GETTING STARTED ..................................................................2

STARTING UP................................................................................3

PROLOGUE ....................................................................................4

CHARACTERS ...............................................................................5

GAMEPLAY.....................................................................................6

BASIC OPERATION....................................................................7

ITEMS AND WEAPONS........................................................10

SAVE/LOAD ...................................................................................11

OPTIONS.........................................................................................12

CREDITS..........................................................................................14

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The game can be played using the DUALSHOCK2 analogcontroller. Insert the controller into controller port 1. Thegame cannot be switched between analog mode and digitalmode. The mode indicator is always red, regardless ofwhether the vibration function has been turned on or off.

Set up your PlayStation2 computer entertainment systemaccording to the instructions in its Instruction Manual.Make sure the MAIN POWER switch (located on the back ofthe console) is turned ON. Press the RESET button. Whenthe power indicator lights up, press the OPEN button andthe disc tray will open. Place the Silent Hill 4 The Roomdisc on the disc tray with the label side facing up. Press theOPEN button again and the disc tray will close. Attach gamecontrollers and other peripherals, as appropriate. Followon-screen instructions and refer to this manual forinformation on using the software.

MEMORY CARD (8MB)(FOR PLAYSTATION2)To save game settings and progress, insert a memory card(8MB)(for PlayStation2) into MEMORY CARD slot 1 ormemory card slot 2 of your PlayStation2 system. You canload saved game data from the same memory card or anymemory card (8MB)(for PlayStation2) containingpreviously saved games.

In order to save game data, you will need a memory card(8MB)(for PlayStation2) with at least 781 KB of space.

STARTING UPSTARTING UPGETTING STARTEDGETTING STARTEDDUALSHOCK2 ANALOG CONTROLLERCONFIGURATIONS

4It was two years ago that Henry Townshend

moved into Room 302 of South Ashfield

Heights, an apartment building in the medium-

sized city of Ashfield. Henry was happy and

enjoying his new life.

But five days ago, something strange began to

happen. A recurring dream began to haunt him.

And there was one other thing...

HENRY TOWNSHENDHenry is a calm, youngman who never lets hisfeelings show.By the time the storybegins, he has been lockedin his room for fivestraight days. Suddenly,a large hole appears inhis bathroom wall with noreason or warning, and heis dragged into thedepths of terror.

EILEEN GALVINEileen is Henrys next-doorneighbor, the young residentof Room 303. She has akind personality, althoughshe has the tendency todepend too heavily onothers at times. Therelationship between Eileenand Henry is nothing morethan simple recognition ofone another, but they areboth dragged into a strangeset of events that willchange everything.

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PROLOGUE CHARACTERSPROLOGUE CHARACTERS

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New GameTo begin a new game, select

New Game from the title

screen. Next, select the level

of difficulty.

Easy .............Recommended for beginners of action games.

Normal ......Recommended for the average player.

Hard ............Recommended for the experienced

action gamer.

Regardless of which level is selected, all endings and

scenarios are identical. (In the Hard difficulty level, some

puzzles are more difficult to solve.)

Game OverThe game ends when Henry dies.

ContinueWhen the game is over, you return to the title screen. At

this point, you have the option to continue. If Continue is

selected, you will restart at the last continue point. The

level of difficulty may also decrease slightly depending on

the situation.

Basic Controls

left analog stickMOVEMENT

directional buttonsMOVE ITEM CURSOR

X buttonENTER/EXAMINE/ATTACK

Z buttonCANCEL/RUN

C buttonCHECK MAP/ CHECK SCRAPBOOK

L2 buttonREAR VIEW CAMERA

R2 buttonREADY WEAPON

V buttonUSE/EQUIP ITEM

right analog stickRESET CAMERA

SELECT buttonITEMS

START buttonPAUSE

Silent Hill 4 The Room was designed for play using a

DUALSHOCK2 analog controller. Certain button functions

can be changed in the Options menu.

ExamineWhen exploring an area

using the first-person view,

an eye icon pops up if there

is something worthy of

investigation. Press the

button to take a closerlook at the object/area.

GAMEPLAY BASIC OPERATIONBASIC OPERATIONGAMEPLAY

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Item IconsWhen the directional or the button are pressed, an itemicon appears at the bottom of the screen. To use or equip

any of the items listed, use the left and right directional

buttons to select the desired item(s), and press the

button.

Battle/FightingYou must have a weapon equipped in order to do battle. As

long as a weapon is equipped, press the button toready it. In order to attack the enemy, press the button.For hand-to-hand combat weapons, hold down the

button for an extended period to increase the powergauge and make the blows more powerful. Press the

button while in the ready position to jump back. Combinethis with the left analog stick to jump right or left.

Items can be kept in theitem box located in theliving room. There is alimit on the number ofitems that can be held atonce, so carry only whatyou need.

Map / ScrapbookSwitch back and forth between the Map and the Scrapbook

by pressing the button.Rooms that have already been explored, as well as doors

that have not yet been opened, are marked in red on

the map.

ResetTo reset the game and return to

the title screen, hold ,,,, SELECT, and START atthe same time.

The Scrapbook containsnotes and assorted bitsof information in a file,viewable at any time.

BASIC OPERATION CONT. BASIC OPERATION CONT.BASIC OPERATION CONT.BASIC OPERATION CONT.

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In order to save game data, you will need a Memory Card

(8MB) (for PlayStation2) with at least 781 KB of free space.

SaveIn order to save game data, Henry must go to the living room

where his diary is kept. Doing so displays the save screen.

