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Syndicate is the revamped edition of the original Syndicate series from 1993, both of them brought to you by Bulldog Productions. As opposed to its predecessor which was a tactical shooter, this is a futuristic first person action shooter that treads heavily in the science fiction genre, and was written by the best selling author Richard Morgan.
It is the year 2069, and the world as we know it is now completely digitally connected due to the neural chip implant the DART, with which all civilians have willingly been “chip'd”. Left with no government, the world has been divided into regions, with corporations known as Syndicates battle for control of the American market and the general population. Three of the main corporations are Eurocorp, Cayman Global, and Aspari; business is war, and each Syndicate is fighting with their own Agents (bio-engineered chip-augmented enforcers). You are Miles Kilo, a prototype Agent for the syndicate Eurocorp, and you are about to start your adventure in this gritty and corrupted sci-fi world.
You have been implanted with DART 6, the weaponised version of the neural chip implant that is given only to Agents. Your mind is now a weapon, as this device enables you to slow down time, see through walls, and breach the digital world with the various upgradeable hacking mechanics that you possess. Using the DnDP (Direct Neural-Disruption Protocol), you can get inside your enemies minds by linking chip to chip through the interface. You can persuade your foe to become your ally, as long as the breach subroute can be sustained through the hacked system, making them attack any enemies within the area and terminating themselves when you're done with them. There is also a backfire attack, which causes your opponent's weapon to backfire on them, wounding them and also leaving them vulnerable to taking double damage for the next three seconds. As you are working for Eurocorp, you will also be harvesting your enemies chip technology for your own personal advancement.
Syndicate also boasts a brilliant co-operative mode that supports up to four players, with its own innovative storyline. As opposed to working for one of the major corporations, your team has formed their own Syndicate, and have set out to try and achieve world dominance for themselves. There are four standard classes to play, each with their own specialised class skills and technical elements, and with all the futuristic weaponry and breach technology you would find in the single player campaign. You and your team mates will also gain perks and kill-powers with every enemy soldier you breach and defeat. As is evident, this futuristic first person shooter offers a wide variety of adrenaline packed action, and is a revolutionary addition to the critically acclaimed arcade franchise. Enjoy. (Cat Emerson)
- 18
- English
- Xbox 360
- Syndicate
- Electronic Arts
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Syndicate is the revamped edition of the original Syndicate series from 1993, both of them brought to you by Bulldog Productions. As opposed to its predecessor which was a tactical shooter, this is a futuristic first person action shooter that treads heavily in the science fiction genre, and was written by the best selling author Richard Morgan.
It is the year 2069, and the world as we know it is now completely digitally connected due to the neural chip implant the DART, with which all civilians have willingly been “chip'd”. Left with no government, the world has been divided into regions, with corporations known as Syndicates battle for control of the American market and the general population. Three of the main corporations are Eurocorp, Cayman Global, and Aspari; business is war, and each Syndicate is fighting with their own Agents (bio-engineered chip-augmented enforcers). You are Miles Kilo, a prototype Agent for the syndicate Eurocorp, and you are about to start your adventure in this gritty and corrupted sci-fi world.
You have been implanted with DART 6, the weaponised version of the neural chip implant that is given only to Agents. Your mind is now a weapon, as this device enables you to slow down time, see through walls, and breach the digital world with the various upgradeable hacking mechanics that you possess. Using the DnDP (Direct Neural-Disruption Protocol), you can get inside your enemies minds by linking chip to chip through the interface. You can persuade your foe to become your ally, as long as the breach subroute can be sustained through the hacked system, making them attack any enemies within the area and terminating themselves when you're done with them. There is also a backfire attack, which causes your opponent's weapon to backfire on them, wounding them and also leaving them vulnerable to taking double damage for the next three seconds. As you are working for Eurocorp, you will also be harvesting your enemies chip technology for your own personal advancement.
Syndicate also boasts a brilliant co-operative mode that supports up to four players, with its own innovative storyline. As opposed to working for one of the major corporations, your team has formed their own Syndicate, and have set out to try and achieve world dominance for themselves. There are four standard classes to play, each with their own specialised class skills and technical elements, and with all the futuristic weaponry and breach technology you would find in the single player campaign. You and your team mates will also gain perks and kill-powers with every enemy soldier you breach and defeat. As is evident, this futuristic first person shooter offers a wide variety of adrenaline packed action, and is a revolutionary addition to the critically acclaimed arcade franchise. Enjoy. (Cat Emerson)
- 18
- English
- Xbox 360
- Syndicate
- Electronic Arts
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Pure Cyberpunk
It's true the light effects are too exaggerated, but if you like cyberpunk classic material, not only games but movies, books and rpgs too, then you'll have a blast with this game both in single and multiplayer game. It's difficult and you'll probably die a lot, but the load times are short and despite maybe a steep learning curve, it's also a stable one, without sudden peaks or valleys
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Decent shooter for co-op
I bought this title to use the co-op mode as there are relatively few game offers this and I like to play with friends. Well, the game is OK, it has a wide variety of co-op missions, very challenging and offers a development tree for the player. It has about 10-12 co-op missions but that give at least 8-10 hours of activity. The missions are quite challenging, most of them optimised for 4 players, if you are just two of you (like me and my friend) the lowest "normal" difficulty will be hard enough and you need several trial to solve the tasks.
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4 stars product
Syndicate is not as bad as people say it is. The game features good graphics and mechanics.
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Nice FPS
Syndicate is a nice FPS game. It has a good history and nice graphics.
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Wish it was longer
Campaign is very fast paced. There is never a dull moment. Decent plot penned by the writer Richard Morgan. Some famous faces in a good vocal cast. However it only lasts around 5 hours. Ridiculously short. Especially because with a little more imagination, it could have been a great 15 hour thriller. But it ends as soon as it feels its getting started. Characters are underdeveloped as a result. Still, what a great game!
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Syndicate is the best game!
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Syndicate is a great game which has been underrated and overlooked! Give it a go, you won't regret it.
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Syndicate is a great game.
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I hadn't heard much about this game before its release apart from a short clip on the Internet about controlling other peoples minds which looked pretty cool however when I started to play it I got instantly into the game and enjoyed it. It's not often FPS games come out with much different ideas but this game had quite a few things that I hadn't seen in any other game well worth then money.
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I'm a long-time gamer who really liked the first Syndicate and, when I heard of the upcoming reboot, I was very excited. My first impression is that EA made a fine job with this reboot, taking care of creating a futuristic world with just the same appeal as the cyberpunk culture asks for and giving the player the right impression to feel part of a gloomy and oligarchic system lead by worldwide powerful syndicates; in addition to that and to the sublime photography, the choice of making an FPS out of the old RTS Syndicate is the best choice for a cross-platform title and gives just the modern feeling needed for both old and new players (remember that you are not looking at some kind of "Syndicate (1993) 2.0", but at a whole new Syndicate experience).
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