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SYPHON FILTER 2

Author: David Blake
Alias: iamnothing
Acknowledgements: WWW.GameSages.Com, WWW.GAMEFAQS.COM, cheatcc.com,
www.hype.se, TonyHawk3603@aol.com, Spawn86@aol.com,
Bonnie Britton (bonnie4757@juno.com)

Version: 0.2

Copyright 2000, David Blake
If you wish to post or modify this walkthrough in any form, contact me at:
iamnothing@inconnu.isu.edu for permission.

Section 1 : Revision History
Section 2 : Controls
Section 3 : Story
Section 4 : Characters
Section 5 : Weapons
Section 6 : General Strategies
Section 7 : FAQ
Section 8 : Boss Strategies
Section 9 : Single Player Walkthrough
1. Colorado Mountains
2. McKenzie Airbase Interior
3. Colorado Interstate 70
4. I-70 Mountaint Bridge
5. McKenzie Airbase Exterior
6. Colorado Train Ride
7. Colorado Train Race
8. C-130 Wreck Site
9. Pharcom Expo Center
10. Morgan
11. Moscow Club 32 (where I'm at)
12. Moscow Streets
13. Volkov Park
14. Gregorov
15. Aljir Prison Break-in
16. Aljir Prison Escape
17. Agency Bio-Lab
18. Agency Bio-Lab Escape
19. New York Slums
20. New York Sewer
21. Finale
Section 10: Two-Player Tactics
Section 11: Secrets / Codes
Section 12: Special Thanks

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Section 1: Revision History
Version 0.0 - wrote out the controller information, story, characters,
weapons, walkthrough of mission 1, and a few general
strategies. (Yes, I have too much time at work...)
Version 0.1 - Finished Missions 2, 3, and 4. Added to Secrets/Codes
section.
Version 0.2 - Finished Missions 5-10. Added to Secrets/Codes section.
Revised placement of sections. E-mail me if I screwed up at:
iamnothing@inconnu.isu.edu, fixed some flubs.

TODO List:
- Finish the missions.
- Answer scores of E-Mail (most of you are further than I am, so I'll
answer when I get there...by that time you'll prolly have finished
it).
- Finish the missions on HARD.
- Revise, revise, revise.
- Format for maximum readability.
- Work out the two-player mode strategies and tactics. And figure out
which items open what from the single-player mode.
- Make the FAQ section work.
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Section 2: Controls (from 989 Studios)
Left Analog Stick/D-Pad UP
1. Press UP to run or pull agent up when hanging from ledges. Also press UP to
sneak while pressing the X button.
2. Aim weapon while pushing L1.
3. (Analog) walk while pushing lightly.

Left Analog Stick/D-Pad LEFT/RIGHT
1. Press LEFT/RIGHT to turn or to move while hanging from ledges hand-over-hand.
2. Aim weapon while pushing L1.
3. (Analog) walk while pushing lightly.

Left Analog Stick/D-Pad DOWN
1. Press DOWN to move backward or to drop from ledges. Also tap down for a quick
180 degree turn.
2. Aim weapon while pushing L1.
3. (Analog) walk while pushing lightly.

Right Analog Stick - Movement with Locked Camera
1. Move Gabe or Lian Xing with a locked camera.

SQUARE Button - Attack
1. Fire currently selected weapon.
2. Slash with knife.
3. Throw grenade.
4. Use selected inventory item.

X Button - Multi-function button depending on the situation
1. Crouched walk - Press and hold while moving to advance low for sneak attacks
or to avoid detection.
2. Walk while in disguise.
3. Climb Down - Press while close to ledges to lower the agent down.
4. Press and hold while standing still to kneel. Kneel to steady the aim of a
weapon or to hide behind objects.
5. Accept a selection.

TRIANGLE Button - Multi-function depending on the situation
1. Use items: throw switches, open doors, operate equipment.
2. Jump up to ledges.
3. Reload current weapon if you have ammo remaining.
4. In sniper mode or when using binoculars, press to zoom in on a target.
5. Respond to radio calls via the Advanced Communication Device (ACD).
6. Exit menus.

CIRCLE Button - Forward Roll
1. Use directional buttons to control the roll.
2. Press the L2 or R2 buttons during a forward roll to roll to the side.
3. In sniper mode or while using binoculars, press to zoom out from a target.

SELECT Button - Weapon Selection
1. Tap SELECT quickly to change the selected weapon. The selected weapon is
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press and hold the SELECT button to display Gabe's or Lian Xing's inventory
across the top of the screen. Press the L2 or R2 button to change the
selected weapon (while holding the SELECT button). Release the SELECT button
to choose the weapon.

