80
The game doesn't create a massive fissure in the first-person shooter genre, but the DART and breach systems do add some cool wrinkles to an otherwise straightforward experience with some of the best gun play I've had in recent memory.
85
Syndicate is an excellent shooter that does a lot of things right in the gameplay department. A fun combination of excellent gunplay combined with an okay range of abilities and powers and some well put together melee moves makes the game a mixed bag that never gets too old.
70
Syndicate shows a lot of potential, but never seems to come out of its shell. For that, it just feels all too familiar. It delivers on a delightful atmosphere though, and the coöp mode will keep players busy for a couple of intense hours. A fine snack, but definitely not the cult classic the old Syndicate was.
8
As a fan of the original Syndicate game, I understand the disappointment that this reboot was an FPS. However, as a story-based FPS taking place in the Syndicate universe this is a treat. Especially recommended if you liked other Starbreeze games such as The Darkness.
8
The action of hacking enemies, made famous in Cyberpunk 2077, was actually pioneered in this game.
Since the player is a cyborg, they can hack enemies to restrict their actions, control them, and perform a variety of attacks.
To be specific, I was thrilled when the round flying cars from the first Syndicate game appeared.
It's a shame this game wasn't released in Japan, so most people probably don't know about it.
8
Pretty fast paced shooter that honestly doesn't work well at all with aiming on controller so I find myself getting frustrated often when playing this but that is for sure just a me problem and doesn't take away from the fact that this is a fun game.
Syndicate (2012)
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Feb 21, 2012
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74
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7.3
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Feb 21, 2012
100
The smart players will rise to the challenge and feel like they've been appropriately rewarded for their prowess. The campaign gives you a great look at an interesting world, though its abrupt, too-clean ending feels out of place. It's a somewhat disappointing reward for an otherwise exciting adventure that puts a terrific and fun spin on first-person shooting.
Feb 28, 2012
81
A game that's merely good, rather than great. Still, the good part is well worth the investment, provided you can find the right team members to join you in a firefight.
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61% Positive
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Feb 21, 2012
80
Syndicate manages to mesh the spirit of the old with the style of the new. It's not the return some fans would have hoped for, but it expands the franchise into new territory where business is booming.
Mar 5, 2012
75
As it stands, Syndicate is a pretty fun experience, but it lacks the innovation and heart that I've come to expect from Starbreeze as a studio.
Mar 13, 2012
70
While Syndicate has a great premise and story, the story telling is paced too slow to keep interest high, a plot twist you'll see coming because it's been done many times before, and sadly the ending is very disappointing and unsatisfying. Syndicate in the end felt very mediocre aside from a few of the weapons and the boss fights. I know I'll forget this game in a short time, and if it wasn't for the interesting co-op, it probably would have been scored lower.
Feb 22, 2012
66
EA's try to reboot the Syndicate franchise didn't succeed. Although the shooter offers some interesting ideas they are overshadowed by a feeble story and lackluster mechanics.
Mar 2, 2012
20
It's every generic shooter you've forgotten you played, come back to be forgotten again...Oh, did I mention there's bullet time? Because there's bullet time.
Mar 1, 2012
10
This is a fantastic game. The coop really stands out. Lovely cyberpunk graphics. The "breaching" makes the game stand out and all I want to do is play more so I can level up and develop new breaching features and hard core weapons! It´s a 10!
Feb 22, 2018
7
Syndicate is a solid FPS. The gunplay is great and the weapons do pack a huge amount of **** inclusion of weapons such as the gauss gun that fires homing bullets,a chaingun,a laser gun,and a flamethrower are highlights. You also have 4 abilities from your dart chip which are bullet time,suicide,which forces an enemy to pull a grenade on himself. The splash damage from the grenade can take out more enemies too. Backfire,which explodes enemy weapons,leaving them unarmed for an easy kill,and Persuade,which turns an enemy into a temporary ally who will kill himself if all enemies are killed in the time where he is an ally. The AI is competent though the boss fights ****. The game also feels very cheap towards the end. The graphics are decent,but the framerate takes a hit at times with a minor detriment to gameplay. The sound design is great, and the soundtrack suits the game perfectly. Syndicate is a good game,so if you want a short campaign to play on a rainy afternoon,this game could keep you entertained.
Jun 3, 2014
7
Enjoyable, mindless shooty killing with something of a story in there. Not enough RPG element to really make it interesting and it would have been nice to see a few start up choices that the games syndicate wars should have inspired. A FPS with one or two nice effects but nothing amazingly special.
Aug 23, 2023
3
The worst thing can be is boring and this is boring with this sad. They made the chronicles of Riddick and the darkness video game but it just feels like they were asked to made a generic first person shooter and they did the best they could and sadly it was not fun. It doesn't help that playing this on a Xbox 360 fills really uncomfortable with all the bloom and lighting and all the things that just doesn't look good. They are forcing this system to do things it was not meant to do. The shooting is satisfying but at a point they get armored enemies that take so many bullets that is stopped being engaging to fight them. The story is just there. It's hard to give a s*** about any character. It is really hard and it's just kind of there the story dark cyberpunk without any light of reason to live in it. It's just so draining.
Apr 5, 2012
3
Worse FPS I have played thus far. Trying to hack while you are in the middle of a firefight? Enemies more FASTER then you can shoot? Ok I get that you are in the distant future where you are chipped for your company and being this super kickass solider for you company to take out the competition is the jist but......Yeah I'm drawing a blank too cause there are some aspects to the game that I just didn't get or was poorly explained in the "training" session of the game. The hack a wall to explode or provide cover would have been great but it was so poorly implemented that you passed right over it to even get it to work. The whole overlay thing was useless cause it was like a mix of slomo and heat vision and it added nothing to the game except using it to recover once you got the add-on. Boss fights would have been great if you could have used your surroundings to hinder or harm your enemy cause there were times I died from a special gun or ability that they had and I didn't. Cover in the game is totally useless and at times there is none or very little. Weapons were not that great ( not expecting MW3 quality) but when I place a shotgun POINT BLANK in someones face I expect a head to explode no matter the armament worn or special enchancement used. Anything good about the **** much, graphic wise its good looking, sound wise is alright, controls are a little floaty but nothing that takes away from the game and the levels are easy to get around in. But sad to say that none of these really set this game apart from any of the other medicore FPS's. This game is MAYBE a step above Bodycount and I rated that thing in the toliet. Rent or Buy?- Rent ONLY IF YOU HAVE GAMEFLY!! Plus people this game will really have you scratching your head at the end too
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Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 3
- Xbox 360
- PC
Initial Release Date:Feb 21, 2012
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