November 1999, Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) wuxuu siiyay Silent Hill abaalmarin "Dahab ah", taasoo muujineysa iibinta ugu yaraan 100,000 oo cutub oo ku baahsan Jarmalka, Awstaria iyo Switzerland. Silent Hill waxaa la barbar dhigay taxanaha Resident Evil ee ciyaaraha fiidiyowga ee argagaxa badbaadada. Bobba Fatt oo ka tirsan GamePro ayaa ku tilmaamay Silent Hill inuu yahay "mid aan xishood lahayn laakiin jilicsan", halka Edge uu ku tilmaamay "sim-ku-dhow oo ku dhow". Kuwa kale waxay dareemeen in Silent Hill uu ahaa jawaabta Silent Hill ee taxanaha Resident Evil, si kastaba ha ahaatee waxay xuseen in Silent Hill ay ku dartay in ka badan laba milyan oo nuqul, taas oo Silent Hill ku heshay meel ku jirta miisaaniyadda Mareykanka ee PlayStation Greatest Hits.
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