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Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: May 4, 2004
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Metascore
65 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 47 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Omega Strain, an intense action game, offers more of what sparked the franchise?s popularity with the addition of four-player cooperative peer-to-peer online play, an innovative character customization feature, all-new features and weapons, and larger, richly-detailed, intense international environments. Featuring a lethal arsenal of all-new, high-tech weaponry and sophisticated gunplay, players can take on hostile terrorists alone or band together with up to three other agents online to combat world terror as a team.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 47
  3. Negative: 7 out of 47
  1. Stuff
    95
    A chunky online component will keep you coming back for more than just the 40 or so hours of solo game play.
  2. 3DAvenue
    74
    The online play keeps the game from being a complete 'once-n-shelve' title but if you're only a casual gamer without the online ability or an interest in the franchise from the past there is better tactical action games already available on the market.
  3. GameCritics
    45
    It's not as pretty as "Splinter Cell", it's not as engaging as "SOCOM 2", and it features a frustration factor that's almost in the realm of "Ninja Gaiden"—without the rewards.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 5 out of 13
  1. JoeyDude
    10
    It is awesome don't listen to the reviewers, because it's awesome!
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  2. MarkHenderson
    6
    The Game is great, I love the series. But the only thing i do not like about it is how it punishes people for not playing online. All but Three of the commendations are attainable and only 4 or 5 medal can be gotten. it should have been made like Rainbow six 3 where you still have 3 people helping you but they are controlled by the cpu.… Expand
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  3. AnsonG
    3
    This is Syphon Filter??? If i put on an older game, and compared it to the original Syphon Filter, u could hardly tell the difference. The whole scenery in this game, no matter what level, is choppy and more like Playstation game. But i do know what or when someone in main character is killed one thing I will state right off the bat this-Syphon Filter TOS dont feel like a new SF game. It feels more like expansion pack. In this game, u take command of an agent for Gabe Logan and numerous other people. The "heroes" of the older games are now "retired" in a sense, even though they do not look as if they have aged at all. How ever, terrible control worsen an already lackluster performance for Syphon Filter. I remember when Syphon first come out on the ps1 . The great game leads many to believe that it could have been as great as MGS(Metal Gear Solid) was. SF could Have accomplished that task if somebody didnt get lazy when they designedthis game. If u are ging to "resurrect" a series completely. Stay away from this game and play the original Syphon Filters on the ps1 because that is the memory u should have of a great series, not this terrible memory that this game has given me.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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