START Button - Pause/ACD
1. Pauses the game and opens the Advanced Communication Device (ACD) for quick
access to the vital mission intelligence and weaponry status.

R1 Button - Target Lock
1. Target locks the closest enemy that can be fired on. Tap the R1 button to
cycle through the enemies from closest to furthest.

L1 Button - Manual Aiming
1. Press the directional buttons or use the Left Stick while holding the L1
button or Right Stick to aim the cursor before firing on the target.

R2 and L2 Buttons - Strafe or Peek
1. Strafe buttons - Press and hold to run right or left while firing on targets.
2. Use to peek around corners when in Manual Aiming Mode (L1 button).

Using Grenades
1. Press and hold the SQUARE button to increase the arc and distance of
travel.
2. Releast the SQUARE button to throw.
OR
1. Use Manual Aim mode to place a cross over the target you want to hit and
press the SQUARE button. The agent's throwing arm limits the range of the
grenade throw.
2. You can also use Target Locking mode to throw the grenade.

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Section 3: Story (from 989 Studios)
Seemingly unrelated and troubling events headline the international new
reports. Innocent civilians are gunned down in the Hielongjiang Provice
of China. A nuclear missle is destroyed seconds before detonating over
Kazahkstan. Tensions surge between the U.S. and China when sensitive
data is leaked to a dissident Chinese group.

Corrupt elements withing the Agency, a super-secret U.S. intelligence
group, are the driving force behind all of these dangerous events. Using
the biotech firm Pharcom, the developed a virus named Syphon Filter.
Syphon Filter is the ultimate biological weapon and it's for sale. The
buyer will become the first terrorist superpower. Agency operatives Gabe
Logan and Lian Xing discovered the plot withing their own organization.
They are now attempting to expose the Syphon Filter conspirators and
stop the sale. In response, the Agency has alerted the military and law
enforcement that Gabe Logan and Lian Xing should be eliminated.

Agency motives become clearer as Gabe Logan discovers Pharcom CEO
Jonathan Phagan's private files on the virus. Then Lian Xing, herself
infected with Syphon Filter, is kidnapped for use as an Agency guinea
pig. Gabe must find the vaccine to save Lian Xing's life as she attempts
an escape from her captors.

Branded as criminals by their own government, Gabe and Lian Xing must
strike with deadly efficiency while leaving innocent personnel unharmed.
Ex-agent Teresa Lipan, who operates a clandestine spy network, will
assist both Gabe and Lian Xing by coordinating missions from her desert
base. The agents make every move knowing that a traitor could turn the
knife at any moment.

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Section 4: Characters (from 989 Studios)

Gabriel Logan - Operative (covert)
SEX - Male
AGE - 36
Birthplace - Camden, NJ
Nationality - American
Height - 6' 3"
Weight - 185 lbs.
Eye Color - Brown
Hair Color - Black
The top Agency operative, now hunted by members of his own organization.
Averted a disaster by destroying an ICBM targeted on Kazahkstan while pursuing
those responsible for producing the Syphon Filter virus.

1993 - Present: Agency Operative
1987 - 1992: U.S. Army Special Operations
1991: Gulf War
1991: Presidential citation
1989: Awarded the Silver Star
1987: Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United State Army
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Lian Xing - Intelligence Communications Expert
SEX - Female
AGE - 30
Birthplace - Kashi, China
Nationality - Chinese
Height - 5' 7"
Weight - 120 lbs.
Eye Color - Brown
Hair Color - Black
Agency Operative (Communications). Partnered with Gabriel Logan. Originally an
agent for the Chinese MSS, she was recruited in 1996 by the Agency and given a
new identity as an American citizen including fake biographical information.
Recently exposed to the Syphon Filter virus. Presently kidnapped by the Agency
for testing. Branded terrorist by Agency for cover story.

1995 - Present: Agency Operative
1989 - 1995: Chinese MSS Agent
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Teresa Lipan - Ex-Special Agency Operative
SEX - Female
AGE - 25
Birthplace - Phoenix, AZ
Nationality - American
Height - 5' 6"
Weight - 118 lbs.
Eye Color - Green
Hair Color - Brown
Former Agency operative who now operates a low profile freelance spy operation
from a trailer deep in the Arizona desert. Functions primarily as an
underground intelligence assistant for Gabe Logan and Lian Xing.

1997 - Present: Freelance intelligence operative
1994 - 1997: Agency Operative
1992 - 1994: ATF agent
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Lieutenant Jason Chase - US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command
SEX - Male
AGE - 31
Birthplace - Reno, NV
Nationality - American
Height - 6' 3"
Weight - 214 lbs.
Eye Color - Brown
Hair Color - Brown
A top flight West Point grad with distinguished combat service in the Gulf
War. Presently attached to CBDC. His attack and maneuver skills are top-notch.
Headed up the CBDC response to Washington D.C. terrorist attacks.

