Siphon filter
| Siphon filter | |
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| developer |
 Eidetic / Sony Bend
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| Publisher |
 Sony Computer Entertainment
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| First title | Siphon Filter (1999) |
| Last title | Siphon Filter: Combat Ops (2007) |
| Platform (s) | PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , PlayStation Vita , Android |
| Genre (s) | Third person shooter , stealth computer game |
Siphon Filter is a computer game series by the Japanese console manufacturer and publisher Sony Computer Entertainment , which is relocating the brand for its PlayStation product family.
description
The name of the series is derived from the name of a bioweapon that is a central element of the game plot. The siphon filter can be used specifically to kill previously selected demographic groups. The series portrays Logan's continued efforts to prevent criminal syndicates from making and using the weapon. In doing so, he faces influential conspiracy groups.
The concept for developing a spy action game was originally created by Sony and was commissioned by the development studio Eidetic . At that time, Sony was looking for a product that could compete with the successful Nintendo title GoldenEye 007 . After the successful debut, Sony Computer Entertainment took over the studio in 2000 and renamed it Sony Computer Entertainment Bend Studio. The event is presented from a third-person perspective . Siphon Filter is a stealth computer game in which the aim is to avoid open confrontations. Therefore, appropriate mechanics such as a cover system are included in later titles . The first two games already sold over a million times.
Characters
- Gabriel "Gabe" Logan
- Protagonist of the series and agent of the so-called "Agency" (later International Presidential Consulting Agency). In the original English version, set to music by John Chacon ( Siphon Filter 1-3 ) and James Arnold Taylor ( The Omega Strain , Dark Mirror , Logan's Shadow ).
- Lian Xing
- Gabe's partner in all parts. Originally set to music by Ava Fang ( Siphon Filter ), Zoe Galvez ( Siphon Filter 2 & 3 ) and Kim Mai Guest ( Omega Strain , Dark Mirror , Logan's Shadow ).
- Teresa Lipan
- A former investigator for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and a former agency employee who appears several times over the course of the series. Originally set to music by Shannon Tilton .
- Lawrence Mujari
- A friend of Teresa Lipan and a former soldier of Umkhonto we Sizwe , the military arm of the South African ruling African National Congress party during apartheid . Originally set to music by Bryan Session ( Siphon Filter 2 & 3 ) and Khary Payton ( Omega Strain , Dark Mirror ).
- Maggie Powers
- Agent of the British foreign intelligence service MI6 , who supports Gabe several times during the series. Originally set to music by Shannon Ward ( Siphon Filter 3 ) and Jennifer Hale ( Omega Strain , Dark Mirror , Logan's Shadow ).
- Mara Aramov
- A former KGB agent and one of the show's main antagonists. Logan's and Aramov's paths cross several times. Aramov is responsible for the deaths of several people close to Logan. Originally set to music by Anna Murivitskaya ( Siphon Filter ), Elina Fillipova ( Siphon Filter 2 ), Corina Harmon ( Siphon Filter 3 ) and Jennifer Hale ( Omega Strain , Dark Mirror ).
Published titles
| title | First publication (US) | developer | Publisher | platform |
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| Siphon filter | Jan. 31, 1999 | Eidetic | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Portable , PlayStation Vita , Android |
| Siphon filter 2 | Feb. 29, 2000 | Eidetic | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable |
| Siphon filter 3 | Nov 5, 2001 | Sony Bend | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Android |
| Siphon Filter: The Omega Strain | May 4, 2004 | Sony Bend | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2 |
| Siphon Filter: Dark Mirror | 14 Mar 2006 | Sony Bend | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Siphon Filter: Logan's Shadow | Oct 2, 2007 | Sony Bend | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Siphon Filter: Combat Ops | Nov 20, 2007 | Sony Bend | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation Portable |
Web links
- Siphon filter series at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Colin Moriarty: From Siphon Filter to Uncharted: Sony Bend's Story. In: IGN. September 8, 2011, Retrieved May 8, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Japan Platinum Game Chart . The Magic Box. Retrieved November 26, 2006.