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Syphon Filter 3 (Playstation)

Enter a world of deceit and secrets with the world's populace held in jeopardy. Gabe Logan and Lian Xing, exiled agents from the top secret Agency, are on trial in the Senate for crimes they did not commit. As they recount their adventures in pursuit of the Syphon Filter virus in front of the senators, the virus is secretly being unleashed throughout the world. Working against time, Gabe and Lian must prevent worldwide catastrophe while discovering who is behind the plot to endanger the world. [Sony]

Sony Computer Entertainment
Action
Players: 2
M (Mature)
Developer: Sony Bend
Released November 6, 2001

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

73 / 100

Critic Reviews

90	Game Informer The graphics may be dated, but it's still an amazing game. [Dec 2001, p.111]
90	GamePro The gameplay still delivers thrilling combat that’s focused less on stealth and much more on action.
90	Hot Games The best PlayStation espionage game since "Metal Gear Solid."
87	Electric Playground Despite a high level of difficulty, the game is proof positive that the original PlayStation still has plenty of life left within.
85	TotalGames.net The story is as good as ever and backed by some of the best sound of any PSone game and a smattering of smooth FMV scenes the atmosphere is bang up there with the best.
80	Games Domain Syphon Filter offers some extremely engaging gameplay, helped by the intriguing plot.
80	Next Generation Magazine Graphically solid, slickly presented, and sporting a solid selection of mission types in a complex storyline, SF3 is perhaps the last great PSX action title. [Jan 2002, p.88]
80	GameZone It could have been better in a couple of areas, graphics, and sound. However, I did enjoy the game, and loved the way it was presented.
75	IGN I'd say this game ranks pretty high. It's no "Metal Gear Solid 2: Son's of Liberty," but at least it's not "Nuclear Dawn."
74	Gamezilla! The controls are simple enough to master that you shouldn't have to pause the game to look at the manual just to figure out how to pull off a stunt.
70	Official U.S. Playstation Magazine A general sense of "same-old, same-old" throughout. [Jan 2002, p.146]
67	Game Revolution The feeling of tension and suspense the player gets while playing through the first two games is strangely absent here. Whereas before I would hug the walls and creep silently through corridors looking for the enemy, now I find myself calmly standing in the middle of a room nonchalantly picking off baddies.
65	GameSpot More of the same thing that made the first game good. Unfortunately, what was great almost three years ago doesn't hold nearly as much water these days.
65	Electronic Gaming Monthly This is basically the same game as the last two – this series just refuses to evolve. [Dec 2001, p.262]
60	Play Magazine A medium challenge with an all-too-easy ending. [Feb 2002, p.62]
60	GameShark Everyone in general is pretty stiff, and trying to control our hero while dodging the insane amount of enemies is more chore than thrill.
58	Cinescape The graphic engine doesn't seem to have been touched, nor does the gameplay engine.
50	XenGamers All bloodthirsty primal tendencies aside, the game remains shallow. The storyline is weak and incoherent.
42	Gaming Age Syphon Filter 3 is a quality film with B-movie gameplay. The visuals, music, and CG are all top-notch, but the chewy gameplay center gets old after a few bites.