Syphon Filter 2 (Sony PS1, PlayStation, PSX, PAL) (2000)

Two-player deathmatches are now part of the campaign and offer a new style of play to Syphon Filter fans. Deathmatches can be played on each of the game’s levels and there are 28 characters to choose from (a la GoldenEye 007), in an effort to enhance the replay value of the game.

Eidetic and 989 Studios have included an array of weapons this time around, offering even more firepower than in the original (25 weapons in all). An M16 assault rifle, flamethrower, silenced 9mm, handguns, sniper rifles, automatic shotguns, M79 grenade launcher, night vision rifle, tear gas, crossbow and a combat knife are all at your disposal.

Rather than saving the game at the completion of each level, save points have been incorporated throughout. Each level is bigger and more detailed than in the first version and this addition of save points will undoubtedly prove itself important.

New targeting modes are available to make it a bit more convenient to blast commandos while running for cover. Default, manual and target lock modes will increase or decrease the amount of control you have over your character’s aiming, allowing both novice and advanced gamers to customize the gameplay experience.

Bosses, as in the first Syphon Filter, were designed to be bigger and meaner than ever. Now that the new targeting and save systems have been implemented, players can save the game close to these encounters, lock onto the target with their weapon’s crosshairs, then roll, climb or run about in hopes of destroying the enemy forces.

Syphon Filter 2 features the same game engine as that of the original (as most would expect being a sequel), and includes support for analog control, vibration feedback and the memory card to save progress and unlocked characters.

Manufacturer’s description:

Deadly espionage in a world held hostage …

Return as Gabriel Logan, or play as Lian Xing, in Syphon Filter 2, the sequel to the blockbuster 3D action-adventure game. This time around, Gabe and Lian are framed for treason by the very agency for which they risked their lives. If that weren’t enough to worry about, they must make it in time to the agency’s lab in Moscow before it releases the ominous Syphon Filter virus.

Explore 3 vast worlds and more than 20 thrilling levels. In an intriguing twist, some levels are played as Lian Xing, who has been infected with the dreaded virus herself. Utilizing the most deadly high-tech weaponry ever designed, enter the tense world of stealth and intrigue where it’s not who you know but who’s on your side. Beware the enemy within.

• Huge, deadly arsenal of more than 25 weapons such as sniper rifles, a nightvision rifle, a rapid-fire shotgun, a flame thrower, a grenade launcher, nightvision goggles, tear gas, a combat knife, a taser, and even a crossbow.
• Multiple targeting modes that provide shooting options for enemies in regular clothing, flak jackets, or full body armor.
• All-new 2-player deathmatch mode with over 20 arenas to run, jump and target your friends.
• 2-CD set with more action, longer movies, and more thrilling gameplay.
• Opportunity to play as 2 different characters in your quest to defeat the top commandos in the world as well as U.S. intelligence agents

Features:

• Third person perspective.
• 3D graphics
• Counter-terrorist & Stealth themes.