All the Syphon Filter games are pretty good, but 2006’s portable instalment Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror is undoubtedly the best. The game – developed by Days Gone maker Bend Studio – was a real showcase for Sony’s handheld at the time, and it was even eventually ported to the PS2 because it proved so impressive on the small screen.
And now that very same game is coming to PS5 and PS4, courtesy of PS Plus Premium. While it’s yet to be officially confirmed by the platform holder, ratings have been popping up around the world for some time – and now the release’s Trophies have hit Sony’s servers. Fortunately, the gongs are outrageously straightforward: you just need to complete all the chapters in the campaign.
The original release also had a really good local and online multiplayer mode, which we’re assuming won’t be available in this emulated release. Fortunately, the campaign is a globe-trotting feast, offering up a good mixture of high-octane third-person thrills and spills and tech-led espionage. This will be a great addition to the All PS Plus Games catalogue.
[source exophase.com]
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Cant wait. Hopefully we get resistance retribution soon
Annoying that so little effort is put into the Trophies now - the first Syphon Filter actually had a few misc./missable ones, but 2 and 3 did not. At least we are getting them, I guess....
And yes, I'll ditto Americansamurai1; never got to try Resistance: Retribution back in the day but would be excited to play it now.
I'm still having issues with classic games despite changing the settings to NTSC. They don't feel any different compared to PAL and there's still a ton of ghosting. Does anyone have an idea how to solve this? My PS5 settings as well as TV settings are correct.
How many Syphon Filter games are there? It feels like the series has had some kind of launch/addition given to it on PS+ Premium every month of Premium's existence. I am sure people love these games and I am happy for them but variety is really the spice of life and there are so many other games that can be added to the service.
Would love this franchise to get rebooted. Lack of this sort of game right now. No splinter cell or metal gear solid on the horizon.
Sadly the best Syphon Filter is still a terribly middling 3rd person shooter.
The fact Sony has made it a point to get Syphon Filter games up and running on PS+ premium (when not much else has been made available in all honesty) surely suggests a return to the franchise in future imho.
@colonelkilgore At first I got excited when you said that. Then I realized if it's true it's probably a squad-based tactical online shooter or something for that GaaS list and got less excited.
@NEStalgia yup, that would ring true with Sony’s intention to produce a glut of GAAS sadly.
Heck yeah, this means Logan's Shadow will be on PS Plus at some point also. My favorite games in the series, great to see them return. I'd have preferred a real remaster collection, maybe from Bluepoint, but this is far better than nothing.
Syphon filter is my third favorite franchises ever next to god of war and grand theft auto.more syphon filter games are always welcome.syphon filter dark mirror is a excellent game.word up son
hope this will be available to purchase digitally.
I loved this game, this and GTA vice city stories made the PSP a great console for me. I can still remember the opening cinematic. I won't replay it though. Most times I've gone back to old games they have brutally ripped my rose spectacles off my nose. But this game should be top of the list for a remake. I'd be soooo hyped for that.
I loved Dark Mirror and Logan's Shadow back on the PSP, but I wish Sony would release the PS2 versions instead, which likely feature superior graphics and performance compared to the PSP versions.
Would be nice if Bend's next game is a sequel back into this series...
I was really hoping this one would show up at some point - hopefully Logan's Shadow is soon to follow
@xDD90x Sony only has an emulator built for PS1/PSP games atm. Thats why you are seeing the PSP versions. Hopefully Sony is working on a PS2 emulator and we can start to get more PS2 games.
As for Dark Mirror being added with trophies that's great. Hopefully will see some more already released games patched with trophies this month as well.
@Ken_Kaniff That's not entirely true. Sony does have a PS2 emulator built, but it isn't very good and doesn't run well on PS5 (see Ape Escape 2 for example). It seems they have abandoned it, unfortunately. They're really lagging far behind their competitors as far as backward compatibility/classics library is concerned.
@xDD90x I knew they abandoned that one because of said reasons, but I've read rumors they are working on a new one behind the scenes. Im not to fussed about the rollout of the classic titles as long as they have trophy support im happy. This is something Sony has committed to for the long haul with it being a tier from Plus. Even if a bunch of titles are ready to go they can't release them in huge chunks and have to spread them out.
@Bizzy They are 6 games, 1 2 3 on PS1 and PS2 have 1 games no consider the PSP one, 2 games on PSP, total 6 Games.
I believe Bend studios is making a sequel, thats why they are putting them here, and its very easy for SONY to add these games here.
Please Sony add.
METAL GEAR SOLID
TEKKEN 3
RIVAL SCHOOLS
CRASH BASH
BLOODY ROAR
TWISTED METAL SERIES
PARASITE EVE 1 AND 2
SPIDERMAN 1 AND 2
I CANT WAIT TO GET PLATINUM ON ALL THESE GAMES
yay, more 4k polygons
Just really hope they either port the ps2 version or preferably patch dualstick support to the psp version because my willingness to aim with the sacred symbols is very slim in 2023.
Best? Not my best!
My god... Syphon Filter!
@NomNom Maybe after they're done working on the newest IP they haven't revealed yet?
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