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Simply Superb!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: March 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

"Dark Mirror" exceeded expectations by doing many things well, such as superb level design, smooth controls, sharp graphics, great sound, unlockable weapons, and a large variety of gadgets. The environment interactivity is impressive as well. The bottomline is gameplay far exceeds any shooter that has come out for the PSP. This is an ABSOLUTE MUST-HAVE for all PSP owners!!!

Great Game for the PSP!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the best I've played on my PSP. Great Graphics, Unique and sweet guns, it's realistic, long enough, good story line, variety, and best of all... ONLINE INFRASACTURE MULTIPLAYER. Up to 8 players can play at once, and it's really fun. The single player takes about 7-8 hours to complete, and that's on the easy setting. Great Game, rated M for Mature. Buy it if you can, though expect a price drop in due time.

Cleverly entertaining

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I think SCEA did a great job creating this game. I thoroughly enjoyed the single-player missions. It had a rich, in-depth storyline, as well as character development.
In the single-player part of the game, there are over hundreds of weapons and gadgets to choose from. Most of the guns and gadgets you have to unlock though, which gives a point of playing the game. You can also sneak behind an enemy and break his neck, slice him with a knife, or shoot him in the head. Whichever way works good for you. I also love the fact that each mission didn't take long at all to load. And you can easily get over 30+ hours from the single-player missions.
This game easily outshines in graphics from the other games. The characters look great, texture, maps, and almost everything looks clean and smooth.
Now for the online playing, I enjoyed it very much, however, there are only 4 or 5 small maps and you can have up to 8 players in the online playing. The controls will take about a week of getting used to, so don't get discouraged when you die in the first 10 seconds of playing! Eventually, you'll get the hang of it and will be able to shoot like the vets. There's also an awesome rank system in the game as well as clans. (Known as "cells" in the game.) Most of the people who play Socom play this game too. So be prepared for the cheating and rude language of the online play.
This game gets very violent, and I also heard a few "F" words in the single-player part of the game (Non-stop language in the online playing). I'd reccomend this game to anyone who is mature enough to know and understand the consequences of abusing violence and language in real life. I know it sounds strict, but I don't think any youngsters should have this in their head.
The only way to find out the surprises and adventures this game offers is to try it out yourself. Highly reccomended. 4/5

Best game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: March 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

OK....if you are reading this then you probably have or want a psp...if so then you want a game.....BUY THIS GAME!!!!!
This game is the best avalible for the PSP. Yes there are other good ones but this does for the psp what Halo did for the XBOX and what metal gear solid did for the ps2. It is a shooter ( the only good one for the psp).
You are like a special ops kind of guy that does what you are told....but who cares...this game kicks ass...so BUY IT!!!!

Syphon Filter - Dark Mirror made me fall in love with my PSP.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: September 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Syphon Filter - Dark Mirror made me fall in love with my PSP. Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of first/third person shooters.. that is unless the physics, controls, and gameplay are downright fun and then I give in. Syphon Filter ranks up there as one of the best games I have ever played. I know that's a tall statement.. but this is definitely one of the best PSP games on the market and the effort put into making this play so well on a portable unit is huge. Most easily said -- its fun. The control scheme lets you mimic dual-analog control by using buttons creatively while the menu and weapons interfaces are intuitive. This game hasn't left my PSP since I got it last week.. I think GTA is getting jealous.

Must-buy for third-person fans

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: June 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Syphon Filter is definitely one of the best shooters for the PSP.
It has console-quality graphics and gameplay. The CQC controls make the game more interesting. Instead of the safe MK23sd headshots, I try to sneak up on terrorists and knife them. The locations for the missions are very creative and not the usual Eastern European city, SE Asian/S.American jungles. They also feature interactive environments with oil barrels, artillery shells and other explosive/deadly items. Gameplay can be stealthy sometimes, action the rest of the times. Some levels can be done either way. Unlockable content makes you return to the missions to play them another way (stealth, sniping, environmental kills) to unlock new guns, abilities, and even missions. Unlocked content is available for use in online play.
Online play in infrastructure is good, but you MUST play single player to understand the levels. If you expect a SOCOM style level with somewhat distinct bases, this isn't it: Spawns are randomly placed on the map. Good to prevent spawncampers, but less teamplay unless you play the single player-based objective games.
Problems:
Very dark-if you play in a car or on a bus you WILL suffer eyestrain headaches.
Not as stealthy as some spy games.

Revived my PSP...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

...well after beating Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max on my PSP numerous times I got tired of my PSP in general and stopped playing it for a while. One day I was at the store and saw this game, so I decided to pick it up, after all I decided it could not be as bad as the piece of crapp Rengoku or Dead To Rights for the PSP. Let me just say this: this game impressed the heck out of me. It has a great story, great controls (you can adjust them), and various difficulty settings. After having started playing it I could not stop so for a week I played it non-stop until I beat it. Another great thing is that as you beat the game and find secret evidence you unlock new weapons, which you can later use if you replay a mission. There are also a bunch of bonus missions which are fun. I hear the multiplayer is good too, but I couldn't tell you since I've only played single player. This game will definetely make a worthy addition to your PSP library.

True potential of your PSP comes to light with Syphon Filter. The best FPS for PSP..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I already own a lot of games with my PSP, but i shoulf say Syphon filter is my all time favourite. The story is awesome, really thrilling and keeps you hooked to the psp till you finish it and know who is the "Bad-guy". Game play is the best, i mean The Best.... I loved the game play of Burnout legends the most till i played the Syphon filter.. Its a stunner.. very smooth, uses the potential of the PSP to the max, you'll actually forget that you are playing on a portable console.. The day i got this game i played for 6 hrs straight with out even a bath room break.. Its got killer graphics.. The weapons are great and real fun to use especially the one which "Electricultes" the enemy.. The learning curve i would say is 30-45 mins depending on your gaming experiences with PSP.. i took 35 mins to flawlessly use the controls.. The game play is not very tough nor is it average.. Its definitely not a easy grass-walk !!!! I would say its in between medium and tough which is great because it can keep you on for a longer time and would be nice and challenging rather, unlike burnout legeds which was really easy and i could finish it in 2 days..

Verdict:
Fun: 9/10
game play: 10/10
graphics: 9/10
story line: 9.5/10
how does it compare for me: Better than 100 percent of the games that i've played..

Recomended: Absolutely. A Must have PSP game !!

this is NOT a first person shooter people!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've read reviews here that say it's a first person shooter. It's not, it is a third person shooter I don't know where they got that idea. The cover system works very well. There are a nice array of weapons, although some of them are just the same gun with a different look. The darts are a nice feature too. Single player is surprisingly lengthy. Once you beat it you'll want to go back and use the mission select to try and meet certain objectives such as killing a certain amount of guys using stealth, knife, head shots, dart, and environmental kills to unlock new weapons and equipment. however it can be very difficult. the controls work well for general aiming and shooting, HOWEVER once you need to zoom in to take out an enemy or make a precise head shot, controls are troublesome. And it does take a while to fully get used to the controls.

overall, one of the best psp games ever. Hopefully the sequel will be tweaked to fix some of dark mirror's flaws. (yes there is going to be a sequel)

Best PSP game ever made!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Syphon Filter Dark Mirror is the best PSP game!! Its far better than the PS2 game Omega Strain. The controls are very easy and the weapons rock! The story is great! I would have to give this game 100.0

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