By Aaron Curtiss Los Angeles Times Games such as Syphon Filter make PlayStation owners happy. Things blow up.
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Snobs may sniff at Syphon Filter as yet another example of mindless video violence, yet another lesson in how video games rot the minds of America's youth, yet another corrupting influence on a society gone mad. It reminds us how far we've come from the simple days of Pong and Breakout and how much potential remains untapped in Sony's trusty 32-bit rig. Well, not for a while, anyway. Players assume the role of Gabe Logan, a secret agent with degrees in biology and chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Logan lands in hot spots all over the world.