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Review & Description
Syphon Filter 2 Special agent Lian Xing has been infected with the Syphon Filter virus and Gabe Logan must find the antidote. However, Gabe is a marked man, having been blamed for the release of the virus in the first place. Help him travel across the world and save Lians life. Luckily, Logan is a sharpshooter and can take out any enemy with a shot to the head. If killing the computer drones becomes unsatisfying, you can challenge your friends to a Death match. It's up to you to save Lian in SYPHON FILTER 2.Although it's not nearly as well crafted as Metal Gear Solid, Syphon Filter 2 will definitely appeal to those looking for something more than your basic shoot-'em-up. The gritty espionage plot here is a continuation from the original game, with players once again controlling Gabe Logan and, for the first time, Lian Xing, two operatives on the lam from their former outfit, the Agency.
Syphon Filter 2 is broken up into missions bridged by cinematic story sequences; players must successfully complete each mission's objectives in order to progress to the next one. While gameplay is rigidly linear, there's great variety in the mission objectives, 3-D environments, and weapons/equipment of each mission.
Not a game for the easily frustrated, Syphon Filter 2 involves a lot of trial-and-error replay, along with the requisite cursing and throwing of the controller. While each mission objective is clearly stated, many of them aren't as straightforward as one would think. A vague control scheme--your character can jump, but there's no jump button--along with the fact that it's really easy to die add more fuel to one's ire. --Joe Hon
Pros:
- Gritty espionage plot
- Variety of mission objectives, 3-D environments, weapons, and equipment
- Frustrating trial-and-error gameplay and vague control scheme
- Poorly designed two-player split-screen mode
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