Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

"MasterPiece"

Syphon Filter Dark Mirror without a doubt is the greatest game ever on ANY portable system. It delivers console like gameplay, graphics, and length. The cutscenes graphics are better than what I have seen on regular consoles. Better than Grand Theft Auto San Andreas graphics even. This game is very addicting and replayability is through the roof!

Gameplay-9.5 The gameplay in this game is excellent. It's a little hard to get used to at first but after a while I've noticed looking with the triangle,circle,square,and X buttons is alot easier than the d-pad.

Graphics- 10 The graphics on this great game are absolutely stunning. No way had I ever thought that a portable system could deliver such power, but sony did. The cutscenes have better than console graphics and the gameplay graphics are as good as the first playstation 2 games. The explosions look great and the goggles are awesome, I especially like the thermal vision graphics. The enemies that you shoot (obviously) are also great looking and so Is the main character Gabe.

Storyline-8.5 I found it a little hard to follow for a while as it gets jumpy, example is the casino level. But It is a great movie-style story that has many suprises.

Replayability-10 If I could go higher than 10 I would. If you can't play online you can go to mission mode to earn more weapons and unlock the bonus levels. If you can play online the experiance would multiply by at least 10. I love the gameplay online. In which you have to rank up by getting kills and earning certain awards. It gets frustrating at first as when you rank up you get better weapons and it's hard facing that when you start with the worst ones. But if your strong willed and patient you will pull ahead and have a blast.

The creators of this game deserve a reward and I would have bought this game for much more than the $40 that are asked for it. You might want to pick up a headset if you plan on playing online, it may increase the experience as you can create a strategy with your team on team death match and objective modes.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 04/03/06