<s>
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidetic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
989	O
Studios	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
began	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
super-spy	O
"	O
genre	O
hybrid	O
that	O
contained	O
elements	O
of	O
stealth-action	O
and	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
initial	O
drawbacks	O
faced	O
,	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
praise	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
and	O
immersive	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
action-orientated	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
Logan	O
navigating	O
through	O
levels	O
whilst	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabe	O
battles	O
several	O
terrorists	O
,	O
including	O
Mara	O
Aramov	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
follows	O
the	O
trail	O
of	O
bombs	O
across	O
city	O
streets	O
,	O
subways	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Mall	O
and	O
finally	O
Freedom	O
Memorial	O
where	O
he	O
must	O
incinerate	O
munitions	O
expert	O
Anton	B-Application
Girdeux	I-Application
to	O
stop	O
the	O
final	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabe	O
's	O
investigation	O
takes	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
lead	O
from	O
PharCom	B-Application
,	O
a	O
multinational	O
pharmaceutical	O
and	O
biotechnology	O
corporation	O
headed	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
Phagan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Costa	O
Rican	O
plantation	O
was	O
growing	O
PharCom	B-Application
compounds	O
,	O
meaning	O
Phagan	O
and	O
Rhoemer	O
were	O
cooperating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
PharCom	B-Application
Exposition	O
Centre	O
,	O
Gabe	O
shadows	O
Phagan	O
to	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
Aramov	O
and	O
Edward	O
Benton	O
,	O
an	O
apparent	O
Agency	O
turncoat	O
who	O
assisted	O
Rhoemer	O
during	O
the	O
Washington	O
D.C.	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mara	O
Aramov	O
,	O
now	O
in	O
custody	O
,	O
had	O
attempted	O
to	O
locate	O
PharCom	B-Application
's	O
virus	O
labs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Markinson	O
gives	O
Gabe	O
a	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
virus	O
called	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
,	O
a	O
bioweapon	O
that	O
one	O
can	O
program	O
on	O
a	O
genetic	O
level	O
to	O
target	O
specific	O
groups	O
of	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lian	O
has	O
become	O
infected	O
with	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
she	O
says	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
universal	O
cure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
travel	O
to	O
PharCom	B-Application
's	O
warehouses	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
preventing	O
Rhoemer	O
from	O
launching	O
a	O
missile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
congratulates	O
her	O
while	O
the	O
camera	O
pulls	O
back	O
to	O
show	O
PharCom	B-Application
boxes	O
in	O
the	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
creative	O
director	O
John	O
Garvin	O
,	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
"	O
just	O
a	O
name	O
"	O
from	O
a	O
producer	O
at	O
989	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidetic	O
decided	O
to	O
set	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
as	O
a	O
new	O
'	O
stealth-action	O
'	O
hybrid	O
that	O
focused	O
heavily	O
on	O
weapons	O
,	O
gadgets	O
and	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
was	O
influenced	O
over	O
Rare	O
's	O
successful	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
implemented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
similar	O
feel	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
super	O
spy	O
"	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
developed	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
had	O
little	O
experience	O
with	O
making	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Eidetic	O
's	O
only	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
was	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
was	O
infamous	O
for	O
being	O
critically	O
panned	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
plot	O
of	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
science-fiction	O
orientated	O
approach	O
and	O
involved	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
kidnapped	O
scientists	O
who	O
were	O
being	O
forced	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
by	O
an	O
unspecified	O
antagonistic	O
organisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
was	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
premium	O
collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
Trophy	O
support	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
was	O
positive	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
despite	O
borrowing	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
execution	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blend	O
of	O
a	O
stealth-action	O
hybrid	O
gameplay	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
most	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
implemented	O
skill-based	O
action	B-Application
that	O
he	O
considered	O
was	O
"	O
hard	O
to	O
come	O
by	O
in	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
during	O
some	O
points	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
suffers	O
from	O
many	O
typical	O
PlayStation	B-Device
polygonal	O
errors	O
"	O
,	O
causing	O
some	O
textures	O
to	O
become	O
"	O
warped	O
"	O
when	O
viewed	O
from	O
an	O
angle	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
glitches	O
were	O
uncommon	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
gameplay	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
were	O
the	O
most	O
praised	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
noted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
"	O
well	O
above	O
average	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
an	O
excellent	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
once	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
commending	O
on	O
how	O
certain	O
enemies	O
react	O
on	O
when	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
comrades	O
are	O
killed	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
similarly	O
praised	O
its	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
on	O
how	O
every	O
time	O
a	O
level	O
is	O
played	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
would	O
change	O
its	O
behaviour	O
,	O
sometimes	O
hiding	O
behind	O
trees	O
or	O
carrying	O
different	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
its	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
and	O
satisfying	O
plot	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
both	O
contained	O
"	O
some	O
genuinely	O
exciting	O
moments	O
"	O
and	O
labelled	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
quality	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
to	O
popular	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Syphon	B-Device
Filter	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
title	O
,	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Omega	I-Application
Strain	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
Playstation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
titles	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
and	O
2007	O
;	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
and	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Logan	I-Application
's	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
for	O
Logan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
