Wish](/wiki/%23Born_from_a_Wish "#Born from a Wish")* and other minor enhancements. This revised version was ported back to the PlayStation 2 and subtitled *Director's Cut* in Europe, but was not subtitled in North America, and was simply released under the "[Greatest Hits](/wiki/List_of_Sony_Greatest_Hits_games "List of Sony Greatest Hits games")" banner. [Creature Labs](/wiki/Creature_Labs "Creature Labs") ported this edition to [Windows](/wiki/Windows "Windows"), which Konami released in December 2002\. Added features in the PC version include the ability to [quicksave](/wiki/Quicksaving "Quicksaving") and watch [trailers](/wiki/Trailer_%28film%29 "Trailer (film)") for *Silent Hill 3*. In 2018, *Enhanced Edition* [mod](/wiki/Video_game_modding "Video game modding") was released for the PC version. It adds higher resolution, high framerate (60FPS) and widescreen support, and audio and bug fixes.

In 2006, Konami re\-released *Silent Hill 2* with its indirect PS2 sequels, *[Silent Hill 3](/wiki/Silent_Hill_3 "Silent Hill 3")* and *[Silent Hill 4: The Room](/wiki/Silent_Hill_4:The_Room "The Room")*, in a bundle entitled *The Silent Hill Collection* in Europe and Japan. *[Silent Hill HD Collection](/wiki/Silent_Hill_HD_Collection "Silent Hill HD Collection")*, a compilation of [remastered](/wiki/Remaster "Remaster") [high\-definition](/wiki/High-definition_video "High-definition video") editions of *Silent Hill 2* and *3*, was released for the [PlayStation 3](/wiki/PlayStation_3 "PlayStation 3") and the [Xbox 360](/wiki/Xbox_360 "Xbox 360") on March 20, 2012\. It contains new [voice actors](/wiki/Voice_actor "Voice actor") for the characters of both games, along with the option in *Silent Hill 2* to listen to the original cast.


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