Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow

The story certainly doesn’t pull any punches. You’ll once again take up the part of tough-as-nails secret agent Gabe Logan. This time around he’s been dispatched to board the USS Mt. St. Helen, which has been overtaken in the middle of the Indian Ocean by a terrorist named Bitar. Bitar seems to be after some undisclosed sensitive cargo stored in the bowels of the ship–but Gabe’s contact in Washington, a smarmy pencil pusher named Cordell, won’t cop to the nature of that cargo. A major character dies in the first mission (I won’t say who), after which Cordell assumes control of Gabe’s unit and raticallt shuts it down col–but not before taunting him with photos of his longtime partner Lian Xing, photos that suggest she’s betrayed the team. Needless to say Gabe isn’t happy.

In additional to the traditional shooting and stealth action, the game’s second mission provides a good vehicle for showing off the new underwater gameplay. The US Military scuttles the MT. ST. Helens at the end of the first mission, but you’ll have to head right back to the site of wreckage in mission two, diving down to try to discover what was so important on board that ship.

Of course, you’ll just happen to run into some Russian Spetsnaz divers who have beaten you to the punch, so you’ll have to engage in aquatic combat with a bolt gun. Despite the fact the water may not be physically modeled to the same level of realism as in console games. Of course, you’ll also find a full multiplayer mode as well as some unlockable weaponry.

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