<s>
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
2	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
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1999	O
's	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
premium	O
collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
2	I-Application
added	O
multiplayer	O
which	O
features	O
some	O
characters	O
to	O
select	O
from	O
(	O
including	O
deceased	O
characters	O
from	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
maps	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hours	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Gabriel	O
Logan	O
and	O
Lian	O
Xing	O
are	O
enemies	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
to	O
the	O
Agency	O
after	O
uncovering	O
its	O
connection	O
to	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
,	O
labeled	O
as	O
terrorists	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agency	O
operative	O
Dillon	O
Morgan	O
captures	O
Lian	O
at	O
the	O
PharCom	B-Application
warehouses	O
,	O
forcing	O
Gabe	O
and	O
the	O
CBDC	O
soldiers	O
to	O
rendezvous	O
with	O
ex-Agency	O
operative	O
Teresa	O
Lipan	O
in	O
Arizona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simultaneously	O
,	O
the	O
Agency	O
scrambles	O
a	O
squadron	O
of	O
F-22	O
Raptors	O
to	O
intercept	O
their	O
transport	O
over	O
the	O
Colorado	O
Rockies	O
,	O
so	O
Gabe	O
and	O
CBDC	O
Lieutenant	O
Jason	O
Chance	O
head	O
down	O
the	O
mountain	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
their	O
plane	O
and	O
a	O
box	O
of	O
PharCom	B-Application
data	O
disks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Lian	O
recovers	O
in	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Air	O
Force	O
base	O
where	O
Morgan	O
,	O
Derek	O
Falkan	O
,	O
and	O
Thomas	O
Holman	O
are	O
working	O
with	O
Dr.	O
Elsa	O
Weissinger	O
of	O
PharCom	B-Application
to	O
extract	O
infected	O
plasma	O
from	O
test	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lian	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
other	O
subject	O
was	O
PharCom	B-Application
CEO	O
Jonathan	O
Phagan	O
,	O
who	O
survived	O
his	O
gunshot	O
wound	O
long	O
enough	O
for	O
the	O
Agency	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
plasma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weissinger	O
protests	O
that	O
Phagan	O
is	O
useful	O
and	O
should	O
be	O
kept	O
alive	O
for	O
further	O
research	O
,	O
but	O
Morgan	O
,	O
not	O
intending	O
that	O
the	O
U.S.	O
government	O
find	O
Pharcom	B-Application
's	O
CEO	O
infected	O
with	O
an	O
unknown	O
virus	O
,	O
deactivates	O
his	O
life	O
support	O
,	O
tying	O
up	O
a	O
loose	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lian	O
escapes	O
the	O
medical	O
building	O
and	O
interrogates	O
Holman	O
to	O
learn	O
that	O
Morgan	O
is	O
planning	O
another	O
operation	O
to	O
the	O
PharCom	B-Application
Expo	O
Center	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
encryption	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabe	O
shoots	O
Archer	O
during	O
his	O
escape	O
,	O
and	O
recovers	O
the	O
PharCom	B-Application
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
decrypting	O
the	O
PharCom	B-Application
data	O
,	O
Teresa	O
realises	O
that	O
some	O
information	O
is	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
man	O
admits	O
that	O
the	O
real	O
Gregorov	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
Russian	O
gulag	O
,	O
Aljir	B-Application
Prison	I-Application
,	O
which	O
once	O
held	O
Lian	O
captive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decide	O
to	O
trade	O
the	O
PharCom	B-Application
data	O
to	O
the	O
Agency	O
for	O
Lian	O
's	O
vaccine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
soldiers	O
requests	O
for	O
permission	O
to	O
kill	O
Gabe	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
,	O
Hadden	O
calls	O
off	O
the	O
operation	O
,	O
telling	O
Mara	O
he	O
has	O
other	B-Device
plans	I-Device
for	O
Gabe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Garvin	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
he	O
and	O
co-creator	O
Richard	O
Ham	O
had	O
a	O
complete	O
vision	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
like	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
I	O
spent	O
a	O
weekend	O
and	O
wrote	O
the	O
entire	O
screenplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
2	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	B-Device
support	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
Premium	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
50Hz	O
and	O
60Hz	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
8.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
and	O
favourably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
similar	O
features	O
in	O
Medal	B-Device
of	I-Device
Honor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1.32	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
earning	O
platinum	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
