Lol! Syphon Filter was created for people who wanted to play something like MGS but lacked the understanding of the games basic concepts which is "Stealth" I don't know anyone who plays SF as anything other than "run and gun". Still its a good series.

Sly is one of the better stealth games out their and each installment was better than the last. My favorite mission in the first game was in one the last stages you had to rescue Carmillia in a booby trapped room that required you to use every stealthy thief ability you have obtained in the game. Being spotted pretty much killed you.

MGS has incorporated better fighting mechanics with each installment but I feel this is more for the whiners who bitch about having to use stealth for everything in a game about stealth... :rolleyes2