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Syphon Filter 3

Syphon Filter 3 is a third-person shooter developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Released in November 2001 for the PlayStation, it is the third instalment in the Syphon Filter…

6 November 2001

Syphon Filter 3 is a shooter developed by SCE Bend Studio, released 6 November 2001 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Syphon Filter 3 is

Syphon Filter 3 is a shooter game developed by SCE Bend Studio and released in 2001. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gabriel Logan, Lawrence Mujari, and Lian Xing stand before Teresa Lipan's grave. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Vincent Hadden cancels an operation to capture the protagonists, stating that he has other plans for Logan, planning to blame him during Congressional hearings. In the first flashback, two weeks before the hearing, Logan is dropped off by Xing at the Hotel Fukushima in Tokyo, Japan, to assassinate a renegade Chinese General Shi Hao by interrupting the latter's interrogation of a JRA member. JRA members enter the hotel and take the daughter of the Chinese Ambassador hostage. Logan fights his way out and rescues the hostage. He learns that Congressional hearings have been scheduled…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Syphon Filter 3 launched on 6 November 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Halo: Combat Evolved.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Halo: Combat Evolved.

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When did Syphon Filter 3 come out?
Syphon Filter 3 was released on 6 November 2001 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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