Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: May 4, 2004
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  • Summary: The Omega Strain, an intense action game, offers more of what sparked the franchise?s popularity with the addition of four-player cooperative peer-to-peer online play, an innovative character customization feature, all-new features and weapons, and larger, richly-detailed, intenseThe Omega Strain, an intense action game, offers more of what sparked the franchise?s popularity with the addition of four-player cooperative peer-to-peer online play, an innovative character customization feature, all-new features and weapons, and larger, richly-detailed, intense international environments. Featuring a lethal arsenal of all-new, high-tech weaponry and sophisticated gunplay, players can take on hostile terrorists alone or band together with up to three other agents online to combat world terror as a team.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 47
  3. Negative: 7 out of 47
  1. Stuff
    95
    A chunky online component will keep you coming back for more than just the 40 or so hours of solo game play.
  2. Gamer.tv
    80
    Tense, powerful, and gripping.
  3. GamingTrend
    76
    What Sony forgot to do was fix the control scheme and think a bit harder about how the game was presented in the single-player section.
  4. GamePro
    70
    Espionage action games have evolved beyond the standards this series helped establish, but Syphon Filter's combat and accompanying controls remain too old-school for their own good. [June 2004, p.65]
  5. Game Power Australia
    65
    If the control had been more intuitive and the combat had been tightened up, the game could have been more enjoyable, but as things stand, most should give Sony's new shooter a wide birth.
  6. Gamenikki
    60
    Cooperative multiplayer and the basic gunplay thrills don't quite make up for bad control and ugly graphics.
  7. Gaming Age
    16
    Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain easily ranks among the worst titles I have ever played on the PlayStation 2, an astounding feat considering that the game came from Sony themselves.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 7 out of 19
  1. SakariO.
    Feb 27, 2004
    10
    Best game ever, a big Kummeli hand for the greatest action packed gorefested masterpiece. Almost beats Manhunt and Die-Hard Trilogy...almost.
  2. GabeL.
    May 6, 2004
    10
    This game is awesome!!!
  4. Reginafan1995
    Jul 29, 2015
    10
    What can be said about Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain? I **** love it. Its one of my favorite PlayStation 2 games of all time along with TombWhat can be said about Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain? I **** love it. Its one of my favorite PlayStation 2 games of all time along with Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Resident Evil Code: Veronica X, an Sonic Heroes. There are some games I like and some I don't like but Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain is one of the games I love to death. I need to see a reboot of the series.… Expand
  5. MarkHenderson
    Aug 25, 2009
    6
    The Game is great, I love the series. But the only thing i do not like about it is how it punishes people for not playing online. All but The Game is great, I love the series. But the only thing i do not like about it is how it punishes people for not playing online. All but Three of the commendations are attainable and only 4 or 5 medal can be gotten. it should have been made like Rainbow six 3 where you still have 3 people helping you but they are controlled by the cpu.… Expand
  6. [Anonymous]
    May 20, 2004
    5
    This game lost all that was fun about it. The game play used to include sneaking around, shooting people from far away, a much more This game lost all that was fun about it. The game play used to include sneaking around, shooting people from far away, a much more interesting and challenging weapon-aiming gameplay. Now it's just a run around and shoot people game. The original syphon filter was different from all other mission games, it's not lost all it's originality.… Expand
  7. OwtDaft
    May 10, 2018
    3
    - I gave this game another chances as I hated it back in the day and I still hate it.
    - The biggest issue with this game, is the constantly    - I gave this game another chances as I hated it back in the day and I still hate it.
    - The biggest issue with this game, is the constantly re-spawning enemies.
    - The women on the radio is really annoying, seems to only be there to tell you to hurry up.
    - When you die you are sent back to a checkpoint without the ammo used after the checkpoint.
    - Checkpoints are like re-spawn points. Ammo doesn't reset and side missions remain failed after.    … Expand
  8. PartyBoy
    May 7, 2004
    0
    This game was absolutely horrible... it hasnt really changed 2 much since the ones on ps1.

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#59 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
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#78 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004