<s>
Pizza	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
Fast	B-Application
Food	I-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Software	O
2000	O
and	O
licensed	O
to	O
Activision	O
Value	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Pizza	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
Pizza	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
lets	O
the	O
player	O
manage	O
a	O
pizza	B-Language
restaurant-chain	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Mehr	O
Biss	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
German-speaking	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Fast	B-Application
Food	I-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pizza	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
own	O
character	O
,	O
making	O
tradeoffs	O
between	O
personal	O
traits	O
,	O
previous	O
experience	O
,	O
age	O
and	O
wealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
over	O
multiple	O
levels	O
of	O
managing	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
provided	O
,	O
including	O
picking	O
restaurant	O
locations	O
,	O
creating	O
pizza	B-Language
recipes	O
,	O
interior	O
design	O
,	O
global	O
marketing	O
and	O
fast	O
food	O
advertising	O
strategies	O
,	O
employee	O
management	O
,	O
financing	O
,	O
and	O
out-competing	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
restaurant	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Pizza	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
a	O
Mafia	O
theme	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
underground	O
"	O
syndicate	O
"	O
to	O
achieve	O
their	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pizza	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
AI	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
(	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
When	O
you	O
consider	O
that	O
this	O
game	O
goes	O
for	O
around	O
$19.99	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
deal	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
economic	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Food	I-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
a	O
hard-core	O
sim	O
or	O
anything	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
'll	O
give	O
you	O
some	O
hours	O
of	O
fun	O
equal	O
to	O
what	O
you	O
paid	O
for	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
