"Silent Hill 3 is without a doubt stuff of nightmares, and if you're up for a mental as well as physical challenge, don't mind a bit of horror and have a lot of changes of underwear ready, I couldn't recommend the game strongly enough." Review by James Harner-Morton with screen shots and overall score [9].

"Its content is extremely gruesome so its not recommended for the younger gamers or those with a dodgy ticker. If you really want to experience what RE was trying to do with your nerve then check this out." Rating [8.5/10].

Review by Jonathan Law. Score: 4.25 out of 5. "Despite a few minor flaws here and there, Silent Hill 3 is one of the better survival horror games to be released to date, and is definitely deserving of a place within your PlayStation2 library."

Rated 10/10. "Silent Hill 3 has an almost entirely flawless gameplay value. The only bad thing about it really is how short it is."

Review by Chris Monk, including screen shots and gameplay movie. Score: 68%.

Rated 9.0/10 by Adam Washington. "Within the confines of the genre the game does almost everything right, and as a result it's a title that you shouldn't hesitate to pick up if you enjoy a good scare."

Rated 4.5/5 by Star Dingo. "This game is sick, ultraviolent, blasphemous, nasty, and filled with things that people were too afraid to create words for. Just the way a horror game should be."

Rated 8/10 by Thomas Cap. "If games like Resident Evil already caused you serious nightmares (a little cardiac arrest every now and then when something jumps you from behind is ok, though), you shouldn't even think about getting yourself a title from the Silent Hill series."

"The only other survival horror game on PS2 I would personally recommend would be Silent Hill 2, and Konami's third installment is a huge improvement on SH2." Rated 9/10 by Mat Chappell. Screen shots.

Review, with screen shots. Score: 95%

Rated 8.4/10 by Tyler Winegarner. "Silent Hill 3 is an excellent addition to the series. Its story is tied into the story of the first game and keeps a number of themes and locales from the second game well in focus."

Review by Bryn Williams, with screen shots. Score: 85 out of 100.

Review by Louis Bedigian, with screen shots. Score: 8.5 out of 10.

Rated 9.1/10 by Adam Matlock. "There are just so many marked improvements over both previous games in the series and other survival horror titles that makes it easy to appreciate Silent Hill 3, from spicing up melee combat to a degree, to making the puzzles less tiresome, to slightly cutting down on the amount of long-distance backtracking you'll have to make."

Rated A- by Randy Sluganski. "Creators Akira Yamaoka and Masahiro Ito are to be commended for providing the gaming community with the only survival horror series in the marketplace that does not insult the intelligence of the adult gamer."

"Superlative graphics and visual effects, coupled with superb sound design and an incredible score, make this game a real treat to witness. Add in very workable play mechanics, fantastic characters and loads of replay incentive, and you've got what is certainly one of the best games of 2003." By Michael Johnson.

Review with focus on in-game music. Score: 8.5 out of 10.

Review by John Fitzpatrick. Includes screen shots. Score: 89%.

"Silent Hill 3 is a large step above Silent Hill 2, but doesn't quite reach the standard set by the original. Still, it is an audio experience that shouldn't be passed up, especially if you are a fan of the series or survival horror in general."

Rated 5/5 by Chris Hudak. "This is the current high-mark of scary games, period, with production values that put most contemporary horror-flicks to shame."

Reviewed by Marc Saltzman. Includes screen shots. Score: 4 out of 5.

Reviewed by Thomas Wilde. Includes screen shots. Score: 9 out of 10.