Syndicate Plus™

Extensive reviewing isn't really needed, since everyone knows what they're getting here. Just a couple of things to point out - this seems to be missing the 'American Revolt' expansion, which will be a let-down for the hardcore fans. Also, while most of the game has aged well, one thing really irks me - your team say the same phrase every time you click the mouse. Every freakin' time. You'll be gnashing your teeth and cringing within 5 minutes. Turn the sound off and your sanity will return and there's much enjoyment to be had - moreso than in the sequel, which looks good at first glance but is ultimately let down by bizarrely incompetent design decisions.

The graphic on this game have aged well. It was fun when I first played and it remains pretty cool. There is very little character development, that's probably my primary critique. You cannot personalize the agents apart from weapons, gender, and upgrades. The missions are mainly about strategy, especially stealth and speed. A pretty neat experience.

Countless hours spent on this one back in the day. Getting into level 40+ gets ridiculously hard (in typical Bullfrog fashion) with level 50 making me pull my hair out. All in all, a game that helps truly define what PC gaming was all about during this time frame.

When it was published, i spent a lot of time with that great game and i think everyone who gave that title 4 to 5 stars is right. If you like old strategy/action-titles, you will love that one. What i can't understand is why people write reviews about the EULA of that game BEFORE it is released! It is now thu the 19th and the game is still marked as "comming soon...". How do that reviewers know about the EULA of the GoG-version? So thats not fair to give the title an one-star-review without knowing about the GoG-version...

This game is incredible fun. You control a team of up to 4 syndicate agents with cybernetic enhancements, which you use to complete different types of missions (kill, protect, persuade) to conquer territories for your organization. with the tax money from conquered territories, you can further equip and enhance your agent, and spend money on research to invent better weapons and cybernetics. By increasing the drug levels given to your agents, they even act autonomously, shooting enemies when they come into range, saving you from having to micro-manage each agent at all times. It is a bit short, but the time it does last is time spent in much enjoyment. In many respects, it reminds me a little about UFO: Enemy Unknown, although the combat is real-time and not turn based, but you have the same thrill of money management and research to upgrade your team, making them better at kicking the asses of your enemies.