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Syphon Filter | 
| From: Sony
Category: Video Games
List Price: $7.99
Buy Used: $0.01
You Save: $7.98 (100%)
Rating:  90 reviews
Sales Rank: 8387
Platform: Playstation
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 42402
UPC: 711719424024
EAN: 0711719424024
ASIN: B00000IODY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Editorial Review
The measure of a good game, like a good movie or book, is the emotional and, sometimes, physical response it elicits. Syphon Filter will literally make your pulse race. As counterterrorist special agent Gabe Logan, you must eliminate an evil terrorist determined to unleash a deadly virus in our nation's capital. Syphon Filter features the smoothest, slickest motion capture of any PlayStation game. Gabe seems to come alive as he seamlessly connects acrobatics such as running, crouching, rolling, and hanging from pipes. As in a good action film, there's an impressive arsenal of firepower that ranges from stealthy night-vision sniper rifles to high-impact, short-range shotguns. But this game's landmark contribution is its targeting control, which enables Gabe to lock and hold on to a target while freely moving in any direction, eliminating the hassle of adjusting the viewpoint to face his enemies. There are plenty of surprises, but all the goals are evident, and your partner, Lian Xing, keeps things rolling along with radio messages of changing mission objectives. Everything in this game plays smoothly: the story line fits, the action moves at a steady clip, it just works. --Jeff Young Pros: - Fluid, stylish animation
- Useful weaponry and contextual puzzles
- Excellent level design
Cons: - Occasional slowdown when many enemies are onscreen at the same time
- No 2-player mode
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| Customer Reviews: Read 85 more reviews...
 Dad October 7, 2008
Benjamin C. Talley (DeRidder, La. USA)
I bought this game along with part III for my son to complete the series for him. He still has a Playstation One along with a Playstation II and III. He loves the Syphon Filter games and plays them non-stop.
 SORRY, BUT IT PLAYS TERRIBLE 4.75 OUT OF 10 November 23, 2007
ACEMAN1 (Ripon, California)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I tried to like this game, I really did, but the controls are horrible and some of the worst I've experienced when trying to shoot something. When playing I also wondered why it took developers so long to utilize the second analog stick and why it took so long for them to learn how to develop for the Playstation platform. While the story is well-done, it was hard to appreciate under the terrible gameplay. So I'll understand if Syphon Filter fans hate me because of this review, but seriously the gameplay is terrible.
What started it all... July 22, 2007
O. Aguilar (Houston, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is indeed what started it all. The graphics were great, considering its an early PSOne release. The storyline is a bit farfetched and predictable, but likeable (and face it, you've seen worse). The controls are extremely easy to work with, the missions are satisfactory, and you get to shoot ppl. What more do you want?
 Syphon Filter February 19, 2007
Lester Paredes (Houston, TX, USA)
Ah, the PS1 era, where we didn't notice the crpaulent 3D graphics and actually thought that they looked... good. Well, the game has aged poorly from a graphical standpoint, but as a game, still as fun as it was the first time around. Although i fist passed it off as a poor man's Metal Gear, the game is actually quite different, interplaying both stealth and gunplay quite well. I reccomend very much.
just avoid it July 10, 2006
B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania)
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
WAY too many positive reviews for such a crappy game. That's what I think. Syphon Filter is atrocious. I received this game as a Christmas present (gee, what a crappy gift) back in the late 90's. I thought to myself "well, all the N64 players have Goldeneye, I can compete with them when I receive Syphon Filter for my Playstation!" How wrong I was.
It's not that the actual game is bad. I mean, walking around shooting people is fun, and it's also fun to avoid being seen and make it to the end of the level without having to fire your weapon once (and having to remain VERY quiet while doing so). The problem is that the difficulty is incredibly high and the storyline is about as interesting as watching the paint your baby brother smeared all over your television set dry.
Without a certain special code it's REALLY hard to get *anywhere*. The storyline is similar to one you'd see in the TV show Jag. It's just not interesting to me. Walking around shooting people is fun, but that's all the game has going for it. Now imagine if that special code didn't exist where you can kill people in just one or two shots. The difficulty would be out of this world.
I also hate the game for the bad memories connected to it. The Christmas I got the game, I had a few bad personal things happen. But looking back, Syphon Filter really isn't any good. It's not surprising to me that the game is going for only a couple pennies right now used, and only a couple dollars to buy brand new. It's not even worth THAT much!
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