1996 - Present: CBDC
1995: Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United States Army agter graduating in top
5% of class
1991: Gulf War; awarded Bronze Star; gained appointment to West Point same
year
---
Lyle Stevens - Career Agency Man, Deputy Director
SEX - Male
AGE - 49
Birthplace - San Francisco, CA
Nationality - American
Height - 6' 2"
Weight - 221 lbs.
Eye Color - Green
Hair Color - Grey
Prgressed to the top echelon through ruthless execution of his superiors
orders. Politically savvy, brutal and expert at damage control. Presently
overseeing the neutralization of Gabe Logan and Lian Xing.

1981 - Present: Agency Deputy Director/Operative.
1980: Master of Arts, International Policy Studies, Princton University
1971 - 1975: U.S. Navy (SEAL Team)
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Dillon Morgan - Agency Commander, Special Assistant to Lyle Stevens
SEX - Male
AGE - 40
Birthplace - Alexandia, VA
Nationality - American
Height - 6' 1"
Weight - 192 lbs.
Eye Color - Blue
Hair Color - White
Trained by Israeli Army Intelligence and used for cross-border counter-
terrorism operations. Specializes in the use of high explosives.

1990 - Present: Agency Operative
1987 - 1990: Israeli Army
---
Michael Archer - Elite Assassin, Dillon Morgan Lieutenant
SEX - Male
AGE - 31
Birthplace - Topeka, KS
Nationality - American
Height - 5' 11"
Weight - 178 lbs.
Eye Color - Blue
Hair Color - Black
An Agency Operative reporting directly to Dillon Morgan. Functions as an elite
assassin and is responsible for killing at least 10 foreign agents or other
Agency liabilities. Keeps an extremely low profile. Information prior to
joining the Agency is minimal.
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Dr. Elsa Weissinger - German Scientist
SEX - Female
AGE - 32
Birthplace - Frankfurt, Germany
Nationality - German
Height - 5' 8"
Weight - 134 lbs.
Eye Color - Brown
Hair Color - Blond
A former researcher for Pharcom, she was instrumental in the creation of the
Syphon Filter virus. Following Pharcom's dissolution, she was recruited into
the Agency to continue her work on the virus. Doesn't get along with the
Agency administration.

1999 - Present: Agency Scientist
1990 - 1999: Pharcom Researcher
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Uri Gregorov - Russian Nationalist
SEX - Male
AGE - 55
Birthplace - Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Nationality - Russian
Height - 5' 11"
Weight - 216 lbs.
Eye Color - Brown
Hair Color - Grey
Russian Army Officer and top-ranking post-Soviet intelligence official. Head
of SVR - Russian foreign intelligence service. Member of the Russian U.N.
delegation and a contact for Gabe. Holds information vital to stopping Syphon
Filter.

1996 - Present: Director of SVR
1981 - 1996: KGB Officer
1970 - 1981: Russian Army Officer
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Mara Aramov - Professional Assassin
SEX - Female
AGE - 33
Birthplace - Novgorod, Russia
Nationality - Russian
Height - 5' 11"
Weight - 137 lbs.
Eye Color - Blue
Hair Color - Auburn
Cunning and ruthless assassin who is linked to Russian organized crime. Highly
skilled in all types of weaponry.

1989 - Present: Freelance killer rumored to have assassinated 17 people
1986 - 1989: KGB Operative
1984 - 1986: Member of Black Baton terrorist organization
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Lawrence Mujari - Freelance Bio-Chemical Expert
SEX - Male
AGE - 38
Birthplace - Queenstown, South Africa
Nationality - South African
Height - 6' 2"
Weight - 207 lbs.
Eye Color - Black
Hair Color - Black
South African refugee and gifted medical expert and pathologist. Runs illegal
medical laboratory out of the front of Whispering Woods Mortuary in Virginia.

1987 - Present: Freelance bio-chemical expert
1986: Master of Science, Bio-Chemistry, Rhodes University

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Section 5: Weapons (from 989 Studios)
Combat Knife
This U.S. Marine weapon is designed for hand-to-hand combat. Use the knife
when you want to eliminate an enemy quietly.

