Syndicate Plus™

If I remember correctly, I could call Syndicate a mix of first GTA and first X-Com games. You can steal vehicles, control up to 4 agents at once, control population mind, explode buildings, shoot people, etc. Also research new weapons and improve your cyborg agents; you have a world map and have to "conquer" territories (after finishing each mission). Its possible to increase speed, accuracy, awareness, etc using "drugs or speed ups", but they run out if used too much, like stamina. Basically a really good game, good atmosphere, music, sound effects. Use spies in a futuristic world. Its aged pretty well also. Without any doubt, a must buy.

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.

Timeless classic, one of a kind. Way, way ahead of it's time. Only gripe is you need to experiment with the timecycles of the DOSbox. I played it when it came out, on a 486 Dos/Win3.11 machine and can say it plays waaay faster nowadays through the emulator.

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.