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- June 6, 1993
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)
- English
- Bullfrog Productions / Electronic Arts
- single-player
- Bonus content included for FREE with the game:
- manual
- avatars
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What's cool about it:
- One of very few games to have made it onto almost every “Best Game of All Time” list.
- Amazing level of immersion created by smooth gameplay, intense music, fantastic sound effects, and stylized cyberpunk visuals.
- More than 50 missions that include extraction, extermination, and (forced) persuasion.
Overview:
In the dark and twisted cities of tomorrow, corporate syndicates compete for global dominance. But the boardroom deals and corporate takeovers of the future look very different from today: they are lead by marketing directors who manage teams of half-men, half-machine cyborgs with no conscience and plenty of guns.
You are an ambitious marketing director in the Syndicate, hand-picked to lead a team of cyborg mercenaries. You work in the problem-solving department and you are damn good at "taking care" of problems. Some might say that violence is not the answer but you know better. There here are hardly any problems that you can't solve with a well-placed bullet. Collateral damage in the local population and infrastructure during the “negotiations” is, as always, acceptable.
Syndicate is Bullfrog’s masterpiece of a game in which you aren’t saving the world or protecting innocents. You just make sure that your employers get what they want. At your disposal are four cyborg agents, an impressive arsenal of weapons and gadgets, and a massive selection of cybernetic upgrades. You are free to unleash this power on a highly interactive map where you can blow up buildings, steal cars, light trees on fire, or just shoot stuff. Syndicate is the essence of cyberpunk and, with its great music, stylized visuals, and mind-blowing atmosphere, it has earned its place among the best games of all time.
Installation on Windows Vista or 7: Syndicate should be installed by using the "Run as Administrator" option. For more information please follow this link.
Minimum system requirements: Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7, 1.8 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended), 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended), 2GB HDD, Mouse, Keyboard.
ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY
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All-time PC classic
Posted on 2012-01-17 09:50:52 by
joffeloff:
The first CD-ROM game I played. This game was bundled with the first CD-ROM drive my dad purchased for our good ol' 486 beige box. Absolutely epic cyberpunk tactical action. The sprite graphics are pretty for what they are and surprisingly satisfactory for being from 1993. The sound is fantastic. The Uzi and minigun droning is disturbingly pleasing, and the music suspenseful. Aside read more from the dreaded escort missions, the gameplay is fun. Time between missions is spent buying equipment, upgrading cyborgs with new bits, and researching new technology. The spending\time curve introduces a bit of thinking between missions. There's also the taxation rate of conquered territories that lets you attempt to find the balance between bleeding your subjects, and risking revolt. The biggest problem with this game is the crappy pathing, but you'll quickly get used to playing within the limitations of that. All in all 100% recommended. A can't-miss classic.
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One of my first PC games. Still classic.
Posted on 2012-01-17 12:47:21 by
personaminor:
I remember buying this for my first PC, a 386 with an unbelievable 2Mb of RAM. It was a monster for its time, and this was one of the first games I bought for it.
The level of immersion here is fantastic. You "recruit" and outfit your cybernetically enhanced agents while researching new weaponry and implants for them to use on their missions. While in the field, if you read more
need a car, you can kill anyone, destroy most anything, and even steal cars. The missions themselves are all challenging on some level, and the final missions took me several tries to conquer, but it was well worth it.
This is a really solid mix of strategy, action, and real-time strategy, made in a time when games very rarely crossed genres. This is a solid buy.
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Great old school classic!
Posted on 2012-01-17 09:44:01 by
joshlwilliams81:
While most people are excited for the new Syndicate coming out in 2012, I'm most excited that GOG is re-releasing Syndicate in all it's former glory! This game was amazing, I remember playing the simple Demo for hours on end, coming up with new strategies every time. Can't wait to see it's follow up, Syndicate Wars, on GOG as well!
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