9mm Silenced Handgun
This standard military sidearm is an excellent short-range weapon. It's a
lethal weapon in the hands of a trained professional.
Fire Rate : III
Damage : II
Clip Size : 15
Max Rounds : 90

.45 Handgun
Developed in the days of trench warfare, this 1911 vintage design is a double-
action semi-auto weapon with a strong recoil and tremendous stopping power.
Fire Rate : II
Damage : III
Clip Size : 10
Max Rounds : 60

M-16 Assault Rifle
Standard issue for U.S. Military personnel, this combat proven light-weight
weapon is accurate and easy to control. M-16s fire a specially designed small
caliber, high velocity round.
Fire Rate : IIII
Damage : II
Clip Size : 30
Max Rounds : 180

G-18 Machine Pistol
A furious 60 round per second fire rate makes this machine pistol the most
lethal ever made. Note that the 33 round clip will be spent in 1/2 second of
continuous fire. Don't get caught with an empty weapon.
Fire Rate : IIIII
Damage : II
Clip Size : 33
Max Rounds : 198

BIZ-2 Machine Pistol
This machine pistol is designed to maintain law and order in tight situations.
The horizontal clip design keeps the weapon compact and easy to fire while
holding enough ammo to pin down a platoon.
Fire Rate : IIII
Damage : III
Clip Size : 66
Max Rounds : 396

HK-5 Machine Pistol
Favored by special forces and terroists alike for its compactness, the HK-5 is
fast becoming the most popular machine pistol around. There are more than 23
recognized variants and other customized versions, some fitted with silencers.
Fire Rate : IIII
Damage : III
Clip Size : 32
Max Rounds : 192

12 Gauge Shotgun
This fully choked version maximizes accuracy and minimizes collateral damage
out to 25 yards. It is commonly issued to law enforcement, DEA and Secret
Service agents. At close range, nothing you could carry hits harder.
Fire Rate : II
Damage : IIII
Clip Size : N/A
Max Rounds : 25

UAS-12 Rapid Fire Shotgun
Delivers a pounding in close range combat against multiple targets. Collateral
damage was not considered when developing this weapon.
Fire Rate : II
Damage : IIII
Clip Size : N/A
Max Rounds : 12

PK-102 Assault Rifle
This weapon is a variant of the popular Kalashnikov system (one of the most
widely used and modified designs in the world). This is a full-featured
assault rifle, but is easy to conceal which makes it popular with terrorists.
Fire Rate : IIII
Damage : II
Clip Size : 30
Max Rounds : 180

K3G4 Assault Rifle
High fire rate and Teflon coated bullets designed to punch through most flak
jackets make this a weapon to fear and respect.
Fire Rate : IIII
Damage : II
Clip Size : 20
Max Rounds : 120

H11 Sniper Rifle
The H11 is a full auto-fire sniper rifle with a large clip and a non-zooming
scope. It combines excellent accuracy with a punishing rate of fire.
Fire Rate : IIIII
Damage : I
Clip Size : 50
Max Rounds : 300

Sniper Rifle
This silenced rifle comes equipped with a classified digital scope using basic
optical character recognition. It is capable of classifying human targets and
identifying human impact points prior to firing.
Fire Rate : II
Damage : II
Clip Size : 10
Max Rounds : 30

Nightvision Rifle
This rifle is capable of extreme accuracy. It is designed to strike moving,
stationary or camoflaged targets from great distances without compromising the
shooter's position. This model uses the SVDN2 night scope and silencer.
Fire Rate : I
Damage : III
Clip Size : 10
Max Rounds : 30

Crossbow
Quieter than a silenced firearm, this is the weapon of choice for stealth
operations. It fires a narcotics-laced bolt that can kill if fired at the
head. In targeting mode, the laser provides excellent accuracy.
Fire Rate : I
Damage : IIIII
Clip Size : N/A
Max Rounds : 5

Hand Taser
This non-lethal weapon delivers 80,000 volts of neutral chaos and will drop a
man instantly. Use the hand taser on people you want to incapacitate without
harming. You must get very close to the target with this weapon and the
element of surprise is crucial. It is best to blind-side the target.
Fire Rate : I
Damage : IIIII
Clip Size : N/A
Max Rounds : Infinite

Air Taser
Fire the CO2 powered air taser to lodge a probe into the target's body. A wire
from the weapon to the probe delivers a 500,000 volt shock. Press and hold the
SQUARE button after implantation and the victim will burst into flames.
Fire Rate : I
Damage : IIIII
Clip Size : N/A
Max Rounds : Infinite

Incendiary Grenade
Upon detonation, this incendiary weapon spreads ammonium perchlorate three
meters outward from the blast point. It is instantly ignited by the explosion
and quickly burns out, torching anyone within the blast area, but leaving
minimum collateral damage.
Fire Rate : I
Damage : IIIII
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