Syphon Filter 2
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Syphon Filter 2 is a stealth third-person shooter
video game for the PlayStation. Released in 2000, its plot picks up immediately after where the previous Syphon Filter
ended. It is the second title in the Syphon Filter series. Syphon Filter 2 was released on the PlayStation Store on September 10, 2009.
after gathering Jonathan Phagan's back-up files only to be ambushed by the Agency, and Lian captured. The SVR
arrives to cover Gabe's tracks, as he attempts to swap the data for Lian's vaccine from the Agency.
over the Rocky Mountains
while en route to Arizona
to meet with former Agency operative Teresa Lipan. Gabe and the CBDC agents manage to parachute
to the ground but Phagan's data disks
remain on the plane, and it crashes somewhere in the Rockies. With the aid of Lieutenant
Jason Chance, Gabe locates the crash site containing the information on the Syphon Filter virus on the disks, while fighting off pursuing Agency commandos. Meanwhile, Lian sabotages the Agency's pursuit of Logan, interrogates Thomas Holman, kills Falkan, and manages to escape McKenzie Air Force Base in Colorado
. Having requisitioned a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Lian regroups with Gabe, transports him to the crash site. Gabe parachutes right over the crash site, attempting to surprise the ground forces. He kills Archer and recovers the disks, learning afterwards that Teresa lost contact with the CBDC agents while flying to Arizona.
. Gabe infiltrates the Expo Center and finds the Agency covering their tracks. After fighting his way through the Expo Center, Logan manages to lock himself up along with Dillon Morgan, who has obtained the codes. Morgan has rigged the center with explosives. Teresa manages to defuse the explosives, while Logan kills Morgan and retrieves the codes. When the encryption disks are analyzed, it turns out that they only have half of the encryption data, and that the other half was in Uri Gregorov's possession. A meeting is set up in a nightclub
in Moscow
, with Lian unaware that she was meeting an impostor hired by Mara Aramov. Aramov's thugs instigate a shootout, with Lian being forced to chase the impostor and stun him, only for SVR officials to take him, Lian, Logan, and Teresa to SVR headquarters.
, and the background of their Agency, which originally served as an international arms consortium that has sold weapons to a multitude of terrorist groups, with implications surpassing that of the Iran-Contra scandal. The Agency was trying to sell the Syphon Filter virus to a rogue Chinese general named Shi Hao, attempting to lead a rebellion in the Heilongjiang
province, a conflict which will provoke the Russian military into action, as this region has been contested by Russia
and the People's Republic of China
. Lian infiltrates the prison to save Gregorov, knowing the layout from her previous imprisonment. She sabotages the electrical system to stop the execution, inadvertently starting a riot. Lian makes her way to the execution chamber
and frees Gregorov. Lian and Gregorov fight their way out of the prison, only for Lian to collapse during extraction. Now in possession of the complete data, Gabe attempts to negotiate with Lyle Stevens.
team. Gabe makes his way to an apartment terrace where he assists a female SWAT officer in killing sniper
s which have pinned down her partner. Shortly after aiding her in killing the snipers, Gabe learns that Chance did not show up at the extraction point, and assumes that he is dead. Stevens manages to hold the female officer hostage. Stevens executes the officer and attempts to kill a surrendering Gabe, when Teresa detonates C4
to facilitate Gabe's escape.
Gabe cures Lian with the vaccine, and mourns Teresa while Secretary of State Vince Hadden calls off a raid to capture Logan and Xing, choosing to have them testify before Congress.
Third-person shooter
Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...
video game for the PlayStation. Released in 2000, its plot picks up immediately after where the previous Syphon Filter
Syphon Filter
Syphon Filter is a stealth-based third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation released in 1999. It is the first game in the Syphon Filter series. It was re-released on December 4, 2006, on the PlayStation Network for use on the PSP...
ended. It is the second title in the Syphon Filter series. Syphon Filter 2 was released on the PlayStation Store on September 10, 2009.
Plot
Gabriel Logan, Lian Xing, and a squad of CBDC agents attempt to leave KazakhstanKazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
after gathering Jonathan Phagan's back-up files only to be ambushed by the Agency, and Lian captured. The SVR
Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia)
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service is Russia's primary external intelligence agency. The SVR is the successor of the First Chief Directorate of the KGB since December 1991...
arrives to cover Gabe's tracks, as he attempts to swap the data for Lian's vaccine from the Agency.
