Syphon Filter (Video Game 1999)

A secret US government called "The Agency" sends agent Gabe Logan around the world to stop terrorists and find out about the secret weapon called Syphon Filter.

Writers:

John Garvin, Richard Ham

Stars:

John Chacon, Ava Fang, Eric R. Hilding

Cast

Cast overview:
John Chacon	...	Gabriel Logan (voice)
Ava Fang	...	Lian Xing (voice)
Eric R. Hilding	...	Thomas Markinson (voice)
Anna Murivitskaya	...	Mara Aramov (voice)
Art Freedman	...	Jonathan Phagan (voice)
Doug Boyd	...	Erich Rhoemer (voice)
Frederick L. Gillette	...	Edward Benton (voice)
Jason Cusson	...	Anton Girdeux (voice)
Bob Sáenz	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Rahman Shamilov	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joel F. Martinez	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Gary Barth	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Buzz Burrowes	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

The secret "Agency" in Washington D.C. sends Gabe Logan and his partner Lian Xing around the world to investigate a recent outbreak of viral weapons by a German terrorist named Erich Rhoemer. They go to New York City, and many places in Russia to end these actions. Also, PHARCOM a biotechnical corporation that was helping investigate these viral outbreaks is thought to be involved. Syphon Filter is a super weapon that if gotten into the wrong hands may bring the entire world under terrorist control, but who's funding it?

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | syphon filter | washington d.c. | new york city | new york | 

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Taglines:

Directive: Eliminate the Syphon Filter Virus

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Animation | Adventure | Mystery

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Certificate:

T

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

17 February 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Company Credits

Production Co:

989 Studios, Eidetic Inc.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The game's timeframe takes place from sometime in August 1999 to 8 September 1999. This can be figured out from the date/time info on the in-game PDA equipment

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Quotes

Gabe Logan: My god! Syphon Filter! It's...
Thomas Markinson: Yes, it's quite remarkable. A virus genetically programmable to elimiate anyone or anything. Imagine a weapon that could target specific demographics, ethnic groups... it could wipe out whole continents, except for those chosen to survive.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, a man is shown looking out Markinson's office window with Pharcom boxes in the foreground. Mara Aramov walks up to him and whispers something in his ear, he replies "well done my dear, well done..." she then runs off laughing and the door is left open for a sequel

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Connections

Followed by Syphon Filter 3 (2001)

User Reviews

This game ROCKS!!

Syphon Filter came as a bit of a surprise. I had just finished "Metal Gear Solid" and I was urging for more spy-action. Well, Syphon Filter is not as good as MGS, but comparing the two games isn`t quite fair. Syphon Filter is a more actionpacked experience than MGS, but the voice-overs, graphics and so on isn`t quite up to MGS`s standard. The game is a lot of fun to play, but can sometimes be hard to control. Syphon Filter does also have some stealth-levels like in MGS. The game can sometimes be VERY HARD, but therefore it`ll last you longer than MGS did, and is satisfying to finally complete a hard level. This game is much more violent than MGS, but MGS was a much more stylish experience with a kick-ass plot, excellent atmosphere and good vioce overs. The graphical detail in Syphon Filter have been kept down to make the game move faster and to avoid that dreadful slow-down that plagues many other games. Okay, the plot can be a bit cheesy, but Syphon Filter is a lot of fun. If you`d like to know which game to buy of MGS and Syphon Filter, I`d say go buy both games. It is quite affordable now since both games can be picked up cheaply. 9,5/10