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Silent Hill 2 HD

Silent Hill 2 HD PS3 Platinum Guide: 10 Stars and Green Hyper Spray

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Silent Hill 2 HD

PS3

Plan each run to unlock an ending, a riddle difficulty, or an item for the next one. The decisive milestone is the ten-star result: the green spray appears in the following run. Keep your clear data, and do not substitute the remake’s requirements for those of this remaster.

The PS3 HD Collection’s 28 Silent Hill 2 HD trophies are separate from Silent Hill 3 HD and the PS5 remake.

  • Trophy set: 28 trophies in the PS3 HD Collection
  • Endings: Six for James, plus Maria’s scenario
  • Key challenge: 10-star clear, then collect the green spray

Separate the three standard endings

Go for Leave, Maria, and In Water in separate runs first. For Leave, heal James and play to get out alive. For Maria, stay with your companion and protect her. For In Water, keep James injured longer and inspect Angela’s knife. Keep your clear data and rotate through Easy, Normal, and Hard riddles while learning the map.

  • Check the result after the credits before starting the next run.

Finish Born from a Wish and prepare the hidden endings

Clear Maria’s scenario and record it. Together with a James clear, that lets you find the Blue Gem in the opening bathroom. Set aside a run to use it at the three UFO points: the alternate hospital, the dock before the boat, and room 312. For Rebirth collect White Chrism, Book of Lost Memories, Obsidian Goblet, and Book of Crimson Ceremony; do not skip the alternate hotel reading room.

  • Confirm UFO and Rebirth as separate results before the ten-star attempt.

Unlock Extra riddles

Finish the story on all three riddle settings, saving clear data each time. After that, choosing Hard riddles on a new run can start Extra: check the save file because the menu has no separate Extra button. Combine this with a hidden ending if convenient, but verify the setting before working through the first puzzles.

  • Read the riddle level on your save; action difficulty is a separate setting.

Meet all the ten-star thresholds in one run

For ten stars, prepare a Hard Action run with an eligible riddle setting such as Hard or Extra. Pick up at least 150 ordinary items plus all eight special items; do not use the chainsaw or spray. Track 75 shooting kills and 75 melee kills separately. Aim for under three hours, under 500 damage, at most two saves, and a boat crossing under 80 seconds.

  • Practice the two oars before committing: on Hard the sticks rotate in opposite directions.

Finish with Dog and collect the green spray

The Dog Key appears after the three normal endings or after Rebirth. Collect it from the doghouse near Rosewater Park, then use it in the alternate hotel Observation Room only after checking your counts and items: the ending closes the run. Once the results show ten stars, save the clear. Start a new run and pick up the green spray in the Saul Street camper.

  • Verify the item’s color in the camper on the following run.

Trophies to watch

Who Needs a Gun?

Acquire the Green Hyper Spray.

Save the ten-star clear before looking for the spray in the Saul Street camper.

Playing on the Edge

Complete SH2 with 2 saves or less.

Reserve the two saves for risky stretches, such as before the hospital chase and before Eddie.

Don't Keep Her Waiting

Complete Boat Stage in less than 1 min 20 seconds.

On Hard Action rotate the left stick counterclockwise and the right stick clockwise.

I.Q. Test

Complete SH2 on Extra Riddle difficulty.

Clear Easy, Normal, and Hard riddles, then verify Extra on the save file.

Frequently asked questions

Is it enough to unlock the time and kill trophies separately?

Not for the green spray: the ranking thresholds must be met together in one run, and the results screen must show ten stars.

Is the UFO ending available at the start?

Not on a fresh file. Clear James’s story and Born from a Wish first, then look for the gem in the bathroom and use it at all three points.

Does this route apply to the PS5 remake?

No. These are the ranking system and PS3 trophy list of the HD Collection. The remake has its own platinum route.

Sources

Trophy lists

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