Firefights in Colorado
Gabe, along with the CBDC agents, are shot down by fighter aircraftFighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
over the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
while en route to Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
to meet with former Agency operative Teresa Lipan. Gabe and the CBDC agents manage to parachute
Parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag, or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift. Parachutes are usually made out of light, strong cloth, originally silk, now most commonly nylon...
to the ground but Phagan's data disks
Disk storage
Disk storage or disc storage is a general category of storage mechanisms, in which data are digitally recorded by various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical methods on a surface layer deposited of one or more planar, round and rotating disks...
remain on the plane, and it crashes somewhere in the Rockies. With the aid of Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Jason Chance, Gabe locates the crash site containing the information on the Syphon Filter virus on the disks, while fighting off pursuing Agency commandos. Meanwhile, Lian sabotages the Agency's pursuit of Logan, interrogates Thomas Holman, kills Falkan, and manages to escape McKenzie Air Force Base in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. Having requisitioned a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Lian regroups with Gabe, transports him to the crash site. Gabe parachutes right over the crash site, attempting to surprise the ground forces. He kills Archer and recovers the disks, learning afterwards that Teresa lost contact with the CBDC agents while flying to Arizona.
Returning to the Pharcom Expo Center
Despite having the disks, they are useless without the encryption codes. Lian's intelligence from Holman leads them to the Pharcom Exposition Center in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Gabe infiltrates the Expo Center and finds the Agency covering their tracks. After fighting his way through the Expo Center, Logan manages to lock himself up along with Dillon Morgan, who has obtained the codes. Morgan has rigged the center with explosives. Teresa manages to defuse the explosives, while Logan kills Morgan and retrieves the codes. When the encryption disks are analyzed, it turns out that they only have half of the encryption data, and that the other half was in Uri Gregorov's possession. A meeting is set up in a nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, with Lian unaware that she was meeting an impostor hired by Mara Aramov. Aramov's thugs instigate a shootout, with Lian being forced to chase the impostor and stun him, only for SVR officials to take him, Lian, Logan, and Teresa to SVR headquarters.
Finding Gregorov
The protagonists learn that the real Gregorov is being held in Aljir Prison, located in a remote region of SiberiaSiberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, and the background of their Agency, which originally served as an international arms consortium that has sold weapons to a multitude of terrorist groups, with implications surpassing that of the Iran-Contra scandal. The Agency was trying to sell the Syphon Filter virus to a rogue Chinese general named Shi Hao, attempting to lead a rebellion in the Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
province, a conflict which will provoke the Russian military into action, as this region has been contested by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Lian infiltrates the prison to save Gregorov, knowing the layout from her previous imprisonment. She sabotages the electrical system to stop the execution, inadvertently starting a riot. Lian makes her way to the execution chamber
Execution chamber
An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room or chamber in which a legal execution is carried out. Execution chambers are almost always inside the walls of a maximum-security prison, although not always at the same prison where the death row population is housed...
and frees Gregorov. Lian and Gregorov fight their way out of the prison, only for Lian to collapse during extraction. Now in possession of the complete data, Gabe attempts to negotiate with Lyle Stevens.
Battles in New York
Gabe arranges a meeting at the Agency's New York laboratory to retrieve the vaccine. He knows that Stevens will double-cross him and eventually he does. Weissennger injects him with something to knock him out. After killing the scientist that was about to extract his plasma, he is free to move about the facility. He learns that Chance survived in Colorado and frees him from his cell. Gabe eventually locates Weissenger and recovers the vaccine, only for Weissennger to put the facility on alert. Gabe escapes the lab and is in a protracted pursuit by both Agency operatives and the NYPD SWATSWAT
A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
team. Gabe makes his way to an apartment terrace where he assists a female SWAT officer in killing sniper
Sniper
A sniper is a marksman who shoots targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the capabilities of regular personnel. Snipers typically have specialized training and distinct high-precision rifles....
s which have pinned down her partner. Shortly after aiding her in killing the snipers, Gabe learns that Chance did not show up at the extraction point, and assumes that he is dead. Stevens manages to hold the female officer hostage. Stevens executes the officer and attempts to kill a surrendering Gabe, when Teresa detonates C4
C-4 (explosive)
C4 or Composition C4 is a common variety of the plastic explosive known as Composition C.-Composition and manufacture:C4 is made up of explosives, plastic binder, plasticizer and usually marker or odorizing taggant chemicals such as 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane to help detect the explosive and...
to facilitate Gabe's escape.
Fall of the Agency
Gabe and Teresa fight past Agency operatives, making it to a parking garage and confronting Stevens and his men. Gabe and Teresa manage to corner Stevens at the top floor of the garage and execute him. As the pair go to the helicopter, they find Chance, dressed in full body armor, having been undercover for the Agency. He aims a gun at Gabe, but Teresa pushes him out of the way, and gets shot. Chance and Logan enter into a shootout, with Gabe using an automatic shotgun to push Chance backwards into the helicopter's tail rotor.Gabe cures Lian with the vaccine, and mourns Teresa while Secretary of State Vince Hadden calls off a raid to capture Logan and Xing, choosing to have them testify before Congress.