Syphon Filter is a shooter developed by Eidetic, released 17 February 1999 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What Syphon Filter is
Syphon Filter is a shooter game developed by Eidetic and released in 1999. It was published by 989 Studios. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gabriel Logan and Lian Xing are operatives of The Agency, on the trail of Erich Rhoemer, an international terrorist. In August of 1999, Agent Ellis attempted to infiltrate Rhoemer's narcotics operation in Guácimo, Costa Rica, but was discovered and executed by ex-KGB agent Mara Aramov. Rhoemer then ordered Anton Girdeux, a French mercenary, to burn down the plantation to hide the evidence of their Syphon Filter research. In Washington, D.C., Edward Benton, the Agency Deputy Director, is briefing Logan's mission to Agency Director Thomas Markinson and a shadowy, unnamed figure. Several weeks later, Gabe and Lian investigate a mysterious viral outbreak in the Himalayas, which leaves only a…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Syphon Filter holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 94% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 119 votes.
What it launched against
Syphon Filter launched on 17 February 1999, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Final Fantasy VIII, Silent Hill and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Final Fantasy VIII, Silent Hill, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.
Cheats and codes
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