LoadIn order to load a

previously saved game,

select the Load option on

the title screen and follow

the onscreen directions.

STEEL PIPE Solid steel pipe, about 1 meter in length and

easy to use.

REVOLVEREasy to use, but somewhat lacking in power.

HOLY CANDLESpecial candle with the power of exorcism.

The effects last for a while after lighting.

SAINT MEDALLIONMay be used while another weapon is

equipped. The Medallion repels ghosts, but

will eventually break.

FIRST-AID KITHeals wounds, restoring some of Henrys life.

SAVE/LOAD ITEMS AND WEAPONSITEMS AND WEAPONS SAVE/LOAD

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BGM VOLUMEAdjust the volume of the background music.

SE VOLUMEAdjust the volume of the sound effects.

BUTTON CONFIG.Customize the control and buttons for the game.

DEFAULT CONTROLSelect the default movement settings for the left analog

stick between running/walking.

NOISE EFFECTTurn the screen noise effect ON/OFF.

BLOOD COLORSelects blood color.

HEAD MOTIONTurns the head motion ON/OFF in first-person view.

HIDE GAUGEHide or show the Life Gauge on screen.

HIDE ICONHide or show the Item Icons on screen.

To access the Options

screen, either select Options

on the title screen or press

the button while pausingthe game. Various settings

can be changed in the

Options menu, including:

BRIGHTNESSAdjust the brightness of the screen.

SCREEN POSITIONAdjust the position of the game screen.

LANGUAGESwitch the game language between English and Japanese.

SUBTITLESTurn the subtitles ON/OFF.

VIBRATIONTurn the controller vibration ON/OFF.

SOUNDSwitch between stereo and

mono sound.

OPTIONSOPTIONS

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KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TOKYOSTAFF CREDITS

Director, Scenario Writer Suguru MurakoshiProgram Director Kosuke IwakuraArt Director Masashi TsuboyamaSound Director Akira Yamaoka

PROGRAMMERS

Engine Programmer Kosuke IwakuraInterface Programmer Masayoshi SatoPlayer Programmer Ken KudoMonster Programmer Hideyuki FujiiStream Programmer Kenji YoshinoDemo Programmer Taku OtaniEvent Programmers Masato Akiyama,

Tomohiro MaeyamaCamera Programmer Naoto OshimaHorror Phenomenon Programmer Masahiko SaitoSound Programmer Nazuki Matsushita

DESIGNERS

Monster Design Masashi Tsuboyama,Masaya Okada, Jun Inoue

Character Design Chieko Ogura, Naomi Hara,Shingo Yuri,Sachiko Sugawara,Minako Asano, Tomoko Mori

Room Design Tatsuto Yabe, Hiroko Usuda,Tomoko Morohoshi

Background Design Takeshi Miura,Masaya Aoyama,Kana Saito,Masayuki Fujiki,Kyohei Yamaguchi,Ryoko Horie

Character Motion Takahide Murakami,Hideyuki Shin, Sosuke Honda

Drama Animation Atsushi Tsujimoto,Atsushi Sakamoto,Shiro Kanemori

Logo Design Mai Kitazawa

PUBLICITY

Kaz Nirasawa, Taro Miyake, Morio Kishida, Kanako Nakahara,Yoshinori Hirai, Yoko Yanagisawa, Kazuya Maruyama

TRANSLATION

Wordbox, Inc., Wordbox NS CronosJapan K.K.English Supervisor Jeremy Blaustein

(Wordbox, Inc.)

MOTION CAPTURE STUDIO

Links DigiWorks Sakuratei

VOICE RECORDING STUDIO

OMNIBUS JAPAN

CREDITSCREDITS

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ENGLISH VOCALS PRODUCED BY

ZRO Limit Productions

IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHADOW BOX STUDIO

Producers Yutaka MasebaHaruyo Kanesaku

Music Supervisor Joe RomersaMusic Akira YamaokaLyrics Joe RomersaLyrics (Original) Hiroyuki OwakuVocalists Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Joe RomersaRecording Studio Magnitude 8 Post,

Los Angeles, CARecording Engineer Michael McCarty

(Magnitude 8 Post,Los Angeles, CA)

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Hiroyuki Owaku, Michio Horikiri, Norihito Hatakeda, Makoto Hiura,AKT, Tetsushi Takahashi, Hidenori Onishi, Wilson Cheng,Ken Ogasawara

Sub-Producer Akihiro ImamuraProducer Akira YamaokaExecutive Producer Hirotaka Ishikawa

CREDITS CREDITSKONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA

President Tommy GotsuboChief Operating Officer Geoffrey MulliganSr. V.P., Sales & Marketing Catherine FowlerVice PresidentOperations Linda StackpooleVice PresidentProduction Kurt BuschSenior DirectorMarketing Rick NaylorAssociate Marketing Director Brad SchlachterProduct Manager Wilson ChengDirectorMarketing Communications Cherrie McKinnonAssociate PR Director Marc FranklinAssociate Director-Creative Services Monique CatleyProduction CoordinatorCreative Services Lee Allison VerdeckbergPackaging and Manual Design Ayzenberg Group

SPECIAL THANKS

Matt Robinson, Brett Robinson, Daniel Castillo, Jean Chung,Kumi Watabe, Manny Chargualaf, Peter Nguyen, Mike Dobbins,Philip Travisano, Brad Smith

Silent Hill 4 The RoomTM is a trademark of Konami ComputerEntertainment Tokyo, Inc. 1999 2004 Konami ComputerEntertainment Tokyo. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. KONAMI is aregistered trademark of KONAMI CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved.

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