Syndicate
"I've played through it twice and still go back for more"
Game Type Combat simulation Players 1 Compatibility All
Review by homegrown@eclipse.co.uk for angusm.demon.co.uk
Welcome to the future... the Syndicate future! The mega-corporations rule the world, controlling different territories whose inhabitants live in Blade Runner-esque cities, drones kept in line with mind controlling microchips. As an operative for one of the corps, you must command a team of 4 cyborgs through various missions to achieve global dominance. The missions are varied, from assasinations to protection duties, through full on bloody wars! The cities you fight through are impressive, with pedestrians to roast, cars to hijack, buildings to enter, and of course video billboards! You get a great selection of weapons, equipment and cyborg upgrades, including miniguns, lasers, rocket launchers, self-destruct mechanisms, shields and medikits. The controls are good too, control your agents individually or as a group, set the levels of various hormones to give them speed boosts, heal themselves, shoot more accurately and behave more independently. Mention should also be given to the rendered intro and cut-scenes, which were ahead of their time for the Amiga in the golden days when Syndicate was released. So, give it a go... it's so addictive I've played through it twice and still go back for more!