Siren (video game)

Siren
North American version cover art
Developer(s)Project Siren[a]
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)Keiichiro Toyama
Producer(s)Takafumi Fujisawa
Artist(s)Isao Takahashi
Writer(s)Keiichiro Toyama
Naoko Sato
Composer(s)Hitomi Shimizu
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: November 6, 2003
  • PAL: March 12, 2004
  • NA: April 20, 2004
Genre(s)Survival horror, stealth
Mode(s)Single-player

Siren,[b] known as Forbidden Siren in the PAL region, is a 2003 survival horror stealth video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was originally released in Japan in November 6, 2003, and in other regions between March and April of the following year.

Directed and co-written by Keiichiro Toyama after he wrote and directed the original Silent Hill for Konami in 1999, the game revolves around interconnected storylines featuring a cast of characters throughout different time periods who find themselves in the mysterious town of Hanuda, inhabited by the shibito, deadly zombie-like creatures. The player must use sightjacking, a power allowing them to see the shibito's perspectives, to help deal with threats as they progress throughout levels.

The game was positively received by critics for its story, atmosphere and originality, although its gameplay drew criticism. It was followed by a sequel, Siren 2, in 2006, and by a remake acting as a re-imagining of its story, Siren: Blood Curse, in 2008. It was also adapted into two mangas, titled Siren: Akai Umi no Yobigoe and Siren: ReBIRTH respectively.
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