Syphon Filter 1999

Is it still worth playing?

A 1999 third person shooter for the PlayStation, in which the special agents Gabriel Logan and Lian Xing are sent by the United States government to catch a German international terrorist. You move freely in three dimensions and turn the camera in any direction, which moves to first person for aiming with some weapons. The screen tracks the fight: Logan's armor, a danger meter that rises as enemies are engaged, a target lock and a radar showing friends, enemies, weapons and objectives. Missions run from the narrow streets of Washington, D.C. to the open plains of Kazakhstan. Those missions include stealth ones with puzzles, and in low light the flashlight has to be used despite its drawbacks. A mix of shooting and stealth, across missions that keep changing, still makes it worth a look today.