PYRAMID HEAD- Perhaps the most iconic character in Silent Hill 2, Pyramid Head appears in three main locations-

1) Blue Creek Apartment- shoot at it with your pistol until you hear the siren when it just wanders off.Dont stand close as its a master with the the giant knife.

2) Under the Prison in the labyrinth-dont bother to fight it just run

3) Alternate Lakeview Hotel- At the crux of the game you take on two of these creatures- use the rifle and dont get sandwiched between them.

Pyramid Head's existance is directly tied to James subconcious; James' repressed anger and desire to be punished for the crime he committed are what compels Pyramid Head to pursue him, re-enacting Mary's murder through the numerous deaths that Maria suffers throughout the game.

FLESH LIPS- Found in the Hospital after being tricked into the room by Laura.

Battle: Examination Room 2, 1st Floor, Brookhaven Hospital.

Attack: Ganging up against you, these monsters will follow set routes around the ceiling in order to grab James and choke him.

Shoot At: Anywhere on their lower body as thats the easiest bit to hit.

Tactics: Your shotgun is the recommended weapon for this. Keeping your distance, run into one corner of the room, turn, and pump two or three rounds into the nearest enemy before turning and running into the next corner. Count how many rounds you fire to avoid being caught out when James stops to reload.

When you've dispatched both Enemies, don't be surprised when a third one drops from the ceiling. Finished it off in the same way.

If a monster should grab you, press X, R1/L1 as quickly as possible in order to be released. The longer they keep you in their grasp, the further James' health deteriorates

DEMON EDDIE- When you meet this version of Eddie its at the end of the Labyrinth under the Prison.There is no doub that Eddie has taken complete leave of his senses. He has been on a murder spree through Silent Hill and James finds him surrounded by corpses. Unfortunatey,James antagonises Eddie so has to fight him to progress.

1) In the room where James first encounters Eddie there is not much space. Use your steel pipe to effect.After 8 hits Eddie runs off into..

2) Meat Refrigeration Room- here either continue to use the steel pipe but taking care to hide behind the cadavers when Eddie uses his magnum- or alternatively use the rifle where a few shots will see him off.

DEMON MARY/MARIA - Depending on what ending you get- the character you see and speak to metamorphises into a real monster.

Battle: Unknown location.

Attack: Using a variety of methods, she will do all she can to stab and/or strangle James to death using her deadly tentacles.

Shoot At: There's a lot of space on that platform, so it's easy to avoid her direct attacks.

Tactics: Although she's particularly susceptible to close-range weapons like the Pipe and Great Knife (manage to hit her only a few times and she should succumb), it's best to keep your distance as her stabbing and strangulation techniques are difficult to avoid unless you have loads of health left. Fire once or twice using the Shotgun, and then run away from the approaching cage into the next corner. Although the moths are irritating, they don't inflict too much damage and are certainly less harmful than the tentacles dangling from the cage.

Follow this pattern and you should dispatch of her. Once the cage falls to the floor, don't be scared to approach her and finish her off with a carefully placed shot from the weapon of your choice.

There is an easier way- see Endings for this solution.